The Scientific Journal Nordic Welfare Research
The scientific journal Nordic Welfare Research | Nordic Welfare Research publishes articles about various welfare policy themes, such as the circumstances and living conditions of the population, working life and integration, social services, health care, public health, disability issues, and alcohol and drug policy. The journal was established in 2016.
The scientific journal is published by Universitetsforlaget AS (Scandinavian University Press), Fafo Institutt for arbeidslivs- og velferdsforskning and Velferdsforskningsinstituttet NOVA – OsloMet, on behalf of the Nordic Welfare Centre. Three-four issues are published per year; these include texts in Danish, Dutch, English, Norwegian and Swedish.
The journal is an interdisciplinary scientific journal. It publishes research-based articles based on empirical and/or theoretical analyses of high academic quality. The journal is aimed at researchers and academics, students, political and administrative decision-makers, professionals, interest groups, the media and the public.
The Editorial Board
- Sven Bremberg, Karolinska Institutet, Sverige
- Trine Wulf-Andersen, Roskilde Universitet, Danmark
- Snæfríður Þóra Egilson, Universitetet i Island
- Helena Blomberg-Kroll, Helsingfors universitet
- John Eriksen, Nordlandsforskning, Norge
Latest issue
1/2026
Articles
Healthcare managers’ experiences of opportunities for user involvement in municipal health and care services
A reflexive thematic analysis of focus-group interviews from a Norwegian perspective
Erna Henriette Dahl Tyskø, Sari Lindeman and Lennart Lorås
Betydningen av etikkrefleksjon for samarbeidet mellom ansatte og pårørende i botilbud til personer med utviklingshemming
Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad, Anita Gjermestad and Trygve-Johannes Lereim Sævareid
Navigating Data in the Public Sector: Hybrid Professionalism and Sensemaking in Danish Municipalities
Jonathan Hermansen, Rasmus Bergmann and Niels Rasmussen
«Yo – jeg har fått en mentor!» Utsatte unges erfaringer med å ha en mentor i et kommunalt mentorprogram
Inger Marie Holm and Anette Langås Larsen
The Technofix Illusion. A Discourse Analysis of Norway’s Welfare Technology Policy and the Transformation of Eldercare
Gloria Ziglioli
Commentary
Indicators for Inequality in the Nordic Countries – 2024 Update
Heidi Lyshol and Magne R. Gunnarson