Field of work
Professor and head of the PhD program RESINNREG
PhD in political science with an interest in organizational theory, innovation and change management, research on civil society and the voluntary sector and on innovation in the public sector. Participating in international research networks on civil society and the voluntary sector (ISTR), social entrepreneurship and social enterprises (EMES), coproduction in Scandinavia (NOS), and member of the board of the Norwegian research network on innovation in the public sector (INNOFF).
Selected publications:
Enjolras, B., L. Andersen, M. Gawell & J. Loga (2021) “Social enterprise and the Universal Scandinavian Welfare State” in Defourny & Nyssens (eds.) Social enterprises in Western Europe. Routledge.
Enjolras, B., J. Loga, L. Kobro. & H. Hauge (2021) “Social Enterprises in Norway: models and institutional trajectories” in Defourny & Nyssens (eds.) Social enterprises in Western Europe. Routledge.
Bukve, O. & J. Loga (accepted for publication) “Innovation as a new practice creation – implication for the study of public sector innovation” in Nordic Journal of Social Research, special issue on "Public Sector Innovation - Conceptual and Methodological Implications”.
Selle, P., K. Strømsnes & J. Loga (2019) “State and Civil Society – A regime change?” in Enjolras, B. & K. Strømsnes (eds.) Scandinavian Civil Society and Social Transformation. The case of Norway. Heidelberg: Springer
Loga, J. (2018) «Civil Society and the Welfare State in Norway – Historical relations and future roles» in Community Development Journal, vol. 54, issue 1.
Loga, J. (2018) «Sivilsamfunns roller i velferdsstatens omstilling» in Norwegian Journal of Sociology, nr. 01, vol. 2, p. 58-73.
von Essen, J., M. Frederiksen & J. Loga (2018) «The Ambiguities of Volunteering» in L.S. Henriksen, K. Strømsnes & L. Svedberg (eds.) Civic Engagement in Scandinavia. Berlin: Springer.
Ingstad, E. L. & J. Loga (2016) «Sosialt entreprenørskap i Norge: en introduksjon til feltet» i Tidsskrift for Praktisk økonomi & Finans, nr. 1/2016, s. 21-33
Understanding and exploring innovation, PHDINN903
Public innovation, PHDINN907
Public innovation, master MOØ232
Innovation and strategy MOØ210
Methodology and research design, master
Innovation and change management, ba
Innovation in the public sector
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation
Co-production, co-creation and governance innovation
Civil society and the voluntary sector
Social cohesion and social capital
Institutional theory
Head of the PhD program RESINNREG