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
3/2026
Editorial
Deafblindness, Participation and Welfare in the Nordic Region
Moa Wahlqvist, Gøran Forsgren, Helle Buelund Selling
Articles
Emmi Tuomi, Riikka Lindström, Tuija Aro, Virpi-Liisa Kykyri, Aarno Laitila
Linguistic care work in multimodal teaching practices: A student with deafblindness in a Nordic sign language environment
Sigrid Slettebakk Berge, Liz Adams Lyngbäck, Eli Raanes
It’s Not U(sher), It’s the System – Towards Co-Created Pathways of Support?
Experiences of Young Danish Adults with Usher Syndrome in Their Pursuit of Autonomy and Space
Eva Juul Toldam, Rasmus Hougaard Pedersen, Chalotte Glintborg, Niels-Henrik Møller Hansen, Anja Nielsen, Vibeke Harms Andersen
Breaking methodological boundaries: Assistive technology development involving people with deafblindness
Kari Jokstad, Bedir Yiyit, Erik Nilsen, Fereshteh Halimi, Hilde Thygesen, Marie Dyrkorn Egge, Emilio Jensen Granados
Exploring Observer Agreement for the Communication Categories of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Deafblindness Based on Video Observations from Two Cases
Saskia Damen, Emil Holmer
Commentary
Applying acceptance and commitment therapy addressing stress and fatigue in persons with acquired deafblindness
Sofia Hansdotter