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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 ... -
Is there a generational shift in preferences for forest carbon sequestration vs. preservation of agricultural landscapes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Afforestation and reforestation are considered important measures for climate change mitigation. Because the land area available for tree planting may serve multiple purposes, striking the right balance between climate ... -
A tale of two cases – investigating reasoning in similar cases with different outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Why is it that some care order cases result in the child being removed from parental care, while in others she is not, despite the cases being similar? This paper investigates how decision-makers reason and justify different ... -
It’s About Time! Temporal Dynamics and Longitudinal Research Designs in Public Administration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many of the fundamental research questions in public administration relate to individual- or organization-level temporal dynamics, including the impact of public sector reforms, (in)stability of public policies and ... -
War and Nationalism: How WW1 Battle Deaths Fueled Civilians’ Support for the Nazi Party
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Can wars breed nationalism? We argue that civilians’ indirect exposure to war fatalities can trigger psychological processes that increase identification with their nation and ultimately strengthen support for nationalist ... -
Legitimate child protection interventions and the dimension of confidence: A comparative analysis of populations views in six European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The legitimacy of welfare state institutions is a key question in public policy research. In this study we examine population’s confidence in child protection systems, the role of institutional context and moral alignment. ... -
Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: securitization in focus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Climate change is recognized today not just as a pressing and prominent issue on government agendas but also one that has been increasingly ‘securitized’ in a variety of national and global settings. We know little, however, ... -
European Artificial Intelligence “trusted throughout the world”: the risk-based fashioning of a competitive common AI market
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The European Commission has pioneered the coercive regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), including a proposal of banning some applications altogether on moral grounds. Core to its regulatory strategy is a nominally ... -
Klimatilpasning i Norge. Mellom risiko, beredskap og normalsituasjon.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)I denne artikkelen tar vi for oss den nasjonale klimatilpasningspolitikken i Norge, med utgangspunkt i feltets nyere historie, hvordan feltet er organisert, og hvilket innhold som preger det. Vi analyserer spørsmålet om ... -
Theory as guide to the analysis of polygyny and conflict: A response to Ash (2022)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Ash (2022, "Ash" hereafter), in this journal, re-assesses our 2020 article “Polygynous Neighbors, Excess Men, and Intergroup Conflict in Africa.” The article analyzed the relationship between polygyny (one man marrying ... -
Assessing the crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of inquiry commission reports in Norway and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article examines the inquiry reports from the commissions charged with investigating government crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway and Sweden. Such postcrises commissions have been a common feature ... -
What does the public associate with “climate change”? A study of open-ended survey questions from 2013 to 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Tackling climate change requires a multitude of policy, technological, and behavioral responses, some of which will be felt clearly by the public and potentially need direct public support. It is therefore important to ... -
Parenthood in the (Child) Welfare State : Legitimation of care orders and care rights in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-11-04)Denne avhandlingen utforsker et spesifikt ‘svart hull’ i det norske velferdsdemokratiet, nemlig alvorlige inngrep i familien for å beskytte barn. Legitimering av slike inngrep studeres gjennom argumentene til de to partene ... -
Historical Institutions, Ideological Contestation, and International Pressures for Reform : Exploring Higher Education Governance in Turkey
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-19)Higher education systems and institutions worldwide are currently subjected to structural and policy reforms, which have sparked social scientific interest in analyzing reform processes in this specific policy sector. ... -
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 ... -
Et fragmentert lokalstyre: En casestudie av Ålesunds kommuneadministrasjon og deres respons på økt politisk fragmentering i kommunestyret
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Denne studien har tatt utgangspunkt i den økte politiske fragmenteringen i Ålesund kommunestyre i kjølvann av kommunesammenslåingen i 2020 og studert hvordan kommuneadministrasjonen responderer på dette. Problemstillingen ... -
Politisk bruk av ekspertise. Ein studie i korleis ekspertisen til smittevernoverlegen vart nytta i Oslo og Bergen kommunar under covid-19-pandemien
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Når samfunnet står overfor ei akutt krise prega av både høg uvisse og stort tidspress - som under covid-19-pandemien - vender politikarar seg ofte til ekspertar for å få hjelp og sikre legitimitet til avgjerder og handlingar. ... -
"Når matsvinn blir et politikkområde" Et casestudie av Norges tilnærming til matsvinnproblematikken
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Denne masteravhandlingen undersøker et felt som ofte forbindes med klimapolitikk: Matsvinn. Matsvinn som konsept identifiseres i stadig økende grad som et omfattende samfunnsproblem. Sløsing med mat utgjør en klimaversting ... -
Bargaining, Strategy and Opportunism - A case study of why amalgamating municipalities hoard
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)How does municipal leadership legitimise the decision of whether to hoard ahead of an amalgamation? To answer this question, I conducted semi-structured interviews with eight political leaders involved in the amalgamation ... -
The benefits, costs and feasibility of a low incidence COVID-19 strategy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the summer of 2021, European governments removed most NPIs after experiencing prolonged second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most countries failed to achieve immunization rates high enough to avoid resurgence ...