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Jan Paul Brekke
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Name
Jan-Paul Brekke
Role
Sociologist
Spouse
Tine Morch Smith
Movies
Twigson
Books
Why Norway?: Understanding Asylum Destinations
Similar People
Helen Vikstvedt, Thorbjorn Harr, Asleik Engmark, Erik Poppe
Jan-Paul Brekke (born 19 March 1966) is a Norwegian sociologist and comedian. He currently works as a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research. His fields of research are migration and refugees, and sociology of sport. Since 2003, he has also been a regular panel member on the nationally broadcast TV show Løvebakken. He is a member of the comedy troupe Teatersport Oslo, together with Harald Eia, Helen Vikstvedt and Torbjørn Harr. They won the Norwegian championship in Theatresports in 1994.
Brekke is married to Tine Mørch Smith, who since 2010 has been Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in New York. They have three children.
Publications
2010 Life on Hold
2009 (with Monica Five Aarset). Why Norway?: Understanding Asylum Destinations. Oslo: Institute for Social Research,ISBN 9788277633060
2007 Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Norway and the EU. Oslo: Institute for Social Research, 2007. ISBN 9788277632438
2007 (with Tordis Borchgrevink) Talking about integration : discources, alliances and theories on labour market integration in Sweden
2006 International students and immigration to Norway
2006 Utestengt fra velferdsstaten
2005 Humanitet eller null-tolerans
2004 While We Are Waiting: Uncertainty and Empowerment Among Asylum-Seekers in Sweden. Oslo, Norway: Institute for Social Research, ISBN 9788277631981.
2004 The Struggle for Control: The Impact of National Control Policies on the Arrival of Asylum Seekers to Scandinavia 1999-2004. Oslo, Norway: Institute for Social Research, ISBN 9788277632018
2002 Samtalekulturen i diplomatiet
2002 Children and Adolescents with an Immigrant Background: An Overview of Nordic Research. Kbh: Nordic Council of Ministers, ISBN 9789289308366.
2002 Kosovo-Norge, tur og retur : midlertidig opphold for kosovoflyktninger Oslo : Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISBN 9788277631714
2001 Velkommen og farvel? : midlertidig beskyttelse for flyktninger i Norge. [Oslo]: Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISBN 9788277631639
2001 "The Dilemmas of Temporary Protection – the Norwegian Experience" in Policy Studies, 22, no. 1 (2001): 5-18
1999 Midlertidig beskyttelse i Nordisk flyktningepolitikk
1999Barn og unge med innvandrerbakgrunn : en nordisk kunnskapsoversikt Kbh. : Nordisk Ministerråd, ISBN 9789289303187
1999 Barn og ungdoms levekår i Norden: en nordisk kunnskapsoversikt
1998 Et nytt flyktningregime? : om midlertidig beskyttelse i Norge
1995 Ansvar for andre : frivillighetssentralen i velferdspolitikken
1994 Frivillighet og lokalsamfunn : En studie av to frivillighetssentralers omgivelser.