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Fafo publish reports, notes and briefs. Most are in Norwegian, but we also have some English publications (see «In English»). 

More recent Fafo reports in Norwegian have summaries translated to English (see «Summaries»).

Our researchers also publish scientific articles, books and book chapters, as well as co-authoring external reports and publications.

In addition, they are active communicators in the media, at seminars and in other forums. 

An overview of all this is collected on these publication pages.

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Most recent Fafo publications

Book chapters
18 August 2026 | Whistleblowing and Freedom of Expression in Working Life: Comparative Perspectives | Emerald Publishing Limited | Fafo.no page

This chapter investigates how employers and managers protect whistleblowers and assess the impact of whistleblowing on their organisations, drawing on survey data from Denmark, England, Ireland and Norway. All four countries included in this study have legislation protecting whistleblowers. Norway and Denmark belong to so-called inclusive employment regimes, while England and Ireland have more market-based employment regimes. Factors that may contribute to fostering a more whistleblower-friendly environment are identified, and the authors examine how institutional arrangements and employment regimes shape these dynamics.

The findings suggest that institutional arrangements and employment regimes play a certain role in promoting environments conducive to whistleblowing, but the findings are not conclusive.

However, neither collective agreements nor whistleblowing procedures do affect managerial attitudes towards whistleblowing. This suggests that other factors, beyond institutional frameworks, such as personal experiences and interests, organisational culture or sector-specific dynamics, influence how managers perceive and respond to whistleblowing.

Book chapters

Do Institutional Arrangements Matter for a More Friendly Whistleblowing Environment? (Copy)

Emerald Publishing Limited
Whistleblowing and Freedom of Expression in Working Life: Comparative Perspectives

18 August | Sissel C. Trygstad; Anne-Mette Ødegård & Fredrik Engelstad

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Books

Whistleblowing and Freedom of Expression in Working Life: Comparative Perspectives

Emerald Publishing Limited

18 August | David Lewis, Sissel C. Trygstad & Wim Vandekerckhove (Eds.)

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Book chapters

Introduction (Whistleblowing and Freedom of Expression in Working Life: Comparative Perspectives)

Emerald Publishing Limited
Whistleblowing and Freedom of Expression in Working Life: Comparative Perspectives

18 August | David Lewis, Sissel C. Trygstad & Wim Vandekerckhove

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

The Limits of Convergence in the Enlarged Europe: Change in Labour Conditions in a Shipbuilder's Sites in Norway and Romania

British Journal of Industrial Relations

16 August | Jon Erik Dølvik, Aurora Trif, Guglielmo Meardi & Ines Wagner

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

The role of training agencies in supporting young people’s transition from school to work

Journal of Vocational Education & Training

04 August | Stine Solberg & Torgeir Nyen

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Homelessness as structural vulnerability: Precarious citizenship and migrant health in a Nordic welfare state

Journal of Migration and Health

02 July | Frode Eick & Synnøve Økland Jahnsen

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Other publications

Dette er sluttrapporten fra den fireårige evalueringen av fagfornyelsen i yrkesfag, gjennomført av NIFU i samarbeid med Fafo og OsloMet.

Fagfornyelsen var prosessen med å utvikle og innføre læreplanverket for Kunnskapsløftet 2020 (LK20) i hele grunnopplæringen, fra første til trettende år.

Evalueringen har fulgt utviklingen og innføringen av nye læreplaner og ny tilbudsstruktur fra 2020 på vg1 til overgangen til arbeid etter fullført læretid i 2024. I denne evalueringen ser vi kun på innføringen av LK20 i yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram, med hovedvekt på programfagene (det vil si de yrkesfaglige fagene).

External reports

Sluttrapport: Evaluering av ny kompetansemodell

13. February | Knut Fossestøl, Silje Andresen, Elin Borg, Hege Hermansen, Øyunn Syrstad H… | Oslomet/AFI

External web editionFafo.no entry

External reports

Nordic Perspectives on Labour Exploitation

19. January | Natalia Ollus, Anniina Jokinen, Isabel Schoultz, Synnøve Økland Jahnsen, A… | HEUNI

External web editionFafo.no entry

Other publications

Innstramming i innleieregelverket – konsekvenser for byggeaktiviteten

23. December | Bjørn Gran | Samfunnsøkonomisk Analyse

External web editionFafo.no entry

External reports

Comparative report on change in VET profiles - In-depth studies of how VET adapt to changes in the work field.

02. December | Markus Roos Breines et. al. | Skills2capabilities

External web editionFafo.no entry

Research communiction

Popular science

Skolefravær: – At så mange i denne gruppa gruer seg til å gå på skolen, er alvorlig

08 August | Anne Kielland | Forskning.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

84 år og avhengig av den som skader deg. Vold er det motsatte av omsorg

15 June | Synnøve Ø. Jahnsen | Forskersonen.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Tar videreutdanning på fagskole – men får ikke alltid mer i lønn

14 March | Markus Roos Breines | Utdanningsnytt.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Interviews

Norge sist ut i Skandinavia med yrkesbachelor

13 March | Kaja Reegård | Khrono

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Helsevesenet sløser med kompetanse

12 March | Markus Roos Breines, | Silje Andresen, | Nadiya Fedoryshyn | Khrono

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Flere voksne i barnehagene gjorde særlig én ting mulig

07 March | Mona Bråten | Forskning.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side