Stat & Styring

Stat & Styring is a Norwegian journal (tidsskrift) devoted to public administration policy issues. It was established in 1991 through a collaboration between Statskonsult, which was the owner, and Universitetsforlaget, which served as publisher. The journal has been owned by the Norwegian state through successive government departments: the Ministry of Modernisation took over ownership in 2004, followed by the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, and later the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance. Universitetsforlaget remained the publisher until 2025, after which publication moved to Altinget. As of 2026, Øyvind Eggen is the editor. The journal is edited according to the Redaktørplakaten (Editor's Code), which guarantees editorial freedom and states that the owner cannot intervene in editorial choices. This arrangement reflects the journal's role as a forum for debate and analysis of how the Norwegian state is organised and governed, while maintaining independence from its government owner. Stat & Styring was published in print through 2022, and from 2006 its content was also published digitally. Content up to 2025 is available on the website of Scandinavian University Press, while content published from 2026 onward is available on Altinget's website. The journal covers topics such as the internal freedom of expression climate in the public sector, executive pay in state institutions, the organisation of government ministries and agencies, and comparative public administration in the Nordic countries. Its articles and commentary are aimed at civil servants, policymakers, researchers, and others interested in public administration. The publication has served as a platform for debate on state leadership pay, the structure of the civil service, and administrative reforms, with contributors including academics and journalists. Through its ownership by the state and its editorial independence, Stat & Styring occupies a distinctive position in Norwegian public debate.

Stat & Styring was established in 1991 as a collaboration between Statskonsult, which owned the publication, and Universitetsforlaget, which served as publisher. The journal was created to address public administration policy issues in Norway. Universitetsforlaget remained the publisher until 2025. Ownership changed over time due to organisational changes in the state administration: in 2004 the Ministry of Modernisation took over as owner, followed by the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, and later the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance. The journal was published in print through 2022, and from 2006 its content was also published digitally. Content up to 2025 is available on the website of Scandinavian University Press, while content published from 2026 onward is available on Altinget's website. As of 2026, Øyvind Eggen is the editor. The journal is edited according to the Redaktørplakaten, which ensures editorial freedom and states that the owner cannot intervene in editorial choices.

• 2026

  Content from 2026 available on Altinget's website; Øyvind Eggen is editor.

• 2025

  Universitetsforlaget ends as publisher; publication moves to Altinget.

• 2022

  Print publication ends.

• 2006

  Content also published digitally.

• 2004

  Ministry of Modernisation takes over ownership.

• 1991

  Stat & Styring established by Statskonsult (owner) and Universitetsforlaget (publisher).

A state-owned but editorially independent Norwegian journal for public administration policy debate and analysis.

• Stat & Styring journal

  A Norwegian journal on public administration policy, published in print until 2022 and digitally from 2006.

1. 1Stat & Styringaltinget.no
2. 2Stat & Styringwikidata.org
3. 3Stat & Styringno.wikipedia.org