Sometimes, these are written in direct response to ongoing public debate – such as on citizenship policy, other times conveying research based insights at relevant points in the calendar – such as in connection with Eid, and other times, when there are research insights that are important to share with a broader audience – such as on negotiations of Norwegianness among young people living in Norway.

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2019

Marta Bivand Erdal, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert & Cathrine Talleraas, 2019, Beyond False Dichotomies in Debates on Migration, PRIO blog, 4 July

Marta Bivand Erdal, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert & Cathrine Talleraas, 2019, Enda strengere innvandringspolitikk er ikke nøkkelen til å redde velferdsstaten, Aftenposten, 20 June

Brekke, Jan-Paul & Marta Bivand Erdal (2019) Asylpraksis truer integreringen [Asylum practice threatens integration], Forskersonen, 6 June.

Borchgrevink, Kaja; Marta Bivand Erdal & Torkel Brekke (2019) Id-feiring og muslimsk giverglede [Eid celebrations and muslim charity], VG, 5 June.

2018

Carling, Jørgen; Marta Bivand Erdal; Bård Harstad; Carl Henrik Knutsen; Trude Lappegård; Torbjørn Skardhamar & Gudrun Østby (2018) Forskningsrådet vil snu opp ned på hvordan forskning kvalitetssikres, forbedres, vurderes og deles | Forskere ved PRIO og UiO [The Norwegian Research Council wants to overturn how research is quality ensured, improved, reviewed and shared | Researchers at PRIO and UiO], Aftenposten, 14 November.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Arnfinn H. Midtbøen (2018) Det mangfoldige akademiet [The diverse academia], Khrono.no, 6 November.

Erdal, M.B. & Korzeniewska, L. (2018) ‘On not getting lost in translation’, WELLMIG project blog, 15 October

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2018) Ja, migranter har også borgerplikt [Yes, migrants also hold civic duties], Dagens Næringsliv, 28 September.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2018) Migrasjon er ikke uetisk [Migration is not unethical], Dagens Næringsliv, 21 September.

Carling, J. & Erdal, M.B. (2018) ‘Bærekraftig innvandring‘ [Is ‘Sustainable Migration’ a Valuable Concept?], Vårt Land 25 June.

Borchgrevink, K. & Erdal, M. B. (2018) ‘Forskning viser at: Faste følges av fest – og muslimer årlige gave til gode formål’ [Eid, Islamic finance and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals], Dagens Næringsliv, 16 June.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2018) Skal gi så det svir når fasten er slutt [Giving generously to charity once fasting has ended], Dagens Næringsliv, 15 June.

Erdal, M. B. (2018) What Shapes Which Migration Flows We Study?, PRIO blog, 12 June

Midtbøen, Arnfinn H.; Simon Roland Birkvad & Marta Bivand Erdal (2018) Hvem skal få bli statsborgere? [Who can become citizens?], Aftenposten, 7 June.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2018) Nurse migration and the Global Compact for Migration, Migration for welfare (WELLMIG) project blog, 18 May.

2017

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Sindre Bangstad (2017) Hvem snakker for dem – og oss? [Who speaks on their – and our – behalf?], Verdens Gang, 29 December.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2017) Muslimsk medmenneseklighet [Muslim compassion], Dagbladet, 30 June.

Erdal, M.B. and Midtbøen, A.H. (2017), Å frata folk statsborgerskapet går utover den enkeltes rettssikkerhet [Revoking citizenship has consequences for individual’s sense of legal security], Dagbladet 5 April.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2017) Hvem godtar vi som «norske»? [Who do we accept as “Norwegian”?], Aftenposten, 14 March.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Mette Strømsø (2017) Hva er norskhet? [What is Norwegianness?], VG, 17 January.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2017) Etnisk norsk er ingen absolutt størrelse [The Ethnic Norwegian is not an absolute category], Dagbladet, 9 March.

