Technological revolutions have happened before, but none are quite so wide-ranging as the one we are currently living through. The past holds examples for how we can mitigate the negative consequences of and make sure the benefits don’t just go to those who already have power.
Research groups
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Work, health and inclusion
What is the role of the workplace in the inclusion of vulnerable groups? What are the consequences of being available for work 24/7? These are some of the questions we are researching in this research group.
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Organization of the Welfare State
The research group will provide knowledge about the organization, implementation, and effects of public services.
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Innovation and Enterprise Development
We research people's opportunities, innovation, and participation both within organizations and as part of societal development. Through our groundbreaking and action-oriented research, we aim to contribute to a fair and sustainable future.
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Labour, Democracy and Governance
We research the transformation of labour relations in an era defined by technological disruption and algorithmic governance, shifting geopolitical landscape and security realities, and evolving regulatory, governance and management paradigms.
A selection of ongoing AFI projects
- Algorithmic Governance and Cultures of Policing: Comparative Perspectives from Norway, India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa (AGOPOL)
- Digital Prism and the Nordic Model of Workplace Democracy under Pressure (DigiWORK)
- Empowering youth and co-creating social innovations and policymaking through youth-focused citizen social science (YouCount)
- Flex-IT – A mixed-method study of cross-domain information technology use in everyday life
- Socioeconomic risk groups, vaccination and pandemic influenza (PANRISK)
- NEET: Preventing sick leave and marginalization in young adults
- Crossbow: Crossing and Managing Boundaries between Work and Non-Work – Co-creating Healthy Teleworking
Recent scientific publications from AFI researcher
- Støren-Vaczy, Blanka ; Bakkeli, Vidar (2024). Implementing the Place-Train Approach in Train-Place Services: Organizational Culture and Supported Employment. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. (tidsskrift.dk).
- Frøyland, Kjetil ; Bull, Helen ; Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Berget, Gerd ; Spjelkavik, Øystein ; Lystad, June (2024). Work inclusion of marginalised groups in a troubled city district – How can active labour market policies improve? Social Policy & Administration. (wiley.com).
- Frøyland, Kjetil (2024). Inclusion of vulnerable youth in school or work - How can individually tailored professional support contribute? . Children and Youth Services Review. (sciencedirect.com).
- Frøyland, Kjetil ; Nordberg, Tanja Haraldsdottir (2024). Wadel’s concept of ‘incorporation’: A means of improving sustainable work inclusion? Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. Vol. 2025. (tidsskrift.dk).
- Kuldova, T.Ø., Østbø, J., Shore, C. (Eds.). 2024. Compliance, Defiance, and ‘Dirty’ Luxury: New Perspectives on Anti-Corruption in Elite Contexts (springer.com).
- Brattbakk, I. & Sørvoll, J. (2024). They must live somewhere! The geographical dimension of residualized social rented housing in urban Norway. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, May 2024. (springer.com, pdf).
