• AI and the quest for legitimacy in the modern society How does the use of artificial intelligence in public governance impact institutional legitimacy? The case of Norway. 

  Andersen, Elisa Iro (Master thesis, 2024-06-03)

  This study examines the impact of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public governance on institutional legitimacy by using a multilevel mixed methods research design. Institutional legitimacy is an essential ingredient ...

• Statlig eierskap i energiselskapene En kvalitativ studie med fokus på et grønt skifte i Statkraft, Equinor og Hydro 

  Amirthalingam, Mathura (Master thesis, 2024-06-03)

  I denne masteroppgaven vil det være fokus på eierskapsmeldingene ifra staten og årsrapportene fra tre ulike energiselskaper og vises til om hvordan statlig eierskap endrer seg over tid i tråd med energiomstillingen. I disse ...

• The Coffee Machine Factor: Unraveling the Significance of Knowledge Transfer in a Modern Engineering Organization 

  Onshuus, Jens Andreas (Master thesis, 2024-06-03)

  This thesis explores knowledge sharing between younger and older employees in a Norwegian engineering organisation facing an aging workforce. Using a sequential mixed-methods approach, it investigates preferences to knowledge ...

• Legene og abortspørsmålet - posisjoner og konfliktlinjer 

  Elvbakken, Kari Tove (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Legers og legegruppers roller og bidrag til utforming av norsk abortlovgivning er tema for denne artikkelen. Studien omfatter perioden fra ca. 1930 til 1978, da abortloven fra 1975 ble endret slik at kvinner fikk rett til ...

• Public Service Resilience in a Post-COVID-19 World: Digital Transformation in Nordic Higher Education 

  Asante, Michael Oduro; Liyanapathiranage, Sudeepika; Liyanapathiranage, Sudeepika Wajirakumari Samarat; Pinheiro, Romulo (Chapter, 2023)

  This chapter draws on seminal contributions from the crisis management and resilience literature to develop and test a new framework for organisational resilience in higher education in the context of digital transformation. ...

• Negotiating gender-equal inheritance rights: the rise of Islamic politics and the global feminist landscape in Bangladesh 

  Hossain, Jinat; Jamil, Ishtiaq (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Inheritance rights in Bangladesh are a highly contested issue. These are interpreted differently in the two major religions in Bangladesh, Islam and Hinduism. Using the concepts of ‘legal pluralism’ and ‘feminist ...

• Role of anti-/pro-public sector bias in shaping perceived performance and fairness: an experimental exploration in South Asia 

  Baniamin, Hasan Muhammad; Jamil, Ishtiaq (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  People may evaluate the same level of performance differently because of different biases. The study explores the possible effects of anti-/pro-public-sector bias on perceived performance and fairness in South Asian ...

• Trustworthiness of the Female Civil Servants in Three South Asian Countries: Exploring Key Determining Factors 

  Jamil, Ishtiaq; Baniamin, Hasan Muhammad; Ramasamy, Ramesh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The study aimed to answer what explains the perceived trustworthiness of female civil servants in three South Asian countries using a country-representative survey (n = 6240; 2,740 in Bangladesh; 2,256 in Nepal and 1,244 ...

• The energy efficiency gap in citizens’ own words 

  Tvinnereim, Endre Meyer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Understanding drivers of home energy efficiency efforts is important for slowing climate change and managing energy costs. A study now combines open-ended survey questions with natural language processing to find that ...

• Virtual Work as a Job Demand? Work Behaviors of Public Servants During Covid-19 

  Lenz, Lena; Hattke, Fabian; Kalucza, Janne; Redlbacher, Friederike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The study models the abrupt introduction of virtual work during the COVID-19 pandemic as a job demand within the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. Using survey data from 1,173 public servants collected during the second ...

• Chain of negligence: analysis of the decision-making in the proposed sale of Bergen Engines to a Russian- controlled entity 

  Winge, Alfa Sefland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The proposed sale of the Norwegian company Bergen Engines (BE) in 2020–2021 from Rolls Royce, UK, to Russian-controlled Transmashholding, listed for US sanctions, would have increased Russian military capability in a way ...

• The Voter Next Door: Stigma Effects on Advance Voting for Radical Right Parties 

  Lindskog, Hilma; Dahlberg, Stefan; Öhrvall, Richard; Oscarsson, Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Despite the influence of stigmatization on vote choices, little attention has been given to the impact of social stigma on voters’ selection of voting procedures. To bridge this gap, our study focuses on Sweden, where the ...

• The Politics of Vaccines—How to Determine a Fair Vaccine Allocation: Hierarchy, Negotiations, or Culture? 

  Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  This study examines vaccine allocation policy during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying a hierarchical, a negotiation, and a cultural perspective. It addresses how vaccine allocation principles under conditions of scarcity ...

• Demokratiopplæring gjennom demokratisk erfaring 

  Børhaug, Kjetil; Borgebund, Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  A growing, multidisciplinary literature on the didactics of democracy has evolved. It is marked by different theoretical perspectives, and a dominant perspective emphasises deliberative and participation. In this literature, ...

• Barnehagetilsynet i den kommunale oppfølginga av rammeplanen 

  Børhaug, Kjetil; Nordø, Åsta Dyrnes; Rydland, Håvard Thorsen (Chapter, 2023)

• Barnehagenes arbeid med overganger 

  Eide, Helene Marie Kjærgård; Lotsberg, Dag Øyvind; Thorsen Rydland, Håvard; Kvilhaugsvik, Hanne; Børhaug, Kjetil (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)

• Public political tolerance of the far right in contemporary Western Europe 

  Bjånesøy, Lise Lund; Ivarsflaten, Elisabeth; Berntzen, Lars Erik Nese (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Political initiatives promoting a far-right agenda have gained significant political influence in Western European democracies. This has occurred despite apparent broad-based public rejection of Europe’s Nazi past. This ...

• Workplace democracy and democratic legitimacy in Europe 

  Hassan, Bilal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  This study investigates the political spillover and stealth democracy hypotheses as complementary mechanisms to account for any relationship between workplace democracy and democratic legitimacy in Europe from micro ...

• Landbruks- og fiskerinæringene i Norge: Klart utenfor, men stadig mer innenfor EU? 

  Farsund, Arild Aurvåg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Denne artikkelen retter oppmerksomheten mot utviklingstrekk i landbruks- og fiskeripolitikken i Norge og EU etter iverksettingen av EØS-avtalen i 1994. Det argumenteres for at politikken på begge områder har blitt likere, ...

• Theories and theorizing in public administration: A systematic review 

  Hattke, Fabian; Vogel, Rick (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Theories and theorizing are central to scholarship on public administration (PA). Only a few attempts have been made to review the theories applied in PA broadly and systematically, to take stock of the theoretical repertoire, ...

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