Meet the project team
Anne Balke Staver
Project manager – Senior Researcher at NIBR
Anne is a political scientist working at the intersection of law and public policy. Her research focuses on the regulation of immigration and integration in Europe. Her PhD (University of Toronto, 2014) compared the regulation of family immigration to Denmark, Norway and the UK.
Helga Eggebø
Research Professor at Nordland Research Institute
Helga Eggebø holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Bergen. Her thesis investigated the regulation of marriage migration to Norway. Her key research areas are immigration regulations, ageing and living conditions among lgbtqi people. Helga also has an interest in collective research methods and has developed the method “collective qualitative analysis”.
Vilde Hernes
Senior Researcher at NIBR
Vilde holds a PhD in political science from the University of Oslo. She studies public policy and administration, with an empirical focus on immigration and integration multi-level governance, policy development and effects. In her research, she applies a cross-national comparative perspective and combines both qualitative and quantitative methods
Tone Maia Liodden
Senior Researcher at NIBR
Tone Liodden has a PhD in sociology; her research interests include migration, life stories, decision-making and sociology of law.
Mariann Stærkebye Leirvik
Senior Researcher at NIBR
Mariann Stærkebye Leirvik holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Oslo. Her research areas are racism and discrimination, ethnic capital and social class, ethnic diversity within the police, and how immigration and integration regulations affects the life choices of immigrants.