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Farming Flexibility in Mustang, Nepal. Potentialities and constraints under conditions of climate change
(Master thesis, 2010-05)Climate change is projected to involve rising average temperatures and more rapid melting ofice and snow in the Himalaya. Increased seasonality in river discharge and substantialreductions in regional food production are ... -
Fastlegens betydning i dialogmøte 2 for sykmeldte med depresjon: en empirisk studie
(Master thesis, 2021-06-15)Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å undersøke om det er en sammenheng mellom legens deltakelse på dialogmøte 2, og senere arbeidsmarkedsutfall for langtidssykmeldte med depresjon. Dialogmøter ble innført som et obligatorisk ... -
Fathers’ Multiple-Partner Fertility and Children’s Educational Outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Fathers' multiple-partner fertility (MPF) is associated with substantially worse educational outcomes for children. We focus on children in fathers' second families that are nuclear: households consisting of a man, a woman, ... -
Fattigdom i et sammenliknende perspektiv
(Chapter, 1992)Hva mener vi med fattigdom? Hvor fattig må en være for å være fattig? Er fattigdommen relativ til det samfunnet vi lever i? Fattigdomsdefinisjoner kan grupperes omkring stikkord som absolutt fattigdom, relativ fattigdom, ... -
Fattigdom og frivillig velferd i Norge. En kvalitativ studie av brukere ved Robin Hood Huset i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2014-06-11)Denne oppgaven handler om mennesker som kan betegnes som fattige i Norge, og som benytter seg av frivillige organisasjoner som et supplement til det NAV kan gi. Jeg har fokusert på en stiftelse i Bergen som heter Robin ... -
Fattigdom, utvikling, og miljø : panelets anbefalinger
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FDI Outcomes, Local Conditions and Development Narratives: A Case of Norpalm Ghana Limited and Small-scale Farmers in the Oil Palm Industry in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015-06-24)Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the Ghanaian economy has increased tremendously since 1983 when the country adopted neo-liberal economic policies. In order to take advantage of the globalization processes, FDI is ... -
FDI, Nettverk og Kulturelle barrierer - en studie av norske oppdrettsaktører i Puerto Montt, Chile
(Master thesis, 2007)I denne masterstudien har jeg søkt å besvare hvordan nettverksdynamikk påvirker norske FDI-bedrifter i en ukjent kultur. Bedriftene som inngår i studien er oppdrettsrelaterte bedrifter i Puerto Montt regionen i sør-Chile. ... -
The Fear of Fever: Epidemic Persistence and Medical Authority in a Kerala Village
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-12-16)This thesis examines the socio-medical order that formed around epidemic fevers in Kerala following the chikungunya and H1N1 outbreaks between 2007 and 2009. I study its political interfaces, embodied aspects, implications ... -
The feasibility of climate action: Bridging the inside and the outside view through feasibility spaces
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The feasibility of different options to reduce the risks of climate change has engaged scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how to define and assess feasibility. We define feasible as “do-able under realistic ... -
Feasibility trade-offs in decarbonising the power sector with high coal dependence: The case of Korea
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Decarbonising the power sector requires feasible strategies for the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels and the expansion of low-carbon sources. This study assesses the feasibility of plausible decarbonisation scenarios for ... -
Federalism: Searching for the processes behind Canada's ability to survive challenges
(Master thesis, 2010-02-25)The purpose of this master thesis is to look into what gives federations better abilities to survive challenges, with a focus on the survival of the Canadian Federation.There are several theories in chapter two that provide ... -
The Feedback Method. A System Dynamics Approach to Teaching Macroeconomics
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-05-04)This thesis documents a method for improving undergraduate instruction inmacroeconomics. Called the feedback method, it enables students to learn about dynamicbehavior in a market economy by using feedback loop diagrams ... -
Feelings of being socially excluded: A matter of education, labour market situation, income, deprivation, or other things?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article aims (1) to investigate whether immigrants in the Norwegian population and their descendants differ in their feelings of being socially excluded from society compared with others born in Norway (‘natives’), ... -
Felles makt - felles ideologi? En sammenlikning av lovgivning i Stortinget og rettsutvikling i Høyesterett
(Master thesis, 2014-06-01)The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between the parliament and the Supreme Court in Norway. First, by studying the relationship between these two institutions on an institutional level, and secondly, try ... -
Fellesskap og tilpasning - En kvalitativ studie av unge migranters opplevelse av skole og fritid i deres overgang til voksenlivet
(Master thesis, 2020-10-20)Prosjektet har benyttet en fenomenologisk tilnærming som strategi i møte med ett utvalg på 8 personer, som kom til Norge i barne- eller ungdomsårene på humanitære grunnlag eller gjennom familiegjenforening fra land utenfor ... -
Female friendly porn - ei studie av nettporno for heteroseksuelle kvinner
(Master thesis, 2015-12-01)Denne oppgåva analyserer nettporno for heteroseksuelle kvinner, såkalla Female friendly porn. Denne pornokategorien har vakse fram som eit kvinnevennleg alternativ til heteroseksuell mannleg porno. I oppgåva blir det nytta ... -
Feminism, Epistemology & Morality
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Feminization of Agriculture in Melamchi, Nepal? Addressing gender in agricultural production and household decisions.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)This thesis is based on two months of fieldwork in Melamchi, Nepal in 2014. The objective of this study is to examine whether a feminization of agriculture" has occurred in the study area by investigating the local farming ...