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The Fafo Research Foundation, also known as the Fafo Foundation or just Fafo ( no, Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo), is a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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research foundation and owner of the research institute: The ''Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research.'' The institute conducts social research both in Norway and internationally. Fafo has its main office in
Oslo
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and an office in
Beijing
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.
Fafo was founded by the
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ( no, Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions ...
(LO) in 1982 and was reorganized as an independent research foundation in 1993 with contributions from the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions,
Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees ( no, Fagforbundet) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 395,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO).
It was founded in 2003 as a merger of t ...
and six major Norwegian companies (
Orkla Group
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,
Umoe
Umoe AS is a privately owned company based in Norway.
Jens Ulltveit-Moe
Jens Ulltveit-Moe (born July 16, 1942 in Drammen) is a Norwegian businessperson. He founded Umoe in 1984, and retains ownership of the group. Ulltveit-Moe is CEO of Umoe, ...
,
Elkem
Elkem is a company that produces silicones, silicon, alloys for the foundry industry, carbon and microsilica, and other materials. Elkem was founded in 1904, has more than 7,000 employees and fields 30 production sites worldwide. Elkem has an ope ...
,
Coop Norge
Coop Norge SA is a Norwegian cooperative. It is owned by 117 local cooperatives with approximately 2 million members. The company has its headquarters in Oslo.
History
The first cooperative store in Norway was opened in the 1850s and, on 27 Ju ...
, Sparebank1 Gruppen and
Telenor
Telenor ASA ( or ) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, ...
). The first director of Fafo was
Terje Rød Larsen (1982–1993). Under his leadership, Fafo became increasingly involved in international peace research and politics, particularly in the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
, from the late 1980s; the institute played a central role in the negotiations that culminated in the
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords are a pair of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993; . The origin of the Oslo Accords can be traced back to a research project initiated by Fafo in the Palestinian territories, and the negotiations that led to the accords were hosted by Fafo in Oslo. Terje Rød Larsen would subsequently become a UN Under-Secretary-General responsible for coordinating the Middle East peace process.
Jon Hippe
Jon Mathias Hippe (26 September 1959) is a Norwegian researcher, politician and presenter. He received national media attention when he was made General Manager of the Fafo foundation. He continues to hold that position, however, in 2010 he was ele ...
was director of Fafo from 2005 to 2015, when he was succeeded by Tone Fløtten, who is managing director of both the foundation and the research institute. As of 2020, Fafo employed 71 researchers.
The foundation is also the owner of the independent analytical group Economics Norway ( no, Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse), consisting of 15 employees as of 2020.
Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research
In 2015 Fafo merged its international research division into the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research ( no, Fafo Institutt for arbeidslivs- og velferdsforskning). Its scope is industrial relations and labour market policy, social policy and the welfare state, and studies of work and enterprise development. Its international approach is mostly based on living condition surveys in areas previously excluded from
social science
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soc ...
research, such as
Haiti
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,
China
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and
Iraq
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. Fields included are labour relations, welfare policy, and living conditions.
Fafo has conducted extensive research on the
Nordic model
The Nordic model comprises the economic and social policies as well as typical cultural practices common to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). This includes a comprehensive welfare state and multi-level coll ...
, most notably through heading two major research projects in the Nordic countries, commissioned by
SAMAK
fi, Työväenliikkeen pohjoismainen yhteistyökomitea da, Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté no, Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité
, logo = SAMAK logo.png
, colorcode =
, abbreviation = SAMAK ...
in 2012 and the
Nordic Council of Ministers
The Nordic Council of Ministers is an intergovernmental forum established after the Helsinki Treaty. The purpose of the Nordic Council of Ministers is to complement the Nordic Council and promote Nordic cooperation.
Structure
The governme ...
in 2017. Internationally, Fafo has also been commissioned by the
to participate in an educational program on the foundations of the Norwegian society model. A representative of the school cited a wish to learn more about the Norwegian approaches to the welfare state and environmental protection.
Sissel Trygstad and Hanne C. Kavli are Heads of Research, and Tone Fløtten is Managing Director.
See also
*
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs ( no, Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt; NUPI) is a Norwegian research institution based in Oslo, Norway. It was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 1959.
History
The Norwegian Institute of Int ...
External links
Official site
References
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Research institutes in Norway
Foundations based in Norway
Research institutes established in 1982
1982 establishments in Norway