ARNFINN HAAGENSEN MIDTBØEN Institute for Social Research, PO Box 3233 Elisenberg, N-0208 Oslo +4723086198 / +4792082553 ahm@socialresearch.no EDUCATION University of Oslo Ph. D, Sociology 2013 University of Oslo M.A., Sociology 2008 University of Oslo B.A., Sociology (minors in political science and art history) 2005 RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE Institute for Social Research Senior Research Fellow 2013 Institute for Social Research Ph. D Research Fellow 2009-2013 Princeton University Visiting Student Research Collaborator, Sociology Department 2012 European Union Democracy Oberservatory on Citizenship Norway Country Expert 2009-2010 Project: Mapping out the historical development of Norwegian citizenship legislation Research Assistant 2009 Project: Collecting statistics on immigration to the Scandinavian countries Institute for Social Research Research Assistant 2008-2009 Projects: Various projects in the fields of immigration, discrimination and integration Cultural Complexity in the New Norway, University of Oslo Research Assistant 2008 Project: Constructions of Norwegianness in the Norwegian secondary school system SELECTED ONGOING PROJECTS Governing and Experiencing Citizenship in Multicultural Scandinavia Cooperation with PRIO and Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo. Financial Support: The Norwegian Research Council 2015-2019 Pathways to Integration: The Second Generation in Education and Work in Norway Financial Support: The Norwegian Research Council (project manager) 2015-2018
Status for ytringsfriheten i Norge 2015-2017 [The Status of Freedom of Speech in Norway 2015-2017] Cooperation with the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. Financial support: Fritt Ord (project manager, with Bernard Enjolras and Terje Rasmussen) 2015-2017 Staying Competitive: Challenges for a Small Open Economy Cooperation with Department of Economics, University of Oslo, and Fafo Institute for Applied Research. Financial Support: The Norwegian Research Council 2014-2017 Elites and Society Financial Support: The Norwegian Research Council 2014-2016 CORE Kjernemiljø for likestillingsforskning Financial support: Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion 2013-2016 ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS Midtbøen, A & Lidén, H: «Kumulativ diskriminering» [Cumulative Discrimination] In: Sosiologisk tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Sociology] forthcoming Midtbøen, A: «Ethnic Penalties in Western Labour Markets: Contributions, Explanations, Critiques». In: Nordic Journal of Migration Research 5(4), DOI: 10.1515/njmr-2015-0022 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Citizenship, Integration and the Quest for Social Cohesion: Nationality Reform in the Scandinavian Countries» In: Comparative Migration Studies, 3(3), DOI: 10.1007/s40878-015-0002-y 2015 Teigen, M & Midtbøen, A: «Kunnskap om kjønnsbalanse» [Research on Gender Balance] In: Teigen, M (red), Virkninger av styrekvotering i norsk næringsliv [Effects of Gender Quotas in Corporate Boards]. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk, p. 27-47 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i arbeidsmarkedet» [Ethnic Discrimination in the Labour Market] In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 55(1): 3-30 [Norwegian Journal of Social Research] 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Segregering og diskriminering» [Segregation and Discrimination] In: Reisel, L & Teigen, M (Eds.), Kjønnsdeling og etniske skiller på arbeidsmarkedet [Gender Segregation and Ethnic Divisions in the Labour Market] Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk, p. 65-86 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i det kjønnsdelte arbeidsmarkedet» [Ethnic Discrimination in the Gender Segregated Labour Market] In: Reisel, L & Teigen, M (Eds.), Kjønnsdeling og etniske skiller på arbeidsmarkedet [Gender Segregation and Ethnic Divisions in the Labour Market] Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk, p. 170-185 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Discrimination of the Second Generation: Evidence from a Field Experiment In Norway». In: Journal of International Migration and Integration, DOI: 10.1007/s12134-014-0406-9 2014 2
