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Accountability and Perception of Effectiveness in Public Universities in Cameroon: Case of the University of Buea
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Accountability and sustainability transitions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)What constitutes a sustainability transition? We identify sustainability transitions as premised on shifts in accountability relations – assessments of conformance with institutional controls coupled with application of ... -
The Accountability Function within a One-party Regime: The Case of China’s Local People’s Congress
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-04-27)This is a study of Chinese local legislatures, the Local People’s Congresses (LPCs), and their accountability function within the one-party regime. The focus is to what extent, how, and why LPCs can promote political ... -
Accountability Gaps in the Relationship Between International Organizations and Civil Society: A Case Study of the World Bank’s COMRURAL Project in Honduras
(Master thesis, 2020-12-01)Projects implemented by international organizations have direct impacts on people’s daily lives in the countries where they are executed. Due to this, increasing attention has been given to the accountability mechanisms ... -
The Accountability of non-governmental organizations: A case of Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)NGOs are playing a crucial role in the development of developing countries. NGOs accountability is gradually emerging as a pressing issue in the development arena. The NGOs' effectiveness can be amplified by ensuring ... -
Accountable to whom? How strong parties subvert local democratic institutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)How do politicians in emerging democracies subvert institutional reforms that are designed to improve accountability? Looking at patron-client relations within political parties, I present a strategy, partisan accountability, ... -
Achieving justice by starvation: a quantitative analysis of hunger strike outcomes
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This thesis analysis hunger strikes as a specific protest tactic and aims to contribute to the understanding of where, when and how hunger strikes are most likely to reach their intended goals. By using a dataset consisting ... -
Acquisition policy design; An application of system dynamics for a heavy equipment dealer in Southeast Asia
(Master thesis, 2012-07-06)In this paper, a system dynamic model is developed to design a robust policy for heavy equipment acquisition, to improve the performance of the company by preventing the company from facing low liquidity while utilizing ... -
Activism Across Time and Place: A Study of Syrian Activists’ Trajectories in Berlin and Oslo : A Study of Syrian Activists’ Trajectories in Berlin and Oslo
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-15)I denne avhandlingen utforsker jeg hvordan syriske aktivistbaner tar form i tid og rom. Jeg ser på hvordan syrere som engasjerte seg i opprøret i 2011 navigerer og funderer deres aktivisterfaringer i en eksilkontekst. ... -
Activity-centric computing and context awareness in mobile personal information managemen
(Master thesis, 2013-05-31)Information and tools on modern smartphones are tightly tied to applications. It is hard to move information between applications, and it is often near impossible to collect and compare information from several sources. ... -
Adaptation of a System Dynamics generic structure to Urban Resilience case-studies in Latin-America
(Master thesis, 2021-07-15)Historically, the System Dynamics field has been using generic structures to transfer general knowledge from one dynamic situation to another. Although generic structures are widely used, there are still opportunities to ... -
Adaptation, exposure, and politics: Local extreme heat and global climate change risk perceptions in the phoenix metropolitan region, USA
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Cities around the planet are facing climate change risks including (but not limited to) extreme heat, drought, wildfire, and flooding. Urbanites perceptions of the risks posed by climate change influence communities' ... -
Adapting to closing space: Human rights NGOs’ strategies in Putin’s Russia
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)This thesis is concerned with investigating two phenomena related to civil society occurring in competitive authoritarian regimes: Closing space for civil society and deliberation in the form of limited pluralism. The study ... -
Adapting to Peacetime Politics? Rebranding and Ideological Change in Former Rebel Parties
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06)How do rebel groups turned political parties adapt their ideological profiles after war? Do they continue to mobilize along the main conflict cleavage or do they adopt new issues that are conducive to peace? This article ... -
Adaptive Elements in Internet-Delivered Psychological Treatment Systems: Systematic Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Internet-delivered psychological treatments (IDPTs) are built on evidence-based psychological treatment models, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, and are adjusted for internet use. The use of internet ... -
Adaptive Systems for Internet-Delivered Psychological Treatments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Internet-Delivered Psychological Treatments (IDPT) are based on evidence-based psychological treatment models adjusted for interaction through the Internet. The use of Internet technologies has the potential to increase ... -
Addendum to: "Combined Assessment of Software Safety and Security Requirements - An Industrial Evaluation of the CHASSIS Method''
(Others, 2017-07-19)This addendum contains further details about the two case studies reported in our paper Combined Assessment of Software Safety and Security Requirements - An industrial evaluation of the CHASSIS method. -
Addressing the adaptive challenges of alternative stormwater planning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Municipal water sectors shift from building traditional grey stormwater infrastructure to ambitious plans for holistic blue–green infrastructure due to climate vulnerability. The shift requires new ways of thinking, working, ... -
Addressing the ethical principles of the Norwegian National Strategy for AI in a kindergarten allocation system
(Chapter, 2020)The Norwegian National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (NNSAI) published in 2020 includes seven principles of ethical AI. This paper explores whether those seven principles are stated in a clear enough way and are ... -
"Addressing the Gender Blindness of Decommodification" - Adapting decommodification of the paradox of female commodification
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis seeks to resolve the gender blindness of Esping-Andersen's decommodification index and examine which socioeconomic and political forces that explain decommodification when female decommodification is accounted ...