Halvor Melbye Hanisch

Halvor Melbye Hanisch serves as a Research Professor at the Work Research Institute (AFI), Centre for Welfare and Labour Research (ARKUS), Oslo Metropolitan University. His academic work centers on disability, work inclusion, and health systems, with specialized focus on intellectual disabilities and care infrastructure within Norway's welfare framework.

His research spans Disability Studies, Care Ethics, and Supported Decision-Making, examining how professional practices and policy structures impact self-determination for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Key interests include empathy in caregiving, citizenship in institutional settings, and the interplay between family support systems and state-provided care.

Analysis of his 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent interdisciplinary scholarship blending Medical Humanities and Social Work methodologies. His work demonstrates thematic continuity in exploring care infrastructure, decision-making architectures, and the lived experience of disability through qualitative anthropological approaches.

He actively contributes to the "Work, health and inclusion" research group at AFI, which investigates systemic barriers and innovative solutions for creating inclusive work environments and health practices for marginalized populations.