Midtbøen, A and Teigen M: «Social Investment in Gender Equality? Changing Perspectives on Work and Welfare in Norway». In: NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, 22 (4): 267-282 DOI:10.1080/08038740.2014.964647 2014 Midtbøen, A: «The Context of Employment Discrimination: Interpreting the Findings of a Field Experiment». In: British Journal of Sociology, 66(1): 193-214. DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.12098 2014 Midtbøen, A: «The Invisible Second Generation? Statistical Discrimination and Immigrant Stereotypes in Employment Processes in Norway». In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 40 (10): 1657-1675, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2013.847784 2014 Midtbøen, A & Teigen, M: «Sosial investering I kjønnslikestilling? Flerdimensjonale perspektiver på norsk aktiveringspolitikk» [Social Investment in Gender Equality? Multidimensional Perspectives on Norwegian Activation Policies] In: Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning, 37 (3-4): 294-308 [Norwegian Journal of Gender Research] 2013 Midtbøen, A & Rogstad J: «Discrimination: Methodological controversies and sociological perspectives on future research». In: Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 2 (3): 203-212 2012 Midtbøen, A: «Postnasjonal nødvendighet eller nasjonens retur? Holdninger til dobbelt statsborgerskap i de skandinaviske landene» [Post-National Necessity or the Return of the Nation? Attitudes Toward Dual Citizenship in the Scandinavian Countries] In: Eriksen, T. H. & Næss, H. E. (Eds..), Kulturell kompleksitet i det nye Norge. Oslo: Unipub, s. 203-219 2011 Rogstad, J & Midtbøen, A: «Den utdannede, den etterlatte og den drepte. Mot en ny forståelse av rasisme og diskriminering» [Towards a New Understanding of Racism and Discrimination] In: Sosiologisk tidsskrift, 18 (1): 31-52 [Norwegian Journal of Sociology] 2010 Midtbøen A: «Statsborgerrettslig revisjon og integrasjonspolitisk variasjon i de skandinaviske landene» [Citizenship Reform and Divergent Concepts of Integration in the Scandinavian Countries] In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, 50 (4): 523-550 [Norwegian Journal of Social Research] 2009 Midtbøen, A: «Statsborgerrettslig divergens i Skandinavia en teoretisk utfordring» [Scandinavian Divergence in the Development of Citizenship Legislation A Theoretical Challenge] In: Statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, 25 (4): 307-329 [Norwegian Journal of Political Science] 2009 Rogstad, J & Midtbøen, A:«Diskrimineringens art, omfang og årsaker» [The Nature and Causes of Discrimination] In: Søkelys på arbeidslivet, 25 (3): 417-429 [Spotlight on the Labour Market] 2008 3
EDITED SPECIAL ISSUES OF JOURNALS Midtbøen, A. & Steen-Johnsen, K. (Eds.): Ytringsfrihet [Freedom of Speech] Sosiologi idag [Sociology Today] forthcoming Midtbøen, A. & Orupabo, J. (Eds.): Sosialpsykologi [Social Psychology] Sosiologi idag, 44 (3) [Sociology Today] 2014 REPORTS AND REPORT CHAPTERS Midtbøen, A & Lidén, H: Diskriminering av samer, nasjonale minoriteter og innvandrere i Norge. En kunnskapsgjennomgang [Discrimination of Indigenous Samis, National minorities and Immigrants in Norway: An Overview of the Research Literature] Report, 2015:001. Oslo: Institute for Social Research 2015 Midtbøen, A, Orupabo, J & Røthing, Å: Etniske og religiøse minoriteter i læremidler: Lærerog elevperspektiver [Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Norwegian Textbooks: Teachers and Pupils Perspectives] Report 2014:011. Oslo: Institute for Social Research 2014 Midtbøen, A. & Steen-Johnsen, K.: «Ytringsfrihet I det flerkulturelle og flerreligiøse Norge» [Freedom of Speech in Multi-Religious Norway] In: Enjolras, B, Rasmussen, T. & Steen-Johnsen, K. (Eds): Status for ytringsfriheten i Norge [Status for the Freedom of Speech in Norway] Oslo: Fritt Ord, ISF, IMK, FAFO 2014 Midtbøen, A, Orupabo, J & Røthing, Å: Beskrivelser av etniske og religiøse minoriteter i læremidler [Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Norwegian Textbooks] Report 2014:010. Oslo: Institute for Social Research 2014 Staksrud, E., Steen-Johnsen, K., Enjolras, B., Gustafsson, M. H., Ihlebæk, K. A., Midtbøen, A. H., Sætrang, S., Trygstad, S. & Utheim, M.: Ytringsfrihet i Norge: Holdninger og erfaringer i befolkningen. Resultater fra befolkningsundersøkelsen 2014 [Freedom of Speech in Norway. Results