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 Publication at Routledge: Taking trafficking to court
December 2010
Fafo managing direcor May-Len Skilbrei has written the chapter "Taking Trafficking to Court" in the book Human Sex Trafficking, edited by Frances Bernat and published by Routledge. The book explores human sex trafficking in several nations of origin and destination. Skilbrei analyzes the cases of sex trafficking that has reached Norwegian courts thus far.
 Read more about the book Human Sex Trafficking |
 New article: Empowerment or Intrusion? The Input and Output Legitimacy of Introductory Programs for Recent Immigrants
16 December 2010
Recent changes in the social policy regimes of western European countries have raised questions about the normative legitimacy of policy measures. Welfare states may face difficult dilemmas when efficient social policy measures clash with principles of the liberal state, like equal treatment and individual autonomy. Is output legitimacy achieved at the expense of the input legitimacy dimensions of individual autonomy and human dignity? In an article written by Fafo research director Anne Britt Djuve proposes a standard for evaluating the normative legitimacy of social policy interventions is proposed, and subsequently applied on the concrete example of the Norwegian introductory programs for immigrants. The paper concludes that activation measures in some of its implementations may actually represent fewer threats to input legitimacy than does the alternative regime of unconditional social assistance. The article is published in Journal of International Migration and Integration,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (2010).
 Abstract: Empowerment or Intrusion? The Input and Output Legitimacy of Introductory Programs for Recent Immigrants |
 To all readers of fafo.no:
Season's greetings and a happy new year!
23. December 2010
Managing directors Tone Fløtten og May-Len Skilbrei surprised the staff arriving for work today with Santa's hats, cookies and season's greetings.
A fitting image for the closing of a year at fafo.no. We would like to thank our readers and wish you all welcome back for more news in the new year.
Jon Lahlum
Head of Information office |
 New article on research on human trafficking
November 2010
Fafo-researcher
Guri Tyldum has written the article «Limitations in Research on Human Trafficking», published in International Migration, Volume 48, Issue 5. Tyldum points to some common pitfalls and particular challenges in research on human trafficking.
She concludes that there will always be some limitations and biases in empirical research in the trafficking field. However, as long as we acknowledge these limitations and make them explicit in our research, sound empirical research that enhances our knowledge in this field is possible.
Read more about the article Limitations in Research on Human Trafficking |
 
New articles on nutrition and women in resource-poor settings, and on migrant workers’ job mobility in China
4 November 2010
Fafo-researcher Liv Elin Torheim is the co-writer of two articles in Journal of Nutrition, 2010, 140, while Fafo-researcher Huafeng Zhang has written the article «The Hukou system's constraints on migrant workers' job mobility in Chinese cities» in China Economic Review 21 (2010).
Read more about Women in Resource-Poor Settings Are at Risk of Inadequate Intakes of Multiple Micronutrients, Journal of Nutrition
Read more about Simple Food Group Diversity Indicators Predict Micronutrient Adequacy of Women’s Diets in 5 Diverse, Resource-Poor Settings, Journal of Nutrition |
 New book chapter on working conditions for Polish workers in Oslo
3 November 2010
Fafo-researcher Jon Horgen Friberg has written the chapter “Working Conditions for Polish Construction Workers and Domestic Cleaners in Oslo: Segmentation, Inclusion and the Role of Policy” in Richard Black, Godfried Engbersen, Marek Okólski & Cristina Pantîru (eds.): A Continent Moving West? EU enlargement and labour migration from Central and Eastern Europe (2009).
Read more and order the book from Amazon.com |
 New article on breastfeeding and HIV
29 October 2010
Fafo-researcher Marina Manuela de Paoli has together with researchers from Bergen, Canada and Tanzania written four articles in International Breastfeeding Journal. This special issue deals with aspects of preventing-mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). The authors claim that the challenge that lies ahead is to find ways to restore the trust in breastfeeding as the normal and safest way to feed an infant.
Read more about each article:
Ways ahead: protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in the context of HIV
Breastfeeding and HIV: experiences from a decade of prevention of postnatal HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa
The difficulty with responding to policy changes for HIV and infant feeding in Malawi
Reflections on global policy documents and the WHO's infant feeding guidelines: lessons learnt |
 New article: Security Sector Reform in Liberia
19 October 2010
Fafo's head of research Morten Bøås has together with Karianne Stig written the article "Security Sector Reform in Liberia: An Uneven Partnership without Local Ownership" in Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Vol 4, issue 3. The security situation in Liberia is currently quite good, and at a glance the peacebuilding process seems to be moving ahead. But instead of addressing local perceptions of insecurity the international community made plans for Liberia without considering the context in which reforms were to be implemented. The peace in post-conflict Liberia is therefore still fragile, according to the authors.
The article can be downloaded from Routledge: Security Sector Reform in Liberia |
 Fafo and Noref seminar 11 November: Islamism as a liberating force?
Dr. Shadi Hamid, Director of Research, Brookings Doha Center, will give a speech on Islamist political parties and democratic reform in the Middle East at this Fafo and Noref (The Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre) seminar. Hamid has written extensively on US and Islamist politics in the Arab world. The venue takes place at Fafo in Borggata 2B at 08:30 – 09:45. The seminar will be in English.
Programme and registration |
 New book on Islamist rhetoric
11 October 2010
Fafo-researcher Jacob Høigilt has written the book Islamist Rhetoric. Language and Culture in Contemporary Egypt, published at Routledge. Through linguistic analysis of Islamist rhetoric, Høigilt sheds light upon Egyptian attitudes towards other Muslims, religious authority and secular society. Introducing an alternative divide in Egyptian public debate – between text cultures rather than ideologies – he approaches the topic of Islamism from a unique analytical perspective, offering an important addition to the existing literature in the areas of Middle Eastern society and politics, Arabic language and religious studies.
More information on the book Islamist Rhetoric at Routledge |
 Guest Lecture: Building a Peace Economy in Northern Uganda.
Florence Odora Adong, Guest Researcher, Nordic Africa Institute
October 2010
Museveni’s Uganda is often presented as a successful case of ‘post conflict reconstruction’, however this assessment only represents part of the reality as the north as been mired in poverty and armed conflict for over 20 years. Although efforts to end the two decades long war yielded the signing of the five points agreement, the final peace agreement has not been signed and implemented. 26th October 14.15-16.00.
More information and registration to Building a Peace Economy in Northern Uganda. |
Workshop 14 October: Post-Referendum Relations between Egypt and the Sudan
The workshop Making Cooperation Attractive: Post-Referendum Relations between Egypt and the Sudan is arranged in co-operation between by PRIO, Fafo and Noref. The main part of this one-day policy workshop consists of three panel discussions with senior scholars and policy analysts from the Sudan, Egypt, the United Kingdom and Norway. The topic is the challenges facing Egypt and the Sudan (North and South) both before and after the 2011 referendum: What possible scenarios may result from the referendum process? How will the referendum affect security and stability in the region? In which ways will regional Nile politics affect and be affected by the political transition in the Sudan? Speakers include State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, Director of Noref Mariano Aguirre, Professor at CMI Gunnar M. Sørbø, and Director of PRIO Kristian Berg Harpviken.
Programme and registration |
