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Our publications

At Fafo, we publish our own reports, notes and briefs. Most are in Norwegian, but we also have some English publications (see «In English»). 

All our more recent Fafo reports in Norwegians also have summaries translated to English (see «Summaries»).

Our researchers publish scientific articles and book chapters and books, as well as take part as authors of 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.

Use the menu above to jump between the various main categories, or find the latest entries of all types on this page.

Most recent Fafo publications

While attracting workers by promising autonomy, gig platforms exercise significant control through algorithmic management. This article explores the algorithmic management of taxi platforms in Oslo, Norway and how it is experienced by the drivers. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the industry, it shows that although the algorithmic management is opaque, unpredictable, and non-negotiable, the drivers nonetheless highlight their flexibility and do not necessarily experience it as control. The analysis highlights two factors explaining these experiences. First, drivers in Oslo have access to multiple platforms and non-platform market segments and therefore remain economically independent of each individual platform. Second, the platforms’ algorithmic management is a non-interventionist form of control, operating primarily through market mechanisms and without intervening directly in the drivers’ labor process. This underscores the importance of market structures in conditioning algorithmic management and emphasizes how platforms are able to provide autonomy at work while maintaining authority over the market.
Journal articles

Vocational Teachers' Work at the Boundary of School and Work

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training

22 February | Kari-Anne Kverneggen, Evi Schmid & Silje Andresen

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

The IMF, Structural Adjustment, and Poverty

The Journal of Development Studies

18 February | Shih-Yen Pan, Lawrence P. King & Elias Nosrati

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Book chapters

Rettferdig omstilling

Cappelen Damm Forskning
Samfunnsgeografi: Perspektiver og prosesser

13 February | David Jordhus-Lier & Camilla Houeland

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Is religion a barrier to integration?

Ethnic and Racial Studies

05 February | Jon Horgen Friberg & Erika Braanen Sterri

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Companies’ assessments in hiring apprentices: A qualitative study in three vocations

Søkelys på arbeidslivet

29 January | Stine Solberg, Torgeir Nyen & Markus Roos Breines

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Journal articles

Breast cancer and long-term employment: A retrospective cohort study from Norway

Journal of Public Health Research

26 January | Roy A. Nielsen, Eliva Atieno Ambugo, Steffen Torp, Torgrim Tandstad, Guro Birgitte Stene, Line Oldervoll, Alain Paraponaris & Harald K. Engan

External web editionOn Fafo.no

Other publications

Evalueringen viser at myndighetene i stor grad har lykkes med å bygge en varig og forutsigbar infrastruktur for kompetanseutvikling i både skolen og fag- og yrkesopplæringen.

Samtidig avdekker rapporten store lokale forskjeller i hvordan partnerskapene med UH-sektoren fungerer.

Videre kan begrenset kapasitet i små kommuner påvirke skoleeiers mulighet til å ta initiativ til og gjennomføre kompetanse- og kvalitetsutvikling.

External reports

Nordic Perspectives on Labour Exploitation

19. January | Natalia Ollus, Anniina Jokinen, Isabel Schoultz, Synnøve Økland Jahnsen, A… | HEUNI

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Other publications

Innstramming i innleieregelverket – konsekvenser for byggeaktiviteten

23. December | Bjørn Gran | Samfunnsøkonomisk Analyse

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

External reports

Sykefravær i omsorgstjenesten

13. November | Marthe Norberg-Schulz & Marthe Linnestad Storo | Samfunnsøkonomisk Analyse

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

External reports

Platform work in Uganda

20. December | Uma Rani, Nóra Gőbel, Rishabh Kumar Dhir, Prof. Dorothy Okello, Prof. Paul… | International Labour Organization 2024

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Research communiction

Interviews

Norge sist ut i Skandinavia med yrkesbachelor

13 March | Kaja Reegård | Khrono

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Helsevesenet sløser med kompetanse

12 March | Markus Roos Breines, | Silje Andresen, | Nadiya Fedoryshyn | Khrono

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Flere voksne i barnehagene gjorde særlig én ting mulig

07 March | Mona Bråten | Forskning.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Op-eds and commentaries

Alle har litt rett om langvarig utmattelse

02 March | Anne Kielland, | Arne Backer Grønningsæter | Aftenposten.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Ny forskningsrapport: Dette ser bedriftene etter når de velger lærling

02 March | Torgeir Nyen | Utdanningsnytt

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side

Popular science

Ny rapport om vold og overgrep: I noen familier har ikke bestemor det så godt

28 February | Synnøve Ø. Jahnsen | Forskning.no

Ekstern nettutgaveFafo-side