Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på tittel
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Populism in Scandinavian Immigration Discourse 1970–2016
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article measures and discusses populism in Scandinavian immigration debate from 1970 to 2016. Using descriptive statistical analysis and logistical regression analysis, we analyze items related to immigration in six ... -
Populism, Instability, and Rupture in Sustainability Transformations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The recent surge in populist politics in Europe and North America has challenged many of the policies aimed at advancing sustainable shifts. In this article we argue that this surge necessitates a rethinking of transition ... -
Populisme på samisk. Framveksten av Nordkalottfolket på Sametinget
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Nordkalottfolket (NKF) fikk sitt politiske gjennombrudd i Sametinget ved valget i 2021 med 18,3 prosent av stemmene med 9 av 39 representanter fra 6 av 7 valgkretser. Med populismens forståelse av hvordan «folket», «eliten» ... -
Populist far right discursive-institutional tactics in European regional decarbonization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)What rhetorical strategies are populist far-right parties using to delay regional decarbonization? This paper focuses on three populist far-right parties—the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE), Alternative for ... -
Populist MPs on Facebook: Adoption and emotional reactions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The argument goes that social media can reinforce the rise of populism as populists' emotionally charged language fits well with social media algorithms. However, whether this potential materializes in practice depends on ... -
Populist Radical Right Parties in Government: Representational Correctives or Vehicles of Discontent?
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)In the past decades, populist radical right parties in Europe have seen a rise in popularity and have recently started entering European parliaments and governments. This thesis seeks to dive deeper into the consequences ... -
Populist Radical Right Voters in Contemporary Democracies in Western Europe: Operationalizing and Testing the Three-Dimensional Political Space hypotheses
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This thesis operationalizes and tests a new theoretical framework of how to map populist radical right voters in the political space. While such research has been dominated by two-dimensional frameworks, the framework of ... -
Portals to the unseen Re-inventing ayahuasca practices, shamanism, and the anthropologist in the entheogenic field
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Porteføljeoptimering og diversifiseringsfordeler. Kan en optimeringsalgoritme basert på Markowitz middelverdi-varians-teori (MVT) forbedres med alternative risikobegrep og med lineær optimeringsalgoritme?
(Master thesis, 2019-12)Bakgrunn: I porteføljeteori velges en portefølje av verdipapirer for å minimere risiko for en gitt forventet avkastning. Med utgangspunkt i Markowitz porteføljeteori hvor risiko er definert ved varians, vil andre definisjoner ... -
Porteño logics. The Meaning of Taste and Morality in Social Classification in Buenos Aires
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Portfolio Contracts In Supply Chain Risk Management: Analysis of Procurement Strategy with System Dynamics Models
(Master thesis, 2008-06-04)This paper presents a simulation study on procurement contract management. The purpose of the study is to develop a general framework for supply contracts, which aims to drive costs down and reduce risks of inventory and ... -
Portraying a Major Minority in Televised Public Service Broadcasting. Portrayal of Polish Immigrants in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
(Master thesis, 2018-06-20)The research question answered in this thesis is “How have Polish immigrants in Norway historically been portrayed by the NRK through its television broadcasts from 1970 to 2008? How can this development be explained?”. ... -
Possibilities of place - An analysis of a location-based folksonomy
(Master thesis, 2011-02-22)This thesis aims to investigate what kind of tags users apply to resources in a location based collaborative tagging system called Digitur2. This is investigated primarily by analyzing quantitative data produced by conducting ... -
Postmarket Surveillance of Orthopaedic Implants using Web-technologies
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)In the European Union (EU) between 8-12 % of patients admitted to hospitals, suffer harm from the healthcare they receive every year. There are many reasons for this, e.g. surgical error, error in diagnostics and medical ... -
A Postmaterialist Explanation for Homophobia in Africa: Multilevel Analysis of Attitudes Towards Homosexuals in 33 African Countries
(Master thesis, 2018-06-26)This thesis advances a modified version of Inglehart’s Postmaterialist thesis as an explanation for homophobia in Africa. My argument is that economic development substantially contributes to creating a Postmaterialist ... -
Postmoderne sitcom? En analyse av tv-serien "Flight of the Conchords" i lys av perspektiver på postmodernisme og kvalitet i tv.
(Master thesis, 2009-06-01)Oppgaven er en sjangeranalyse av sitcomen "Flight of the Conchords". Serien diskuteres i lys av perspektiver på postmodernisme og postmodernitet generelt, og på nyere tendenser innen tv-fiksjon og det som gjerne kalles ... -
Potential Contribution of Existing Computer-Based Models to Comparative Assessment of Development Options
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The potential for transformative adaptation : Collaborative spaces and collective value development in local climate adaptation
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-10-20)Behovet for klimaomstilling, -tilpassing og -handling for å kunne handtere konsekvensane av menneskeskapte klimaendringar og tap av biologisk mangfald har aldri vore større. Dette prosjektet utforskar korleis heilskaplege ... -
Poverty dynamics among the Dalits of Tarai
(Master thesis, 2013-09-02)The literature suggests that links between social identity and economic outcomes can induce poverty among groups with low social status. This seems to be true in Nepal where Dalits, the group at the bottom of the caste ...