Public Policy and Administration

Research group

Public Policy and Administration

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The research group “public policy and administration” (OPA-group) addresses important issues linked to policy, administration and political organization in local, national and multi-level governance. Central in this work is concerned towards reforms, institutional change, governance, network and public management in both classic and modern organizations.

Publications

For a full overview of publications, visit the researcers' NTNU profiles. Here are some relevant publications from the research group:

Engst, B. G. / D. M. Grundmanns / T. Gschwend. forthcoming. “How to place non-majoritarian institutions and political actors in a common policy space? Spatial modeling of court–executive interactions.” Journal of Politics.
Thompson, C. F. (2025). Comparing Gambling Policy Evolution in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. International Journal of Public Administration.
Zyzak, B. & A.A. Farsund (2025). Coordination of complex systems: the case of public policy meta-organisations. European Management Journal.
Ferwerda, J. and H. Finseraas (2024). “Do Integration Courses Influence Refugees’ Integration Trajectories? Evidence from Norway”. Journal of Politics.
Martinussen, P. E. & A. Blekesaune (2024). Try a Little Tendering: Institutional, Political, and Financial Influence on Local Contracting in Norway. International Journal of Public Administration, 1–12.
Melås, A. M., Vik, J. & Farsund A. (2024). Same but different: On continuity and change in agricultural policy reforms. Scandinavian Political Studies, 1– 22.
Vik, J., Johnsen, J. P. & Sønvisen S. A. (2024). The rural development trilemma. Journal of Rural Studies, Volume 114, February 2025, 103504.
Zyzak, B. & P.E. Martinussen (2024). OK Computer: Applying the Public Service Logic on Digital Health Services. Public Management Review.
Hårstad, R. M. B., & Vik, J. (2022). Political parties' framing of farm animal welfare: A fragmented picture. European Policy Analysis, 1–18.
Berkowitz, H., & Grothe-Hammer, M. (2022). From a clash of social orders to a loss of decidability in meta-organizations tackling grand challenges: The case of Japan leaving the International Whaling Commission. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 79, 115-138.

Projects

Parliamentary Governance in Trondheim Municipality
Effects of Integration Policies on Long Run Outcomes in 3 Nordic Countries
The Future of Diverse and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in the Nordic Welfare States

Contact

You can contact the research group by e-mail to opa@iss.ntnu.no.

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