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Pål Erling Martinussen

Pål Erling Martinussen

Professor
Department of Sociology and Political Science

pal.e.martinussen@ntnu.no
+4773591649 +4793093211 Bygg 9, 9507, Dragvoll, Edvard Bulls veg 1
About Publications Teaching

About

Research areas: comparative health system studies; welfare state reforms; health policy, management and organisation; local government; public policy and administration.

Pål E. Martinussen (b. 1969) is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at NTNU in Trondheim since 2014. He is author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Social Science & Medicine, BCM Health Services Research, Health Policy, Health Economics, Policy & Law, Local Government Studies, and has also published several book chapters and other scientific publications. Martinussen has had several visiting appointments at University of California, San Diego.

Publications

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2020

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard Thorsen. (2020) Is a Decentralised Health Policy Associated With Better Self-rated Health and Health Services Evaluation? A Comparative Study of European Countries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Frich, Jan C. (2020) Should I stay or should I go? The role of leadership and organisational context for hospital physicians’ intention to leave their current job. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article

2019

  • Nordheim, Oda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2019) Happiness and the role of social protection: how types of social spending affected individuals' life satisfaction in OECD countries, 1980?2012. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
    Academic article
  • Traina, Gloria; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Feiring, Eli. (2019) Being Healthy, Being Sick, Being Resposnible: Attitudes towards Responsibility for Health in a Public Healthcare System. Public Health Ethics
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Blekesaune, Arild; Aas, Simen Ø.. (2019) En søppelvogn til begjær? Om sammenhengen mellom bruk av markedsmekanismer og innbyggertilfredshet med kommunale renovasjonstjenester. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2019) Is having private health insurance associated with less support for public healthcare? Evidence from the Norwegian NHS. Health Policy
    Academic article

2018

  • Kampevoll, Fredrik; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2018) Gøy på landet? Betydningen av lokale trekk for innvandreres bosetting i rurale kommuner. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift
    Academic article

2017

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Frich, Jan C; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Magnussen, Jon. (2017) Organisatoriske forhold og løsninger i spesialisthelsetjenesten – hva mener sykehuslegene?. Michael
    Academic article
  • Borisova, Liubov V.; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard T.; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Eikemo, Terje Andreas. (2017) Public evaluation of health services across 21 European countries: The role of culture. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article

2015

  • Rohde, Tarald; Torvatn, Hans Yngvar; Magnussen, Jon; Lippestad, Jan Wilhelm; Kalseth, Birgitte; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2015) SINTEF
    Report
  • Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2015) Benzodiazepine use in COPD: empirical evidence from Norway. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    Academic article

2014

  • Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2014) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article

2013

  • Magnussen, Jon; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) From Centralization to Decentralization, and Back: Norwegian Health Care in a Nordic Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Referral quality and the cooperation between hospital physicians and general practice: the role of physician and community factors. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article
  • Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Halvorsen, Thomas. (2013) Treatment outcomes among individuals in a musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation program related to the trends in the dispensing of prescribed medications. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Hospital physicians' assessments of their interaction with GPS: The role of physician and community characteristics. Health Policy
    Academic article

2012

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) Lite fornøyd med legesamarbeid. Dagens medisin
    Interview Journal
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) Misfornøyde sykehusleger. www.tidsskriftet.no
    Interview Journal
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) Komplisert legesamarbeid. Sykepleien Forskning
    Interview Journal
  • Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. European Journal of Public Health
    Abstract
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2012) Do hospitals perform better when they are led by doctors? Evidence on costs, efficiency and medical quality. European Journal of Public Health
    Abstract

2011

  • Haugan, Tommy; Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2011) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Westin, Andreas; Halvorsen, Thomas; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Aamo, Trond Oskar; Lilleeng, Solfrid. (2011) Bruk av benzodiazepiner og z-hypnotika i psykiatriske institusjoner i Norge. SINTEF Teknologi og samfunn
    Report
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2011) Resisting market-inspired reform in healthcare: The role of professional subcultures in medicine. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2011) Depression and pain experience predicts addictive drug use among chronic musculoskeletal pain patients in rehabilitation. Psychology and Health
    Abstract

