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«Du skapar ubehaget sjølv» - Tankar rundt alkoholen si tyding i fadderveka ved Universitetet i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2018-04-17)Unge i Noreg blir blant fleire skildra som å inngå i ein alkoholkultur der det å drikke mykje alkohol ved kvart drikkehøve står sentralt. Fadderveka har blitt tolka som ei stadfesting av denne alkoholkulturen, ved at fokuset ... -
Du store alpakka! Komiske lærere i norsk film
(Journal article, 2004)Artikkelen er en studie av hvordan læreren er framstilt i norske filmkomedier fra 1920-tallet. Læreren er en utbredt, komisk figur fram til 1970-tallet, og analyser beskriver kjennetegn ved typen i ulike perioder. Gjennom ... -
A Dual-Process Perspective on the Relationship between Implicit Attitudes and Discriminatory Behavior
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The dual-process perspective (DPP), which contrasts intuitive and deliberative cognitive processes, has advanced our understanding of the conditions under which cultural orientations, such as implicit attitudes, influence ... -
Dynamic Analysis of Policy Options for Decarbonisation of Road Passenger Transportation in the United Kingdom
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A Dynamic Analysis of Tourism Determinants in Sicily
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A Dynamic approach to understanding the nexus between electric power demand and economic growth, using a generic electricity model: The case of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2011-06-13)The debate about the interplay between energy and economic growth continues unabated without any indication of a consensus being reached. While some research work point to a unidirectional relationship between energy ... -
The Dynamic Ecological footprint. Endogenizing the Ecological Footprint of Forestry in the Threshold21 Model of Senegal
(Master thesis, 2012-07-11)Many countries in the world are in ecological overshoot. That is the message that the Ecological Footprint calculated by the Global Footprint Network sends us. Since many developing countries may not be in overshoot yet, ... -
Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii) patients choose a hospital based in part on waiting times; and (iii) hospitals incur waiting time penalties. ... -
Dynamic implications of the biological link between bovine milk and meat production for operationalizing the planetary health diet
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The EAT–Lancet planetary health diet (PHD) provides guidelines on a global scale and calls for red meat consumption to be halved. Operational PHD guidelines at country level have yet to be determined. Here we argue that ... -
The dynamic of modern software development project management and the software crisis of quality. An integrated system dynamics approach towards software quality improvement
(Master thesis, 2012-08-01)The software industry is plagued by cost-overruns, delays, poor customer satisfaction and quality issues that are costing clients and customers world-wide billions of dollars each year. The phenomenon is coined The Software ... -
A Dynamic Perspective on Publics and Counterpublics: The Role of the Blogosphere in Pushing the Issue of Climate Change During the 2016 US Presidential Campaign
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Climate change was hardly debated during the 2016 US presidential campaign. Against this background and building upon Fraser's concept of counterpublics (1990), this paper examines whether climate change advocates used the ... -
Dynamic Simulation Model of Common Pool Resource Cooperation Experiments
(5/2003, Working paper, 2003)We investigate the decision rules adopted by individuals in local communities, whoselivelihoods depend on common pool resource stocks and who face the cooperationdilemma in their everyday life. For this purpose, field ... -
A dynamic systems analysis of factors affecting success of identity-preserved products: the case of high-oleic soybeans
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The factors contributing to success of identity-preserved (IP) products are understood conceptually, but are rarely quantified. A combination of system dynamics modeling and group modeling building with value chain ... -
Dynamics and cost of insurgency: the Maoist insurgency in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-10-01)Nepal faced a ten year long Maoist insurgency problem when the Communist Party of Nepal, CPN (Maoist) declared war in 1996 by rejecting the fundamental premises of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and parliamentary system ... -
The Dynamics of changing perspectives: Identity politics, citizen rights and language among the deaf in Norway
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)This thesis is centered around the two conflicting discourses on deafness. Deafness can be understood as both a medical and cultural terms. However, both these discourses are highly contested. This thesis aims at exploring ... -
The dynamics of female labour force participation: How family policy influences women's work behaviour
(Master thesis, 2017-08-23)Female labour force participation (FLFP) in the UK has stagnated in recent decades in spite of policies that have tried to increase the number of women in the labour force. This thesis uses system dynamics to investigate ... -
The Dynamics of Food Availability in sub-Saharan Africa: An Endogenous Perspective on Food Production Systems
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-11-18)Food insecurity is a major challenge of our time: In 2015, 795 million people suffered from hunger worldwide. The eradication of hunger remains a target of high-level policy programs such as the United Nations’ Sustainable ... -
Dø for Brann, alle mann! En antropologisk studie av supportermiljøet rundt Sportsklubben Brann.
(Master thesis, 2008)Dø for Brann, alle mann! - en antropologisk studie av supportermiljøet tilknyttet Sportsklubben BrannAv Anita RøssevoldVeileder: Ståle KnudsenJeg gjorde i perioden januar-juli 2007 feltarbeid i supportermiljøet rundt ...