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Stortingets forsøk på regulering av dagligvarebransjen - Berget som fødte en mus
(Master thesis, 2016-12-01)En gjennomgang av Stortingets forsøk på regulering av dagligvarebransjen. Gjennomgangen starter fra 1995 da de første spørretime spørsmålene begynte å dukke opp på Stortinget, til 2016 når to offentlige utredninger om ... -
Strategisk og deliberativ kunnskapsbruk. Europaparlamentets bruk av kunnskap i godkjenningen av glyfosat
(Master thesis, 2019-12-02)I denne studien blir det undersøkt hvordan Europaparlamentet brukte kunnskap i forbindelse med godkjenningsprosessen av det aktive stoffet glyfosat mellom 2016 og 2017. Godkjenningsprosessen ble preget av at det fremkom ... -
Street-level policy aims of child welfare workers in England, Norway and the United States: An exploratory study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-05)This study, which is based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a total of 92 child welfare workers in California, England and Norway conducted between January 2008 and June 2010, analyzes how child welfare workers ... -
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) ... -
Student motivation for social studies. Existential exploration or critical engagement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-29)Purpose: To understand what motivates students for social studies. Design: Social studies as a school subject is defined in terms of its contents (knowledge, skills, values), by its teaching methods and by the organisational ... -
A study of religious organizations' involvement in American politics. A case study of conservative, religious organizations' presented involvement in politics, and the motivation prompting this involvement, as presented in the Proposition 8 case in California in 2008, through the electronic media and the organizations' own statements about their involvement
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)This master's thesis aims to study the relationship between conservative, religious organizations and their involvement in American politics in the United States of America. Specifically how these organizations presented ... -
Styring gjennom nettverk. Koordinering, ansvarliggjøring og institusjonalisering av styringsnettverk i norske byregioner
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-14)In recent years the city region has developed as an arena for policy development. In this arenadifferent interests and values are coordinated in order to solve complex problems. InNorwegian city regions this is especially ... -
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 ... -
Task Uncertainty and Mission Command in a Naval Context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Mission command is a leadership philosophy that was designed to ensure that military organizations could operate effectively in uncertain situations. It has become the exemplar of military leadership. This study explores ... -
Terra Incognita - A comparative study of Vik and Hemnes and the strategies to rebuild trust after the Terra-scandal
(Master thesis, 2021-06-01)This master thesis aims to answer the following research question: To what extent did Vik and Hemnes develop a strategy to rebuild trust after the Terra-scandal and what are the differences in these potential strategies ... -
Terrorism and Political Trust. A study of the relationship between terrorism and political trust in Europe in the time period 2002 to 2016, and a causal exploration of the relationship between the two phenomena
(Master thesis, 2019-07-16)This thesis explores the relationship between terrorism and political trust. This is done in two ways, by two sub-studies, in order to get a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the two phenomena. ... -
The Effects of Corruption Scandals on Public Trust: An Empirical Study of Two Municipalities in Eswatini
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The Fellowship of Acceptable State Interventions : Knowledge, Norms, and Justifications in Norwegian Child Protection Care Order Cases
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-03-31)I denne avhandlingen undersøker jeg statlige ingrep i familien, og spør hvordan statlige inngrep i familien begrunnes, hva egenskapene og kvalitetene ved disse begrunnelsene er, og hva den norske befolkningens holdninger ... -
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 ... -
The Norwegian regional government reform – a two-case study comparison of regional merger processes
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)This thesis looks at the 2020 regional government reform in Norway, studying the processes in two merger cases of two former regions each. Qualitative interviews with regional politicians involved in the merger processes ... -
The transformation of union power and politics: a case of COSATU and the textile industries in South Africa’s post-apartheid regime.
(Master thesis, 2018)This research explores the transformation of union power and politics using COSATU in South Africa as a case Study. The argument is that, the political, economic and global conditions under which COSATU operated in erstwhile ... -
The Use of Distinct Frames by the Netherlands in Relation to EU Foreign Policy Coordination. A Case Study of the Enhanced Accession Methodology of the European Union.
(Master thesis, 2022-06-15)This thesis examines when, how, and why the Netherlands uses distinct frames during internal and external coordination in relation to European Foreign Policy. Building on an extensive discussion on the theoretical ... -
Theories and theorizing in public administration: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Theories and theorizing are central to scholarship on public administration (PA). Only a few attempts have been made to review the theories applied in PA broadly and systematically, to take stock of the theoretical repertoire, ... -
Theory as guide to the analysis of polygyny and conflict: A response to Ash (2022)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Ash (2022, "Ash" hereafter), in this journal, re-assesses our 2020 article “Polygynous Neighbors, Excess Men, and Intergroup Conflict in Africa.” The article analyzed the relationship between polygyny (one man marrying ...