Browsing Department of Government by Document Types "Peer reviewed"
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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, ... -
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 ... -
Defending parenthood: A look at parents' legal argumentation in Norwegian care order appeal proceedings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)This paper examines parents' legal argumentation in 15 appealed care order (child removal) cases in one Norwegian district court, asking on what grounds parents appeal their case. I investigate the pragmatic, ethical, and ... -
The Demise of an Agency Director – A Puzzling Saga of Political Control and Professional Autonomy.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-02)This article aims at addressing the relationship between expertise and politics by examining a reorganization process of Statistics Norway. The puzzle is why a minor reorganization with low political salience, in a ... -
Demokratiopplæring gjennom demokratisk erfaring
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)A growing, multidisciplinary literature on the didactics of democracy has evolved. It is marked by different theoretical perspectives, and a dominant perspective emphasises deliberative and participation. In this literature, ... -
Digital twins and the ethics of health decision-making concerning children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this perspective, we explore from an ethical perspective the opportunities and challenges for decision-making concerning children if digital twins (DTs) were to be used to provide better information about their health ... -
Discourses in Residential Child Care and Possibilities for Evidence-Based Practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article explores professional discourses in the Norwegian residential child care system. It discusses how the discourses serve as constraints on and possibilities for evidence-based practice when different definitions ... -
Does criminalizing the purchase of sex reduce sex-buying? Evidence from a European survey on prostitution
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Whether to criminalize or legalize the purchase of sex has given rise to heated discussions and different policy initiatives. Opponents of the criminalization of sex-buying argue that prohibition pushes the sector underground, ... -
Don't send us your waste gases: Public attitudes toward international carbon dioxide transportation and storage in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Large-scale deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is part of the pathways for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C and yet, negative public perceptions of CCS have challenged the realization of several projects in ... -
Don’t Touch My Constitution! Civil Society Resistance to Democratic Backsliding in Africa's Pluralist Regimes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Analyzing civil society resistance to elite-led democratic backsliding in Africa, the article argues that the non-militant, civil society-based transitions experienced in the 1990s left a legacy of a pro-democracy cleavage ... -
Enabling Posthumous Medical Data Donation: A Plea for the Ethical Utilisation of Personal Health Data
(Philosophical Studies Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article argues that personal medical data should be made available for scientific research, by enabling and encouraging individuals to donate their medical records once deceased, in a way similar to how they can already ... -
The energy efficiency gap in citizens’ own words
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Understanding drivers of home energy efficiency efforts is important for slowing climate change and managing energy costs. A study now combines open-ended survey questions with natural language processing to find that ... -
Engasjementsfaget - Er samfunnskunnskap engasjerende for elevene?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Student engagement i social science in secondary school is both a condition and an objective for teaching. The term engagement is, however, rather unclear and empirical research scarce. In this article, distinctions are ... -
Engineering learning outcomes: Translations of a policy instrument in a disciplinary context in Nordic higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Learning outcomes have become a central feature in European higher education and are intended to create a plethora of change concerning teaching, relevance, quality and transparency. However, there have been few studies ... -
Epistemic Dependence and the EU Seal Ban Debate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-31)On September 2009 the European Union (EU) adopted a regulation banning the import of seal products into the EU or placing seal products on the EU market. The European Parliament was the main driving force behind the ... -
Er demokratiske elevråd mogeleg?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Det har lenge vore elevråd i norsk skule, med ambisjonar om utdanning til demokratisk deltaking. Forsking tyder på at elevråda er problematiske som demokratisk erfaring for elevane, og dei er i ferd med å bli svekte i ... -
An Ethical Code for Posthumous Medical Data Donation
(Philosophical Studies Series; 137, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This chapter follows the argument that personal medical data should be made available for scientific research by enabling and encouraging individuals to donate their medical records after death, provided that this can be ... -
European Artificial Intelligence “trusted throughout the world”: the risk-based fashioning of a competitive common AI market
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The European Commission has pioneered the coercive regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), including a proposal of banning some applications altogether on moral grounds. Core to its regulatory strategy is a nominally ... -
Evidence in Norwegian child protection interventions – Analysing cases of familial violence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)How is expert evidence used in care order proceedings when children are considered for foster care placement because of familial violence? What are important factors and how do the decision-makers use and evaluate evidence ... -
Experts and migrants – A survey experiment on public acceptance of violence and child protection interventions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Do experts influence public attitudes toward familial violence and child protection interventions? Are public attitudes on familial violence and child protection interventions biased against migrant families? I conduct a ...