Faculty of Social Sciences
Sub-communities within this community
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Department of Economics [426]
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Department of Geography [834]
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Department of Government [585]
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Department of Sociology [522]
Recent Submissions
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Analyzing sustainable development strategies through multi-method integration in the Green Economy Model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Given the increasing interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental systems, it is increasingly evident there is a need for a new generation of decision support systems to assess the sustainability of development ... -
Ultra-short-term global horizontal irradiance forecasting based on a novel and hybrid GRU-TCN model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The need for energy is increasing globally due to a several factors, including population growth and economic development. Achieving this energy demand in the face of global warming and the depletion of fossil fuels requires ... -
Early Holocene occurrence of loess in Folldal, east-central southern Norway: Identification, origin and palaeoclimatic significance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Identified for the first time in Norway, windblown yellowish-brown dust in Folldal, east-central southern Norway, fulfils physical and geochemical criteria for sensu stricto loess, including a high carbonate content. Two ... -
Digital Flux: The Process of Youth Disconnection in an Ambivalent Digital Modernity
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-11-28)Denne avhandlingen undersøker fenomenet digital frakobling blant ungdom, med vekt på dets prosessuelle natur og hvordan det formes av den iboende ambivalensen i dagens digitale moderniteten. Hovedforskningsspørsmålet som ... -
Intensified Late-Holocene aeolian activity in Vesterålen, northern Norway – increased storminess or human impact?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study reconstructs Mid- to Late-Holocene aeolian activity based on lacustrine sediments from a small pond, Nøkktjønna, situated ~1.5 km northeast from the coast, and stratigraphical investigations of coastal dunes at ... -
Navigating Demographic Transitions: Analyzing Refugee Population Dynamics and Urban Relocation in the Kinn Municipality
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)This thesis explores the demographic challenges and policy responses within Kinn Kommune, focusing on the projected population decline and regional strategies aimed at mitigating outmigration and fostering community ... -
Watt sense of community? A human geography agenda on energy communities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Energy communities can potentially advance just transitions towards low-carbon systems by devolving energy production and consumption to local scales. During vibrant debates on evolving energy geographies for more than a ... -
Alle må med: Styreres erfaringer med å etablere og utvikle profesjonelle læringsfellesskap i barnehagen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Denne artikkelen undersøker barnehagestyreres erfaringer med etablering og utvikling av profesjonelle læringsfellesskap i egne barnehager. Studien springer ut av et større utviklingsarbeid gjennom Regional ordning for ... -
Psychologically Informed Design of Energy Recommender Systems: Are Nudges Still Effective in Tailored Choice Environments?
(Chapter, 2024)Studies in psychology have shown various ways how humans can be influenced in their choices and behavior. Many of these persuasive strategies and nudges are now also used online, affecting how digital choice environments ... -
I’m a Survivor: Political Dynamics in Bureaucratic Elites’ Partisan Identification
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article challenges the common assumption that the partisan identification of bureaucratic elites is fixed over time. Building on principal-agent and organization theory, we hypothesize that bureaucratic elites may ... -
Intra-organizational Mobility and Employees’ Work-related Contact Patterns: Evidence from Panel Data in the European Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Programs to encourage staff to move within public-sector organizations have become increasingly widespread in recent decades. Yet, although there are some anecdotal accounts, the effects of such intraorganizational mobility ... -
Human Factors in User Modeling for Intelligent Systems
(Chapter, 2024)In the current digital landscape, humans take center stage. This has caused a paradigm shift in the realm of intelligent technologies, prompting researchers and (industry) practitioners to reflect on the challenges and ... -
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 ...