{"id":5118,"date":"2026-11-02T14:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:19:25","slug":"episode-5-its-all-in-a-name-fairness-and-bias-in-welfare-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/episode-5-its-all-in-a-name-fairness-and-bias-in-welfare-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 5:\u202f It&#8217;s All in a Name? Fairness and Bias in Welfare Decisions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can a name influence access to welfare support? In this episode, Assoc Prof Heidi Lie Eriksen and Prof Cornel Maria Nesseler from the University of Stavanger, discuss with Prof Sarah Hean, their field experiment with Norwegian frontline workers, exploring how welfare assessments are made and what their findings reveal about fairness, discretion, and equality in public services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXTRA READING<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eriksen, H.L.;and Nesseler \u00a0C.M.(2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F13691457.2026.2693481&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpodkast%40uis.no%7C64d30fafcf1a46b09f4808df35088ed6%7Cf8a213d28f6c400d9e744e8b475316c6%7C1%7C0%7C639287983010040828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PKboPFOGRpBwYYUltcIlry6FyObsg%2BEQPfxQ5J74TzM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"dc7072f5-b9ca-4458-a79e-e187e34461f5\">Is welfare support distributed evenly? Assessments from a field experiment with frontline workers in the Norwegian context. <\/a>I: European Journal of Social Work. ISSN 1369-1457. s.1-14. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F13691457.2026.2693481&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpodkast%40uis.no%7C64d30fafcf1a46b09f4808df35088ed6%7Cf8a213d28f6c400d9e744e8b475316c6%7C1%7C0%7C639287983010053444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R6vKfmVaYwRPHjgWRfLcIfDjp5cYrQJUV7aw%2B6k7NbI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"c4506232-e3ad-465b-a0b1-7261daa00933\">1080\/13691457.2026.2693481<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gyldendal.no%2Fhoyere-utdanning-og-profesjon%2Fhelse-og-sosialfag%2Fsosialt-arbeid%2Fhandlingsrom-i-nav-kontor-9788205610309&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpodkast%40uis.no%7C64d30fafcf1a46b09f4808df35088ed6%7Cf8a213d28f6c400d9e744e8b475316c6%7C1%7C0%7C639287983010070930%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ddisS3gouMooIxO%2B6OA5bUsq1Io7Avv5o10tkVJo858%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-outlook-id=\"4ec1f55d-a82b-448b-aada-b8d69d7b4b98\">Skippervik, L.J., Eriksen, H.L. &amp; Oltedal, S. (Red.) (2026). <em>Handlingsrom i Nav-kontor. <\/em>Gyldendal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTORS AND CREDITS<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof Cornel Maria Nesseler, University of Stavanger\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof Heidi Lie Eriksen, University of Stavanger\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Prof Sarah Hean, University of Stavanger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editors:<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarah Hean University of Stavanger, Norway\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Wenche Hovland University of Stavanger, Norway\u202f\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/kafe_mirelle\/Episode_5_MASTER.pdf\">Episode transcription<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8758\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5118-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/kafe_mirelle\/Episode_5_MASTER.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/kafe_mirelle\/Episode_5_MASTER.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/kafe_mirelle\/Episode_5_MASTER.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/kafe_mirelle\/Episode_5_MASTER.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?powerpress_pinw=5118-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/kafe_mirelle\/Episode_5_MASTER.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_5_MASTER.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 26:49 &#8212; 36.8MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('5118-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_5118-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_5118-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?powerpress_embed=5118-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can a name influence access to welfare support? 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