Department of Government: Recent submissions
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The Invisible Child. A Comparative Study of Newborn Removal Judgments from a Child Equality Perspective (CEP)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We know little about how children are portrayed in care order cases. Using a Child Equality Perspective (cep), which demands the child’s presence in proceedings even for children who are not capable of partaking fully in ... -
Parenthood in the (Child) Welfare State : Legitimation of care orders and care rights in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-11-04)Denne avhandlingen utforsker et spesifikt ‘svart hull’ i det norske velferdsdemokratiet, nemlig alvorlige inngrep i familien for å beskytte barn. Legitimering av slike inngrep studeres gjennom argumentene til de to partene ... -
Can critical policy studies outsmart AI? Research agenda on artificial intelligence technologies and public policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The insertion of artificial intelligence technologies (AITs) and data-driven automation in public policymaking should be a metaphorical wake-up call for critical policy analysts. Both its wide representation as techno-solutionist ... -
Measurement equivalence in probability and nonprobability online panels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Nonprobability online panels are commonly used in the social sciences as a fast and inexpensive way of collecting data in contrast to more expensive probability-based panels. Given their ubiquitous use in social science ... -
Historical Institutions, Ideological Contestation, and International Pressures for Reform : Exploring Higher Education Governance in Turkey
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-19)Higher education systems and institutions worldwide are currently subjected to structural and policy reforms, which have sparked social scientific interest in analyzing reform processes in this specific policy sector. ... -
Asserting the right to care – Birth parents’ arguments in newborn care orders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Summary Removing a newborn from his or her birth parents’ care is arguably a stark display of state power into the family. This study explores birth parents’ engagement with care proceedings in all (N = 177) newborn care ... -
"Når matsvinn blir et politikkområde" Et casestudie av Norges tilnærming til matsvinnproblematikken
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Denne masteravhandlingen undersøker et felt som ofte forbindes med klimapolitikk: Matsvinn. Matsvinn som konsept identifiseres i stadig økende grad som et omfattende samfunnsproblem. Sløsing med mat utgjør en klimaversting ... -
Trust in pathways? Professionals’ sensemaking of care pathways in the Norwegian mental health services system.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: In January 2019, care pathways within specialist mental health and substance abuse treatment services were officially launched in Norway. The care pathway introduced timeframes for assessment and treatment, ... -
Evidence in Norwegian child protection interventions – Analysing cases of familial violence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)How is expert evidence used in care order proceedings when children are considered for foster care placement because of familial violence? What are important factors and how do the decision-makers use and evaluate evidence ... -
Politisk bruk av ekspertise. Ein studie i korleis ekspertisen til smittevernoverlegen vart nytta i Oslo og Bergen kommunar under covid-19-pandemien
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Når samfunnet står overfor ei akutt krise prega av både høg uvisse og stort tidspress - som under covid-19-pandemien - vender politikarar seg ofte til ekspertar for å få hjelp og sikre legitimitet til avgjerder og handlingar. ... -
Democratic Legitimacy in South Asia and Beyond : Does Culture Matter?
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-12)Demokrati har fått verdensomspennende offentlig aksept som et ideelt system for styring. Forskere om demokrati utfører mye forskning, inkludert undersøkelser, for å identifisere kildene til legitimitet for demokrati. Denne ... -
Bargaining, Strategy and Opportunism - A case study of why amalgamating municipalities hoard
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)How does municipal leadership legitimise the decision of whether to hoard ahead of an amalgamation? To answer this question, I conducted semi-structured interviews with eight political leaders involved in the amalgamation ... -
Et fragmentert lokalstyre: En casestudie av Ålesunds kommuneadministrasjon og deres respons på økt politisk fragmentering i kommunestyret
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)Denne studien har tatt utgangspunkt i den økte politiske fragmenteringen i Ålesund kommunestyre i kjølvann av kommunesammenslåingen i 2020 og studert hvordan kommuneadministrasjonen responderer på dette. Problemstillingen ... -
Digital twins and the ethics of health decision-making concerning children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this perspective, we explore from an ethical perspective the opportunities and challenges for decision-making concerning children if digital twins (DTs) were to be used to provide better information about their health ... -
Innovating the collection of open-ended answers: The linguistic and content characteristics of written and oral answers to political attitude questions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The rapid increase in smartphone surveys and technological developments open novel opportunities for collecting survey answers. One of these opportunities is the use of open-ended questions with requests for oral instead ... -
Parental Freedom in the Context of Risk to the Child: Citizens’ Views of Child Protection and the State in the US and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Child protection is considered an appropriate government responsibility, but interventions into the family are also some of the most consequential for states. This study examines the normative basis for limiting parents’ ... -
Fylkesnemndas avgjørelser om institusjonsplasseringer av barn og unge – 2021 og 2018
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Rethinking Ancient Centers of Learning: Madrasa in a Comparative-Historical Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study examines the emergence and evolution of madrasa as a specific organizational form of higher learning from a comparative-historical perspective. The article begins by discussing how the madrasa emerged and which ... -
Payments and Penalties for Democracy: Gendered Electoral Financing in Action Worldwide
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article examines the interplay between gendered electoral financing (GEF) and other crucial factors in democratic elections worldwide to determine whether, how, and why these understudied mechanisms help achieve gender ... -
Constitutionalising the Right to Water in Kenya and Slovenia: Domestic Drivers, Opportunity Structures, and Transnational Norm Entrepreneurs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The international norm development that in 2010 culminated with the UN Resolution on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation changed international law. To what extent did this influence the parallel legal developments ...