Berit Irene Vannebo
Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Areas of expertise
Sociology, Qualitative Research Methods
Background
PhD in Sociology, Northwestern University
MA in Sociology, Northwestern University
MA in Sociology, University of Oslo
BA in Sociology, University of Oslo
Research areas
Classical and contemporary sociological theory, organizational theory, social entrepreneurship, welfare services, innovation and public sector reform, research design, qualitative methods.
SOS1001 Classical and Modern Sociological Theory
SOS5000 Social Science Research Design, Methods, and Analysis
SOS9002 Qualitative Researching and Critical Inquiry
Classical and contemporary sociological theory, organizational theory, social entrepreneurship, welfare services, innovation and public sector reform, research design, qualitative methods.
2025
The Reactivation of Perennial Dilemmas: Trust Reforms in Norwegian Municipal Health and Care Services 2025 Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research - Janne Irén Paulsen Breimo, Berit Irene Vannebo, Ragnhild Holmen Waldahl
Robust strategic responses to turbulence in municipal refugee'services: advancing the capacity for flexibility Robust Public Governance in a Turbulent Era 2025 - Ann-Torill Tørrisplass, Berit Irene Vannebo
2022
Sosialt entreprenørskap og inkludering: BUA som bærekraftig samskapingsaktør Bærekraft i idrett og friluftsliv 2022 - Berit Irene Vannebo, Anne Tjønndal
2021
2020
Flyktningtjenesten - et grenseløst tjenesteområde Velferdstjenestenes vilkår. Nasjonal politikk og lokale erfaringer 2020 - Berit Irene Vannebo, Janne Paulsen Breimo
Sammenfattende analyse: Sammenligninger på tvers av delstudier og helhetlig tilstandsbeskrivelse. Velferdstjenestenes vilkår. Nasjonal politikk og lokale erfaringer 2020 - Ingrid Fylling, Øystein Henriksen, Berit Irene Vannebo
2019
Utvikling av endringskultur gjennom refleksjonsgrupper. Aksjonsforskning på mange vis. Forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid i barnehagen. 2019 - Berit Irene Vannebo, Kjell Aage Gotvassli
Barnehagestyreren som strategisk aktør-barnehagen som læringsarena Ledelse av en lærende barnehage 2019 - Kjell Aage Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
2018
Quality Reform in the Early Childhood Education and Care Sector in Norway Leadership for Learning. The New Challenge in Early Childhood Education and Care 2018 - Berit Irene Vannebo, Kjell Aage Gotvassli
2016
Kvalitet som masteridé i barnehagesektoren 2016 Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikk - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Strategisk ledelse i barnehagen 2016 - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Utvikling av barnehagen som en lærende organisasjon - den pedagogiske lederfunksjonen Barnehagen som læringsarena - mellom styring og ledelse 2016 - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Ledelse av barns læring i barnehagen - bruken av ferdige pedagogiske opplegg Barnehagen som læringsarena - mellom styring og ledelse 2016 - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
2015
The concept of strategy in the early childhood education and care sector 2015 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal - Berit Irene Vannebo, Kjell Aage Gotvassli
The concept of strategy in the early childhood education and care sector 2015 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
2014
Barnehagestyreren som strategisk aktør - barnehagen som læringsarena Ledelse av en lærende barnehage 2014 - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Barnehagestyreren som strategisk aktør FoU i praksis 2013. Artikkelsamling fra konferanse om praksisrettet FoU i lærerutdanning 2014 - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Early Childhood Educational and Care Institutions as Learning Organizations 2014 Journal of Early Childhood Education Research (JECER) - Berit Irene Vannebo, Kjell-Åge Gotvassli
2007
Accountability, Quantification and Law 2007 Annual review of law and social science - Berit Irene Vannebo, Wendy Espeland
2025
