Department of Government
Recent Submissions
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It’s About Time! Temporal Dynamics and Longitudinal Research Designs in Public Administration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many of the fundamental research questions in public administration relate to individual- or organization-level temporal dynamics, including the impact of public sector reforms, (in)stability of public policies and ... -
Is there a generational shift in preferences for forest carbon sequestration vs. preservation of agricultural landscapes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Afforestation and reforestation are considered important measures for climate change mitigation. Because the land area available for tree planting may serve multiple purposes, striking the right balance between climate ... -
Creating the "University experience": promotional and multimodal video productions in Scandinavian higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Promotional videos produced by higher education institutions (HEIs) are an important medium for introducing new generations of students to HEIs and communicating their roles and purposes to the outside world. Despite the ... -
A tale of two cases – investigating reasoning in similar cases with different outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Why is it that some care order cases result in the child being removed from parental care, while in others she is not, despite the cases being similar? This paper investigates how decision-makers reason and justify different ... -
Norwegian citizens’ responses to influxes of asylum seekers: comparing across two refugee crises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We compared Norwegians’ attitudes to immigration, perspective taking, and intergroup behaviors directed at asylum seekers in 2016 (Syrians and Afghans) and 2022 (Ukrainians). We find evidence for a stronger exclusionary ... -
Towards a working model for the effective participation of women in national politics in Zimbabwe
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The strength and content of climate anger
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Climate-related anger is present in Greta Thunberg’s speeches and the acts of Extinction Rebellion, but also in the rise of movements protesting climate policies, such as the Yellow Vests. The current study (N = 2,046) ... -
Kritisk tenkning i bærekraftundervisning: en kvalitativ analyse av ungdoms perspektiver på klimatiltak
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The climate crisis is one of many societal challenges young people in the 21 century are faced with. In this article we explore students in the 9th grade (age 14) perspectives on climate change mitigation. We recorded 3 ... -
Partially Organised, Partially Successful? - A Case Study of the Partial Organisation of the COVAX Initiative
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State death in buffer systems: Balancing and bandwagoning
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Implementing Digital Transformations in Higher Education Following COVID-19: A Norwegian Case Study
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)Drawing on the theory and conceptualizations of organizational readiness for change and taking a more critical approach to organizational readiness that takes seriously actors’ different and sometimes conflicting understandings ... -
The Impact of Terrorism on Civil Servants: Longitudinal Evidence from the 22 July 2011 Attack in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Building on a growing literature assessing the societal impact of terrorism, this article analyzes whether and how a terror attack targeting public institutions affects civil servants in their day-to-day work. This is an ... -
The Effects of Corruption Scandals on Public Trust: An Empirical Study of Two Municipalities in Eswatini
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The Liability of Adolescents: Isomorfi og homogenisering blant norske barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner.
(Master thesis, 2023-06-03)Denne oppgaven undersøker hvorvidt teori om institusjonell isomorfi kan forklare en potensiell homogenisering blant norske barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner. Caseutvalget for denne studien består av fire norske frivillige ... -
Har monetære insentiver noen betydning? En eksperimentell surveystudie av stortingslønnsnivåets betydning for personers vilje til å stille til valg
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Målet med denne oppgaven er å finne ut hvorvidt godtgjørelsesnivået har noe å si for kompetente personers vilje til å stille til valg. Det har blitt samlet inn data gjennom en spørreundersøkelse, og for å kunne målet om ... -
Ideas Versus Interests: A Case Study of the Faciliation of Membership Participation in NFU and NFSU
(Master thesis, 2023-06-03)This qualitative case study explores how interest organizations facilitate membership participation. Executed by understanding how NFU and NFSU form ideas and interests in the agricultural settlement in Norway. This involves ... -
Å sikre kraftforsyning: måter å effektivt samordne kraftberedskap
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Kraftforsyning er en viktig del av hele samfunnet og den totale beredskapen i Norge. Det å ha god samordning og samarbeidsfunksjoner på plass er kritisk for å kunne sikre en robust form for sikkerhet og beredskap som angår ... -
Den "døve" staten - Ein studie om iverksettingsvariasjonar av teiknspråkparagrafen §2-6 i Opplæringslova
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Då dei statlege døveskulane vart vedtatt lagd ned i 2011 vart det sagt at elevane skulle få eit like godt teiknspråkleg tilbod på nærskulen. Foreldre, døvesamfunnet og interesseorganisasjonar meinte at dette ikkje ville ... -
Mangfold av tiltak En case-studie av hvordan jobber Helse Bergen med å redusere sykefraværet, og hvilken effekt har IA-avtalen hatt på arbeidet
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Studien har hatt som formål å undersøke hvordan Helse Bergen jobber med å redusere sykefraværet og hvilken effekt har IA-avtalen hatt på arbeidet? For å svare på spørsmålet ble det brukt kvalitativ metode med dokumentanalyse ... -
Eit skred av utfordringar
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Denne studien har hatt målet om å finne fram til kva som kjenneteikna krisehandteringa under søk- og redningsaksjonen i Gjerdrum, og kva som forklare korleis den blei handtert. I media og ulike rapportar blei denne søk- ...