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Variations of riskification: Climate change adaptation in four European cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study explores the manifestations of riskification in climate change adaptation (CCA) across four European cities, examining the roles of actors, discourses, and tools. Through comparative analysis, it aims to delineate ... -
Vegen til giftarmål. Ein studie av demokratiargument i kommunereform-debatten
(Master thesis, 2017-06-24)Kommunereforma av Solberg-regjeringa er ein av vår tids største forvaltningsreformer. Regjeringa har ønska å flytte makt og ansvar til større og meir robuste kommunar, der målet blant anna er kommunar som kan sikre gode ... -
Verdien av samarbeid, En nodal governance studie av Graveklubben i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2019-06-22)Denne masteroppgaven undersøker Graveklubben i Bergen. Dette er et nettverk bestående av aktører med infrastruktur under bakken som gjennomfører felles prosjekter i Bergen sentrum. Urbane infrastrukturprosjekter er ... -
Vindkraft og miljøhensyn. En diskursanalyse av miljøhensyn i konsesjonsprosessen for vindkraftverk i Norge
(Master thesis, 2013-12-13)This thesis is focused on the permitting-process for building wind energy in Norway, and how different environmental issues are organized in to this process. Through a discourse analysis the study shows how actors are given ... -
Vindkraft og Motkraft. En studie av norsk vindkraftmotstand
(Master thesis, 2021-07-01)Denne studien forsker på norsk vindkraftmotstand. Vindkraft har vært et av de mer intense debattemaene de siste årene, og fra et statsvitenskapelig perspektiv er det interessant å se på hvorfor et klimatiltak som vindkraft ... -
Virtual Work as a Job Demand? Work Behaviors of Public Servants During Covid-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The study models the abrupt introduction of virtual work during the COVID-19 pandemic as a job demand within the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. Using survey data from 1,173 public servants collected during the second ... -
Virus til besvær? Case-studie av Danmarks og Sveriges valg av vaksinasjonsstrategi under svineinfluensapandemien i 2009
(Master thesis, 2013-12-13)11.juni 2009 erklærer WHO at verdenssamfunnet står ovenfor en svineinfluensapandemi. Erklæringen av pandemi medfører at Danmarks og Sveriges innkjøpsavtale om vaksinedoser med legemiddelfirmaet GlaxoSmithKline automatisk ... -
Vitenskap for politikk - Om bidrag til matkontroll og matforsyning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Forholdet mellom fag og politikk er sentralt i forvaltningsforskningen. Denne artikkelen tar for seg leveranser fra vitenskap til politikk og forvaltning i første halvdel av 1900-tallet. I en tid hvor forvaltningen for ... -
The Voter Next Door: Stigma Effects on Advance Voting for Radical Right Parties
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Despite the influence of stigmatization on vote choices, little attention has been given to the impact of social stigma on voters’ selection of voting procedures. To bridge this gap, our study focuses on Sweden, where the ... -
Vurdera, representera, fokusera? Ei samanlikning av geografisk representasjonsfokus blant norske og svenske kommunestyrerepresentantar
(Master thesis, 2016-05-31)I denne oppgåva tek eg føre meg representasjonsfokuset blant norske og svenske kommunestyrerepresentantar. Representasjonsfokuset til representantane syner kven dei i størst grad meiner det er viktig at dei representerer ... -
War and Nationalism: How WW1 Battle Deaths Fueled Civilians’ Support for the Nazi Party
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Can wars breed nationalism? We argue that civilians’ indirect exposure to war fatalities can trigger psychological processes that increase identification with their nation and ultimately strengthen support for nationalist ... -
Watching, assessing, participating. Globalising political education in Norwegian upper secondary education.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Transnational governance is expanding rapidly. From a political education perspective, an important question is to what extent and how this is included in the political universe that adolescents are being prepared for at ... -
Welfare collaboration in Norway : Something old, something new, something borrowed, something to pursue?
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-05-11)I de senere år har innovasjon i offentlig sektor fått økt oppmerksomhet både på nasjonale så vel som internasjonale dagsordener. Den økte oppmerksomheten kan knyttes til økende samfunnsmessige, økonomiske og politiske ... -
What does the public associate with “climate change”? A study of open-ended survey questions from 2013 to 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Tackling climate change requires a multitude of policy, technological, and behavioral responses, some of which will be felt clearly by the public and potentially need direct public support. It is therefore important to ... -
What makes democratic institutions resilient to crises? Applying a novel analytical framework to the case of Finland
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, governments took exceptional measures impacting citizens’ daily lives, the economy, and democratic institutions. The literature has already discussed the various measures and their short-term ... -
Whistleblowing in local government: an empirical study of contact patterns and whistleblowing in 20 Norwegian municipalities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)Whistleblowing by administrative employees in local governments can bring critical knowledge about misconduct and failed policy outcomes and priorities to the attention of politicians. This article examines whether (1) ... -
Who cares about Norway's energy transition? A survey experiment about citizen associations and petroleum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Experts and academics think, write, and talk extensively about energy transition, but can the same be said about the public? A comprehensive move from fossil to renewable energy implies significant structural changes and ... -
Why do Norwegian municipalities struggle to use digital platforms? An explorative study concerning the drivers and prohibitors of using digital platforms
(Master thesis, 2023-12-01)This thesis studies the use of digital platforms in Norway. This is done through a qualitative case study that explores the drivers and prohibitors that affect municipalities in their use and development of digital platforms. ... -
Women political recruitment within local councils: The selection of woman polical leaders in Uganda. A case of Bushenyi district local council and Kampala city council
(Master thesis, 2004)Objectives: The study sets to answer questions regarding factors determining women recruitment into local councils’ leadership positions. It was also intended to establish political leadership selection opportunities for ... -
Women`s Political Participation in Local Government in Ethiopia: The Case of Two Districts in Amhara Regional State.
(Master thesis, 2017-06-24)Ethiopian women have been excluded from public sphere for a long period. Their absence, especially from politics, has affected their life enormously. Since political participation increases gender equality and empowerment ...