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A tale of two cases – investigating reasoning in similar cases with different outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Why is it that some care order cases result in the child being removed from parental care, while in others she is not, despite the cases being similar? This paper investigates how decision-makers reason and justify different ... -
Task Uncertainty and Mission Command in a Naval Context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Mission command is a leadership philosophy that was designed to ensure that military organizations could operate effectively in uncertain situations. It has become the exemplar of military leadership. This study explores ... -
Terrorism and Political Trust. A study of the relationship between terrorism and political trust in Europe in the time period 2002 to 2016, and a causal exploration of the relationship between the two phenomena
(Master thesis, 2019-07-16)This thesis explores the relationship between terrorism and political trust. This is done in two ways, by two sub-studies, in order to get a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the two phenomena. ... -
The Coffee Machine Factor: Unraveling the Significance of Knowledge Transfer in a Modern Engineering Organization
(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 ... -
The Effects of Corruption Scandals on Public Trust: An Empirical Study of Two Municipalities in Eswatini
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The Fellowship of Acceptable State Interventions : Knowledge, Norms, and Justifications in Norwegian Child Protection Care Order Cases
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-03-31)I denne avhandlingen undersøker jeg statlige ingrep i familien, og spør hvordan statlige inngrep i familien begrunnes, hva egenskapene og kvalitetene ved disse begrunnelsene er, og hva den norske befolkningens holdninger ... -
The transformation of union power and politics: a case of COSATU and the textile industries in South Africa’s post-apartheid regime.
(Master thesis, 2018)This research explores the transformation of union power and politics using COSATU in South Africa as a case Study. The argument is that, the political, economic and global conditions under which COSATU operated in erstwhile ... -
Theories and theorizing in public administration: A systematic review
(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, ... -
Theory as guide to the analysis of polygyny and conflict: A response to Ash (2022)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Ash (2022, "Ash" hereafter), in this journal, re-assesses our 2020 article “Polygynous Neighbors, Excess Men, and Intergroup Conflict in Africa.” The article analyzed the relationship between polygyny (one man marrying ... -
There is a Spy on the Campus: Academic Freedom Under Zimbabwe's Watchful Government
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Tilpasning til klimaendringer - Organiseringen av det nasjonale koordineringsansvaret
(Master thesis, 2016-05-31)Denne studien tar for seg organiseringen av sentralforvaltningen for klimatilpasning i Norge. Studien er en prosesstudie som strekker seg fra 2004, da klimatilpasning for alvor kom på dagsordenen, og frem til i dag. Prosessen ... -
Tilsyn uten ansvar - En studie av offentlige myndigheters regulering av Vest Tank før og etter eksplosjonsulykken ved bedriften den 24. mai 2007
(Master thesis, 2010-03-05)Denne studien utforsker følgende: (1) Hvordan offentlige myndigheter regulerte bedriften og sjøtransport til bedriften i forkant av ulykken. (2) Hvordan offentlige myndigheter i etterkant av ulykken fulgte opp hvilken drift ... -
Time, institutional support, and quality of decision making in child protection: a cross-country analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)This paper examines perceptions of time and institutional support for decision making and staff confidence in the ultimate decisions made—examining differences and similarities between and within the service-oriented Nordic ... -
Tipping the scales: The power of parental commitment in decisions on adoption from care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article studies how three groups of professional decision-makers – child welfare workers, experts on children and judges – exercise discretion in decisions on adoption from care in the Norwegian child welfare system. ... -
Tjenestemannsorganisasjoner og nasjonal forvaltningspolitikk: Modernisering med en hånd på rattet og en fot på bremsen?
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-06-16)This study is inspired by an international school of research that is theoreticallyinformed and empirical oriented, combining political science and organization theory.The theme of the study is the relationship between the ... -
Tjenester og tillit. En flernivåanalyse av kvaliteten på kommunale velferdstjenesters påvirkning på lokalpolitisk tillit
(Master thesis, 2019-07-06)Norwegian citizens exhibit high levels of trust towards government, politicians, and public institutions in general, compared to citizens of most other countries. In this thesis I propose that high quality welfare services ... -
Training agencies as intermediary organisations in apprentice training in Norway and Switzerland: general purpose or niche production tools?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In recent years Norway and Switzerland have introduced local training agencies (TAs), local intermediary organisations consisting of firms involved in apprentice training. In both countries, the starting point for the ... -
Transformation of New Public Management: shaping a hybrid in Nepal?
(Master thesis, 2008-08-04)This study finds evidences in support of a thesis of divergence in shaping of new public management (NPM). The underpinning of the study is that NPM gains a new hybrid shape as it goes through a complex interactive process ... -
Transnasjonalisering og translasjon - en studie av nordiske sentralforvaltningers europeisering og dens effekter på administrative styringsnormer
(Master thesis, 2008-06-04)Denne studien undersøker hvordan forholdet mellom politiske og fagprofesjonelle styringsnormer fortoner seg i arbeidet med det europeiske saksfeltet i de nordiske sentralforvaltningene. Med utgangspunkt i et større ... -
Trust in Central Government in Uganda: the Importance of institutional outputs
(Master thesis, 2013-05-14)What explains trust in government and how can political institutions ensure that they are trusted by citizens? This study explores how perceptions of the economic, political and social performance of government translate ...