from the population survey 2014] Report from the project «Status for freedom of speech in Norway». Oslo: Fritt Ord, ISF, IMK, Fafo 2014 Midtbøen, A & Rogstad, J: Diskrimineringens omfang og årsaker. Etniske minoriteters tilgang til norsk arbeidsliv [The Extent and Causes of Discrimination: Access to Employment among Ethnic Minorities in Norway] Report, 2012:001. Oslo: Institute for Social Research 2012 Rogstad, J & Midtbøen, A: Fra symptom til årsak. Metodiske utfordringer og forskningsetiske dilemmaer ved bruk av tester i studiet av diskriminering [From Symptoms to Causes: Methodological Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas when using Experiments in the Study of Discrimination] Report 2009:002. Oslo: Institute for Social Research 2009 Rogstad, J & Midtbøen, A: Rasisme og diskriminering: Begreper, kontroverser og nye perspektiver [Racism and Discrimination: Concepts, Controversies and Perspectives for Future Research] The Research Council of Norway, Report 2009 4
BOOK REVIEWS AND FEATURE ARTICLES Midtbøen, A: «Næss, H.E., Globografi. En kort innføring i flerlokalitetsforskning» In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 56 (3): 375-377 (book review) 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Hvorfor får ikke Ahmed jobb?» In: LO-Aktuelt, 110 (9): 54-55 (feature article) 2015 Enjolras, B., Midtbøen, A. & Steen-Johnsen, K.: «Det du ikke snakker om på nett» In: Aftenposten, November 19 (feature article) 2014 Midtbøen, A & Ødegård, G: «Myter om segregering» In: aftenposten.no, 20. oktober (feature article) 2014 Midtbøen, A. & Ødegård, G.: «Hvit flukt» In: Aftenposten, October 16 (feature article) 2014 Midtbøen, A. & Steen-Johnsen, K.: «Skremmes minoriteter bort fra debatten?» In: NRK Ytring, September 3 (feature article) 2014 Enjolras, B., Steen-Johnsen, K., Staksrud, E., Midtbøen, A., Trygstad, S., Utheim, M., Sætrang, S., Gustafsson, M. H.: «Ytringsfrihet men ikke om jobben» In: Aftenposten, September 2 (feature article) 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Rom for diskriminering» In: Aftenposten, December 17 (feature article) 2013 Midtbøen, A: «Segregering kan motvirkes» In: Aftenposten, January 8 (feature article) 2013 Midtbøen, A: «Hatland, Aksel (ed), Veivalg i velferdspolitikken» In: Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, 28 (1): 54-56 (book review) 2012 Midtbøen, A: «Spillet om velferdsstaten» In: Dagsavisen, December 6 (feature article) 2011 Midtbøen, A: «Berg, Flemmen & Gullikstad (eds.), Likestilte norskheter. Om kjønn og etnisitet» In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 52 (2): 278-281 (book review) 2011 Orupabo, J & Midtbøen, A: «Hamburgerøkonomiens bakside» In Dagbladet, August 4 (feature article) 2010 Meyer, F & Midtbøen, A: «Svar til Sigurd Skirbekk» In Tidsskrift for migrasjonsforskning, 10 (2): 103-105 2009 Meyer, F & Midtbøen, A:«Skirbekk, Nasjonalstaten. Velferdsstatens grunnlag» In Tidsskrift for migrasjonsforskning, 10 (1): 94-97 (book review) 2009 Midtbøen, A: «Dobbelt statsborgerskap og nasjonalt samhold» In: minervanett.no 2008 5
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Midtbøen, A: «Ethnic Penalties in Western Labour Markets: Contributions, Explanations, Critiques» Paper presentation at the IMISCOE 12th Annual Conference, June 25-27, Geneva 2015 Midtbøen, A & Steen-Johnsen, K: «Ethnic Boundaries and the Public Sphere: Minority Experiences with Public Debate in Multicultural Norway» Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. New York, February 26 2015 Midtbøen, A & Steen-Johnsen, K: «Ytringsfrihet i det flerkulturelle og flerreligiøse Norge» [Freedom of speech in a multicultural Norway] Paper presentation at the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Sociological Association, January 18 2014 Midtbøen, A: «The Context of Employment Discrimination: Interpreting the Findings of a Field Experiment» Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. New York, August 11 2013 Midtbøen, A: «The Context of Employment Discrimination: Interpreting the Findings of a Field Experiment» Paper presentation, Conference on Discrimination and Labour Market Research Linnæus University, May 31 2013 Midtbøen, A: «The Invisible Generation? Exploring the Role of Stereotypes in Employment Discrimination among Children of Immigrants in Norway» Paper presentation, NORFACE