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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 ... -
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 ... -
Understanding the left-behind: Electoral support and views on redistribution
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-30)I dei seinare åra har statsvitskapen retta søkelyset mot grupper som kjem dårlegare ut i den post-industrielle samfunnsutviklinga. Desse gruppene – såkalla «left-behinds» – sakkar meir akterut enn andre når samfunnet vert ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The strength and content of climate anger
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Climate-related anger is present in Greta Thunberg’s speeches and the acts of Extinction Rebellion, but also in the rise of movements protesting climate policies, such as the Yellow Vests. The current study (N = 2,046) ... -
Kritisk tenkning i bærekraftundervisning: en kvalitativ analyse av ungdoms perspektiver på klimatiltak
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The climate crisis is one of many societal challenges young people in the 21 century are faced with. In this article we explore students in the 9th grade (age 14) perspectives on climate change mitigation. We recorded 3 ... -
State death in buffer systems: Balancing and bandwagoning
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Implementing Digital Transformations in Higher Education Following COVID-19: A Norwegian Case Study
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)Drawing on the theory and conceptualizations of organizational readiness for change and taking a more critical approach to organizational readiness that takes seriously actors’ different and sometimes conflicting understandings ... -
The Impact of Terrorism on Civil Servants: Longitudinal Evidence from the 22 July 2011 Attack in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Building on a growing literature assessing the societal impact of terrorism, this article analyzes whether and how a terror attack targeting public institutions affects civil servants in their day-to-day work. This is an ... -
The Effects of Corruption Scandals on Public Trust: An Empirical Study of Two Municipalities in Eswatini
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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. ... -
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 ... -
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) ... -
Lost in translation : Mental health professional`s understanding of care pathways and its implications for policy construction and implementation
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-06-06)Denne avhandlingen har som siktemål å undersøke profesjonelle aktører innen psykisk helse sin forståelse av pakkeforløp, og hvordan denne forståelsen påvirket konstruksjonen samt implementering av pakkeforløp til bruk i ... -
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 ...