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    • Case Study Research in the Social Sciences 

      Ylikoski, Petri; Zahle, Julie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      In this paper, we offer an introduction to case study research in the social sciences. We begin with a discussion of the definition of case study research. Next, we point to various purposes that case study research may ...

    • CLARINO+ Optimization of Wittgenstein Research Tools 

      Pichler, Alois (CLARIN Annual Conference Proceedings, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen (WAB) offer specialized tools for research access to its Wittgenstein resources which however are in need for an upgrade to better serve user requirements. The paper ...

    • Climate change denial, freedom of speech and global justice 

      Lavik, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      In this paper I claim that there are moral reasons for making climate denialism illegal . First I define climate denialism, and then I discuss its impact on society and its reception in the media. I build my philosophical ...

    • Coincidence analysis: a new method for causal inference in implementation science 

      Whitaker, Rebecca; Sperber, Nina; Baumgartner, Michael Clemens; Thiem, Alrik; Cragun, Deborah; Damschroder, Laura; Miech, Edward J.; Slade, Alecia; Birken, Sarah (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Implementation of multifaceted interventions typically involves many diverse elements working together in interrelated ways, including intervention components, implementation strategies, and features of local ...

    • Comparative effectiveness research: what to do when experts disagree about risks 

      Lie, Reidar K.; Chan, Francis KL; Grady, Christine; Ng, Vincent; Wendler, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-19)
      Background: Ethical issues related to comparative effectiveness research, or research that compares existing standards of care, have recently received considerable attention. In this paper we focus on how Ethics Review ...

    • Conceptions of Temporality: Reconsidering Time in an Age of Impending Emergency 

      Sampson, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The predominant contemporary concept of time is arguably measurable time, promoted as being in accordance with science. This is commonly understood as the time of physics, as, for instance, E. A. Milne claims in an article ...

    • Concepts of Evidence-Based Practice: Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice and Its Debate 

      Reiersgaard, Anders (Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-12)
      Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a model for clinical decision-making, representing an interdisciplinary approach to clinical practice that aims to optimize clinical decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from ...

    • A conceptualization of the new urban masses in Africa - a critical discussion of the "Lumpenproletariat" 

      Johnsen, Kari Hoftun (Master thesis, 2010-05-19)
      In this paper we will attempt to conceptualize the explosive growth of a "lumpenproletariat" - a slum-dwelling, unproductive workforce in the informal sector - in African cities, in light of democratization. We will explore ...

    • Conducting human challenge studies in LMICs: A survey of researchers and ethics committee members in Thailand 

      Kaewkungwal, Jaranit; Adams, Pornpimon; Sattabongkot, Jetsumon; Lie, Reidar K; Wendler, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Questions have been raised over the acceptability of conducting human challenge studies in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Most of these concerns are based on theoretical considerations and there exists little ...

    • Configurational Causal Modeling and Logic Regression 

      Baumgartner, Michael Clemens; Falk, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Configurational comparative methods (CCMs) and logic regression methods (LRMs) are two families of exploratory methods that employ very different techniques to analyze data generated by causal structures featuring conjunctural ...

    • Confused Entailment 

      Øgaard, Tore Fjetland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Priest argued in his paper Fusion and Confusion (Priest, 2015a) for a new concept of logical consequence over the relevant logic B, one where premises my be “confused” together. This paper develops Priest’s idea. Whereas ...

    • Confusions about ‘Inner’ and ‘Outer’ Voices: Conceptual Problems in the Study of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations 

      Knappik, Franz Ulrich; Bless, Josef J; Larøi, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Both in research on Auditory Verbal Hallucinations (AVHs) and in their clinical assessment, it is common to distinguish between voices that are experienced as ‘inner’ (or ‘internal’, ‘inside the head’, ‘inside the mind’, ...

    • Constructing motherhood: Russian women bringing up children in Bergen, Norway 

      Payne, Eva José Brækkan (Master thesis, 2015-06-02)
      The main objective of this study was to explore how Russian women have constructed motherhood within the Norwegian context. The empirical material came from qualitative, loosely structured interviews with nine middle-class, ...

    • Control and Practical Moral Responsibility - A hard incompatibilist solution to the free will problem that doesn`t require a revolution of our reactive attitudes 

      Gamman, Maria (Master thesis, 2013-09-03)
      This thesis is an investigation into the free will debate and the problem of free will. Is free will and moral responsibility possible in a determinate universe? As old as this problem is, philosophers are still grappling ...

    • The Cosmopolitan Rights of Foreigners. A Phenomenological Defense of Cosmopolitan Law 

      Servan, Johannes (Doctoral thesis, 2018-06-18)
      This thesis argues that states have cosmopolitan obligations of a moral-legal character. These obligations are articulated as “cosmopolitan law”, which is a Kantian term referring to the morallegal norms that ...

    • Crime, Punishment, and Understanding Justice through Injustice 

      Vogt, David Chelsom (Doctoral thesis, 2018-08-24)
      The thesis discusses the justice of state punishment in response to criminal wrongs. The introductory chapter explores the logic of the concept of justice itself, proposing that we understand justice as the function of ...

    • Dannelse i kontekst? ELE-tradisjonen i endring 

      Kolflaath, Eivind; Johnsen, Kåre Odd; Lavik, Trygve; Karlsen, Gunnar; Rørstadbotten, Gro; Reiersgaard, Anders; Lohne, Eilert Jan; Rokstad, Konrad (Institutt for filosofi og førstesemesterstudiers skriftserie, Book, 2010)

    • Den vitenskapelige realisme og anti-realismen: en remis? 

      Haakonsen, Steffen (Master thesis, 2017-06-22)
      Debatten mellom vitenskapelig realisme og anti-realismen har i den siste tiden ikke vist noen tegn til å bevege seg fremover. Hos realistene ser vi at det fremdeles refereres tilbake til Grover Maxwell og Karl Popper når ...

    • Desiring the good: motivational development in Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics 

      Mysen, Reidar (Master thesis, 2011-02-01)
      According to Aristotle in his Nicomachean Ethics, character-development is closely connected to perception and our emotional pull towards objects of desire. The problem is, though The Ethics is brimming with a variety of ...

    • Det ondes problem - Kroppsforming, fascisme, etikk 

      Leivestad, Eirik Høyer (Master thesis, 2010-05-19)
      Oppgaven tar for seg spørsmålet om ondskap ut fra en distinksjon mellom det aktive og det reaktive. Denne distinksjonen antyder at hat og destruktivitet kan forstås som uttrykk for en reaktiv tilstand ved kroppen, produsert ...