Welfare and Education
Historical and comparative studies are central in welfare state research at the Institute for Social Research.
Norwegian society is characterised, among other things, by a comprehensive welfare state. How welfare policy is developing and changing, and the impact of this, are important research topics at the ISF. Historical and comparative studies are key to our welfare research: studies of how individual schemes have changed over time and also studies comparing Norwegian systems to similar schemes in other countries.
Welfare researchers at the ISF also study popular support for welfare systems and how this can change in light of, for example, high levels of immigration or increasing unemployment. A third umbrella topic is how welfare systems work: do they protect against poverty, and do they keep many people in work?
Contact
- a.f.rogne@samfunnsforskning.no
- Phone
- +47 92 82 16 10
Most Recent Welfare and Education Projects
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Turning the tables: Can ‘upstream’ social policy prevent child maltreatment? (UPSTREAM) June 30, 2026
UPSTREAM will contribute new knowledge on the effects of preventive social policies on child maltreatment and the mechanisms involved from a comprehensive Nordic welfare state.
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- isf-project
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- welfare
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Academic Careers: Examining the Significance of Socio-Economic Background (ACCESS) June 30, 2026
ACCESS will investigate the relationship between socio-economic background and the recruitment and careers of academic professionals.
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- isf-project
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- education
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- equality and gender
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- labour market
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Temp Agency Work: Worker Welfare, Organization and Efficiency (TEMPO) June 26, 2026
This project will use new data from staffing agencies, for the first time used in research, to investigate the economic consequences of temporary agency work.
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- isf-project
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- labour market
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- welfare