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Bjørn Hallstein Holte

Bjørn Hallstein Holte

professor

Academic profile

Bjørn Hallstein Holte has worked at the Faculty of Social Studies and the Faculty of Theology and Social Sciences at VID since 2018. He holds a Ph.D. in Diakonia, Values, and Professional Practice from VID (2018) and a Master's degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo (2013). His research focuses on three main areas: 1) Religion and social practice, 2) Youth non-participation, and 3) Extreme social inequalities.

Fields of expertise

Youth
South Africa
Romania
Inclusion
Minorities
Norway
Kenya
Social marginalization
Religion and Society
Migration
Socioeconomic inequality
Social exclusion
Diversity
Thailand

Scientific publications

2026

Thai migrant women to Europe’s experiences with family, work, religion, and return migration: A scoping review and thematic analysis 2026 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Sanjana Arora, Kari Storstein Haug, Meltem Yilmaz Sener, Irene Hunskår, Anne Brit Hatleskog, Szonja Zoltanfi

2021

Statistical snapshots. Contextualising the lives of youths in South Africa and the Nordic countries Stuck in the Margins? Young people and faith-based organisations in South African and Nordic localities 2021 - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Marlize Rabe
Us and them. Faith-based organisations and street youths in Søndre Nordstrand Stuck in the Margins? Young people and faith-based organisations in South African and Nordic localities 2021 - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Annette Rose Leis-Peters, Olav Helge Angell, Kari Korslien
NEET as a comparative conceptualisation of youth marginalisation. A South African–Nordic European exchange of perspectives Stuck in the Margins? Young people and faith-based organisations in South African and Nordic localities 2021 - Ignatius Swart, Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Heikki Tuomas Hiilamo
Youth at the margins : Reflections on diversities and similarities using intersectionality as a lens Stuck in the Margins? Young people and faith-based organisations in South African and Nordic localities 2021 - Marlize Rabe, Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Zahraa McDonald, Olav Helge Angell, Ulla Siirto
Aalan’s story: Waithood, capital, and categories of youth research and policy in young people’s lives 2021 Journal of Applied Youth Studies (JAYS) - Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Covid-19 and the Islamic Council of Norway: The social role of religious organizations 2021 Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice - Bjørn Hallstein Holte

Other publications

2025

Aftenposten bommer på studieavgift 2025 Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) - Guro Nore Fløgstad, Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Hvilke kvalifikasjoner skal vurderes ved ansettelser og opprykk? 2025 - Guro Nore Fløgstad, Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Inclusion – but how? Diaconal work with mobile Roma in Norway 2025 Mitmischen, aber wie? – Soziale Arbeit mit und für Roma - Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Sammenhenger, samspill og mellomrom mellom tjenester Registerdata og chatdata 2025 Pathways LAB 2 - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Emre Sari
Sertifisering av thaimassasje – hvor var mediene og myndighetene? 2025 Utrop - Norges første flerkulturelle avis - Shantana Srivipa Berg, Duangjai Chonsungnoen , Wannipa Wipatothai, Anne Brit Hatleskog, Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Kari Storstein Haug
Vurdering i akademiske karriereløp og i forskningsfinansiering 2025 - Liv Langfeldt, Ragnar Lie, Kristin Synnøve Oxley, Ida Svege, Bjørn Hallstein Holte

2024

Mangfald skjer ikkje av seg sjølv — Kif-komiteen er framleis naudsynt 2024 - Guro Nore Fløgstad, Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Birger Berge
Regjeringas framlegg til statsbudsjett svekker framtidas forskingsmiljø 2024 - Guro Nore Fløgstad, Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Birger Berge
Spørsmål om KI som faglige spørsmål 2024 - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Maja Bjørgum

2023

Asymmetrical dependency as inclusion among Roma migrants in Oslo, Norway 2023 International Workshop on Romani Asymmetrical Dependencies, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies - Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Diaconal organisations as spaces of well-being at the margins of the welfare state in Norway (Workshop) 2023 Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Turid Misje
Hva har vi lært og hvor går veien videre? (Respons) 2023 10 år med akuttovernatting - Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Matposediakoniens begrensninger 2023 - Stephanie Dietrich, Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Nordic street level integration work: the case of Norwegian civil society organisations and homeless EU migrants 2023 Street-Level Integration Work - Turid Misje, Bjørn Hallstein Holte
Tiggemigrasjon som arbeidsmigrasjon 2023 Omveltninger: Norsk antropologisk forenings konferanse 202 - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Turid Misje
Timeregnskap og fremmed­gjøring i akademia 2023 - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Cicilie Fagerlid

2022

Editorial RES 3/2022 Religion, religious actors, and Roma inclusion in Romania and beyond 2022 The Ecumenical Journal Sibiu (RES) - Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Stephanie Dietrich
Forskningens kompleksitet 2022 Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) - Stephanie Dietrich, Bjørn Hallstein Holte, Annette Rose Leis-Peters, Inger Marie Lid, Tor Slettebø