Different pathways to robust governance in Northern and Southern Europe? 2025 IRSPM Conference 2025 - Lara Ripoll, Alyssa Marie Kvalvaag, Jaime García Rayado, Berit Irene Vannebo, Javier García-Lacalle, Ann-Torill Tørrisplass
2024
"Be honest, they are more like us”- Refugee Services and the Moral Dimension of Crisis 2024 Vinterseminaret - Ann-Torill Tørrisplass, Berit Irene Vannebo
2023
Coping With Turbulence: Norwegian Municipalities Handling of Refugee Crises 2023 Vinterseminaret - Ann-Torill Tørrisplass, Berit Irene Vannebo
The Concept and Practice of Resistance in Institutional Ethnography 2023 SSSP - Society for the study of social problems - Ann-Torill Tørrisplass, Berit Irene Vannebo, Janne Paulsen Breimo
2022
Walking the talk? Trust reforms in Norwegian Municipalities 2022 ESA RN 26 Mid-term - Janne Paulsen Breimo, Berit Irene Vannebo, Christian Lo
2018
Lost in Innovation: An analysis of how ‘innovation’ is used as a theoretical concept and an analytical framework in welfare innovation research 2018 ESA Mid-term conference RN 26 - Ingrid Fylling, Johans Tveit Sandvin, Robert Bye, Berit Irene Vannebo
2017
Organizing for Quality and Inclusion. Drop-in ECECs in Norway 2017 EECERA conference 2017 - Birgitte Ljunggren, Berit Irene Vannebo
Utilizing Meta-Ethnography as a Methodological Approach in the Study of Innovation in Children and Youth Welfare Services in Norway 2017 ESA biannual conference - Ingrid Fylling, Robert Bye, Johans Tveit Sandvin, Berit Irene Vannebo
2016
Creating a learning organisation: Using reflection as a tool to build better practice. 2016 EECERA 26th Conference - Torill Moe, Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
2015
Kvalitet som masteride i barnehagesektoren i Norge. 2015 FoU i praksis. - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Quality Reform in the ECEC Sector in Norway 2015 EECERA 2015 - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
Ulikhetsregimer og inkludering i åpne barnehager 2015 Neon-konferansen 2015 - Elin Birgitte Ljunggren, Berit Irene Vannebo
Styrken i de svake fellesskap. Åpne barnehager og sosial integrasjon 2015 FoU i praksis - Elin Birgitte Ljunggren, Berit Irene Vannebo
2014
ECEC Managers as Strategic Leaders 2014 EECERA 24th Conference - Kjell-Åge Gotvassli, Berit Irene Vannebo
How do Contextual Forces Foster Social Entrepreneurship? Lessons from Norway 2014 Nordic Conference on Small Business Research - Berit Irene Vannebo, Jorunn Grande
Early Childhood Educational Institutional Managers as Strategic Leaders 2014 Annual meeting of EECERA - Berit Irene Vannebo, Kjell-Åge Gotvassli
2010
2009
Lost in innovation? An analysis of ‘innovation’ as a theoretical concept and an analytical framework for welfare research 2009 PUBSIC - Ingrid Fylling, Berit Irene Vannebo, Janne Paulsen Breimo
2004
Commensuration and Classification 2004 Institute for Social Studies of Science - Berit Irene Vannebo
2003
Institutional Logics and Models of Governance: Higher Education Administration and Admissions practices 2003 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Societ - Berit Irene Vannebo, Marc Ventresca, Tiffany Galvin
2002
Commodification of Social Skills: The Importance of Cultural Capital in Community Colleges and Occupational Colleges 2002 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Social Science Association - Berit Irene Vannebo, James Rosenbaum, Regina Deil-Amen
Stratification and Categories of Competition in an Emerging Industry Field: Evidence from U.S.Higher Education Consultancies since the 1980’s 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association - Berit Irene Vannebo, Marc Ventresca, Tiffany Galvin
Community Colleges and Social Reproduction: Social Skills as Cultural Capital 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association - Berit Irene Vannebo, James Rosenbaum, Regina Deil-Amen
How Competitive Fields Get Structured: Evidence from U.S. Higher Education Consultancies since the 1980’s 2002 Workshop on Organizations, Institutions and Change - Berit Irene Vannebo, Marc Ventresca, Tiffany Galvin