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”We are equal, we are different”: A social movements’ approach to the emergence of indigenous parties in Bolivia and Peru
(Master thesis, 2010-06)This thesis discusses the emergence of ethnic, or indigenous, parties in Bolivia and Peru. More specifically, it seeks to explain why Bolivia has seen the emergence of indigenous-based political parties at the national ... -
“We are nothing without our Islands”: Challenges and Crises in the Marshall Islands
(Master thesis, 2022-06-01)Abstract: This thesis explores the themes of challenges and crises in the Marshall Islands. Through ethnographic data based on participant observation primarily in Majuro, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), I study ... -
“We in the Mojo Community” – Exploring a Global Network of Mobile Journalists
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Mobile journalism is a fast-growing area of journalistic innovation that requires new skills and work practices. Thus, a major challenge for journalists is learning not only how to keep up with new gadgets but how to advance ... -
'We Rise By Lifting Others'
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“We started climate change”. A Multi-level ethnography of Pacific Climate Leadership
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-04-26)Based on fieldwork in multiple locations around the world but with a particular focus on the Pacific Islands region, this dissertation explores ethnographically the global phenomena of anthropogenic climate change and their ... -
“ We strongly condemn…”: Norwegian governments’ Foreign Policy Statements as Political Tool or Moral Stance?
(Master thesis, 2019-06-27)In international relations “shaming-policy” is one of the most common and popular “tools” for achieving change in state behavior, concerning human rights and international law. Public exposure leads to pressure, which leads ... -
Web Based Brand Equity. Web mining as an alternative approach to Customer Based Brand Equity measurement
(Master thesis, 2017-07-08)Brand equity denotes the value that is transferred from a brand to its products, and which translates into higher sales volumes and higher profit margins. Consumer based brand equity (CBBE), a perspective of brand equity ... -
Web Technologies in Practice. The Integration of Web Technologies by Environmental Organizations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)This article uses a structuration model to explore the interaction between technology and organizations. Based on a case study of three environmental organizations in Norway and opposing visions of a single predetermined ... -
Web-based Data Mining Tool for Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Weichsel in central South Norway : a general view of the deposits from the Gudbrandsdalen Interstadial and from the following glaciation
(Boreas, Journal article, 1980-05-15)Present knowledge of sub-till sediments found in the valleys in the Mid-Gudbrandsdal area and the stratigraphy of the overlying basal tills is summarized. The existence of widespread waterlain sediments which are thought ... -
Weighted average regression and environmental calibration as a tool for quantifying climate-driven changes in vegetation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims: Studies of the climatic responses of plant assemblages via vegetation-based environmental reconstructions by weighted averaging (WA) regression and calibration are a recent development in modern vegetation ecology. ... -
"Welcome to reality!" Populism and mistrust among the Sweden Democrats
(Master thesis, 2021-11-25)This thesis explores populist tendencies in political representatives from the Sweden Democrats (SD) in a Swedish city. Through ethnographic data and drawing on Ernesto Laclau’s theory on populist reason, I show how the ... -
Welfare collaboration in Norway : Something old, something new, something borrowed, something to pursue?
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-05-11)I de senere år har innovasjon i offentlig sektor fått økt oppmerksomhet både på nasjonale så vel som internasjonale dagsordener. Den økte oppmerksomheten kan knyttes til økende samfunnsmessige, økonomiske og politiske ... -
The welfare state matters. On the economic consequences of partnership dissolution in Norway and Britain
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-09-07)Recent sociological observations have indicated that unstable family relations and lone parenthood present new social risks to society, posing a challenge to the welfare state and threatening to increase gender inequality. ... -
Western movements in non-Western worlds: towards an anthropology of uncertain encounters
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What affects the career choices of health workers? Four essays on preferences, incentives and career choices in a low-income context
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-10)The geographical imbalance of the health workforce in Tanzania represents a serious problem when it comes to delivering crucial health services to a large share of the population. TheTanzanian health system, like many ... -
What are the gendered implications of neoliberal land grabs? A case study of Rufiji River Basin in Rufiji district, coast region in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-06-19)Abstract This thesis explores the gendered implications of the neoliberal land grab in Rufiji River basin in Tanzania. I set out to deconstruct the taken for granted assumptions concerning the state/legal approaches in the ... -
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 ... -
What influences State Friendly voting in the Norwegian Supreme Court?. An Analysis of dissenting Supreme Court Decisions from 1991 to 2012
(Master thesis, 2013-11-19)The aim of this thesis is investigate if the Norwegian Supreme Court exhibits a state friendly nature when they vote in dissenting civilian cases where one of the litigants is the state in the time period 1991-2012. The ...