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Expert ethos and the strength of networks: negotiations of credibility in mediated debate on COVID-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)For public health promotion to succeed, popular support is necessary and the chosen policies and measures have to be perceived as legitimate by the public. In other words, health authorities need to build on and sustain ... -
Expert opinion of mediastinal lymph node positions from an intrabronchial view
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-22)Background The knowledge of the mediastinal lymph node positions from an intrabronchial view was important for conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). The introduction of endobronchial ultrasound guided ... -
Expert perspectives on essential parameters to monitor during childbirth in low resource settings: A Delphi study in sub-Saharan Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-05)Objective: There is no consensus on the essential parameters to monitor during childbirth, when to start, and the rate of monitoring them. User disagreement contributes to inconsistent use of the twelve-item modified World ... -
Expertise without Deliberate Practice? The Case of Simultaneous Interpreters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Deliberate practice (Ericsson 2007) is a type of focused, goal-oriented practice that is part of the process of developing expertise. A less explored area in interpreting research, deliberate practice is a construct that ... -
Experts and migrants – A survey experiment on public acceptance of violence and child protection interventions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Do experts influence public attitudes toward familial violence and child protection interventions? Are public attitudes on familial violence and child protection interventions biased against migrant families? I conduct a ... -
Explaining Backlash: Social Hierarchy and Men’s Rejection of Women’s Rights Reforms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Governments promote gender-sensitive policies, yet little is known about why reform campaigns evoke backlash. Drawing on social position theory, we test whether marginalized (women’s organizations) or intrusive (Western ... -
Explaining changes in child health inequality in the run up to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The case of Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-07)Background: Child health interventions were drastically scaled up in the period leading up to 2015 as countries aimed at meeting the 2015 target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MDGs were defined in terms of ... -
Explaining compliance: what makes the pollutor turn green? an event history analysis of the member state compliance with the Montreal Protocol
(Master thesis, 2010-10-04)This thesis seeks to explore which structural factors that move member states into compliance with International Environmental Agreements (IEAs). The research question is: under what conditions do members to an international ... -
Explaining Cross-National Variation in Voter Turnout: Aggregate and Temporal Patterns
(Master thesis, 2007)Over the last 25 years, cross-national variation in voter turnout has received increased attention from social science researchers. The dominant view in the field is that existing research on voter turnout has established ... -
Explaining declining hip fracture rates in Norway: a population-based modelling study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Although age-standardised hip fracture incidence has declined in many countries during recent decades, the number of fractures is forecast to increase as the population ages. Understanding the drivers behind ... -
Explaining household socio-economic related child health inequalities using multiple methods in three diverse settings in South Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-04)Background: Despite free healthcare to pregnant women and children under the age of six, access to healthcare has failed to secure better child health outcomes amongst all children of the country. There is growing evidence ... -
Explaining landscape preference heterogeneity using machine learning-based survey analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We conducted a national survey on a high-quality internet panel to study landscape preferences in Norway, using photos as stimuli. We examined preference heterogeneity with respect to socio-demographic characteristics and ... -
Explaining Membership Growth in the Norwegian Progress Party from 1973 to 2008
(Master thesis, 2008)This thesis is concerned with explaining the membership growth in the Norwegian Progress Party, Fremskrittspartiet, from its founding in 1973 to 2008. Two major studies, Katz and Mair (1992) and Mair and van Biezen (2001), ... -
Explaining public acceptance of congestion charging: The role of geographical variation in the Bergen case
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Controversial policies introduced to improve public goods - such as the environment, mobility and public health - have shown patterns of initial opposition followed by broad acceptance once the public experiences positive ... -
Explaining Scandinavian Immigration Policy 1985-2010. Parties, Press, and Public Opinion
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-30)This thesis is concerned with explaining Scandinavian immigration policy from 1985- 2010. The overarching research question – what determines immigration and immigration policy in Scandinavia – is approached from three ... -
Explaining Scottish and Catalan Secessionist Mobilization in the Framework of the EU. A Comparative Case Study of Minority Nationalist Mobilization in Scotland, Catalonia, Wales, and the Basque Country
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)The purpose of this thesis is to compare and assess the mobilization processes leading up to the referendum bids for independence in Scotland and Catalonia. Minority nationalist regions have over the latter decades emerged ... -
Explaining sustainable consumption. Findings from cross-sectional and intervention approaches
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-12-11)Consumers can contribute to sustainable development if they choose environmentally friendly and fair trade products (i.e., sustainable products) in their everyday grocery shopping. On the downside, the purchasing of ... -
Explaining the Cooperative Nature of Norwegian-Russian Petroleum Relations in the High North: A Game Theoretical Analysis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-20)In this thesis, I consider the following research question: Why have Norwegian-Russian petroleum relations in the High North remained cooperative? Petroleum cooperation between these two states in the High North has not ... -
Explaining the intention of dental health personnel to report suspected child maltreatment using a reasoned action approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-22)Background: This study provides an empirical test of the reasoned action approach (RAA) socio-cognitive theory with the aim of 1) predicting the intention of public dental health personnel (PDHP) to report suspected ... -
Explaining topic prevalence in answers to open-ended survey questions about climate change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Citizens’ opinions are crucial for action on climate change, but are, owing to the complexity of the issue, diverse and potentially unformed1. We contribute to the understanding of public views on climate change and to ...