|
 Palestinians
support the cease-fire but actions against Israel still seen as
legitimate as long as occupation prevail
22.12.2005
An in-depth survey conducted by Fafo (by Gro Hasselknippe) before
the violence in Gaza of the past week hows that there is wide legitimacy
for violent actions against Israel. Nevertheless, at present people
support the cease fire and do not agree to attacks from the Gaza
Strip against Israel. A majority wants the Intifada to stop. People
consider that the Israeli pullout of Gaza has improved the living
conditions there, but people in the West Bank have not had the same
experience. An overwhelming majority think elections should go ahead
as planned in January 2006
 Download the press-release (English)
(Arabic),
table report and powerpoint-presentation
here
In the press: Aftenposten, NRK, among others (in Norwegian)
|
|
Lean Shipbuilding - Innovative shipbuilding in Norway
21.12.2005
Fafo's project Lean Shipbuilding – Innovative shipbuilding
in a Norwegian context, has received financial support from
the Research Council of Norway's innovation programme about maritime
business and offshore operations (MAROFF). The project's aim is
to improve the productivity and competitiveness of Norwegian shipbuilding
industry and of the maritime cluster, as such. The project will
last for three years and will be carried out together with Møreforskning
and Lean Construction Denmark. Bjørne Grimsrud at Fafo is
head of the project, while a central part of it will result in Sigmund
Aslesen's doctoral thesis. |
|
New book by Morten Bøås: The Political Economy of
Regions and Regionalisms
20.12.2005
Fafo-researcher Morten Bøås has together with Marianne
H. Marchand and Timothy M. Shaw published the book: The Political
Economy of Regions and Regionalisms.
Regions and regionalism have proliferated in the post-bipolar world,
albeit, sometimes in terms of conflict and informal or illegal sector
activities, rather than familiar inter-state developmental institutions.
This timely collection of original contributions from around the
world brings together for the first time some of the best analysts
in the field. They point the way forward towards a relevant, critical,
yet informative and pragamatic interdisciplinary analysis with relevance
to myriad local to global actors, approaches, policies and discourses.Read
more and order the book from here |
|
 Fafo
evaluates competence development plan in basic education
16.12.2005
As part of a new reform of the basic education system, the Norwegian
government is financing a large-scale competence development plan
for school administrators, teachers and trainers in the period 2005-2008.
Fafo is evaluating the implementation of the competence development
plan. The evaluation project runs from December 2005 to April 2009.
The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is financing
the evaluation, and Anna Hagen (picture) will be in charge of the
project at Fafo.
|
|
 News
service on Poverty and Social Assistance
14.12.2005
Fami – Norwegian Centre for Research on Poverty and Social
Assistance is a research collaboration between Fafo and NOVA (Norwegian
Social Research), for the period of 2003-2008. Fami has just now
established their own news service.Read more about Fami
here
In the picture: The Fami directors Tone Fløtten (Fafo)
and Axel West Pedersen (NOVA) |
|
 Wage
formation in Norway: Centralisation and Coordination or Local Solutions?
12.12.2005
Fafo's research director Torgeir Aarvaag Stokke examines the challenges
of wage formation, including how to balance the need for centralisation
and coordination with local demands, in HORISONT (4/2005), the journal
of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). Download the article
from NHO (in Norwegian)
|
|
Corporate Governance in Norway
09.12.2005
Will the Norwegian model for democracy in the workplace and inclusive
work practices function in a modern labour market? This question
is at the heart of a new Strategic Institute Programme at Fafo,
financed by The Research Council of Norway. Fafo researcher Bjørn
Andersen, research director Jon Erik Dølvik, and managing
director Jon M. Hippe will direct the multi-year project. |
|
 The
Crisis in Northern Uganda
06.12.2005
The Fafo researchers Morten Bøås and Anne Hatløy
presented their living condition survey of internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in Northern Uganda at a Fafo breakfast today. The
report has already gained a lot of attention in Uganda.Read more about, and download
the report here
Photo: Anne Hatløy |
|
Quality development in vocational education and training (VET)
08.12.2005
In a new paper Fafo researcher Anna Hagen has surveyed the knowledge
status and identified research needs related to quality assurance
in VET.Read more about the paper (in
Norwegian) |
|
 Life
as a Child Domestic Worker in Haiti
02.12.2005
Fafo researcher Anne Hatløy (picture) has published the article
"Life as a Child Domestic Worker in Haiti" in the international
journal; The Journal of Haitian Studies, vol 11 no 1/2005.The journal can be ordered from Center
for Black Studies.Read more
|
|
New project for Fafo and Frischsenteret about care of the elderly
02.12.2005
Fafo and Frischsenteret has got 3.8 millioner from The Research
Council of Norway to study care of the elderly and their participation
on the labour market. The project will run for three years, wtih
Heidi Gautun at Fafo in charge together with Snorre Kverndokk from
Frischsenteret.Read more about the project (in Norwegian) |
|
 Fafo-report
about employees in boards
01.12.2005
In this report by Fafo researcher Inger Marie Hagen she presents
the first Norwegian survey about employees in boards, and she asks:
Are they opponents, partners or second team?Read more about the report
(in Norwegian)
|
