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New paper on child protection services in Oslo
27.02.2006
In this paper Fafo researcher Hanne Bogen examines the state of
child protective services in Oslo. Download the paper from here
(in Norwegian) |
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Fafo's Forum on the EU enlargement Seminar 7 March
17.02.2006
The subject of this seminar at Fafo's Forum on the EU enlargement,
is transitional arrangements in the Nordic countries for workers
from Eastern Europe. The seminar is open and lasts from 09.00–11.00.
It will be in the Scandinavian languages.Find programme here
(in Norwegian) |
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 New
report on early retirement
17.02.2006
In this report, Fafo researcher Tove Midtsundstad examines the differential
fortunes of a group of early retirees.Read more and download the report
from here (in Norwegian) |
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Norway – a country in the world?
Norwegian integration and foreign policies after the cartoon crisis
13.02.2006
At the Fafo Breakfast 16 February we ask about the connection between
the inclusion of Muslims in Norwegian society and the possibility
for Norway to have an active foreign policy in Islamic countries.
We will also discuss the contrast between confrontation in Denmark
and dialogue in Norway. Anne Britt Djuve and Jon Pedersen from Fafo
will lead off the discussion.Read more here |
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 New
publication: The impact of EU enlargement on labour mobility to
the Nordic countries
10.02.2006
In this status report prepared for the Nordic Council of Ministers
in January 2006, Fafo research directors Jon Erik Dølvik
and Line Eldring (pictured) describe developments that have occurred
over the first year and a half, after the EU enlargement.Find
an English version of the paper here
Photo: Kristin Fagerlid, Ny Tid |
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 New
report: The hidden and forgotten children
09.02.2006
In this report, Fafo researcher Heidi Gautun evaluates the success
of a project aimed towards the children of drug-addicted parents.
The project's aim was to encourage children to seek support from
the services available to help them.Read
more about the report (in Norwegian) |
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 New
publication on youth poverty
06.02.2006
A new publication by Fafo for the Ministry of Children and Equality
focuses on poverty among children, youth, and families, and what
actions have been taken in various local governments in Norway.
Fafo researchers Tone Fløtten and Jon Horgen Friberg contribute
with articles about poverty among children, and about social exclusion
among young people with an ethnic minority background.Download
the publication from here (in Norwegian)Read about Fami's poverty
research |
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 Working
conditions for teachers in the Nordic countries
01.02.2006
In this report Fafo researcher Åsmund Arup Seip examines the
central agreements concerning pay and working conditions for teachers
in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. The report shows how qualifications,
pay and working time are regulated in the agreements in the four
countries, and how the interplay between the central and the local
level varies between the countries on these same issues .Read more and download the report
(in Norwegian) |
