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NOVA´s strategic position can be characterised as follows: "A research enviroment with emphasis on a broad-based social science approach combined with a life-course perspective."

Research activity at NOVA is organized into three research groups:

Norwegian Social Research conducts research of a good international standard and the institute is the leading national research institute on child welfare, youth, ageing and the elderly, and social security. NordForsk has awarded NOVA a Centre of Excellence in Welfare Research: Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model, www.reassess.no.

The left hand menu gives you more information about our research areas, you can also use the theme selector on the right hand side. For the moment NOVA has five Strategic Institute Programmes (SIPs):

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Will the Nordic Welfare State Survive?
Kristin Clemet and Mogens Lykketoft will hold the opening lectures at the kick-off conference for NCoE: REASSESS. During two whole days in Oslo prominent international researchers are put to the task of scrutinizing the Nordic Welfare Model.
22.10.2007
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PDBlanck&BH
Historical agreement on disability policy research and development
NOVA - Norwegian Social Research and The Burton Blatt Institute: Center of Innovation on Disability at Syracuse University (BBI) have signed an agreement to work together to enhance international research and development activities.
10.10.2007
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Ill.photo: Seniors&Quality of Life (c) GettyImages
Well-being, control and ageing
Mastery is a major predictor for subjective well-being. As mastery declines with age, one should expect also a decline in well-being. When this is not the case, it might be explained by mastery becoming less important for well-being with increasing age, and a move over to more passive coping styles. The hypothesis is, however, not supported by the present findings from the Norwegian Life-Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG).
10.10.2007
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NOVA Rapport 18/07
Sexual abuse among adolescents
A new NOVA report publishes results from a unique study of adolescent´s sexuality in the Baltic Sea Region and Norway. The data show that 16 percent of the 18 year old boys and 4 percent of the girls had been sexually abusive towards others. Generally, girls were more often victims of sexual abuse than boys.
27.09.2007
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Kick-off conference for REASSESS
The first conference of NOVA´s Nordic Centre of Excellence will take place 24-25 October 2007 in Oslo. Invited speakers include Kristin Clemet, Mogens Lykketoft and Ann Shola Orloff. The Nordic welfare states will be scrutinized as researchers debate challenges facing the Nordic welfare model.
03.09.2007
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