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) and the norwegian Fafo Research Foundation, on behalf of the Nordic Welfare Centre. Three 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
- Tom Kettunen, Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Finland
- John Eriksen, Nordlandsforskning, Norge
Latest issue
3/2025
Guest Editorial
Leaving Care in the Nordic Countries – Young People’s Experiences During Transitions to Adulthood
Anne-Kirstine Mølholt, Stian H. Thoresen and Zulmir Bečević
Articles
The Intersection of Leaving Care and Homelessness: A Literature Overview in a Nordic Welfare State Context
Alberte Alsø Dokkedal, Veera Niemi, Freydís Freysteinsdóttir, Anne-Kirstine Mølholt, Mattias Bengtsson, Veronika Paulsen and Eva Dögg Sigurðardóttir
Distribution of Aftercare Services for Young People in Norway: Social and Geographical Perspectives
Norunn Hornset and Thomas Halvorsen
The Lived Experiences of Former Foster Care Children in Iceland
Freydís Jóna Freysteinsdóttir, Heiður Sævarsdóttir and Birgitta Rós Laxdal
Experiences of Subjective Well-Being Among Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care in Norway
Siri Mordal, Stian H. Thoresen, Regine Ringdal and Veronika Paulsen
Aftercare Practitioners Facilitating the Recognition of Care-Experienced Youth in Finland
Johanna Hedman and Riikka Korkiamäki
Foster Care and Aftercare – Collaboration and Negotiation with Child Welfare Services
Inger Oterholm and Ingrid Höjer