Sverre Flaatten

Professor

Email: Sverre.Flaatten@phs.no

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Background and experience

I have a phd. in sociology of law from the University of Oslo and am a professor of sociology. In my research, I move between classical sociology, the sociology of education and professions, and legal history. I am currently working on two research projects: (1) professions and the socialization of police students; (2) an essay on Max Weber's methods when studying the history of law.

Teaching

Sociology
Criminology
Theory of science
Preventative policing

Research

Professions and socialization of students
Bureaucracy and power
Punishment
Crime
The rule of law
Sociological theory and Legal History

Projects

Recruitment, Education and Careers in the Police (RECPOL)

Research groups

Law, Society and Historical Change

Winnæss, Pål; Flaatten, Sverre & Helland, Håvard (2025). Hvem politiet er. In Larsson, Paul; Gundhus, Helene Ingebrigtsen & Granér, Rolf (Ed.), Innføring i politivitenskap. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202837976. p. 122–145. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2022). "Du kunne valgt annerledes": Skyld i strafferetten og samfunnets ansvar. In Heivoll, Geir & Fredwall, Terje Emil (Ed.), Straffens etikk. Scandinavian Academic Press. ISSN 9788230403150. p. 77–111. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2021). En handelsmann blir til: Konkursloven av 1863 og rettsliggjøringen av den økonomiske handlingen. In Flaatten, Sverre (Eds.), Kontroll av kapital: 1814-1917. Akademisk Publisering. ISSN 9788281520561. p. 127–160. Full text in Research Archive

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Flaatten, Sverre; Thomassen, Gunnar & Winnæss, Pål (2025). Leder og kandidatundersøkelse, 2022-kullet : Kunnskapsyn og praktisk sans. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2024). Straff. In Lomell, Heidi Mork & Skilbrei, May-Len (Ed.), Kriminologi. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215071992. p. 157–180. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2022). Kriminalitetsutvikling og straff. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2022). Kontroll av kapital 1814 – 1917. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2021). Innledning. In Flaatten, Sverre (Eds.), Kontroll av kapital: 1814-1917. Akademisk Publisering. ISSN 9788281520561. p. 9–29. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2021). Politi og psykiatri. Full text in Research Archive
Flaatten, Sverre (2021). Konkursloven av 1863: en handelsmann blir til. Full text in Research Archive

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