About
Sigurd Eid Jacobsen is a senior researcher at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA). He holds a master's degree in sociology from the University of Oslo (2019) and a PhD in social science from OsloMet (2024). Jacobsen is working on topics such as social inequality, welfare state, disability, health, family, and youth.
Jacobsen uses both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Field of study
Welfare state Qualitative methods Quantitative methods Social inequalities Youth Disability Health-services Social theory
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Children and Young People in Sport – Knowledge for a More Inclusive Sports Sector
What influences Norwegian children and young people's participation in organised sport – and who gets left behind?
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Coordinated Care for Children: Enhancing Quality in Health and Welfare Services to Families with Disabled Children (CoCare)
How can the child coordinator scheme contribute to improved quality and coordination of health and welfare services for families with children with disabilities?
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Disability and Reproductive Health and Rights in Norway
The project will examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health services in their encounters with people with different disabilities in relation to their reproductive rights.
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Mental health and life satisfaction among youth with disabilities and experiences of services in the post-pandemic period (D-youth)
This project will provide new knowledge on mental health, life satisfaction, and use of services among youth with disabilities in the Nordic countries during the post-pandemic period.
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National Safety Survey
The project will map concern for crime and victims of crime in Norway.
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Young in Oslo 2026
Young in Oslo is a unique Ungdata-study that has been conducted since the mid-1990s. The survey provides important information about what it is like to grow up in Oslo, and how this has changed over time.
Completed research projects
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Consequences of the Pandemic for Living Conditions and Equality
In this project we will investigate the consequences of the pandemic for living conditions for children and young people, equality in families and for individuals, including children and adults with disabilities.
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Including Children and Young People in the Voluntary Service
The purpose of this project is to look into how well different groups of young people are included in the volunteering, and what tools organisations and authorities use to include these young people.
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Socio-spatial Inequality among Families with Children with Disabilities who are Entitled to Cash Benefits and Welfare Services (UPTAKE)
The research project will provide insight into the uptake and delivery of benefits and services among parents of children with disabilities.
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The Long-term Consequences of the Coronavirus Pandemic for Pupils in Lower Secondary School
We will investigate how schools worked to mitigate the long-term impact of the pandemic for different groups of students.
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Youth in Traffic
The project is a literature review of research on youth in traffic.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
(2026).
Forms of Capital in Navigating Health and Welfare Services for Disabled Children: Parental Resources and Institutional Demands.
Sociology of Health and Illness.
Vol. 48.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.70143
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
;
Bakken, Anders
; Europa, Ryan Tamayo
(2026).
Data Resource Profile: Ungdata—National Norwegian Youth Surveys.
International Journal of Epidemiology.
Vol. 55.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyag007
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
;
Østerud, Kaja Larsen
;
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
;
Früh, Elena Albertini
(2025).
Individuell plan som digitalt samhandlingsverktøy: fortolkning, bruk og avvisning.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfv.28.1.1
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
(2024).
Social class, disability, and institutional interactions: the case of families with disabled children in the welfare state.
Disability & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2023.2230349
Früh, Elena Albertini
;
Østerud, Kaja Larsen
;
Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
; Anvik, Cecilie Høj;
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
(2023).
Er koordinatorordningen for familier med funksjonshemmede barn bærekraftig?.
Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfo.9.2.7
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
(2023).
Negotiating the Administrative Burden: The Navigation of Welfare Services by Parents with Disabled Children.
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1044
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette
(2023).
Affective Citizenship: Social Exclusion of Families with Disabled Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Takle, Marianne; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad; Schoyen, Mi Ah; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette; Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (Ed.).
Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State. p. 123-133.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003347279-11
Løvgren, Mette
;
Jacobsen, Sigurd Eid
(2023).
Motivation, development and use of Ungdata Junior: An annual general survey among children in Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221150038
