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The role of media in developing literacies and cultural techniques
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Not only new media demand new skills and contribute to cultural and social changes. The main purpose of this article is to present two theoretical approaches which look at how both traditional and new media (print, electronic ... -
The role of multilevel dynamics and agency in regional industry renewal
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-15)This dissertation investigates the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and its approach to regional restructuring. A dynamic approach considering that regional industries are ... -
The Role of Norad's Oil for development programme in environmental management in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-08-30)ABSTRACT Norad's Oil for Development (OfD) programme entered an agreement with Ghana in 2008 following Ghana's major oil discovery in the Jubilee Field in 2007. Mainly using policies based on the internationally approved ... -
The role of Petroleum in Portraying and Perceiving Stavanger
(Master thesis, 2017-06-17)This master thesis explores the influence of the petroleum industry on the place identity of Stavanger, a Western Norwegian coastal city frequently called ‘the oil capital’. Based on interviews and focus groups including ... -
The role of social media in the rise of the Mexican Social Movement #YoSoy132
(Master thesis, 2015-05-19)1) In which way were the social media used by the #YoSoy132 movement? In this question I am interested in looking at how the movement #YoSoy132 used social media as an emotional conduit. I will also look at the social ... -
The Role of Street - Level Bureaucrats in Access to Education. A Case of The Implementation of The Persons With Disability Act of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2016-05-31)The Persons with Disability Act (PWDA) was passed in 2006, to address the needs of persons with disability in Ghana. The act's eight main provisions outline the respective areas in the lives of the persons with disability ... -
The Role of System Dynamics Approaches in Aquatic Disease Management: An Application to Sea Lice Control in Norway
(Master thesis, 2012-09-21)Different methodologies have been used to model the epidemiology and economics of aquaculture diseases, including input-output models, benefit- cost analysis, linear programming, simple spreadsheet-based models, compartment ... -
The role of systematic reviews in the system dynamics modelling process
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Rollebyttet: Arbeiderpartiet og Høyres endring i synet på kommunestruktur 1993-2017
(Master thesis, 2018-06-23)Til tross for at Arbeiderpartiet og Høyres politikk på kommunestruktur lenge har vært sammenfallende positiv til reform har de i de to siste reformprosessene stått på motsatt side. Da Brundtland III-regjeringen forsøkte å ... -
The Romantic Fantasy of Even and Isak - an Exploration of Scandinavian Women Looking for Gratification in the Teen Serial SKAM
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Based on ethnographic reception analysis, cultural sociology, and psychoanalytic film analysis, this article explores a group of Scandinavian adult female fans of the gay couple Even and Isak from the teen serial SKAM. The ... -
Rooted flexibility: social reproduction, violence and gendered work in the Indian city
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Drawing on feminist marxist and feminist geography scholarship the article develops the concept 'rooted flexibility' to examine the latent frictions between flexible labour regimes and the rooted, gendered demands of social ... -
ROS som aktør i den sosiale konstruksjonen av en sykdomsdefinisjon. En case av en diagnoseorganisasjon.
(Master thesis, 2007)I dette prosjektet ønsker jeg å belyse hvordan det økende fokuset på kropp og helse i dagens samfunn har ført til store endringer i organisasjonssamfunnet. I dag er det ikke uvanlig at diagnoser eller sykdomskjennetegn ... -
Rosa gardiner og blå biler – en studie av kjønnsdiskursen i BT-Magasinet og Dagbladets Magasinet
(Master thesis, 2008-09-18)I NRK sin dokumentarserie Eva og Adam kom professor i pedagogikk Stein Erik Ulvund med følgende utsagn i forbindelse med det mannlige og kvinnelige kjønn: "Det er stor forskjell i de forventingene vi har, og det kommer til ... -
Rota, kontrastenes landsby. Lokal stolthet i møte med intern og ekstern påvirkning
(Master thesis, 2011-06-22)Oppgaven baseres seg på 6 måneders feltarbeid i en andalusisklandsby ved Atlanterhavskysten. I likhet med mange andalusiskelandsbyer er Rota godt besøkt av turister, både fra utlandet ogspanjoler på innlandsferie. Det ... -
Rough Aid? An econometric analysis of Chinese development aid`s effect on good governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2017-12-09)This thesis attempts to estimate the effect of Chinese development aid on good governance in Sub-Saharan Africa over time. The motivation of this thesis is the growing importance of China as a donor, and the many assumptions ... -
Rule compliance in public forests: A pilot experiment
(Master thesis, 2020-07-14)Illegal logging is a serious issue that not only has dire environmental and social consequences, but also bring forwards the issue of poor governance of common pool resources. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute ... -
RUP i praksis. Ein studie av kommunikasjon og læringseffektar
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Rural - Urban Differentiation, Migration and Emerging Educational Inequalities.A case Study of Left-behind Children in Ganqiu Village, Yunnan
(Master thesis, 2010-06-28)Abstract After China's policy of reform and opening up to the outside world was carried out in the late 1970s, millions of farmers are flocking to China's cities, seeking work with a hope of improving the living standard ... -
Rural livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights from Humla, Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)Diversification of livelihoods is a commonly applied strategy for coping with economic and environmental shocks and instrumental in poverty reduction. In this paper, we have assessed the role of livelihood diversification ... -
Rus og rehabilitering. En kvalitativ casestudie av rus og rehabilitering i et åpent og et lukket norsk fengsel
(Master thesis, 2018-06-27)Nyere forskning antyder at om lag 60 prosent av innsatte i norske fengsler har et rusproblem. Dette er bakgrunn for denne mastergradsoppgavens studie, hvor temaet rus og rehabilitering blant innsatte blir belyst. Parallelt ...