Our publications
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
This article examines the roles training agencies in Norway play in companies’ recruitment to formal apprenticeships leading to upper secondary education credentials, and whether these roles widen access for disadvantaged young people.
Drawing on brokerage theory and 27 interviews with employers and training‑agency staff in healthcare, sales and electrical trades, we identify three interrelated roles through which training agencies support disadvantaged young people: screener – matchmaker (information gathering and matching), company supporter (lowering perceived risk through follow‑up and resource mobilisation), and apprentice applicant supporter (pre‑placement preparation and relational support). By balancing loyalties to both companies and young people, they enjoy the trust required to play a brokerage role.
The paper contributes to the literature by specifying how brokerage is enacted by training agencies, indicating key enablers such as information sharing and trust. However, the paper also indicates the labour market-contingent nature of their roles as their mediation of disadvantaged young people is more efficient in sectors where applicants are in short supply (health, sales).
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
Strike, Wage Bargaining and the Cost of Conflict
Outdated Enforcement? The Judicialization of Status Determination in the German and Norwegian Platform Economy
Zeitschrift für Sozialreform
24 June | Johanne Stenseth Huseby, Kristin Jesnes, Fabian Beckmann & Fabian Hoose
School absenteeism and fear of school among Norwegian neurodivergent adolescents 13–17 years of age
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
09 June | Anne Kielland & Jing Liu
Det kollektive arbeidslivet (3. utgave)
Gyldendal Akademisk
05 June | Kristine Nergaard, Kristin Alsos, Stein Evju & Torgeir Aarvaag Stokke
Navigating the school-to-work gap: vocational teachers’ responsibilities in students’ transitions to apprenticeships
Journal of Vocational Education & Training
14 May | Evi Schmid, Silje Andresen & Stine Solberg
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Stability and change in attitudes towards homosexuality among immigrant-or… (2021)
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Seniorpolitikk - behov for nytt kart og kompass? (2015)
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Do work-place initiated measures reduce sickness absence? Preventive measu… (2015)
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Velferdsstatens skreddere (2015)
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Adapting to the Dual Earner Family Norm? (2015)
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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).
Sluttrapport: Evaluering av ny kompetansemodell
Nordic Perspectives on Labour Exploitation
Innstramming i innleieregelverket – konsekvenser for byggeaktiviteten
Comparative report on change in VET profiles - In-depth studies of how VET adapt to changes in the work field.
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Barnefattigdom – en kunnskapsoppsummering (2020)
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Kommunenes pensjonskostnader - virkninger av endringer i markedsstruktur (2015)
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The effect of retaining measures on retirement timing — depending on occup… (2016)
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Evaluering av programmet Reis og Ryk Salten (2015)
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Diskrimineringens omfang og årsaker. Etniske minoriteters tilgang til nors… (2015)
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