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Race and 1918 influenza pandemic in the United States: A review of the literature
(MDPI, 2019-07-12)During epidemics, the poorest part of the population usually suffers the most. Alfred Crosby noted that the norm changed during the 1918 influenza pandemic in the US: The black population (which were expected to have higher ... -
Rape in the Nordic countries: Continuity and change
(Routledge, 2020)While the Nordic countries are listed at the top in most international rankings of gender equality and citizens’ feelings of security, studies on the prevalence of sexual victimisation present a different picture, ... -
Rating mechanisms among participants in sharing economy platforms
(University of Illinois at Chicago University Library, 2017)This study shares findings from 23 qualitative interviews of participants from five sharing economy platforms in Norway (2016) about how they make sense of rating scores, use rating scores when making decisions and provide ... -
Re-inkludering i arbeid av langtidsledige seniorer med høy kompetanse – erfaringer fra et pilotprosjekt i Bærum kommune
(Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, 2020-06)For å bistå eldre langtidsledige med høy utdanning og høye kvalifikasjoner inngikk Nav Bærum avtale med Management Consulting-selskapet SEMCO International AS, som driver med bedriftsrådgivning, om å drifte et program for ... -
Re-thinking Solidarity at the Fringes of Consumer Culture: What Do Outlaw Bikers Have that "Brand Communities" Lack?
(Institute of Ethnology, 2019)The article asks a question that may, at first sight, appear rather simple. Namely, what is the nature of solidarity among outlaw motorcycle clubs and how does it differ from so-called ‘brand communities’, a concept popular ... -
Real teams and their effect on the quality of care in nursing homes
(BioMed Central, 2013)Use of teams has shown to be an important factor for organizational performance. However, research has shown that a team has to meet certain criteria and operate in a certain way to realize the potential benefits of team ... -
Reconnection work. A network approach to households' dealing with ICT breakdowns
(Aalborg University, Denmark, 2017)How can the concept of networks contribute to understanding the role of households in crises where ICT infrastructure fail? ICT infra - structures are large-scale techno-material networks crucial to mod - ern human ... -
Reembedding Lean: The Japanese Cultural and Religious Context of a World Changing Management Concept
(2015)James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos rhetorically positioned the management concept “lean” for the business world in the early 1990s, claiming that lean would change the world for the better. In this article, I ... -
Regelen som bekrefter unntaket. En analyse av betydningsforhandlinger knyttet til midlertidig og fast arbeid
(Universitetsforlaget, 2018-09-11)The debate about temporary work in Norway, and the recent changes in the Working Environment Act in 2015, have mainly focused on whether temporary employment represents more insecurity or more flexibility and for whom in ... -
Regional Development and Climate Change Adaptation: A Study of the Role of Legitimacy
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)This paper presents results from a study of Czech Local Action Groups (LAGs), focusing on gaining knowledge about their internally perceived legitimacy and their potential role in local ... -
Regional variation in health care utilization in Sweden - The importance of demand-side factors
(BMC, 2018-06-04)Background: Differences in health care utilization across geographical areas are well documented within several countries. If the variation across areas cannot be explained by differences in medical need, it can be a sign ... -
Regionale variasjoner i barneverntiltak: Et gammelt problem i ny drakt?
(Fellesorganisasjonen (FO), 2018)Barneverntjenesten skal sikre at barn og unge som lever under forhold som kan true deres helse og utvikling «får nødvendig hjelp og omsorg til rett tid». Barns behov skal dekkes i alle geografiske områder. Hvordan er ... -
Regulating Web Content: The Nexus of Legislation and Performance Standards in the United Kingdom and Norway
(Wiley, 2014-02-06)Despite different historical traditions, previous research demonstrates a convergence between regulatory approaches in the United Kingdom and Norway. To understand this convergence, this article examines how different ... -
The relation between social identity and test anxiety in university students
(SAGE Publications, 2018-07-05)Social identification has been shown to be a protective resource for mental health. In this study, the relationships between social identification and emotional, as well as cognitive symptoms of test anxiety are investigated. ... -
Relational aggression among boys: blind spots and hidden dramas
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2016-08-03)Although boys too are involved in relational aggression, their experiences are overshadowed by the focus on relational aggression among girls. This paradox mirrors the empirical puzzle that forms the starting point for ... -
Remedy through paradox? Constructions of internal legitimacy in a publicly discredited organization
(Sage Publications, 2014)This article examines how members of publicly discredited organizations discursively construct senses of internal legitimacy. Drawing on a case study of the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration—an organization that ... -
A Report from the Field: Doing RRI from Scratch in an Assisted Living Technology Research and Development Project
(Springer, 2018)The transdisciplinary Assisted Living project conducts research within (ICT), health science, social science and ethics. The overall aim of the project is to advance responsible research and innovation (RRI) in the field ... -
Reproduction and the welfare state: Notes on Norwegian biopolitics
(OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, 2020)Norway has long been considered to be a bastion of social democracy due to its strong, protective, decommodifying welfare state. However, with the recent rise of neoliberalism and right-wing populist politics across the ... -
Resident Participation in an Era of Societal Self-Organisation: The Public Administrative Response in Tøyen
(Göteborgs Universitet, Förvaltningshögskolan, 2018)Participatory measures are widely acclaimed as a solution enabling public administrations to become more responsive to citizens. Research has nevertheless documented that, despite intentions, residents end up feeling ... -
Resilience and Poly-Victimization among Two Cohorts of Norwegian Youth
(MDPI, 2018-12-13)Previous research shows that there is a significant and positive relationship between being a victim of violence and experiencing high levels of psychological problems among young people. Conversely, resilience is negatively ...
