Mi Ah Schøyen

About

Mi Ah Schoyen is Senior Researcher at NOVA Norwegian Social Research. She holds a PhD in political and social sciences from the European University Institute and works mainly in the field of comparative welfare state research. Her interests include the welfare mix, the politics and social consequences of welfare state reforms, intergenerational solidarity and the interplay between climate and social policy. She has published on topics such as the Nordic welfare state model, the eco-social agenda in Europe and cross-national comparisons of consequences of early job insecurity. She has experience from several large collaborative international research projects. Orcid id: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4851-9920.

Field of study

Welfare state Life-evolvement Comparative social policy Nordic welfare states Intergenerational relations Climate change and welfare state sustainability Public policy Welfare mix Job insecurity in Europe Social protection systems

Research groups

Health and Welfare Studies

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Promising Practices: Holistic Work Inclusion of Young Adults
The project will map how young adults are followed up in NAV with the aim of developing the work inclusion practice of this group.
Sustainable wellbeing through investment in social services (SWINS)
The project aims to bridge knowledge gaps on how investments in social services influence macroeconomic stability and the EU’s sustainability transition.
The Norwegian qualification programme as a tool for work inclusion
In this project, we investigate how the Norwegian qualification programme can contribute to stable work attachment for the participants and function as an effective tool for work inclusion.

Completed research projects

EUROSHIP – Closing Gaps in Social Citizenship. New Tools to Foster Social Resilience in Europe
The overall aim of the EUROSHIP project is to provide an original and gender-sensitive assessment of the current gaps in social protection across Europe.
Healthcare Access in Rural Border Regions. Realizing Patient Rights Across European Borders (HARBOR)
The overall aim of the HARBOR project is to develop an integrated approach of cross-border interactions and access to health care in European border regions, and to rethink healthcare planning across border regions.
Making Persons with Disabilities Full Citizens (DISCIT)
DISCIT aims to produce new knowledge enabling Member States, affiliated European countries and the European Union to achieve full and effective participation of persons with disabilities in society and economy.
Negotiating Early Job Insecurity and Labour Market Exclusion in Europe (NEGOTIATE)
NEGOTIATE is a research project examining the long- and short-term consequences of job insecurity and labour market exclusion of young people.
Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios (SPES)
The aim of the SPES project is to generate new knowledge about the nexus between economic growth, human flourishing and sustainability, fostering the transition towards the sustainable human development in European countries and regions.
Sustainable European Welfare Societies: Assessing Linkages between Social and Environmental Policy
How can researchers and policymakers approach issues of welfare state and environmental sustainability in mutually supportive ways across policy fields?
Sustainable Societies in the 21st Century: From Welfare States to Eco-social States (WEST)
The WEST project examines what we call the ecological dilemma of the Norwegian welfare state.

Scientific publications

Russell, Emma; O'Reilly, Jacqueline; Blome, Constantin; Bussi, Margherita; Chung, Heejung; Finney, Mark; Johansson, Hakan; Leon, Margarita; Leschke, Janine; Mytna-Kurekova, Lucia; Ruffa, Chiara; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Thürer, Matthias; Unt, Marge; Verdin, Rachel; Wallace, Claire (2024). Moving away from, moving towards and moving against others: An adaptive multi-strategy approach to defend and build resources in self-protection mode. Journal of Vocational Behavior. Vol. 155.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104052

Takle, Marianne ; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad ; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette; Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (2023). Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State. ISBN: 9781003347279. 274 p. Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4853961

Bussi, Margherita; Hora, Ondřej; Lawrynowicz, Maciej; Schoyen, Mi Ah (2023). Chapter 4: Learning from precarious trajectories: portraits of young adults in four European countries. Buttler, Dominik; Lawrynowicz, Maciej; Michon, Piotr (Ed.). School-to-Work Transition in Comparative Perspective. p. 64-87. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800370111

Wallace, Claire; Mytna-Kurekova, Lucia; Leon, Margarita; O’Reilly, Jacqueline; Blome, Constantin; Bussi, Margarita; Faith, Becky; Finney, Mark; Leschke, Janine; Ruffa, Chiara; Russell, Emma; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Thurer, Matthias; Unt, Marge; Verdin, Rachel (2023). Governmentality Versus Community: The Impact of the COVID Lockdowns. International Journal of Community Well-Being. Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-023-00189-7

O'Reilly, Jacqueline; Unt, Marge; Halvorsen, Rune ; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Verdin, Rachel; Roosalu, Triin; Ibáñez, Zyab (2023). Locked in Transition: Youth Labor Markets during COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, Norway, Estonia, and Spain. Börner, Stefanie; Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (Ed.). European Social Policy and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges to National Welfare and EU Policy. p. 131-164. Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197676189.003.0006

Rakar, Tatjana; Chung, Heejung; Zimmermann, Katharina; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Hrast, Masa Filipovic (2022). What and whom are family policies for? Unpacking the meaning of citizens' support for family policy across Europe. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.1017/ics.2021.16

Hvinden, Bjørn; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (2022). Towards sustainable development and sustainable welfare: a changing international agenda. Schoyen, Mi Ah; Hvinden, Bjørn; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Ed.). Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe. Social Policy and Climate Change. p. 28-51. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3993048

Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Hvinden, Bjørn; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (2022). Welfare state sustainability in the 21st century. Schoyen, Mi Ah; Hvinden, Bjørn; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Ed.). Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe. Social Policy and Climate Change. p. 2-27. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3639004

Hvinden, Bjørn; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Schoyen, Mi Ah (2022). Sustainable European welfare states: the way forward. Schoyen, Mi Ah; Hvinden, Bjørn; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Ed.). Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe. Social Policy and Climate Change. p. 241-267. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4781184

Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Hvinden, Bjørn; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (2022). Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe. Social Policy and Climate Change. ISBN: 9781839104633. 296 p. Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3763830

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