2009

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Saltman, Richard B. (2009) Introduction: the Nordic model of health care. Open University Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Mo, Tone Opdahl; Harsvik, Trond Halvdan. (2009) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Pettersen, Ivar; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Halsteinli, Vidar; Kalseth, Jorid. (2009) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Reitan, Jarl; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2009) Improving care for COPD patients.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Hagen, Terje P.. (2009) Reimbursement systems, organisational forms and patient selection: Evidence from day surgery in Norway. Health Economics, Policy and Law
    Academic article

2008

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2008) Self-interest or ideology? The attitude of Norwegian medical specialists towards private welfare services. Scandinavian Political Studies
    Academic article

2007

  • Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Hagen, Terje P.; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2007) Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
    Academic article

2006

  • Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2006) Response to Karlberg's comments on "Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?". Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Reader opinion piece

2005

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Pettersen, Ivar; Hofstad, Tormod. (2005) SINTEF Rapport (STF78 A055018)
    Report
  • Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is therole of organisational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, Bård. (2005) Springer Springer
    Academic monograph
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Midttun, Linda. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article

2004

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Government Performance and Political Accountability at Subnational Level: The Electoral Fate of Local Incumbents in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Majority Rule in Consensual Democracies: Explaining Political Influence in Norwegian Local Councils. Local Government Studies
    Academic article
  • Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Day surgery and hospital efficiency: empirical analysis of Norwegian hospitals, 1999-2001. Health Policy
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, B. (2004) Nedlegging av en politisk arena: fylkeskommunal helsepolitikk før statlig overtakelse av sykehusene. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift
    Academic article

2003

  • Kalseth, Jorid; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2003) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, Bård. (2003) SINTEF Rapport
    Report

2002

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2002) In Search of the Government in Local Government: Coalition Agreements and Office Payoffs in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
    Academic article

