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Investigating the impact of recommender systems on user-based and item-based popularity bias
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Recommender Systems are decision support tools that adopt advanced algorithms in order to help users to find less-explored items that can be interesting for them. While recommender systems may offer a range of attractive ... -
Investigating the Long-Term Impact of the Police Reform: A Case Study of Denmark
(Master thesis, 2023-06-30)In 2006, Denmark implemented a police reform focusing on efficiency, fast response times, local police, and a unified organization across districts (Holmberg, 2019). The reform was necessary due to increased organized ... -
An Investigation Into the Mediating Role of Inter-organisational Coordination Towards Refugee Protection: A Case Study of Nakivale Refugee Settlement Uganda
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This study examines the role of Inter-Organizational Coordination (IOC) towards refugee protection in Nakivale settlement located in Isingiro district in Uganda. Coordination takes place when organizations work together ... -
An investigation of the innovation performance in the capital goods sector in Colombia: using the System Dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2006)The innovation performance of a firm within the capital goods sector inColombia is addressed using the System Dynamics method. The problemthat motivated this study can be stated as the lack of a comprehensivetheory that ... -
Investigation on Assessment of the Karnali Employment Program by Using System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2018-02-03)Karnali Employment Program (KEP) is employment led poverty reduction program initiated by the Government of Nepal in 2006 through its budget speech with an initial amount of NRS. 180 million. It aimed to provide safety net ... -
Investment and quality competition in healthcare markets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We study the strategic relationship between hospital investment and provision of service quality. We use a spatial competition framework and allow investment and quality to be complements or substitutes in patient benefit ... -
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 ... -
Iraqis on the Move: Displaced Professionals, Protection/ 'Aman Space in Jordan and Memories of a Destroyed State
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-10-22)Recent events of forced displacement in the Middle East are compelling millions of people to move within the borders of their country, while forcing many others to become strangers in other lands. In the modern era categorized ... -
Irregular and incomplete primary schooling in rural Ghana. A case-study of late enrolment and early drop-out in the eastern region
(Master thesis, 2014-11-17)This study takes a closer look at the issue of late enrolment and early drop out in a rural area in Eastern Region in Ghana. Children enrolling in school later than the recommended age of six, is a persistent problem in ... -
Is aid contributing to poverty reduction? An analysis of the poverty-efficiency of Norwegian aid
(Master thesis, 2013-02-01)This master thesis aims at assessing the poverty- efficiency of the current Norwegian aid allocation. Is Norwegian aid allocated in a way that has the maximum impact on poverty reduction? I use panel regression and a model ... -
Is boycott the best way to participate ? A study of the possible democratizing effects of election boycotts in the Arab world: 1990-2010
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)This thesis aims to determine if election boycott is a sound strategy if the opposition in Arab states aspires democratization. No scholars have conducted research focusing on this specific subject up to date, despite the ... -
Is cannabis a gateway to hard drugs?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-06)Trappetrinnshypotesen hevder at bruk av cannabis øker risikoen for også å starte med tyngre rusmidler. Vi har testet denne kontroversielle, men innflytelsesrike, hypotesen på et utvalg cannabisbrukere i Norge. For å undersøke ... -
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Oiling the Neoliberal Carbon Economy?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study focuses on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) work the Austrian energy company OMV pursued as it constructed a gas power plant on the shores of the Black Sea. I argue that neither social movement theory ... -
Is Europe’s right wing turn due to immigration? Empirical evidence from Italy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Immigration has unquestionably gained importance in Italian public opinion over the past few years; but what has been its effect on politics? Building on a recent trend in literature, this paper appraises the effect of ... -
Is Nonterritorial Autonomy Wrong for Indigenous Rights? Examining the ‘Territorialisation’ of Sami Power in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Nonterritorial autonomy (nta) decouples governance of ‘people’ and ‘place’, allowing demographically submerged minorities to protect their cultural – but not territorial – interests. Indigenous peoples are often submerged ... -
Is the "Mother Grain" feeding the world before her own children? An examination of the impact of the global demand for quinoa on the lives and diets of Peruvian quinoa farmers.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)This project examines factors the impact of the increasing global demand for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) on its production and local consumption in southern Peru through a methodological triangulation of semi-structured ... -
Is the 'New Man' dead? Tourism, self-perception and relative deprivation in Cuba
(Master thesis, 2012-07-28)This study is about the relationship between the growth of tourism in Cuba and the sense of relative deprivation experienced by many Cubans, and about the results of this relationship in the society at large. I argue that ... -
Is the Europe of Knowledge the talk of the town? Exploring how members of the European Parliament refer to higher education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)While the European Parliament is increasingly involved in EU governance, its role in policy developments in domains of strategic importance for the EU has not been the focus of many studies. In this article, we analyse a ... -
Is the SEC an Island of Integrity? A study on perception of corruption in public administration in Azerbaijan
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Is there a generational shift in preferences for forest carbon sequestration vs. preservation of agricultural landscapes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Afforestation and reforestation are considered important measures for climate change mitigation. Because the land area available for tree planting may serve multiple purposes, striking the right balance between climate ...