Blar i Institutt for velferd og deltaking på forfatter "Ågotnes, Gudmund"
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Ageing in Space: Remaking Community for Older Adults
Ågotnes, Gudmund; Charlesworth, Sara; Macdonald, Martha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this paper, we explore the needs of older adults for social interaction by investigating how local and everyday communities are produced by service organisations and experienced by their patrons. We approach the social ... -
From volunteer work to informal care by stealth: a ‘new voluntarism’ in social democratic health and welfare services for older adults
Ågotnes, Gudmund; Moholt, Jill-Marit; Blix, Bodil Hansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the context of current and expected demographic changes, the issues of which services the welfare state should offer and, ultimately, the very function of the welfare state are currently debated in Norway. The political ... -
Kollektiv mobilisering, sosiale bevegelser og den norske velferdsstaten: Medhjelper eller motstander av «det offentlige»?
Ågotnes, Gudmund; Barua, Padmaja (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)This chapter discusses understandings of collective communities in relation to the current welfare system in Norway. Initially, the theoretical basis within ‘Social Movements Theory’, hereinafter referred to as SMT, is ... -
Perspectives on Migrant Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Sector: Identity Politics and Othering
Ågotnes, Gudmund; Storm, Palle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Nursing homes for older seniors are considered an integral part of the Nordic welfare regimes, with a comparatively large proportion of employed native-born women. This is partly under change. An ageing population in ... -
Technology as ‘time saver’ and the ‘saviour’ of older adult care: Analysing doxical representations in Norwegian healthcare policies
Brandser Alvsåker, Yngvild; Ågotnes, Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this paper we analyse the political articulation and understanding of ‘technology-supported care’ for older adults in central Norwegian public policy documents. In these documents, technology is increasingly presented ... -
Tilnærminger til kollektiv mobilisering innen samfunnsarbeid, sosialt entreprenørskap og folkehelsearbeid
Larsen, Anne Karin; Ågotnes, Gudmund; Agdal, Rita (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)The COVID-19-pandemic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals represent societal challenges that require novel solutions, not only from national governments, supranational organisations, local communities and ...