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Administrative Breakdown: Causal Attributions in Governmental Investigative Commission Reports
(HiO-rapport;, Doctoral thesis, 2000)The dissertation analyzes public investigation reports from Norway and the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries using psychological attribution theory. -
Administrativt personales betydning for måloppnåelse ved Sentra for Fremragende Forskning
(Master thesis, 2021)Centre of Excellence (CoE) is a politically initiated financing scheme from the Research Council in Norway aiming for long term, high quality and innovative research, contributing towards solving the big challenges of our ... -
Adolescence Mental Health Disorders and Precarious School-to- Work Trajectories: The Role of Family Background and Gender
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article investigates the role of family socio-economic status (SES) as a buffer for adolescents with mental health disorders (MHDs) against entering precarious school-to-work trajectories. We follow a cohort born in ... -
Adolescent reproductive health in Cameroon : prevention of adolescent pregnancies through access to sexual and reproductive health measures in Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2013)Preventing adolescent pregnancies and improving adolescent reproductive health are important as they not only touch on more tangible issues like maternal and child mortality, but also have a long-term effect on any country’s ... -
Adolescents, YouTube and Media Literacy A mixed-method time series study of Norwegian youth's social media usage and its implications for media literacy
(Master thesis, 2022)One of the side effects of the Corona pandemic amongst Norwegian youth was increased screen time and social media usage. As a result, the need to sharpen critical senses became increasingly significant. This master thesis ... -
Adopsjon av dataanalyser (Audit Data Analytics) i norske revisjonsselskaper: teknologisk, organisatorisk, miljømessig og psykologisk kontekst
(Master thesis, 2021)Gjennom syv semistrukturerte dybdeintervjuer undersøker vi faktorer innenfor teknologisk, organisatorisk, miljømessig og psykologisk kontekst, som kan påvirke adopsjon av dataanalyser i revisjon. Fokuset er rettet mot store ... -
Adopsjon som tiltak i barnevernet. En analyse av argumentasjonen i domstolen
(Master thesis, 2020)Tvangsadopsjon er et svært inngripende tiltak, særlig i retten til familieliv. Denne masteroppgaven studerer hvordan barneverntjenesten og de biologiske foreldrene argumenterer for sitt syn på om vilkårene i loven er ... -
The aesthetics of subversion: learning from the fringes of 'good' leadership
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The notion of balance is assumed in a variety of aspects of leadership such as task/relational orientation, control/autonomy, the leader person/function, and attending to competing organisational concerns. Such issues have ... -
Afghan journalists in a balancing act: Coping with deteriorating safety
(Conflict and Communication Online;Vol. 18, No. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Afghan journalists have been experiencing a deteriorating situation, due to a multitude of threats. They operate in a situation of low popular literacy, as well as low media literacy. Threats from Taliban and other insurgents ... -
”African we are different” – en kontekst for å forstå barnets beste - En kvalitativ studie med kenyanske barnevernsarbeidere om hva de legger vekt på når de snakker om barnets beste
(Master thesis, 2015)Denne masteroppgaven handler om hvordan barnets beste kan bli forstått ulikt i ulike kulturer. En personlig interesse for den afrikanske kulturen og hvordan barnets beste vanskelig kan forstås som et universelt begrep ... -
After the 22 July Terror in Norway. Media Debates on Freedom of Expression and Multiculturalism
(Nordic Journal of Migration Research;3(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12)This article analyses the mainstream press coverage of the terror in Norway post 22.07.2011 and discusses how and in what context the concepts of freedom of expression and multiculturalism occur. The aim has been to map ... -
(Against a) Theory of Audience Engagement
(Journalism Studies;Volume 21, 2020 - Issue 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-07)Audience engagement has become a key concept in contemporary discussions on how news companies relate to the public and create sustainable business models. These discussions are irrevocably tied to practices of monitoring, ... -
Age of marriage and women's political engagement: Evidence from India
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although decades have passed since most women in the democratic world gained the right to vote and run for election, a large gender gap in political participation persists, particularly in developing countries. This short ... -
Age of marriage and women's political engagement: Evidence from India
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although decades have passed since most women in the democratic world gained the right to vote and run for election, a large gender gap in political participation persists, particularly in developing countries. This short ... -
Ageing well in different community context - A quantitative study of life satisfaction among adults over 50 years of age in association with living environment and municipality population size in Norway.
(Master thesis, 2020)In Norway, an increased proportion of the population are relocating from less central areas to be closer to the bigger cities. Moving tendencies towards more central locations are on historic highs but it is important to ... -
Agentbasert modellering : en del av samfunnsvitenskapenes verktøykasse
(Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning;51 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Agentbasert modellering – en del av samfunnsvitenskapenes verktøykasse I denne artikkelen introduserer vi agentbaserte modeller og gir eksempler på hvordan slike modeller har vært brukt i analyser av sosiale fenomener. ... -
Aging in Kenya: A qualitative study of the residents in old age home
(Master thesis, 2020)The study aimed at assessing the attitudes and perceptions of the elderly regarding the elderly homes. The specific emphasis was on understanding the elder persons perceptions, and adaptive strategies in the elderly homes. ... -
Aging, Time Horizon & Meaning in Life: Thoughts and Experiences of Older Adults
(Master thesis, 2021)According to the socioemotional selectivity theory (SST), people tend to assess their remaining life span, as being either limited or expansive. SST theorizes that perceived time in life shapes goal pursuits, preferences, ... -
Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in China: An unsustainable situation in search of a solution
(Working Paper;3/2016, Working paper, 2016)Each year air pollution in China claims hundreds of thousands of lives. The root cause is an economy dependent on coal and heavy industry in combination with continued emissions from inefficient household stoves in ... -
Air pollution reduction during China's 11th Five-Year Plan period—local implementation and achievements in Shanxi province
(Environmental Development;4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-10)Facing the increasing environmental degradation locally and globally, the Chinese government set mandatory goals of 10% reduction of SO2 emission in its 11th Five-Year Plan period (FYP, 2006–2010). In this paper we use ...