About
Rune Halvorsen, PhD in sociology, is professor of social policy, co-director of CEDIC -Centre for the study of digitalization of public services and citizenship and co-director of The Norwegian Research School on Digitalisation, Culture and Society.
His main interests are European and comparative welfare policy, social citizenship, EU social policy, and citizenship movements. Halvorsen’s central concern is to contribute new knowledge for the future social Europe. He has contributed to theorisation of changes in social citizenship, welfare governance and structure/agency dynamics in mature welfare states. Empirically his research has focused on labour market inclusion policies, disability policy, poverty, youth transitions, self-organisation and social mobilisation among marginalised population groups, and how the adoption of new ICT shape the opportunities for participation of persons with disabilities (eInclusion).
He has coordinated and participated in several cross-national and cross-disciplinary research projects funded by the EU (FP7 and Horizon 2020 collaborative projects, Marie Curie ITN and IF), the Nordic Council and the Research Council of Norway. In 2020-2023 he is the Scientific Coordinator of EUROSHIP - Closing gaps in social citizenship. New tools to foster social resilience in Europe. FHe is co-chair of the Nordic ESPAnet – Network for European Social Policy Analysis, and elected board members of Research Committee 19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy, ISA.
He has also held research posts at Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Nantes and Paris and at the University of Leeds.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Welfare state Disability New Social Movements The European Union Health and welfare politics Comparative studies of poverty Active labour market program Active Citizenship
Regions
Research groups
Research projects
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sino-Norway Welfare Policy Dialogue (SINOPO)
The aim of SINOPO is to help solve the problem of poverty among persons with disabilities in China. The project focuses on labour market inclusion, accessibility and the development and provision of assistive devices.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
O’Reilly, Jacqueline; Unt, Marge; Halvorsen, Rune; Schøyen, Mi Ah; Verdin, Rachel; Ibáñez, Zyab (2023). Locked in Transition: Youth Labor Markets during COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, Norway, Estonia, and Spain. ISBN: 9780197676219. 35 p. Oxford University Press.
Erikstad, Lars; Simensen, Trond; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Halvorsen, Rune
(2023).
Index Measuring Land Use Intensity—A Gradient‐Based
Approach.
Geomatics.
Vol. 3.
https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics3010010
He, Biao; Halvorsen, Rune
(2021).
DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN CHINA UNDER COVID-19: HOW FAR HAS CHINA COME?.
22 p.
Frontiers of Law in China.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.3868/s050-010-021-0003-6
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn; Schoyen, Mi Ah (2019). Hva skal til for å få flere unge funksjonshemmede i arbeid? Et systemperspektiv. Aamodt, Hilde Anette; Dahl, Espen; Gubrium, Erika; Haldar, Marit; Hermansen, Åsmund (Ed.). Sosialt arbeid og sosialpolitikk i samhandling. p. 246-266. Fagbokforlaget.
Scaratti, Chiara; Leonardi, Matilde; Silvaggi, Fabiola; Ávila, Carolina C.; Muñoz-Murillo, Amalia; Stavroussi, Panayiota; Roka, Olga; Burger, Helena; Fheodoroff, Klemens; Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata; Sabariego, Carla; Esteban, Eva; Gruber, Sonja; Svestkova, Olga; Halvorsen, Rune; Kadyrbaeva, Asel; Ferraina, Sabrina
(2018).
Mapping European Welfare Models: State of the Art of Strategies for Professional Integration and Reintegration of Persons with Chronic Diseases.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040781
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn
(2018).
Integrated discussion: Managing diversity among youth in Nordic social protection policies.
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn (Ed.).
Youth, Diversity and employment: Comparative perspectives on Labour Market Policies. p. 199-228.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783476008.00014
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn
(2018).
Youth. Diversity and employment in times of crisis and Economic restructuring - an introduction.
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn (Ed.).
Youth, Diversity and employment: Comparative perspectives on Labour Market Policies. p. 1-31.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783476008.00006
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn (2018). Youth, Diversity and employment: Comparative perspectives on Labour Market Policies. ISBN: 978-1-78347-599-5. 232 p. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn; Kuivalainen, Susan; Schoyen, Mi Ah
(2018).
A new approach to promoting youth inclusion in the labour market? Disability in the Nordic welfare states.
Halvorsen, Rune; Hvinden, Bjørn (Ed.).
Youth, Diversity and employment: Comparative perspectives on Labour Market Policies. p. 127-149.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.1111/issr.12037
Hvinden, Bjørn; Halvorsen, Rune
(2018).
Mediating Agency and Structure in Sociology: What Role for Conversion Factors?.
17 p.
Critical Sociology.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920516684541