Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på tittel
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Investering i film - En god idé?
(Master thesis, 2010-12-01)Staten har subsidiert norsk filmproduksjon siden 1950, og for å stimulere produsentene og eksterne investorer til å skyte inn høyere egenkapital, har staten siden 1955 også hatt en ordning med etterskuddsstøtte kalt ... -
Investigating Energy Use, Environment Pollution, and Economic Growth in Developing Countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-04)Attaining continuous economic growth entails special consideration of energy sector and the environment. Compliance with this purpose may be more intricate in the uncertain milieu of developing countries. The present paper ... -
Investigating HIV Spreading Mechanisms and Policy Alternatives in Russia: A System Dynamics Modeling Approach
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Investigating Thailand’s Public Nursing Workforce Age Structure Dynamics: A System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2019-08-06)The age structure of Thailand’s public nursing workforce has been evolving in an unfavorable way in the past decades. If the age structure continues to remain in this fashion, the overall healthcare system performance might ... -
Investigating the Effects of Instagram Filters on Perceived Trust in Online News Posts
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)The increasing overgrowth of information is only getting harder to navigate through and the spread of fake news and misinformation is concerning. With the shift towards digital deliv- ery of news and concerns about the ... -
Investigating the impact of recommender systems on user-based and item-based popularity bias
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Recommender Systems are decision support tools that adopt advanced algorithms in order to help users to find less-explored items that can be interesting for them. While recommender systems may offer a range of attractive ... -
Investigating the Long-Term Impact of the Police Reform: A Case Study of Denmark
(Master thesis, 2023-06-30)In 2006, Denmark implemented a police reform focusing on efficiency, fast response times, local police, and a unified organization across districts (Holmberg, 2019). The reform was necessary due to increased organized ... -
An Investigation Into the Mediating Role of Inter-organisational Coordination Towards Refugee Protection: A Case Study of Nakivale Refugee Settlement Uganda
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This study examines the role of Inter-Organizational Coordination (IOC) towards refugee protection in Nakivale settlement located in Isingiro district in Uganda. Coordination takes place when organizations work together ... -
An investigation of the innovation performance in the capital goods sector in Colombia: using the System Dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2006)The innovation performance of a firm within the capital goods sector inColombia is addressed using the System Dynamics method. The problemthat motivated this study can be stated as the lack of a comprehensivetheory that ... -
Investigation on Assessment of the Karnali Employment Program by Using System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2018-02-03)Karnali Employment Program (KEP) is employment led poverty reduction program initiated by the Government of Nepal in 2006 through its budget speech with an initial amount of NRS. 180 million. It aimed to provide safety net ... -
Investment and quality competition in healthcare markets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We study the strategic relationship between hospital investment and provision of service quality. We use a spatial competition framework and allow investment and quality to be complements or substitutes in patient benefit ... -
The Invisible Child. A Comparative Study of Newborn Removal Judgments from a Child Equality Perspective (CEP)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We know little about how children are portrayed in care order cases. Using a Child Equality Perspective (cep), which demands the child’s presence in proceedings even for children who are not capable of partaking fully in ... -
Iraqis on the Move: Displaced Professionals, Protection/ 'Aman Space in Jordan and Memories of a Destroyed State
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-10-22)Recent events of forced displacement in the Middle East are compelling millions of people to move within the borders of their country, while forcing many others to become strangers in other lands. In the modern era categorized ... -
Irregular and incomplete primary schooling in rural Ghana. A case-study of late enrolment and early drop-out in the eastern region
(Master thesis, 2014-11-17)This study takes a closer look at the issue of late enrolment and early drop out in a rural area in Eastern Region in Ghana. Children enrolling in school later than the recommended age of six, is a persistent problem in ... -
Is aid contributing to poverty reduction? An analysis of the poverty-efficiency of Norwegian aid
(Master thesis, 2013-02-01)This master thesis aims at assessing the poverty- efficiency of the current Norwegian aid allocation. Is Norwegian aid allocated in a way that has the maximum impact on poverty reduction? I use panel regression and a model ... -
Is boycott the best way to participate ? A study of the possible democratizing effects of election boycotts in the Arab world: 1990-2010
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)This thesis aims to determine if election boycott is a sound strategy if the opposition in Arab states aspires democratization. No scholars have conducted research focusing on this specific subject up to date, despite the ... -
Is cannabis a gateway to hard drugs?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-06)Trappetrinnshypotesen hevder at bruk av cannabis øker risikoen for også å starte med tyngre rusmidler. Vi har testet denne kontroversielle, men innflytelsesrike, hypotesen på et utvalg cannabisbrukere i Norge. For å undersøke ... -
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Oiling the Neoliberal Carbon Economy?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study focuses on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) work the Austrian energy company OMV pursued as it constructed a gas power plant on the shores of the Black Sea. I argue that neither social movement theory ... -
Is Europe’s right wing turn due to immigration? Empirical evidence from Italy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Immigration has unquestionably gained importance in Italian public opinion over the past few years; but what has been its effect on politics? Building on a recent trend in literature, this paper appraises the effect of ...