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Coordinating wickedness: a comparative analysis of how Norway and Sweden organize for climate policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-29)Through the lenses of “wicked policy problems” this article compares how Norway and Sweden organize for climate policies and analyzes the coordination challenges encountered by the two countries. Both countries’ policy ... -
Coordination quality in central government – the case of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article focuses on perceived coordination quality among Norwegian civil servants. It explains how they assess the quality of coordination in their own field of work along different dimensions. To what degree have such ... -
The coronavirus crisis—crisis communication, meaning-making, and reputation management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article addresses the Norwegian government’s meaning-making, crises communication and reputation management during the Corona pandemic crisis. It argues that reputation management can be seen as a combination of ... -
Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: An empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n = 1000), Estonia (n = 1069), Ireland (n = 1000), Norway (n = 1002) and Spain (n = 1000), compares population attitudes towards corporal ... -
Counterterrorism Policies and Attitudes Towards Out-Groups: Evidence from a Survey Experiment on Citizens’ Attitudes Towards Wiretapping
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Terrorism often leads to increased stigmatization of groups perceived as “out-groups”. We test two versions of out-group theory and ask whether citizens clearly distinguish between radical Muslims and Muslims in general, ... -
Creating gender exceptionalism: The role of global indexes
(Chapter, 2021)In this chapter, the authors examine critically the rise of global indexes and ask how they helped build and shape the idea of Nordic gender exceptionalism, as the region's members moved from being Cold War-era 'middle way ... -
Creating the "University experience": promotional and multimodal video productions in Scandinavian higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Promotional videos produced by higher education institutions (HEIs) are an important medium for introducing new generations of students to HEIs and communicating their roles and purposes to the outside world. Despite the ... -
Cultural code concept in contemporary world.
(Master thesis, 2008-05-30)Cultural code - a term, which describes a self-actualized human mentality - a unity of value orientations, socio-normative establishments (routines, rituals, heroes, symbols), fundamental features of characteristics specific ... -
Decentralizing environmental policy implementation: The Case of the Zambian national policy on environment
(Master thesis, 2012-05-29)The NPE placing emphasis on facilitating environmental integration, decentralization, community participation and privatization and further developement, is close to the end of its intended implementation phase. This study ... -
Defending parenthood: A look at parents' legal argumentation in Norwegian care order appeal proceedings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)This paper examines parents' legal argumentation in 15 appealed care order (child removal) cases in one Norwegian district court, asking on what grounds parents appeal their case. I investigate the pragmatic, ethical, and ... -
Deliberasjon og retorikk i klimadiskursen i Europaparlamentet
(Master thesis, 2009-06-01)Denne studien tar sikte på å analysere tre debatter i Europaparlamentet, som fant sted i perioden 1992-2007, med klimapolitikk som tema. Arbeidet tar utgangspunkt i to teoretiske perspektiver: et deliberativt og et retorisk. ... -
The Demise of an Agency Director – A Puzzling Saga of Political Control and Professional Autonomy.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-02)This article aims at addressing the relationship between expertise and politics by examining a reorganization process of Statistics Norway. The puzzle is why a minor reorganization with low political salience, in a ... -
Democracy and Civil Society: An Investigation into the activities of MISA-Zimbabwe in Promoting Media Freedom in Zimbabwe
(Master thesis, 2009-12-15)Zimbabwe, like many other African countries as well as other non-African developing nations is faced with the growing abuse of freedom of expression and media freedom. This is mainly due to the fact that developing nations ... -
Democratic Legitimacy in South Asia and Beyond : Does Culture Matter?
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-12)Demokrati har fått verdensomspennende offentlig aksept som et ideelt system for styring. Forskere om demokrati utfører mye forskning, inkludert undersøkelser, for å identifisere kildene til legitimitet for demokrati. Denne ... -
Democratization in Swaziland. 'Beheading yet another king whilst the world watches'
(Master thesis, 2017-06-24)This thesis investigates why Swaziland remained authoritarian state in a context where all its neighbours democratized. The world was overwhelmed by the democratization wave that swept the global south and Africa. Scholars ... -
Demokrati, personvern og samfunnstryggleik - Ei analyse av deliberativ kvalitet i den norske debatten om EU sitt datalagringsdirektiv
(Master thesis, 2011-06-23)4. april 2011, fem år etter at datalagringsdirektivet vart vedteke av Europaparlamentet og Ministerrådet, vedtok Stortinget å innføre direktivet i norsk rett. Dette vart gjort etter sjeldan engasjement og debatt kring eit ... -
Demokratiopplæring gjennom demokratisk erfaring
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)A growing, multidisciplinary literature on the didactics of democracy has evolved. It is marked by different theoretical perspectives, and a dominant perspective emphasises deliberative and participation. In this literature, ... -
Den gode, hellige og disiplinerte kunsten. Forestillinger om kunstens autonomi i kulturpolitikk og kunstledelse
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-03-16)Hvordan står det til med kunsten i en tid da mange mener at økonomiske vurderingsmåter overtar på stadig flere samfunnsområder? Blir kunsten i takt med nyliberalismens økte gjennomslag underlagt markedets suksesskriterier? ... -
Den kommunale skolen. Det lokale skolefeltet i historisk perspektiv
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-19)