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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 ... -
Is this a men’s world? On the need to study descriptive representation of women in lobbying and policy advocacy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)How well are women represented in the world of political advocacy? Despite the important role of interest groups in modern democracies, the demographic composition of the interest group community remains a blind spot in ... -
Isavsmelting og postglasiale havnivåendringer ved Nykvåg, Vesterålen
(Master thesis, 2020-06-16)I dette studiet er det presentert en rekonstruksjon av deglasiasjonsforløpet og de relative havnivåendringene i Nykvåg for perioden mot slutten av siste istid og overgangen til holocen. Datagrunnlaget for rekonstruksjonene ... -
Islamic Revival in Georgian - Chechen Border Area
(Master thesis, 2014-07-31)Since the collapse of the Soviet Union all the former Soviet countries have been going through changes in social and religious life. Muslim states strongly tied their identities to Islam while countries with a majority of ... -
"Isso é nossa realidade" (This is our reality): Beyond images of Amazonia
(Master thesis, 2014-06-19)This thesis explores the images and representations of Amazonia as a tropical rain forest, and how they influence the way people tend to picture the area. Shaped through trajectories of history, national expansion and ... -
“It gave us a thrill”: Emotions, exile, and narratives of (dis)engagement among activists from Syria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Building on qualitative interviews with Syrians who participated in the anti-regime movement of 2011 and now live in Berlin and Oslo, the article unpacks the ways that these contexts affected participants’ decision to ... -
It is not all about the money -A study of social norms based on Adam Smith`s Theory of Moral Sentiments
(Master thesis, 2017-07-01)Social norms have many similarities with Adam Smith`s moral rules of conduct. Basing hypotheses regarding social norms on Smith`s theories on moral behavior, this thesis aims to study whether social norms help explain ... -
It pays to be nice: Partner choice as an informal punishment mechanism
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Two mechanisms that have been shown to facilitate cooperation are partner choice and punishment, but can partner choice be employed as an informal punishment mechanism? To examine this question I conduct two experiments. ... -
It Pays to be Nice: The Benefits of Cooperating in Markets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We contribute to the experimental literature by examining the causal effect of partner choice opportunities on the earnings of different cooperative types. We first elicit cooperative types and then randomly assign subjects ... -
"IT's a Woman's World" En studie av vennskap, valg og inntrykkskontroll blant unge IT-ansatte i Indias nye middelklasse
(Master thesis, 2009-06-19)Avhandlingen tar for seg hvordan unge kvinner står ovenfor en sterke og ofte motstridende forventninger i det de har flyttet fra inn til IT-byen Bangalore for å studere og arbeide i den indiske IT-indsutrien. Kvinnene ... -
It's May Pole time'. Public spectacles and Creole people at the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua.
(Master thesis, 2012-06-21)AbstractThis thesis concerns the importance of festivals in nation-building. Through a six-month period of fieldwork in the city of Bluefields at the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, I explore how the Creole festival May Pole ... -
"It's not about winning, it's about participating". Uncovering the determinants of regional participation in the policy-making structures of the European Union
(Master thesis, 2011-05-28)This thesis seeks to uncover which factors determine regional participation in European Union policy-making structures. It does so by conducting a multiple regression analysis of 233 regions from all the 27 member-states ... -
It's not real, I invented it. En analyse av Werner Herzogs iscenesetting av virkeligheten i dokumentarfilm
(Master thesis, 2012-09-03)En analyse av Werner Herzogs iscenesetting av virkeligheten i dokumentarfilm. Sentrale dokumentarfilmteoretiske begreper anvendt på fiksjonselementer fra Bells From The Deep (1993) og The White Diamond (2004). -
It’s About Time! Temporal Dynamics and Longitudinal Research Designs in Public Administration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many of the fundamental research questions in public administration relate to individual- or organization-level temporal dynamics, including the impact of public sector reforms, (in)stability of public policies and ... -
‘‘It’s just for fun’’ Unge voksnes rekreasjonsrus i Dublin
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Denne avhandlingen er resultat av et antropologisk studie av unge voksnes forhold til rekreasjonsrus i Dublin, Irland, basert på 6 måneders etnografisk feltarbeid våren 2023. Gjennom omfattende deltakende observasjoner og ... -
J-Horror remade: Amerikanske nyinnspillinger av moderne japanske skrekkfilmer
(Master thesis, 2012-05-31)Kvalitativ analyse av to japanske skrekkfilmer og deres respektive amerikanske nyinnspillinger. Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i adapsjoner og nyinnspillinger, transnasjonalisme og en innføring i viktige elementer i skrekkfilmgenren ... -
Jakta på den norske filmkomedien
(Master thesis, 2014-12-01)Kva kjenneteiknar den norske komedien, og korleis hev sjangeren utvikla seg gjennom historia? Oppgåva undersøkjer kva undersjangrar som hev vore sentrale innan den norske komedien, og korleis desse hev endra seg meg tida. ... -
Jakten på den gylne middelvei- en studie av organisatoriske endringer i Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet etter terrorangrepene 22. juli 2011
(Master thesis, 2016-10-30)Denne studien tar for seg problemstillingen: "Hvilke organisatoriske endringer har blitt foretatt i Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet etter terrorangrepene 22. juli 2011 og frem til 2016? Hvordan kan endringene forklares?" ... -
"Jakten på FrP-velgeren" En retorisk analyse av politiske myter og publikum i Siv Jensens taler
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)Fremskrittspartiet har i løpet av 25 år gått fra å være et parti med marginal oppslutning til å bli et av de største partiene i norsk politikk. Mange har ment mye om hemmeligheten bak partiets suksess, men hvor ligger ...