Department of Administration and Organization Theory
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Family Life for Children in State Care An Analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ Reasoning on Adoption Without Consent
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper examines what set of familial circumstances allow for the justifiable interference with the right to respect for family life under Article 8, echr. We analyse all the Courts’ judgments on adoptions from care to ... -
Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: An empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n = 1000), Estonia (n = 1069), Ireland (n = 1000), Norway (n = 1002) and Spain (n = 1000), compares population attitudes towards corporal ... -
Adopsjon eller offentlig omsorg? En studie av befolkningens syn på adopsjon som tiltak i barnevernet
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Barnevernet kan gjennomføre adopsjoner av fosterbarn uten biologiske foreldres samtykke. Dette representerer en betydelig utøvelse av statlig makt, og norsk rett krever særlig tungtveiende grunner for å tillate adopsjon. ... -
Child welfare and future assessments – An analysis of discretionary decision-making in newborn removals in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09)This study explores a particularly wide discretionary space set for decision-making within the Norwegian welfare bureaucracy; care order decisions concerning newborns directly removed from the hospital by the child protection ... -
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 ... -
"Moralske mål, pragmatiske løsninger" Ni forståelser av at normaliseringsprosessen mellom Norge og Kina i perioden 2010-2016 tok seks år
(Master thesis, 2020-12-01)Masteroppgaven forsøker å svare på spørsmålet: Hvorfor tok det Norge seks år å normalisere forholdet til Kina etter fredspristildelingen til Liu Xiaobo i 2010? For å svare på spørsmålet gjennomføres en kvalitativ casestudie. ... -
Gikk anbudet på skinner? En kvalitativ studie av prosessen knyttet til konkurranseutsetting av Sørlandsbanen
(Master thesis, 2021-01-13)Temaet for denne masteroppgaven er prosessen knyttet til konkurranseutsetting av Sørlandsbanen, med stortingsmelding 27 «På rett spor – Reform av jernbanesektoren» (Innst. 386 S, 2014–2015) som bakteppe. Studiens problemstilling ... -
Judging parental competence: A cross‐country analysis of judicial decision makers' written assessment of mothers' parenting capacities in newborn removal cases
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper examines the discretionary reasoning of the judiciary in three jurisdictions, England, Germany and Norway, in cases deciding whether a newborn child is safe with her parents or intervention is necessary. Our ... -
Children’s Capacities and Role in Matters of Great Significance for Them
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)How do decision-makers in the judiciary approach children’s capacities as set out in Article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Children in public care who cannot be reunified with their birth parents may be ... -
Employees' Perception on the Impact of Work Environment on Job Performance: A Case of Bugiri Hospital in Uganda
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Education as a welfare matter? : Implementing national dropout policies in local institutional contexts
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-13)The overall focus of this thesis is the implementation of national policies at the intersection between welfare and education. My aim has been to further the connection between the field of education and welfare. A political ... -
Exploring Boundaries of Legitimate State Intervention : Adoption as a Child Protection Measure in Norway and the United States
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-30)This thesis asks how states form and justify policy as guardian of children’s right to protection from harm balanced against the rights and responsibilities of parents. To answer this, I have examined how Norway and the ... -
Korrupsjonens gråsoner. Er noen organisasjoner mer utsatt for korrupsjon enn andre? En analyse av korrupsjonsdømte organisasjoner i Norge
(Master thesis, 2020-08-28)Ved oppstart av dette prosjektet viste rapporten til Transparency International Norge at 54 organisasjoner, eller individer som deler av denne, var dømt etter ny korrupsjonslov av 2003. Nyhetsbilde viser også i 2020 hvilken ... -
Regjeringskabalens legitime grunnlag
(Master thesis, 2020-08-25)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg legitimeringen av opprettelsen og nedleggelsen av innvandrings- og integreringsposten, samt opprettelsen av samfunnssikkerhetsposten i Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet. Med tanke på ... -
There is a Spy on the Campus: Academic Freedom Under Zimbabwe's Watchful Government
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From Crisis to Organizational Loss of Legitimacy - A case study of the European Commission during the European debt crisis
(Master thesis, 2020-08-18)This thesis is a case study about the European Commission following the European sovereign debt crisis. It builds on Hamilton’s (2006) theoretical argument that an organization’s loss of legitimacy becomes reflected in ... -
Counterterrorism Policies and Attitudes Towards Out-Groups: Evidence from a Survey Experiment on Citizens’ Attitudes Towards Wiretapping
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Terrorism often leads to increased stigmatization of groups perceived as “out-groups”. We test two versions of out-group theory and ask whether citizens clearly distinguish between radical Muslims and Muslims in general, ... -
Is the Europe of Knowledge the talk of the town? Exploring how members of the European Parliament refer to higher education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)While the European Parliament is increasingly involved in EU governance, its role in policy developments in domains of strategic importance for the EU has not been the focus of many studies. In this article, we analyse a ... -
Children’s Rights in Norway. An Implementation Paradox?
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)Norway tops international indexes on children’s rights but continues to attract criticism for its level of compliance with the Convention of the Rights of Child. This book is the first scholarly attempt to address this ... -
Just keep silent… Defensive silence as a reaction to successive structural reforms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Employees frequently have ideas and opinions on the execution of tasks or on the organization itself. Yet, sometimes employees remain silent and withhold this valuable input from their organizations because they fear ...
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