This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to debates about expertise, policy-
making and democracy. It uniquely combines an overview of recent research on the policy …

The article analyse how the framing of police culture within two cases influence change
within the police organization and lead to new measures through which to achieve police …

Taking some controversial claims philosopher Jason Brennan makes in his book Against
Democracy (Brennan 2016) as a starting point, this paper argues in favour of two theses:(1) …

This article examines the reform of the police in Norway between 2012 to 2015 drawing
upon central public reports and official documents leading up to the reform. These include …

Ved politiets operasjonssentral er hverdagen uforutsigbar. De ansatte må gjøre vurderinger
og ta viktige beslutninger basert på begrenset informasjon og ofte under tidspress: Hvilke …

This article explores partly overlapping, partly contradicting narratives about the terror
events in Norway on July 22, 2011. It asks, how these narratives contribute to the ongoing …

This paper contributes to an on-going exchange in political theory on the normative
legitimacy of expert bodies. It focuses on epistemic worries about the expertisation of …

In consensual democracies deliberation partly takes place outside the public sphere, for
example institutionalized in public committees where scientists, civil servants and interest …

Why did not the police mobilize more capacities more swiftly on 22 July, 2011? And why was
there a lack of coordination by the police in its response to the two terrorist attacks (“22/7”) …

Managing the Human Dimension of Disasters provides the most comprehensive and up-to-
date analysis on how individuals cope with tragedy and loss. Kjell Brataas gives a voice to …