Meeting of international research network COREX
The international research network "Comparative Research on the Executive Triangle in Europe" (COREX) recently held its inaugural in-person working group meeting in Oslo. The conference brought together a diverse group of more than 90 researchers from more than 30 countries, including several colleagues from the Department of Political Science. (07.06.2024)
Kick-off meeting of new COST Action
The research network "Comparative Research on the Executive Triangle in Europe" (CoREx) had its first management committee meeting in October 2023. CoREx will study the relationships of executive politicians, top civil servants, and ministerial advisers (‘the executive triangle’) from an internationally comparative perspective. (15.03.2023)
Talk on Norwegian Panel of Public Administrators
I presented the Norwegian Panel of Public Administrators in an online webinar on Innovations in Surveying Civil Servants. The video recording is available here. (03.05.2023)
Political change and administrative turnover in meritocratic systems
In a paper published in West European Politics with Jostein Askim and Jørgen Grønnegård Christensen, we show that permanent secretaries' careers are connected to political change in meritocratic bureaucracies if ministers are supported by political appointees. The paper studies Norway and Denmark from 1970 to 2020. (01.12.2022)
Bertelsmann Sustainable Governance Indicators - Norway
I contributed to the country report for Norway in the 2022 edition of the Bertelsmann SGI - an expert survey on good governance and sustainable development in EU and OECD countries. (08.11.2022)
Methodological report on international expert survey
The report is written as part of the H2020 TiGRE project. It summarizes the design of the questionnaire and multiple themes such as the respondent population and the fielding of the survey. (Click here to access the report.) (20.01.2022)
Special issue and article on politicization of bureaucracy in Norway
Together with Jostein Askim and Kristoffer Kolltveit, I co-edited the latest issue of Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift (open access). Together with Jostein Askim, I co-authored an article on the professional expertise of agency heads with and without a party political background (abstract available in English). (10.01.2022)
Policy brief "Trust in regulatory agencies: experts and citizens perspectives"
Together with several colleagues in the H2020 TiGRE project, we summarized findings from two surveys in a policy brief. We find that expert trust in regulatory agencies is higher than in other institutions and we show that country differences are more pronounced than sectoral differences. (16.12.2021)
Blind spots in public organizations
In two recent articles published in Norwegian, I address the origins of blind spots in public organizations and strategies to prevent blind spots. (16.12.2021)
Results from Norwegian Panel of Administrators
In a recent article published online I describe first results from the Norwegian Panel of Administrators together with Jarle Trondal and Jacob Aars. The article is available here (in Norwegian). (22.11.2021)
Article on comparing organizational transitions in government
My article "The intensity of organizational transitions in government: comparing patterns in developed and developing countries" which is co-authored with Abiha Zahra can now be accessed online. The article will be included in a special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. (19.10.2021)
Article on agency responses to regulatory threats
My co-authored article "Regulatory agencies, reputational threats, and communicative responses" is now available in Regulation & Governance. The article is published Open Access. You may also watch a short video about our main findings. (27.08.2021)
Chapter "Bureaucracies and Policy Ideas" in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
In this chapter I address bureaucrats' influence in executive policymaking and discuss the origins of bureaucratic policy ideas. The chapter also touches upon challenges to bureaucrats' policymaking roles, including ministerial advisers, agencification, and the better regulation agenda - click here to access the chapter.
Special issue of NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy on "Top Officials in Turbulent Times"
Together with Jan Meyer-Sahling and Katarina Staronova I co-edited a special issue on "Top Officials in Turbulent Times" which is fully open access - click here to read the special issue.
Norwegian Panel of Public Administrators
Together with Jarle Trondal and Jacob Aars, I wrote an article in Stat & Styring about our current efforts in establishing the Norwegian Panel of Public Administrators ("Norsk forvaltningspanel"). The article is available via the publisher's website (paywall, in Norwegian).
The politics of blame avoidance in complex delegation structures
I just published a co-authored article with Kai Wegrich (Hertie School) on the politics of evading public responsibility in the European Political Science Review. You can access the full article here (subscription required).
Member of editorial board of "Public Administration"
I was recently invited to join the editorial board of Public Administration and am looking forward to contribute to this excellent journal's success.
Blog post on politicians and bureaucrats in international comparison
Together with Kai Wegrich, I contributed a blog post to the Swiss platform "DeFacto - belegt, was andere meinen” based on a recent book chapter. The blog post (in German) can be accessed here.
Seminar on public sector reform and the role of academic expertise
I co-organized a seminar with Partnerforum with speakers from academia and practice in February 2019. The event was videotaped, and presentation slides and manuscripts are available on Partnerforum's website.
The Blind Spots of Public Bureaucracy and the Politics of Non‐Coordination
Together with Kai Wegrich (Hertie School of Governance) I co-edited a volume with Palgrave Macmillan that explores how day-to-day decision-making in public sector organizations is subject to different types of organizational attention biases that may lead to a variety of coordination problems in and between organizations. The book is available on the publisher's website.