Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Subject "Norway"
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Complexity and Hybrid Public Administration—Theoretical and Empirical Challenges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-07)This article provides a greater understanding of hybrid public administration. Different generations of public sector reforms have accentuated hybrid and complex features of public organizations, resulting in multiple-layer ... -
Differentiation of rights in the Norwegian welfare state: Hierarchies of belonging and humanitarian exceptionalism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-30)Controlling mobility and borders has become a central, defining feature of the state today. Using the Norwegian welfare state as a case study, I argue that the differentiation of rights depending on status categories is ... -
Does variation in general practitioner (GP) practice matter for the length of sick leave? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP-patient data
(Journal article, 2010-05)In Norway, as in many countries, the national insurance system is under economic stress from demographic change impacting on the pensions versus contributions balance, and an increasing number of disability and sickness ... -
Family, Immigration and Policy: The effects of family reunification policies on Latino-Norwegian families
(Master thesis, 2016-12-02)Governments issue restrictive immigration policies in their eagerness to protect their nations from the entrance of undesired' migrants. However, by toughening policies, individuals without immigrant background and their ... -
Governance challenges for urban logistics: Lessons from three Norwegian cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Achieving more sustainable urban freight transport is a key challenge for cities, especially with the rise of diverse urban delivery services. However, the governance of urban freight transport and urban logistics has ... -
Hit by the Wave: K-pop in Norway, its characteristics, community, and its place in the lives of Norwegian K-pop fans
(Master thesis, 2023-12-01)This qualitative study delves into the K-pop fandom in Norway, seeking to explore its cultural underpinnings and social significance. Beginning with an exploration into the origins and contemporary landscape of K-pop, the ... -
How Does Place Matter to Highly Skilled Migrants? Work/Non-work Experiences of International Physicians in Norway and Sweden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-07)The article tackles the question of how place matters to migrant physicians in the regions of Agder in Norway and Skåne in Sweden by exploring how place-specific conditions affect their experiences in the work, private, ... -
How to sit on Two Sides of the Table? Swedish and Norwegian Unions’ Approaches to Representative Worker Participation during the 20th Century
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08)To this day, participation rights in Sweden have been reserved for union members both on the company level and on the board level, while all employees in companies, which are covered by respective agreements and laws, have ... -
In Science We Trust, Through Ideology We Look: Explaining Climate Change Attitudes in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis explores climate change attitudes among the Norwegian public. While previous research on public opinion on climate change to a large degree has focused on scepticism, this thesis focuses on climate change ... -
Innovasjon som tilpasningsstrategi til endring i jordbruket. Et case-studium av innovativ kapasitet i grøntnæringen i Lærdal
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)This paper addresses innovative capacity in an agricultural industry. Agricultural industries are dependent on adapting to changing conditions of production. The future climate changes will most likely lead to an increased ... -
Is aid contributing to poverty reduction? An analysis of the poverty-efficiency of Norwegian aid
(Master thesis, 2013-02-01)This master thesis aims at assessing the poverty- efficiency of the current Norwegian aid allocation. Is Norwegian aid allocated in a way that has the maximum impact on poverty reduction? I use panel regression and a model ... -
Media Institutions as a Research Field: Three Phases of Norwegian Broadcasting Research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)The article discusses the background and origins of research on media institutions as a field, and especially assesses the development and status of Norwegian research on broadcasting institutions. It is demonstrated how ... -
Out of work and out of office: The golden mix for left bloc support in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Across established democracies, the relationship between the economy and party choice is robust. In efforts to test the relationship further, forecasting models based on economic and political variables have been constructed ... -
Paid and unpaid work in the Norwegian Welfare state - the case of the lone mother allowance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)In much of the literature, the Nordic states are presented as models for womanfriendly and gender equality policy. Differences between the gendered dimensions among the Nordic countries are less frequently explored. From ... -
Pathways to permanence in England and Norway: A critical analysis of documents and data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)The English language term ‘permanence’ is increasingly used in high income countries as a ‘short-hand’ translation for a complex set of aims around providing stability and family membership for children who need child ... -
Political motivations for intra-European migration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-07)Motivations for migrating within the European Union have mainly been attributed to economic, career and lifestyle choices. This article suggests that political dissatisfaction is also an important motivator of recent ... -
The Population's Confidence in the Child Protection System – A Survey Study of England, Finland, Norway and the United States (California)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article examines the confidence the population (N = 4,003) has in the child welfare system in four countries – England, Finland, Norway and the USA (California). We find that about half or less of the population reports ... -
Prioritization and the elusive effect on welfare - A Norwegian health care reform revisited
(Journal article, 2015-03)The Faster Return to Work (FRW) scheme that Norwegian authorities implemented in 2007 is an example of a policy that builds on the human capital approach. The main idea behind the scheme is that long waiting times for ... -
Raising the question of dignity through knowledge about tacit practices and politics: sharing learning from the Norwegian welfare state
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The focus of this special issue is some of the main tacit policies and practices in the Norwegian welfare state. By looking at what is tacit, mute, unarticulated and neglected we will contribute to raising and presenting ... -
The road towards 2020: A multiple case study on the implementation of the RES-Directive in Estonia, Latvia and Norway and the factors affecting their performance towards meeting the 2020 renewable energy targets.
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)The purpose of this study is to examine which factors have affected the performance of Estonia, Latvia and Norway towards reaching their 2020 renewable energy goals they have committed themselves to as a result of the ...