Brekke is married to Tine Mørch Smith, who since 2010 has been Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in New York. They have three children.[4]
Publications
2010 Life on Hold
2009 (with Monica Five Aarset). Why Norway?: Understanding Asylum Destinations. Oslo: Institute for Social Research,ISBN9788277633060
2007 Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Norway and the EU. Oslo: Institute for Social Research, 2007. ISBN9788277632438
2007 (with Tordis Borchgrevink) Talking about integration : discources, alliances and theories on labour market integration in Sweden
2006 International students and immigration to Norway
2006 Utestengt fra velferdsstaten
2005 Humanitet eller null-tolerans
2004 While We Are Waiting: Uncertainty and Empowerment Among Asylum-Seekers in Sweden. Oslo, Norway: Institute for Social Research, ISBN9788277631981.
2004 The Struggle for Control: The Impact of National Control Policies on the Arrival of Asylum Seekers to Scandinavia 1999-2004. Oslo, Norway: Institute for Social Research, ISBN9788277632018
2002 Samtalekulturen i diplomatiet
2002 Children and Adolescents with an Immigrant Background: An Overview of Nordic Research. Kbh: Nordic Council of Ministers, ISBN9789289308366.
2002 Kosovo-Norge, tur og retur : midlertidig opphold for kosovoflyktninger Oslo : Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISBN9788277631714
2001 Velkommen og farvel? : midlertidig beskyttelse for flyktninger i Norge. [Oslo]: Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISBN9788277631639
2001 "The Dilemmas of Temporary Protection – the Norwegian Experience" in Policy Studies, 22, no. 1 (2001): 5–18
1999 Midlertidig beskyttelse i Nordisk flyktningepolitikk
1999Barn og unge med innvandrerbakgrunn : en nordisk kunnskapsoversikt Kbh. : Nordisk Ministerråd, ISBN9789289303187
1999 Barn og ungdoms levekår i Norden: en nordisk kunnskapsoversikt
1998 Et nytt flyktningregime? : om midlertidig beskyttelse i Norge
1995 Ansvar for andre : frivillighetssentralen i velferdspolitikken
1994 Frivillighet og lokalsamfunn : En studie av to frivillighetssentralers omgivelser.