Faculty of Social Sciences
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Department of Economics [426]
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Department of Geography [829]
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Department of Government [583]
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Department of Sociology [522]
Recent Submissions
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Action Models for Coalition Logic
(Chapter, 2023)In the paper, we study the dynamics of coalitional ability by proposing an extension of coalition logic (CL). CL allows one to reason about what a coalition of agents is able to achieve through a joint action, no matter ... -
Organizational Stability and Resocialization in Public Administrations: Theory and Evidence from Norwegian Civil Servants (1986-2016)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The organizational theory approach to public administration emphasizes that organizational features of public bureaucracies shape civil servants' role perceptions and opinions. This study brings forward a novel refinement ... -
Paradox and Pity: What We Can Learn From Fiji’s Urban Squatter Settlements
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article discusses what might be gained from placing informal urban settlements at the centre of analyses of contemporary Fiji. Holding around 20 percent of the total population and growing rapidly, these settlements ... -
Trustworthiness: Public reactions to COVID-19 crisis communication
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In an unprecedented situation of uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic tested the public crisis communication capacity. Using focus group data, this study analyzes public reactions to COVID-19 policies in Scandinavia. In line ... -
Age at Arrival and Long-Term Wages: The Case of Bosnian Refugees in Norway
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Public participation in decisions about measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and health authorities faced tough decisions about infection prevention and control measures such as social distancing, face masks and travel. Judgements underlying those ... -
Information Platform for Antibiotics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)There is a global shortage of personnel in the healthcare workforce, a situation which seems unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future, and it is vital that approaches and innovations are found to mitigate the negative ... -
Innen rimelig tid. Sakskompleksitet og saksbehandlingstid i straffesaker i lagmannsrettene
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Mens undersøkelser viser at lagmannsrettene ikke innfrir Stortingets måltall om tre måneders gjennomsnittlig saksbehandlingstid i straffesaker, mangler vi fortsatt kunnskap om årsakene til overskridelsene. I denne artikkelen ... -
The future technologies of journalism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The practice of journalism has undergone many changes in the last few years, with changes in technology being the main driver of these changes. We present a future study where we aim to get an understanding of what ... -
Perceptions of competing agendas in carbon neutrality policies in Portugal: Adverse impacts on vulnerable population groups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The links between the political agendas of climate change, the energy transition, and energy poverty are multiple, complex, and overlapping. In line with European Union policy demands, Member States are implementing the ... -
Leisure mobility: Situating emotional geographies of friluftsliv in urban mobility transitions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In Norwegian culture, outdoor recreation in nature – such as hiking – is an important activity tied to the production of identity and aspirations of a ‘good life’. ‘Friluftsliv’ (outdoor life) in Norwegian entails a ... -
Change everything so that (almost) nothing changes? Investigating the territorial distribution of solar energy subsidies in rural India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The current massive rollout of solar energy in India is primarily driven by private investments, with the federal and state governments facilitating sectoral investments with subsidies, preferential licensing and clearances, ... -
Financially-constrained solar development: A comparative analysis of urban fabrics and scalar expression in Portugal and Rajasthan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Solar energy takes many varied forms in and beyond the urban infrastructure. Compared to large-scale plants, small-scale solar forms have received little attention, yet arguably hold more hope for just energy transitions ... -
EUs påvirkning på ikke-medlemmers autonomi: Norges og Storbritannias handlingsrom innenfor klima og energi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)EUs grønne giv kan ha omfattende konsekvenser også for land som ikke er medlemmer, men som er tilknyttet EU. Mens Norge møter klimakrisen med å samarbeide tettere med EU, har Storbritannia trukket seg ut av viktige avtaler. ... -
Is it enough to enable freight? Modes of governance for urban logistics in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Urban freight transport is central to urban societies, and yet urban authorities have traditionally left it to private actors to resolve freight challenges. Urban authorities rely on different governance strategies to ... -
Die Politik der Gesamtschulreform. Spaltungslinien, Akteure und Koalitionen in Deutschland und Norwegen
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Anthropology in Norway: Directions, Locations, Relations
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Organizational resilience: exploring the health insttitution in Ghana during the Covid 19
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"The companies are powerful, people are weak": India's solar energy ambitions and the legitimation of dispossession in Rajasthan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Ecological degradation and climate change have led to widespread calls for altering sociotechnical practices. A sector in which this is particularly visible is energy; more specifically, in efforts to displace conventional ... -
Beyond the Ballot: The Impact of Voting Margin and Turnout on the Legitimacy of Referendum Outcomes in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study delves into the criteria under which referendums can legitimise political choices. It employs survey experiments regarding EU membership across seven European nations, focusing on variations in referendum outcomes, ...