Research

Journal Articles

  1. Forum, B. M. (2026). Bureaucratic Turnover Under New Governments: The Moderating Effect of Bureaucratic and Political Layering. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 36(4), 429-446. doi: 10.1093/jopart/muag016

Book Chapters

  1. Forum, B. M. (2027). Norway: Two Career Paths in a Dyadic Executive Structure. In The Palgrave Handbook of Careers in the Executive Triangle, edited by Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling, Tom Bellens, Anne Bellon, Levent Demirelli, Pierre Squevin, Fanni Tóth, Sylvia Veit, and Kutsal Yesilkagit. Palegrave. PDF here

  2. Rasch, B.E., Forum B. M. & Bucur C. (2026). Parliamentary institutions and portfolio allocation in coalition governments. In Democracy at the Crossroads – Challenges for Governance and Representation: Essays in Honour of Thomas Saalfeld, edited by Jorge M. Fernandes and Javier Martínez-Cantó. Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003660248-18

  3. Bach, T., Forum, B. M., & Hesstvedt, S. (2025). Norway: Formal and informal politicization in a merit bureaucracy. In Handbook of Politicization and Political Patronage, edited by B. Guy Peters, Colin Knox, Francesco Panizza, Conrado Ramos, and Katarína Staroňová. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781035326242.00012

  4. Askim, Jostein; Forum, Bjørn Mo & Tranøy, Bent Sofus (2024). The party politics of policy endurance: parliamentary settlements in Norway, 1980-2021. In Pathways to Positive Public Administration, edited by Patrick Lucas, Tina Nabatchi, Janine O’Flynn, and Paul ’t Hart. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803929170.00034

Working Papers

  1. Askim, J., Forum, B. M., & Høyland, B. Pattern of Deliberation in Norwegian Cabinet Conferences 1945–1985.

  2. Forum, B.M. When Does the Cabinet Constrain the Minister? Evidence from Cabinet Deliberations on Bureaucratic Appointments in Norway 1945-1985. (Presented at EGPA 2025, ECPR 2026)

  3. Forum, B. M. & Hesstvedt, S. Party Representation on Government Advisory Commissions. Version presented at Nasjonal Fagkonferanse i Statsvitenskap 2026

  4. Forum, B. M., Askim, J., & Mangset, M. Constraining the Prince: The Architecture of Merit-Based Recruitment. (Under review) Version presented at EGPA 2025

Master’s Thesis

  • Forum, B. M. (2022). The Political Dynamics of Administrative Turnover: The effects of political change on the careers of top civil servants in Norwegian ministries 1884-2021 Master’s Thesis, Universitetet i Oslo. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-98325