Jan-Paul Brekke
Jan-Paul Brekke | |
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 Jan-Paul Brekke in 2017. | |
| Born | March 16, 1966 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist and comedian |
| Spouse | Tine Mørch Smith |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Norwegian Institute for Social Research |
| Main interests | Migration, refugees, sociology of sport |
| Notable works | Life on Hold, Why Norway?: Understanding Asylum Destinations, Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Norway and the EU |
Jan-Paul Brekke (born 19 March 1966) is a Norwegian sociologist and comedian. He currently works as a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research. His fields of research are migration and refugees, and sociology of sport.[1] Since 2003, he has also been a regular panel member on the nationally broadcast TV show Løvebakken.[2][3] He is a member of the comedy troupe Teatersport Oslo, together with Harald Eia, Helen Vikstvedt and Torbjørn Harr. They won the Norwegian championship in Theatresports in 1994.
Personal life
[edit]Brekke is married to Tine Mørch Smith, who since 2010 has been Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in New York. They have three children.[4]
Publications
[edit]- 2010 Life on Hold
- 2009 (with Monica Five Aarset). Why Norway?: Understanding Asylum Destinations. Oslo: Institute for Social Research,ISBN 9788277633060
- 2007 Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Norway and the EU. Oslo: Institute for Social Research, 2007. ISBN 9788277632438
- 2007 (with Tordis Borchgrevink) Talking about integration : discources, alliances and theories on labour market integration in Sweden
- 2006 International students and immigration to Norway
- 2006 Utestengt fra velferdsstaten
- 2005 Humanitet eller null-tolerans
- 2004 While We Are Waiting: Uncertainty and Empowerment Among Asylum-Seekers in Sweden. Oslo, Norway: Institute for Social Research, ISBN 9788277631981.
- 2004 The Struggle for Control: The Impact of National Control Policies on the Arrival of Asylum Seekers to Scandinavia 1999-2004. Oslo, Norway: Institute for Social Research, ISBN 9788277632018
- 2002 Samtalekulturen i diplomatiet
- 2002 Children and Adolescents with an Immigrant Background: An Overview of Nordic Research. Kbh: Nordic Council of Ministers, ISBN 9789289308366.
- 2002 Kosovo-Norge, tur og retur : midlertidig opphold for kosovoflyktninger Oslo : Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISBN 9788277631714
- 2001 Velkommen og farvel? : midlertidig beskyttelse for flyktninger i Norge. [Oslo]: Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISBN 9788277631639
- 2001 "The Dilemmas of Temporary Protection – the Norwegian Experience" in Policy Studies, 22, no. 1 (2001): 5–18
- 1999 Midlertidig beskyttelse i Nordisk flyktningepolitikk
- 1999Barn og unge med innvandrerbakgrunn : en nordisk kunnskapsoversikt Kbh. : Nordisk Ministerråd, ISBN 9789289303187
- 1999 Barn og ungdoms levekår i Norden: en nordisk kunnskapsoversikt
- 1998 Et nytt flyktningregime? : om midlertidig beskyttelse i Norge
- 1995 Ansvar for andre : frivillighetssentralen i velferdspolitikken
- 1994 Frivillighet og lokalsamfunn : En studie av to frivillighetssentralers omgivelser.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bio data". Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ AS, TV 2. "Søkeresultat". TV 2.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Norwegian identity in an American context". Norway.org. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Deputy Permanent Representative". norway-un.org. Norway - Mission to the UN. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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