Conference: Migration: Global Development, New Frontiers London, April 11 2013 Midtbøen, A & Teigen, M: «Likestilling og arbeidslinje. Flerdimensjonale perspektiver på norsk aktiveringspolitikk» Paper presentation at the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Sociological Association, January 26 2013 Midtbøen, A: «Discrimination of the Second Generation: Evidence from a Field Experiment» Paper presentation at the Annual conference of the Nordic Sociological Association, Reykjavik, August 16 2012 Midtbøen, A: «Measuring Ethnic Discrimination: The Advantage of Methods Combined» Paper presentation at the seminar Measuring Integration and Discrimination, European Science Foundation, Institut National d Etudes Démographiques, Paris, July 5 2010 Midtbøen, A: «Nasjonale speilbilder: Forestillinger om samhold og klasse i skandinavisk statsborgerrett» [Mirroring Nationality: Conceptions of Class and Belonging in Scandinavian Nationality Legislation] Paper presentation at the session Gender, Class and Ethnicity Annual conference of the Norwegian Sociological Association, January 30 2009 6
SELECTED PUBLIC LECTURES Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i Norge. Hva sier forskningen og hva sier den ikke?» [Ethnic discrimination in Norway. What can we learn from existing research?] Invited lecture, The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs. Oslo, October 28 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i arbeidslivet hva sier forskningen?» [Ethnic discrimination in the labour market what can we learn from existing research?] Invited lecture, Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research. Oslo, October 28 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Hva er vitsen med positive særbehandling?» [What s the purpose of affirmative action?] Invited lecture, The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud. Oslo, June 1 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Diskrimineringsutfordringer blant samer, nasjonale minoriteter og innvandrere i Norge» [Discrimination of Indigenous Samis, National minorities and Immigrants in Norway] Invited lecture, The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud. Oslo, May 26 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Diskrimineringsutfordringer blant samer, nasjonale minoriteter og innvandrere i Norge» [Discrimination of Indigenous Samis, National minorities and Immigrants in Norway] Invited lecture, Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities. Oslo, May 5 2015 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i arbeidsmarkedet» [Ethnic discrimination in the labour market] Invited lecture, Norwegian People s Aid. Oslo, March 20 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i det norske arbeidsmarkedet» [Ethnic discrimination in the Norwegian labour market] Invited lecture, The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs. Oslo, November 21 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i det norske arbeidsmarkedet: Rekrutteringspraksis og forebyggende tiltak» [Ethnic discrimination in the Norwegian labour market: Recruitment practices and preventive measures] Invited lecture, The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud. Oslo, September 2 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Etnisk diskriminering i det norske arbeidsmarkedet: Tre hovedfunn» [Ethnic discrimination in the Norwegian labour market: Three main findings] Invited lecture, The Parliamentary Group of the Norwegian Labour Party. The Norwegian Parliament, May 7 2014 Midtbøen, A: «Ethnic discrimination in the Norwegian labour market» Invited lecture, Bergen Research Summer School/The Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bergen, June 21 2012 Midtbøen, A: «Statsborgerskapslovgivningens integrasjonspolitiske konsekvenser eller var det omvendt? Om statsborgerskap og integrasjon i Norge, Sverige og Danmark» [Citizenship and Integration in Norway, Sweden and Denmark] Invited Lecture, The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi), Oct 27 2010 7
