Oddvar Hollup
University of Bergen, Norway
Biography
Professor Oddvar Hollup has a PhD. In Social Anthropology from University of Bergen, Norway dealing with the construction of Ethnic identity among Indians in Mauritius. Presently he is a professor in Social Science at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University College of Southeast Norway. Among his recent research interests is the social and cultural construction of the nursing profession in an international perspective. Two articles, concerning recruitment to nursing in Mauritius, have been published in International Journal of Nursing Studies (2012-2014). Now he is working on the changing status of the nursing profession in western India.