Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Help to Find Temporary Accommodation – What Promotes Good Practices in the NAV Offices?
In this project, we focus on NAV's work in providing assistance with temporary housing.
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HOUSYOUNG
How can we create sustainable and effective collaborative models for increased inclusion of youth with complex needs through measures including “own home” in the local community.
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Young People’s Establishment in the Housing Market
The project aims to generate knowledge about young people’s establishment in the housing market, including moving out from their parental home, experiences in the rental market, and establishment as homeowners.
Completed research projects
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Housing as a Welfare Good for Young NEETs
This project explores how housing conditions affect young people who are neither in education, employment, nor training (NEETs) in Oslo.
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Possible consequences of moving patterns for people who have been granted a start-up loan in Oslo municipality
The project examines who the initial loan recipients were and are in Oslo, and what the consequences of selective relocation are for districts and sub-districts in Oslo.
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Survey of old peoples' living situation and housing preferences for the future
The project investigates the housing situation of the elderly and their housing wishes and plans for the future.
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The importance of students for the rental market in the cities and study centers for the access to housing for different groups
The purpose of the project is to examine in more detail the importance of students to the rental market in general, and in particular to the rental market for disadvantaged groups.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Sørvoll, Jardar ; Brattbakk, Ingar ; Flåto, Maja (2025). Velferdsstatens boligtilbud: Kommunale utleieboliger i Norge. ISBN: 9788202840747. 367 p. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Flåto, Maja
(2023).
Hjem eller bolig? Kategoriers betydning for kunnskapsutvikling om bostedsløshet.
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nwr.8.2.2
Flåto, Maja
(2020).
Constructing a Policy Field Aimed at Homelessness: How Epistemic Communities Shape Discourse.
Housing, Theory and Society.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2020.1820373
Flåto, Maja
; Johannessen, Katja
(2010).
Economic Strategies among Long-Term Homeless People: The concept of Harvesting Economy.
European Journal of Homelessness.
Vol. 4.
https://www.feantsaresearch.org/en/publications/eu
Flåto, Maja ; Johansen, Nicolay B (2008). Mot en sosiologisk forståelse av avhengighet. Sosiologi i dag. Vol. 38.