2001

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Pettersen, Per Arnt. (2001) Linking Coalitions to Policy Output: The Case of Local Government in Norway. Environment and Planning. C, Government and Policy
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard Thorsen. (2020) Is a Decentralised Health Policy Associated With Better Self-rated Health and Health Services Evaluation? A Comparative Study of European Countries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Frich, Jan C. (2020) Should I stay or should I go? The role of leadership and organisational context for hospital physicians’ intention to leave their current job. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Nordheim, Oda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2019) Happiness and the role of social protection: how types of social spending affected individuals' life satisfaction in OECD countries, 1980?2012. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
    Academic article
  • Traina, Gloria; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Feiring, Eli. (2019) Being Healthy, Being Sick, Being Resposnible: Attitudes towards Responsibility for Health in a Public Healthcare System. Public Health Ethics
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Blekesaune, Arild; Aas, Simen Ø.. (2019) En søppelvogn til begjær? Om sammenhengen mellom bruk av markedsmekanismer og innbyggertilfredshet med kommunale renovasjonstjenester. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2019) Is having private health insurance associated with less support for public healthcare? Evidence from the Norwegian NHS. Health Policy
    Academic article
  • Kampevoll, Fredrik; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2018) Gøy på landet? Betydningen av lokale trekk for innvandreres bosetting i rurale kommuner. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Frich, Jan C; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Magnussen, Jon. (2017) Organisatoriske forhold og løsninger i spesialisthelsetjenesten – hva mener sykehuslegene?. Michael
    Academic article
  • Borisova, Liubov V.; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Rydland, Håvard T.; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Eikemo, Terje Andreas. (2017) Public evaluation of health services across 21 European countries: The role of culture. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article
  • Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2015) Benzodiazepine use in COPD: empirical evidence from Norway. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    Academic article
  • Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2014) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Referral quality and the cooperation between hospital physicians and general practice: the role of physician and community factors. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article
  • Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Halvorsen, Thomas. (2013) Treatment outcomes among individuals in a musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation program related to the trends in the dispensing of prescribed medications. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) Hospital physicians' assessments of their interaction with GPS: The role of physician and community characteristics. Health Policy
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) Lite fornøyd med legesamarbeid. Dagens medisin
    Interview Journal
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) Misfornøyde sykehusleger. www.tidsskriftet.no
    Interview Journal
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) Komplisert legesamarbeid. Sykepleien Forskning
    Interview Journal
  • Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2012) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. European Journal of Public Health
    Abstract
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2012) Do hospitals perform better when they are led by doctors? Evidence on costs, efficiency and medical quality. European Journal of Public Health
    Abstract
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon. (2011) Resisting market-inspired reform in healthcare: The role of professional subcultures in medicine. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Lillefjell, Monica; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2011) Depression and pain experience predicts addictive drug use among chronic musculoskeletal pain patients in rehabilitation. Psychology and Health
    Abstract
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Hagen, Terje P.. (2009) Reimbursement systems, organisational forms and patient selection: Evidence from day surgery in Norway. Health Economics, Policy and Law
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2008) Self-interest or ideology? The attitude of Norwegian medical specialists towards private welfare services. Scandinavian Political Studies
    Academic article
  • Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Hagen, Terje P.; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2007) Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
    Academic article
  • Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2006) Response to Karlberg's comments on "Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?". Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Reader opinion piece
  • Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is therole of organisational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Midttun, Linda. (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Government Performance and Political Accountability at Subnational Level: The Electoral Fate of Local Incumbents in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Majority Rule in Consensual Democracies: Explaining Political Influence in Norwegian Local Councils. Local Government Studies
    Academic article
  • Midttun, Linda; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2004) Day surgery and hospital efficiency: empirical analysis of Norwegian hospitals, 1999-2001. Health Policy
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, B. (2004) Nedlegging av en politisk arena: fylkeskommunal helsepolitikk før statlig overtakelse av sykehusene. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2002) In Search of the Government in Local Government: Coalition Agreements and Office Payoffs in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies
    Academic article
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Pettersen, Per Arnt. (2001) Linking Coalitions to Policy Output: The Case of Local Government in Norway. Environment and Planning. C, Government and Policy
    Academic article

Books

  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, Bård. (2005) Springer Springer
    Academic monograph

Part of book/report

  • Magnussen, Jon; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2013) From Centralization to Decentralization, and Back: Norwegian Health Care in a Nordic Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Magnussen, Jon; Vrangbæk, Karsten; Saltman, Richard B. (2009) Introduction: the Nordic model of health care. Open University Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Reitan, Jarl; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2009) Improving care for COPD patients.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Rohde, Tarald; Torvatn, Hans Yngvar; Magnussen, Jon; Lippestad, Jan Wilhelm; Kalseth, Birgitte; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2015) SINTEF
    Report
  • Haugan, Tommy; Halvorsen, Thomas; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2011) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Westin, Andreas; Halvorsen, Thomas; Haugan, Tommy; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Aamo, Trond Oskar; Lilleeng, Solfrid. (2011) Bruk av benzodiazepiner og z-hypnotika i psykiatriske institusjoner i Norge. SINTEF Teknologi og samfunn
    Report
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Mo, Tone Opdahl; Harsvik, Trond Halvdan. (2009) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Pettersen, Ivar; Martinussen, Pål Erling; Halsteinli, Vidar; Kalseth, Jorid. (2009) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Pettersen, Ivar; Hofstad, Tormod. (2005) SINTEF Rapport (STF78 A055018)
    Report
  • Kalseth, Jorid; Martinussen, Pål Erling. (2003) SINTEF Rapport
    Report
  • Martinussen, Pål Erling; Paulsen, Bård. (2003) SINTEF Rapport
    Report

Teaching

Courses

  • POL8521 - Comparative Health Policy
  • POL8526 - Comparative Public Policy and Administration
  • POL3523 - Welfare State and Health Policy: Challenges, Reforms and New Priorities
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