Associate Professor

Bjørnar Blaalid

Department of welfare and participation
Bjørnar Blaalid
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Field of work

Bjørnar Blaalid holds two bachelor' degrees, one in Sociology (UiB), and one in Sports Science (NTNU), and a master's degree in Sociology from the Department of Sociology, at the University of Bergen. He has a PhD in Sociology, and currently holds a position as Associate professor (Førsteamanuensis) in social work at Western University of Norway, Department of Welfare and participation.

He is a member of two international associations in Sociology: ESA & ISA. As well as FORSA-Norway, and the Norwegian Sociology Association.



Courses taught

Social work
Sociology
Academic formation
Pracsis education in social work


Research areas

Drug addiction, welfare programs, NGOs, life course perspectives, social inequality, rehabilitation, drug misuse, user participation, drug communities, labelling theory


Research groups

Law, Democracy and Welfare
Childhood, substance use and social marginalization (Associated member)

Courses taught
  • MASO500, Social Inequality and Marginalistion, Fall 2025
  • MASO591, Master's Thesis (45 credits), Fall 2025
  • MASO591, Master's Thesis (45 credits), Spring 2026
  • SAB110, Bildung and Academic Craft, Fall 2025
  • SAB120, Social Work as a Discipline and Profession, Fall 2025
  • SAB130, Basic Knowledge of Social Work, Fall 2025
  • SAB220, Applied Social work in the Welfare Services, Fall 2025
  • SAB310, Community Work, Fall 2025
  • SAB390, Bachelor's Thesis , Spring 2026
  • SABP1, Social Work, Practical Training, Spring 2026, subject responsible
  • SABP3, Social Work Practice, Fall 2025