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer Migration and Multicultural Questions (BA course) 2015 International Summer School, Universitetet i Oslo Lecturer The Norwegian Welfare State 2014 Administrator and lecturer Migration and Multicultural Questions (BA course) 2013-14 In cooperation with Tone Maia Liodden Department of Political Science, University of Oslo Annual lectures on citizenship (BA course on immigration and integration policy) 2012 Administrator and lecturer Internationalization, Citizenship and the Welfare State (BA course) 2011 In cooperation with Eirin Pedersen Folkeuniversitetet Lecturer Immigration and the Welfare State (BA course) 2011 Oslo University College Annual lectures on racism and discrimination (several BA courses) 2010 Seminar lecturer Sociological Classics (BA course) 2009 Seminar lecturer Introduction to Sociology (BA course) 2008 EXPERIENCE AS UNIVERSITY EXAMINER AND SUPERVISOR Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences External examiner MA Theses 2014 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo Supervisor MA Thesis 2011 Supervisor BA and MA Theses 2011 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo External examiner MA Theses 2011 Department of Sociology, University of Bergen External examiner BA Courses 2010 External examiner BA and MA Theses 2008 8
APPOINTED COMMITEES, EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS The Young Academy of Norway Member 2015 IMISCOE research network on migration and integration in Europe Member of Board of Directors (ISF representative); from June 2015 head of the research cluster Discrimination in Cross-National Perspective (with Rosita Fibbi and Patrick Simon) 2014 Nordic network for migration research (NMR) Board member 2014 Sosiologi idag [Sociology Today, referee-based Norwegian journal] Member of editorial board 2014 Norwegian network for migration research Board member 2013 The Research Council of Norway Appointed member of an advisory committee evaluating the future of Norwegian sociology 2011 Sosiolognytt, member journal of the Norwegian Sociological Association Co-editor with Jon Rogstad 2010-2011 Sosiolognytt, member journal of the Norwegian Sociological Association Member of editorial board 2007-2010 American Sociological Association (ASA) Member of two sections: Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Organizations, Occupations, and Work 2013 International Sociological Association (ISA) Member of two research networks: Racism, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations (RC05) and Sociology of Migration (RC31) 2011 Norwegian Sociological Association (NSF) Member 2008 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE FROM CONFERENCES IMISCOE 12th Annual Conference, June 25-27, Geneva Chair of three workshops Discrimination and the Law, The Context of Discrimination og Discrimination Research in Europe 2015 In cooperation with Rosita Fibbi and Patrick Simon 17 th Nordic Migration Conference, August 13-15 Organizer and session chair Ethnic Discrimination in the Nordic Labour Markets 2014 Freedom and Sociology, Conference by The Norwegian Sociological Association, April 3 Session chair Migration and Ethnicity 2014 Power and Participation: The 25th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association, August 4-7 Organizer and session chair The Sociology of Gender, Class and Ethnicity 2011 In cooperation with Mette Andersson and Julia Orupabo 9
Annual conference of The Norwegian Sociological Association, January 29-31 Organizer and session chair The Sociology of Gender, Class and Ethnicity 2011 In cooperation with Julia Orupabo Annual conference of The Norwegian Sociological Association, January 28-30 Organizer and session chair The Sociology of Gender, Class and Ethnicity 2010 In cooperation with Julia Orupabo REVIEWER FOR THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS AND SCIENTIFIC COUNCILS European Sociological Review, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Social Science Research, Nordic Journal of Migration Research, Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning [Norwegian Journal of Social Research], Sosiologisk tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Sociology], Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning [Norwegian Journal of Youth Research], Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Pedagogy], Søkelys på arbeidslivet [Spotlight on the Labour Market], Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning [Norwegian Journal of Welfare Research], Agora, Swiss National Science Foundation, Faroese Research Council 10