2016

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) Senterpartiets og andre partiers uklare syn på statsborgeren [The Norwegian Centre Party and other parties’ inconsistent view of the citizen], Vårt Land, 21 September.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) A Post-Brexit We, PRIO blog, 4 July.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) Hvilket «kulturelt fellesskap» gir oss trygghet? [Which ‘cultural community’ provides us a sense of safety?], Vårt Land, 28 June.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) Katolikk i Norge i dag [The Catholic Church in Norway Today], St. Olav – katolsk kirkeblad, 23 June.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) Hverdagsintegrering for norskfødte [Everyday integration for the ‘Norwegian-born’], Dagbladet, 28 May.

2015

Sagmo, Tove Heggli; Marta Bivand Erdal; Rojan Tordhol Ezzati; Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert & Håvard Mokleiv Nygård (2015) Innvandringsdebatt på feil premisser [Wrong premises for the debate about immigration into Europe], NRK Ytring, 8 September.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2015) Muslimer flest feirer id [Most Muslims Celebrate Eid], Dagbladet, 16 July.

Erdal, M.B., Amjad, A., Bodla, Q. and Rubab, A. (2015), Equality in North-South research collaboration, PRIO blog, 2 July.

Erland, Marta Bivand (2015) The Child Welfare Services in Norway and Migration, PRIO blog, 17 June.

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2015) Når foreldre frykter staten [When parents fear the state], Vårt Land, 6 June.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2015) Når blir du norsk? [When do you become Norwegian?], Aftenposten, 8 May.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2015) Always an Immigrant, Never Norwegian, PRIO blog, 4 February

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2015) Evig innvandrer, aldri norsk [Eternal immigrant, never Norwegian], Bergens Tidende, 22 January.

2014

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2014) Norske fremmedhjelpere [Foreign helpers], NRK Ytring, 19 December.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2014) Foreign Helpers, PRIO blog, 19 December

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2014) Norways Outdated Citizenship Legislation, PRIO blog, 20 October.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2014) Avleggs statsborgerskapslov [Outdated citizenship legislation], Dagens Næringsliv, 6 October.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2014) Muslimsk dugnad for de fattige [Muslim charity for the poor], VG, 28 July.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2014) [Muslim charity for the poor], PRIO blog, 28 July.

Talleraas, Cathrine & Marta Bivand Erdal (2014) Stillheten om retur til Etiopia [The silence about return to Ethiopia], Ytring, 18 June.

Talleraas, Cathrine & Marta Bivand Erdal (2014) Unintended Effects of Norway’s Readmission Agreement with Ethiopia, PRIO blog, 18 June.

2013

Ezzati, Rojan Tordhol & Marta Bivand Erdal (2013) Iscenesetter innvandring som problem [Framing immigration as a problem], Verdens gang, 2 September.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2013) Den usynlige bistanden [The invisible foreign aid], Klassekampen, 11 July.

Borchgrevink, Kaja & Marta Bivand Erdal (2013) Invisible Aid, PRIO blog, 4 July.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2013) Norge og det nye verdenskartet [Norway and the new world map], Dagsavisen, 22 May.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2013) Mindre norsk med to pass [Less Norwegian with two passports], Ytring, 24 March.

2012

Erdal, Marta Bivand (2012) Tillit til staten [Confidence in the state], Dagbladet, 19 December.

2011

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Erlend Paasche (2011) De etniske brillene må av [Off with the Ethnic Glasses], Bergens Tidende, 25 October.

2010

Erdal, Marta Bivand; Cindy Horst; Jørgen Carling & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2010) Bidrar ‘her’ og ‘der’ [Contribute ‘here’ and ‘there’], Aftenposten, 8 November.

Erdal, Marta Bivand & Cindy Horst (2010) Ekskludert fra utvikling? [Excluded from Development?], Dagsavisen, 29 July.

2008

Erdal, Marta Bivand; Mohamed Husein Gaas & Cindy Horst (2008) Tvunget til lovbrudd [Forced to Break the Law], Dagbladet, 2 April.