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1968 and its other worlds: Global events and (anti-)state dynamics in France, Mozambique and Vanuatu
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)This article de-centres the moment, event and impact of 1968 and expands it temporally and spatially. Taking a longue durée approach charting a trajectory from the 1960s into the 1980s, we analyse statist and anti-statist ... -
The 2010 Football World Cup and the Rainbow Nation. A critical discourse analysis of the upcoming football World Cup 2010 in South Africa
(Master thesis, 2010-02-01)A critical discourse analysis of the upcoming Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Is the coming event used as a part of the nation- building process? -
The 2019 local and regional elections in Norway: The periphery strikes again
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The 2019 local and regional elections in Norway took place against the backdrop of a historical local and regional amalgamation reform initiated by the Conservative-led government in 2014. We find six key outcomes from ... -
20th century Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii tree- and forest lines in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-23)Background: Georeferenced tree- and forest line data has a wide range of applications and are increasingly used for e.g. monitoring of climate change impacts and range shift modelling. As part of a research project, ... -
A case study on The Vicious Cycle of Food Insecurity in Small-scale Farmer Households in Zambia
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A different way of eating ¨Beef vs Chicken¨
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"A Director's Medium" En analyse av Michel Gondry og Chris Cunninghams virke som musikkvideoregissører sett i lys av kanonbegrepet og historisk auteur-tankegang.
(Master thesis, 2007)Tre DVD-utgivelser fra 2003, Palm Pictures' The Work of Director Spike Jonze, ...Chris Cunningham og ...Michel Gondry, snudde på det tradisjonelle hierarkiet mellom artist og musikkvideoregissør og satte regissøren som ... -
A multimodal approach for event detection from lifelogs
(Master thesis, 2020-07-07)This paper analyzes how personal lifelog data which contains biometric, visual, activity data, can be leveraged to detect points in time where the individual is partaking in an eating activity. To answer this question, ... -
A social cooperative fitness application promoting an active lifestyle
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A study of decadal scale glacier changes of the Lunana glacier system in Bhutan, Himalaya, with considerations to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs)
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)This study assesses changes in glacier area, velocity, and geodetic mass balance for a selection of glaciers in the Lunana glacier system of Bhutan, Himalaya. It takes considerations to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) ... -
A System Dynamics Study on Uneven Distribution of Doctors in Nepal: Rural Vs. Urban
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A violent downside of health care for all? On the effect of universal health insurance on home violence in Mexico and possible perverse impacts of well-intended policy
(Master thesis, 2020-06-26)The launch of the health insurance program Seguro Popular (SP) enabled all Mexican residents lacking employer-based coverage to enroll, for the very most part without any copayments necessary. This paper aims to evaluate ... -
Abolition of the death penalty. An event history analysis of the political, cultural and socioeconomic determinants of death penalty abolition.
(Master thesis, 2008-09)During the past 50 years, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. Today,more than half of the countries of the world have removed capital punishment from theirlaws for crimes such as murder. The use of ... -
Abuse and suffering. A feminist perspective on domestic violence, bodies and battered women's coping strategies in Mauritius
(Master thesis, 2005)Abuse and Suffering A feminist perspective on Domestic Violence, Bodies and Battered Women’s Coping Strategies in Mauritius. “At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or ... -
Academics' Role and Relevance in National Development. The Case of Engineers at Makerere University in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis is a case study of engineers at Makerere University in Uganda. In a broad sense the thesis explores the relationship between scientific knowledge and development in a low-income, Sub-Saharan country, which is ... -
Accountability and Perception of Effectiveness in Public Universities in Cameroon: Case of the University of Buea
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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 ...