Background and activities
Kristen Ringdal is professor in sociology and chair of the Depart,ment for Sociology and Political Science for the periode of August 2013 to July 2017.
Kristen Ringdal is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Political Science, He is the Norwegian National Coordinator for the European Social Survey (2001 -). Ringdal is an elected member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, where he served as a board member from 2002 to 2008.
Ringdal has published articles in a broad range of journals including: Acta Sociologica, Administrative Science Quarterly, European Sociological Review, Human Relations, Journal of Applied Economics, Management International Review, Politics & Religion, and Quality of Life Research. He is co-editor of Nordic Social Attitudes in a European Perspective, Edward Elgar, 2008; The Future of the Welfare State. Edward Elgar, 2012, and The Aftermath of War: Experiences and Social Attitudes in the Western Balkans. Ashgate, 2012. Ringdal has also published an introduction to quantitative social science methods in Norwegian: Enhet og mangfold (Unity and diversity). Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, third edition 2013.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2018) Quality of life in primary school children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP). Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 46 (21).
- (2017) Cancer and depression: A comparison of cancer victims with the general population, findings from the European Social Survey 2014. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
- (2017) Living with cancer. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology discuss quality of life and mental health in cancer patients. Pan European Networks: Science and Techology Magazine. vol. 22.
- (2017) Quality of life and living with cancer: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health. Biomedical Advances. Cancer.
- (2017) Quality of life and living with cancer: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health. European Journal of Public Health. vol. 27.
- (2016) War Experiences and General Health Among People in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. Journal of Traumatic Stress. vol. 29 (1).
- (2015) Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and repeated measurement of explanatory risk factors in a 25 Years follow-up. PLoS ONE. vol. 10 (4).
- (2012) Changes in war-related distress in Croatia 1996-2004. Psychology and Health. vol. 27.
- (2011) Microfoundations of Civil Conflict Reconciliation: Ethnicity and Context. International Interactions. vol. 37 (4).
- (2011) Using the Mini-Mental State Examination to Screen for Delirium in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. vol. 32 (6).
- (2010) Educational health inequalities in former Yugoslavia: Evidence from the South-East European social survey project. European Journal of Public Health. vol. 20 (6).
- (2010) A comparison of war experiences and war-related distress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Kosovo. Psychology and Health. vol. 25.
- (2010) Does Religiosity Protect Against War-Related Distress? Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Politics and Religion. vol. 3 (2).
- (2010) Social Dimensions of Party Choice in Albania. Südosteuropa.
- (2010) Was There a Decline in Ethnic Polarization in Macedonia Between 2003 and 2005? Results from a National Panel Analysis. Südosteuropa. vol. 58 (1).
- (2009) Does religiosity protect against war related distress? Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Psychology and Health. vol. 24.
- (2009) Flexibility practices, wages and productivity: evidence from Norway. Personnel review. vol. 38 (5).
- (2008) The impact of bundles of strategic human resource management practices on the performance of European firms. International Journal of Human Resource Management. vol. 19 (11).
- (2008) Welfare state regimes and differences in self-perceived health in Europe: A multilevel analysis. Social Science and Medicine. vol. 66 (11).
- (2008) The impact of bundles of strategic human resource management practices on the performance of European firms. International Journal of Human Resource Management. vol. 19 (11).