Browsing Department of Government by Issue Date
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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 ... -
Legitimate child protection interventions and the dimension of confidence: A comparative analysis of populations views in six European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The legitimacy of welfare state institutions is a key question in public policy research. In this study we examine population’s confidence in child protection systems, the role of institutional context and moral alignment. ... -
Kampen om faget - eit forskinsoversyn med vekt på lærarane si rolle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Fagdidaktikken gjeld alle sider ved skulefaget, men den samfunnsfagdidaktiske litteraturen er påfallande lite oppteken av kva som påverkar faget. Kritisk tenking for lærarar handlar også om å ta stilling til kva faget burde ... -
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 ... -
Kommentarer til Samfundsfag i Danmark fra et norsk perspektiv
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Den sosialpsykologiske tendensen i faget står i kontrast til at tradisjonelle samfunnskunnskapstema svekkes, og knapt er til stede lenger, selv om verdensutviklingen gjør det viktigere enn noen gang at elevene forstår hva ... -
Staff Reallocations and Employee Attitudes towards Organizational Aims: Evidence using Longitudinal Data from the European Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Organizational reforms often involve substantial staff reallocations, creating both winners and losers within the same organization. We argue that allocating less (more) staff to a department signals a decrease (increase) ... -
Norwegian citizens’ responses to influxes of asylum seekers: comparing across two refugee crises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We compared Norwegians’ attitudes to immigration, perspective taking, and intergroup behaviors directed at asylum seekers in 2016 (Syrians and Afghans) and 2022 (Ukrainians). We find evidence for a stronger exclusionary ... -
Norwegian higher education futures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The paper deals with the future of Norwegian higher education as part of a Nordic project on higher education futures. To identify future scenarios for Norwegian higher education (HE), the paper uses the theoretical lens ... -
Restricting family life - an examination of citizens’ views on state interventions and parental freedom in eight European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper examines the public views – a total of 10,348 persons – on restrictions of personal autonomy of others to protect the interest of children. We use representative country samples of the adult populations of ... -
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 ... -
Is there a generational shift in preferences for forest carbon sequestration vs. preservation of agricultural landscapes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Afforestation and reforestation are considered important measures for climate change mitigation. Because the land area available for tree planting may serve multiple purposes, striking the right balance between climate ... -
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 ... -
It’s About Time! Temporal Dynamics and Longitudinal Research Designs in Public Administration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many of the fundamental research questions in public administration relate to individual- or organization-level temporal dynamics, including the impact of public sector reforms, (in)stability of public policies and ... -
Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: securitization in focus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Climate change is recognized today not just as a pressing and prominent issue on government agendas but also one that has been increasingly ‘securitized’ in a variety of national and global settings. We know little, however, ... -
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 ... -
Public perceptions of child protection, children's rights, and personal values: An assessment of two states
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Although there is an expansive literature on public attitudes towards the welfare state, we know comparatively little about public attitudes toward child protection. Gauging public opinion about the state’s role in protecting ... -
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, ... -
The military involvement and extraordinary policymaking in higher education: evidence from Turkey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Armed forces have been involved in higher education reform processes as either the sole or dominant reform actors in various regions of the world throughout the twentieth century and onwards. During the rule of (interim) ... -
Negative partisanship and the populist radical right: The case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)With the rise and influence of populist radical right (PRR) parties in Western European democracies, research has focused on explaining the PRR vote. We know less about the reasons why many people would never vote for these ... -
Staff Retention in Non-Profits Operating within Regions with Ongoing Conflict: The Case of Syria
(Master thesis, 2022-12-01)Syrian non-profits are a relatively new phenomena which emerged after the Syrian revolution of 2011. The new institutions are face a variety of challenges, including staff retention. The thesis delves into the growing pains ...