About the Centre
The Centre for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary Sector is a collaboration between the Institute for Social Research and NORCE Norwegian Research Centre. Since its establishment in 2008, the centre’s objective has been to conduct independent and socially relevant research on voluntary engagement and voluntary organisations in Norway.
Our Research
Contact
- bernard.enjolras@samfunnsforskning.no
- Phone
- +47 97 68 92 37
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Academic and administrative management
The centre is led by Bernard Enjolras, Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research. Ivar Eimhjellen is the coordinator at NORCE Norwegian Research Centre.
Advisory council
The advisory council is the centre’s highest decision-making body, and consists of Kyrre Lekve, Director of the Institute for Social Research, and Ingrid Helgøy, Research Director at NORCE Norwegian Research Centre. It is the advisory council's responsibility to:
- Ensure that the centre’s priorities align with its goals
- Ensure academic independence
- Adopt annual work programmes and distribute projects between the partner institutions
- Ensure that research and dissemination are of satisfactory academic quality