• Corporatisation in Norwegian Local Government 

      Klausen, Jan Erling; Torsteinsen, Harald Henning (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023-02-25)
      Corporatisation in Norwegian local government, although not a new phenomenon, has grown rapidly during the last 20–25 years, especially since 2003–2004. Considering its relatively small population, Norway has a high number of municipally owned companies (MOCs), compared to its Scandinavian neighbours. Despite this, measured by the number of employees, the size of MOCs constitutes less than 10% of ...
    • Impacts of joint municipal agencification on the democratic governance of waste management 

      Valkama, Pekka; Torsteinsen, Harald Henning; Kettunen, Pekka (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-25)
      Purpose - The study examines how introducing joint municipal arm's length bodies (ALBs) into municipal waste management has influenced the preconditions of democratic governance.<p> <p>Design/methodology/approach - The authors describe and explain the democratic implications of joint municipal agencification by reviewing the perspectives of representative and participative democracy. Through this ...