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Web Technologies in Practice. The Integration of Web Technologies by Environmental Organizations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)This article uses a structuration model to explore the interaction between technology and organizations. Based on a case study of three environmental organizations in Norway and opposing visions of a single predetermined ... -
Web-based Data Mining Tool for Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Weichsel in central South Norway : a general view of the deposits from the Gudbrandsdalen Interstadial and from the following glaciation
(Boreas, Journal article, 1980-05-15)Present knowledge of sub-till sediments found in the valleys in the Mid-Gudbrandsdal area and the stratigraphy of the overlying basal tills is summarized. The existence of widespread waterlain sediments which are thought ... -
Weighted average regression and environmental calibration as a tool for quantifying climate-driven changes in vegetation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aims: Studies of the climatic responses of plant assemblages via vegetation-based environmental reconstructions by weighted averaging (WA) regression and calibration are a recent development in modern vegetation ecology. ... -
"Welcome to reality!" Populism and mistrust among the Sweden Democrats
(Master thesis, 2021-11-25)This thesis explores populist tendencies in political representatives from the Sweden Democrats (SD) in a Swedish city. Through ethnographic data and drawing on Ernesto Laclau’s theory on populist reason, I show how the ... -
Welfare collaboration in Norway : Something old, something new, something borrowed, something to pursue?
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-05-11)I de senere år har innovasjon i offentlig sektor fått økt oppmerksomhet både på nasjonale så vel som internasjonale dagsordener. Den økte oppmerksomheten kan knyttes til økende samfunnsmessige, økonomiske og politiske ... -
The welfare state matters. On the economic consequences of partnership dissolution in Norway and Britain
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-09-07)Recent sociological observations have indicated that unstable family relations and lone parenthood present new social risks to society, posing a challenge to the welfare state and threatening to increase gender inequality. ... -
Western movements in non-Western worlds: towards an anthropology of uncertain encounters
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What affects the career choices of health workers? Four essays on preferences, incentives and career choices in a low-income context
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-10)The geographical imbalance of the health workforce in Tanzania represents a serious problem when it comes to delivering crucial health services to a large share of the population. TheTanzanian health system, like many ... -
What are key cultural and economic dimensions of international co-productions, and how do they manifest themselves and shape co-productions in the Norwegian film industry?
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)This study examines the cultural and economic dimensions of international co-productions in the Norwegian film industry. By conducting semi-structured qualitative interviews with Norwegian film producers who have ... -
What are the gendered implications of neoliberal land grabs? A case study of Rufiji River Basin in Rufiji district, coast region in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-06-19)Abstract This thesis explores the gendered implications of the neoliberal land grab in Rufiji River basin in Tanzania. I set out to deconstruct the taken for granted assumptions concerning the state/legal approaches in the ... -
What does the public associate with “climate change”? A study of open-ended survey questions from 2013 to 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Tackling climate change requires a multitude of policy, technological, and behavioral responses, some of which will be felt clearly by the public and potentially need direct public support. It is therefore important to ... -
What influences State Friendly voting in the Norwegian Supreme Court?. An Analysis of dissenting Supreme Court Decisions from 1991 to 2012
(Master thesis, 2013-11-19)The aim of this thesis is investigate if the Norwegian Supreme Court exhibits a state friendly nature when they vote in dissenting civilian cases where one of the litigants is the state in the time period 1991-2012. The ... -
What is a world capital of culture? The case of Paris
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What is the Avatar? Fiction and Embodiment in Avatar-Based Singleplayer Computer Games
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What is wrong with the implementation of auto pollution policy in Zimbabwe? A system dynamics perspective.
(Master thesis, 2011-06-08)Zimbabwe has in recent years experienced rapid growth in the national vehicle population. Since 1994, the vehicle population has increased by a total of over 150%. Many of these are poorly maintained low-cost second hand ... -
What makes democratic institutions resilient to crises? Applying a novel analytical framework to the case of Finland
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, governments took exceptional measures impacting citizens’ daily lives, the economy, and democratic institutions. The literature has already discussed the various measures and their short-term ... -
What Matters in a Job? A Multi-Level Study of Job Preference Orientations and the Intrinsic Quality of Work in 25 Societies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper examines cross-national differences in job preference orientations from the perspective of job quality. In particular, it investigates the extent to which preferences of workers in 25 developed societies are ... -
What online data say about eating habits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Understanding how individuals shift to diets with much smaller ecological footprints may help us in persuading more people to change their habits and transition to more sustainable food systems. Online interactions provide ...