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Worlds apart. On class structuration of citizens’ political and public attention and engagement in an egalitarian society
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article draws on Pierre Bourdieu's political sociology for a statistical study of the complex interrelationship between Norwegian citizens’ attention and engagement in the world of politics and broader public debate, ... -
Worlds of Journalism, Norway 2013. Methodology, questionnaire and selected tables
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Worried sick? Worker responses to a financial shock
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04)Excessive sickness absence may hurt productivity and put a strain on public finances. One explanation put forward for increasing absence rates is that a tougher labour market represents a health hazard. A competing hypothesis ... -
Wrong schools or wrong students? The potential role of medical education in regional imbalances of the health workforce in the United Republic of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-26)Background The United Republic of Tanzania, like many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, faces a human resources crisis in its health sector, with a small and inequitably distributed health workforce. Rural areas and ... -
X-erne
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24) -
XAI Text: A Domain-Specific Language for Developing an AI Pipeline
(Master thesis, 2021-06-15)XAI Text: A Domain-Specific Language for Developing an AI Pipeline -
Yak Tovil. Between health and entertainment
(Master thesis, 1998) -
The 'Yam' that dropped. An ethnographic study of the digital life of urban, Ghanaian youth.
(Master thesis, 2018-08-16)Smartphones are becoming ever more popular, and common, in Ghana, especially among urban youth. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the spring of 2015, this thesis analyses the digital life of young adults in ... -
Yard Work and Worker Memories. An Analysis of Fields and Practices of Remembering from a Relationist’ Standpoint
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Yemeni Families in the Early History of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ca. 1900-1950 : A Revisionist Approach in Diasporic Historiography
(Journal article, 2011)This article aims to bring into attention the hitherto undocumented history of Yemeni migration to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Taking in to account a period which amount to half a century the article describes ... -
You can eat rice but, but you can't eat money. Commercial agriculture and the value of rice in an upland Karen village
(Master thesis, 2010-06-04)My thesis is based on a seven month fieldwork in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. During these months I held the position as a volunteer in a local Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) while at the same time conducting research ... -
"You're really just in a big bubble, with lots of stuff inside". En kvalitativ studie om internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning og utbyttet av utvekslingsopphold
(Master thesis, 2011-05-09)Denne masteroppgaven omhandler internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning og mer spesifikt hvilket utbytte studenter får av å reise på utvekslingsopphold. Oppgaven tar for seg utveksling som en direkte effekt av internasjonalisering ... -
Youth Advantage Versus Gender Penalty: Selecting and Electing Young Candidates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Young people are under-represented in formal politics. While this may be a mere projection of their lack among voters and party members, the article investigates whether being young is a disadvantage in election processes, ... -
Youth smoking and anti-smoking policies in North Dakota: a system dynamics simulation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-20)Background: The current study utilizes system dynamics to model the determinants of youth smoking and simulate effects of anti-smoking policies in the context of North Dakota, a state with one of the lowest cigarette tax ... -
Yrkesdeltakelse blant norske og innvandrerkvinner i 1993-2008
(Master thesis, 2013-06-02)I denne masteroppgaven gjør jeg rede for kvinners yrkesdeltakelse blant norske og innvandrerkvinner med hovedfokus på hvordan barn påvirker dette. Datamaterialet som ligger til grunn for denne oppgaven er hentet fra databasen ... -
Yrkesfag eller organisasjon som rettesnor for kompetanseutvikling?
(AHS serie B; 1994-4, Research report, 1994) -
”Zu Hause” i Kreuzberg. En studie av tyrkere og deres sosiale praksis, identitet og territorialitet i bydelen Kreuzberg i Berlin
(Master thesis, 2006)Tema for masteroppgaven er tyrkiske migranters liv og hverdag i det tyske samfunnet i dag. Ut i fra det teoretiske argumentet om at mennesker og steder er gjensidig konstituerende, er målet med oppaven å forstå hvordan ... -
Å betale. Penger som kommunikasjon
(Master thesis, 2001) -
Å bygge en ny kommune. En kvalitativ iverksettingsstudie av kommunesammenslåingen mellom Sandefjord, Andebu og Stokke
(Master thesis, 2017-06-20)Kommunereformen er en av vår tids store forvaltningsreformer, som både kan betegnes som én stor nasjonal reform, og mange små reformer. Første del av reformfasen la opp til lokale initiativ og frivillige sammenslåingsprosesser, ... -
Å donere demokrati – en casestudie av donorstøttet sivilsamfunnsutvikling i Serbia
(Master thesis, 2010-06-03)Civil society support in democratizing countries has become a central focus of international donors during the last two decades. Yet, our understanding of the phenomenon and the possible consequences remains incomplete. ...