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Unilineal descent and the house – again: The Ngadha, eastern Indonesia
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Unions´ strategies in the age of free movement A comparative case-study of trade union strategies towards posted workers in the European Economic Area
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)Numerous studies have concentrated on the consequences of intra-EU labour mobility. However, the literature lacks an analytical understanding of the types of strategies unions pursue and their relative usage. This thesis ... -
United We Stand? Testing the Enabling Theory of the Norwegian Welfare State During the 2020 & 2021 Crisis
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Universitet og marked – Innovasjon og byråkrati
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Unpacking Nordic Administrative Reforms: Agile and Adaptive Governments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article examines current reform experiences in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, focusing on the assumed Nordic administrative model. The research questions is: How do Nordic public sector executives ... -
Unravelling the ‘devolution paradox’: Citizen preferences for self-rule and for shared rule
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Recent survey research has revealed a ‘devolution paradox’: some citizens who favour stronger regional governments inconsistently desire policy uniformity across regions and state-wide intervention in policy provision. It ... -
Upward Pricing Pressure in Two-Sided Markets: Incorporating Rebalancing Effects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In two-sided markets it is important to consider rebalancing effects following a merger, i.e. the impact of a change in margin on one side of the market, either due to a price change or to efficiency gains, on the pricing ... -
Urban Flood Modelling and Road Network Vulnerability Assessment in Bergen
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)Increased emissions of greenhouse gases have brought the world’s climate into a process of change. The oceans and atmosphere are warming up, which also initiates other negative consequences such as more severe urban floods. ... -
Urban freight – a matter of concern for cities? Assessing governance for sustainable freight in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-05-24)Godstransport er av stor betydning for byliv, men behandles ikke som en «sak av betydning» av offentlige myndigheter i samme grad som persontransport. Godstransport skaper flere utfordringer for byer, inkludert økte ... -
Urban planning and the smart city: Projects, practices and politics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03)Today’s smart city agendas are the latest iteration of urban sociotechnical innovation. Their aim is to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the economic and environmental performance of cities ... -
Urban polarisering: Antropologiske bidrag
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Dette spesialnummeret er viet antropologiske studier av urbane formasjoner og fokuserer særlig på polarisering og det sosiale livet som utspiller seg i møte med denne. Særlig søker vi å utforske og sammenligne de mangeartede ... -
The urban poor as citizens and clients. Enacting political agency through political parties and social movements in Kenya and Zambia
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-27)How has political pluralism and increasingly more competitive elections affected the political agency of the urban poor in Kenya and Zambia, and why? This thesis compares the political mobilization of the urban poor by ... -
Urban Sprawl and Congestion in The Hague: A System Dynamics Modeling Approach
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Urban sprawl and congestion have significant detrimental effects on society and on the environment (Hennig, et al., 2016; OECD, 2018), and the phenomenon is regarded as a major challenge for urban Europe (Uhel, 2006). This ... -
Urbanisering av det samiske elektoratet: en fremvoksende skillelinje i den moderne samepolitikken?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Stemmeretten ved sametingsvalg i Norge er ikke knyttet til at en bor innenfor et bestemt geografisk område, men er en politisk rettighet som erverves på individuelt etnisk grunnlag, og som følger individet uavhengig av ... -
Urbanisering i Fjell kommune
(Master thesis, 2016-07-01)Fjell kommune på vestlandet har de siste årene hatt høy befolkningsvekst over flere år. Det er noe av årsaken til at har blitt vedtatt store og omfattende urbaniseringsplaner. Fra før har Fjell mange rurale kvaliteter som ... -
Uregulert lobbyvirksomhet som problem eller ikke? En studie om hvorfor Stortinget har avvist lobbyregulering
(Master thesis, 2012-06-04)Denne masteroppgaven forsøker å besvare hvorfor norske stortingspolitikere ikke ønsker å regulere lobbyvirksomhet rettet mot Stortinget. Regulering av lobbyvirksomhet er en voksende debatt internasjonalt, og stadig flere ... -
Usability evaluations of mobile mental health technologies: A systematic review study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Many mobile health (mHealth) apps for mental health have been made available in recent years. Although there is reason to be optimistic about their effect on improving health and increasing access to care, there ... -
Use of Eye Tracking for eSports Analytics in a MOBA Game
(Master thesis, 2017-01-31)Eye tracking refers to using the movement of the eye to determine where the user is looking (Zhang, 2008). This thesis will look at the use of eye tracking within a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game (MOBA) and investigate ... -
The use of gamification in learning applications
(Master thesis, 2013-11-27)The aim of this thesis was to investigate and identify the elements of gamification used in learning applications and how they affect user experience. The three main research questions were How are gamification elements ... -
Use of Wikipedia content, structural connections and usage statistics to generate context aware query augmentation in a topical search engine
(Master thesis, 2012-12-22)This thesis presents the TCSearch2, a Master's project. The thesis studies different approaches to bridging the gap between user expectations and existing search engine result and their impact on the quality of the results. ...