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Aetat: en organisatorisk kameleon. En studie av endringsprosesser i Aetat fra 1990 til 2003
(Master thesis, 2004)Tema og problemstilling: Aetat er en stor, offentlig forvaltningsinstitusjon som skal følge utviklingen på arbeidsmarkedet og gjennomføre den vedtatte arbeidsmarkedspolitikken. Etaten er preget av uforutsigbare omgivelser ... -
”AF og Akademikerne”
(Master thesis, 2007)Temaet for min hovedoppgave er hovedsammenslutninger på arbeidstakersiden i Norge, med spesielt fokus på Akademikernes Fellesorganisasjon (AF) og Akademikerne. Organisasjonsmønsteret/-kartet på arbeidstakersiden i Norge ... -
Affective Polarization in Multiparty Systems? Comparing Affective Polarization Towards Voters and Parties in Norway and the United States
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A growing body of comparative studies on partisan hostility – a phenomenon known as affective polarization – is providing evidence that partisan affective polarization is generally no greater in the United States than it ... -
Affektiv polarisering i Norden – en oversikt
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Affirmative action measures and electoral candidates’ positioning in Zambia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)While the increase of women in elected office has received much scholarly attention, less attention has been paid to the dynamics of resisting gender quotas in countries that fail to adopt such measures despite regional ... -
Affluence and Influence in a Social Democracy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Research from the United States and Europe suggests that affluent citizens enjoy considerably more policy influence than do average citizens and the poor. I examine the extent of unequal policy responsiveness in one of the ... -
Affordable Care Act- for better or for worse? - En liten oppsummering
(Master thesis, 2017-06-29)Helse som menneskerettighet er ikke konstitusjonelt forankret i USA, men Obama, som mange presidenter før han satte helse som menneskerettighet på den politiske dagsordenen. Det var hans viktigste innenrikspolitiske ... -
Affordances in Mobile Augmented Reality Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)This paper explores the affordances of augmented reality content in a mobile augmented reality application. A user study was conducted by performing a multi-camera video recording of seven think aloud sessions. The think ... -
Afrika (Sør for Sahara)- verdens sorte får? En empirisk analyse av kredittrangeringer
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å analysere hvilke faktorer som påvirker kredittrangeringer og hvordan rangeringene er for Afrika (Sør for Sahara) i forhold til andre regioner. Ifølge Haque, Mark og Mathieson (2000) ... -
Afrikansk samarbeid i regionale mellomstatlege institusjonar.
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)The thesis deals with interstate cooperation in African regional institutions, and poses the question: What characterizes African interstate cooperation as opposed to regional cooperation in other world regions. Institutional ... -
After the Flood: Reflections on the Sociality of Saltwater Inundation on an Anthropogenic Atoll
(Master thesis, 2016-05-05)This thesis examines how Marshall Islanders live with climate change related events such as extreme weather, with specific emphasis on the 3-5 March flood of 2014. Flood events such as these in the Republic of the Marshall ... -
After the Storm. Natural Disasters and Development in Vietnam
(Master thesis, 2008-06-27)This thesis describes the many processes which happen when a natural disaster occurs. Fieldwork was done in Ben Tre province, one year after a typhoon had hit the coastal province in the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam. ... -
After-school Care and Maternal Labor Supply: Evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2019-06-18)In their pursuit to boost female workforce participation, governments have introduced family policy measures with a two-fold goal: to stimulate more mothers into the labor market, and for more working mothers to work ... -
Afterword
(Journal article, 2020)Every European System Dynamics Workshop (EuSDW) is a highlight for me. It is an honour to be invited, it is a wonderful opportunity to be able to present, it is a fantastic forum to discuss and it is a treat to be part of ... -
Age, occupational class and sickness absence during pregnancy: a retrospective analysis study of the Norwegian population registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-02)Objective Western women increasingly delay having children to advance their career, and pregnancy is considered to be riskier among older women. In Norway, this development surprisingly coincides with increased sickness ... -
Age, origin and palaeoclimatic implications of peri- and paraglacial boulder-dominated landforms in Rondane, South Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Boulder-dominated landforms of periglacial, paraglacial and related origin constitute a valuable, but often unexplored source of palaeoclimatic and morphodynamic information. The timing of landform development initiation ... -
An agent-based approach for predicting patterns of pathogen transmission between aquaculture sites in the Norwegian fjords
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-19)The aquaculture industry is a main industry in Norway, and it must be sustainable, i.e. experience long-term growth and development: It is necessary to build an environmentally sustainable aquaculture industry that minimizes ... -
Agent-based modeling for environmental management. Case study: virus dynamics affecting Norwegian fish farming in fjords
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-06-17)Background: Norwegian fish-farming industry is an important industry, rapidly growing, and facing significant challenges such as the spread of pathogens1, trade-off between locations, fish production and health. There is ... -
Agglomeration and trade performance – evidence from the Norwegian salmon aquaculture industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Geographical concentration of industries tends to be important for firms that depend on innovation and are intensive in the use of specialized technology and labor. In this paper, we investigate the interaction between ...