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Rune Halvorsen

Rune Halvorsen

About

Rune Halvorsen, PhD in sociology, is professor of social policy, co-director of CEDIC -Centre for digitalisation, culture and society, 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 digital inclusion.

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. He is the Scientific Coordinator of EUROSHIP - Closing gaps in social citizenship. New tools to foster social resilience in Europe. He 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

Political science and organisational theory   Social sciences   Sociology   International law

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

Administrative field of work

Research training   Research ethics   Research collaboration   Innovation   International cooperation   Research communication   Public relations

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

Scientific publications

He, Biao ; Homburg, Vincentius; Halvorsen, Rune (2025). Implementation of e-government initiatives: a case study of accessibility upgrades in Chinese municipal government websites. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy.
https://doi.org/10.1108/TG-09-2024-0223

He, Biao ; Halvorsen, Rune ; Ding, Peng; Zhang, Wanhong (2024). Decentralization and its Impacts on Disability Service Delivery in China: An Example of Providing Accessible Government Websites. Biswas, Sattwick Dey; Sambo, Cleopas Gabriel; Pellissery, Sony (Ed.). The Politics of Welfare in the Global South. p. 176-204. Oxford University Press.

Lussi, Clara; Bickenbach, Jerome; Halvorsen, Rune ; Sabariego, Carla (2024). Trends over the past 15 years in long-term care in Switzerland: a comparison with Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom. BMC Geriatrics. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05195-8

Erikstad, Lars; Simensen, Trond; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Halvorsen, Rune (2023). Index Measuring Land Use Intensity—A Gradient-Based Approach. 16 p. Geomatics. Vol. 3.
https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics3010010

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/https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/978019

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.

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.





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