• Gikk anbudet på skinner? En kvalitativ studie av prosessen knyttet til konkurranseutsetting av Sørlandsbanen 

  Tvedt-Dahl, Isabell (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 

  Krutzinna, Jenny; Skivenes, Marit (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 

  McEwan-Strand, Amy; Skivenes, Marit (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 

  Nakiwala, Patricia (Master thesis, 2020-12-16)

• Education as a welfare matter? : Implementing national dropout policies in local institutional contexts 

  Paarup Michelsen, Nina (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 

  Tefre, Øyvind Samnøy (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 

  Helgesen, Silje Risa (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 

  Michelsen, Jørgen Bakke (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 

  Mushawatu, Zachariah Misheck (Master thesis, 2020-08-11)

• From Crisis to Organizational Loss of Legitimacy - A case study of the European Commission during the European debt crisis 

  Handegard, Petter (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 

  Christensen, Dag Arne; Aars, Jacob (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 

  Vukasovic, Martina; Birkholz, Julie M.; Brankovic, Jelena (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? 

  Langford, Malcolm; Skivenes, Marit; Søvig, Karl Harald (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 

  Wynen, Jan; Kleizen, Bjørn; Verhoest, Koen; Lægreid, Per; Rolland, Vidar (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 ...

• Hvordan lykkes med digitalisering i offentlig sektor? 

  Sofienlund, Erlend (Master thesis, 2020-08-05)

  Hva kjennetegner agendasettingen og utformingen av digitaliseringsprosjekter i offentlig sektor? For å svare på dette ser studien på hvordan digitaliseringsprosjektet «Smart omsorg» fra Bergen kommune ble satt på agendaen ...

• En kvalitativ innholdsanalyse av fylkesnemndas skjønnsmessige vurderinger av barnets mening 

  Opheim, Kristine Irene (Master thesis, 2020-08-05)

  Denne oppgaven ønsker å fokusere på et av de mest inngripende paternalistiske tiltakene den norske stat foretar seg, og hvordan disse beslutningene vurderes. Oppgaven setter søkelys på dømmende organers skjønnsutøvelse ...

• The Co-evolution of Reputation Management, Governance Capacity, Legitimacy and Accountability in Crisis Managment 

  Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per; Rykkja, Lise H. (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)

  Dealing with crises is a main responsibility of government authorities. Crises strike at the core of democratic governance and challenge not only capacity but also legitimacy and accountability. They are a test of whether ...

• Forholdet mellom statlig tilskudd og idrettens autonomi: En casestudie om Kulturdepartementets respons på revisjonsrapport om spillemidler til idrett 

  Thompson, Charlie Fjellvær (Master thesis, 2020-07-11)

  Studiet har analysert hvordan Kulturdepartementet har respondert på Riksrevisjonens rapport om "Kulturdepartementets oppfølging av NIFs bruk av spillemidler for perioden 2012-2017", der Riksrevisjonen fant det kritikkverdig, ...

• Accountability and Perception of Effectiveness in Public Universities in Cameroon: Case of the University of Buea 

  Ngenge, Ransom Tanyu (Master thesis, 2020-06-23)

• Coordination quality in central government – the case of Norway 

  Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This article focuses on perceived coordination quality among Norwegian civil servants. It explains how they assess the quality of coordination in their own field of work along different dimensions. To what degree have such ...

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