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Ida Kjeøy

Researcher

Ida Kjeøy conducts research on migration and integration. She holds a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Oslo.

Ida has extensive experience in project management. In recent years, she has led Fafo’s research on secondary movement among refugees, living conditions among unaccompanied minors in reception centres, and a research review on parallel societies in Scandinavia.

She has previously worked on the development of Norwegian minority policy at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. From this role, she has gained experience as a commissioner of research and in building research programmes in collaboration with the Research Council of Norway.

Education

Master degree in sociology, Universitety of Oslo.

Area of work


Current projects

Secondary Migration Among Refugees in Norway – Municipal Experiences
The project examines how municipalities, NAV employees, and the County Governors understand and implement regulations that restrict refugees’ ability to move during the first five years after settlement, and what consequences this has for refugees’ access to the Introduction Programme and social services.
Mobilizing the new Russian Diaspora in a context of sanctions, social exclusion and fear of repression (RUDIMO)

This project aims to provide a better understanding about conditions for the "new Russian diaspora” – the large groups that have left the Russian Federation after the 2014 invasion of Crimea and, in particular, following the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Unaccompanied minors living in reception centers - knowledge of living conditions and care situation
Fafo will research the living conditions of unaccompanied minors in reception centres and how their care needs are met. The project will lead to recommendations on how UDI can ensure that all unaccompanied minors in reception receive proper care.

Publications

Fafo publications

Scientific publications

Research communication

Seminars and presentations | 19. December 2025
TV radio podcast | 26. November 2025
Op-eds and commentaries | 24. November 2025

Completed projects

Secondary migration among refugees - causes and consequences
Fafo and Oslo Economics are conducting a project that will provide better insight into the causes and consequences of secondary migration among refugees settled in Norwegian municipalities. In general, we want to shed light on the connections between refugees‘ migration decisions, managed and dispersed settlement, and the municipalities’ integration measures.
High levels of absenteeism in Norwegian schools
Fafo will produce a knowledge overview of high absenteeism from school. The overview will say something about the causes of high absenteeism, the prevalence of absenteeism and changes over time, and about measures that work when it comes to reducing absenteeism.
Voluntary associations as information providers during Covid-19

The project will assess extraordinary grants to voluntary organizations for information measures for the immigrant population, and discuss the role of civil society in connection with the covid-19 pandemic. Carried out in collaboration between Fafo and the National Institute of Public Health.

Norwegian-Romanian Initiative for Quality in Education - NOROC

The project aims to improve the quality of educational services, in particular in rural areas, in five departments in Romania. The project aims to combat school dropout and facilitate the transition from primary to lower secondary education and lower secondary to upper secondary education for 650 children at risk.