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What is the title of your thesis?

Institutionalised pathways in employment services: An ethnographic study of unemployed citizens’ and frontline professionals’ interactions and experiences with labour market rehabilitation.

At which department and/or research unit did you complete your PhD?

National Institute of Public Health, Social Health Research Group.

Who was your principal supervisor?

Professor in Social Health Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen.

What question did you aim to answer with your thesis?

I wanted to investigate whether a new type of scan was better at detecting the spread of prostate cancer, and whether using it affected the time until disease recurrence for patients.

What did you find, and how can your research be applied (in the clinic, society, etc.)?

The thesis highlights the primary importance of health challenges within the employment services system. These findings are essential for understanding the interconnected issues surrounding health and unemployment, as well as the conditions required to address them effectively within employment services.

How did you do it?

The project was designed as an ethnographic field study. The empirical material was generated through participant observation of meetings and activities within a labour market rehabilitation initiative, longitudinal qualitative interviews with unemployed citizens, and focus group interviews with frontline professionals working in the employment sector.