• The understanding and role of uncertainty and risk in climate change adaptation: local and central authorities in Norway 

      Orderud, Geir; Naustdalslid, Jon (International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology;25(7), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      A common claim is that emerging and future climate change is rendering traditional conceptions of uncertainty and risk obsolete. This is because a changing climate makes it quite a challenge to calculate uncertainties, ...
    • Understanding consumer e-waste recycling behavior: Introducing a new economic incentive to increase the collection rates 

      Shevchenko, Tetiana; Laitala, Kirsi; Danko, Yuriy (Sustainability; Volume 11 / Issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Consumer electronics are made of a wide range of materials, including precious metals and critical minerals with limited global reserves. Ensuring the recycling of these materials is essential for future use, especially ...
    • Understanding National Preferences in EU Consumer Policy: A Regime Approach 

      Austgulen, Marthe Hårvik (Journal of Consumer Policy;Volume 43, issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-22)
      EU consumer policy is a policy area that is receiving increased attention and is considered important for the proper functioning of the internal market. Yet, as with many other supranational policy areas, conflicting ...
    • Understanding Societal Trends in Adolescent Violence 

      Frøyland, Lars Roar (Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab;Årg. 109 Nr. 1 (2022): NSfK 60 år – Jubileumsvolym: Vilka frågor ställer framtidens nordiska kriminologer?, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-07)
      Adolescent violence is a considerable burden for society worldwide. The economic toll of adolescent violence is high (Institute for Economics & Peace, 2014), and violence-related injuries are a major cause of early death ...
    • Understanding the increase in parents’ involvement in organized youth sports 

      Stefansen, Kari; Smette, Ingrid; Strandbu, Åse (Sport, Education and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-18)
      As part of an ethnographic study on young people and learning (the knowledge in motion across contexts of learning project, set in Norway), we interviewed a diverse sample of parents of young teenagers, many of whom ...
    • Understanding unwanted sexual touching A situational approach 

      Stefansen, Kari (Routledge Research in Gender and Society;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Situations involving unwanted sexual touching are analysed in this chapter in an effort to enhance our understanding of the social dynamics of this particular form of invading behaviour against girls and young women. The ...
    • Understanding volunteering intensity in older volunteers 

      Le, Giang Huong; Aartsen, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Although volunteering is considered a good strategy for successful ageing, not many older adults are engaged in voluntary work and those who are do so mainly sporadically. This study focuses on time invested in volunteering ...
    • Understanding volunteering intensity in older volunteers 

      Huang le, Giang; Aartsen, Marja (Ageing & Society;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-12)
      Although volunteering is considered a good strategy for successful ageing, not many older adults are engaged in voluntary work and those who are do so mainly sporadically. This study focuses on time invested in volunteering ...
    • Ungdom med innvandringsbakgrunn etter overgangen til videregående opplæring Tapte nettverk og svekket skoletrivsel? 

      Hegna, Kristinn (Tidsskrift for Ungdomsforskning;13(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Studien analyserer endringer i skoleengasjement, trivsel på skolen, faglig selvforståelse og sosiale relasjoner til venner, familie og lærer i forbindelse med overgangen til videregående skole, og undersøker om det er ...
    • Ungdom og straff på 2000-tallet - nye praksiser, kjente dilemmaer 

      Lid, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Spørsmålet om hvordan vi skal møte ungdom som begår kriminalitet, har blitt diskutert gjennom historien. Siden tusenårsskiftet har myndighetene igjen rettet spesiell oppmerksomhet mot barn og straff. Det er innført nye ...
    • "Ungdom uten framtid rystet hele England" : ungdomsopptøyene i England i norske aviser 

      Strandbu, Åse; Seippel, Ørnulf (Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;Årg 12 Nr 1, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      I denne artikkelen undersøkes framstillingen av opptøyene i England sommeren 2011 i norske aviser. Problemstillingen er hvorvidt opptøyene framstilles som politiske protester eller som ren kriminalitet og vandalisme, med ...
    • Ungdom, idrett og klasse: Fortid, samtidog framtid 

      Strandbu, Åse; Gulløy, Elisabeth; Andersen, Patrick Lie; Seippel, Ørnulf Nicolay; Dalen, Håvard Bergesen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      I denne artikkelen undersøker vi den klassebaserte rekrutteringen til ungdomsidretten i Norge over en 60 års periode. Vi har analysert tilgjengelige publikasjoner om klasseforskjeller i ungdoms idrettsdeltakelse, og vi ...
    • Ungdoms opplevelser av konsekvenser av pandemien etter ett år med covid-19-restriksjoner 

      Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Bakken, Anders; Soest, Tilmann Von (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening;Utgave 13, 28. september 2021, Academic article, 2021-09-27)
      Bakgrunn: Vi har fått kunnskap om hvordan covid-19-pandemien påvirket ungdoms liv rett etter at pandemien kom til Norge. Vi vet derimot lite om ungdoms opplevelser etter at pandemien har vedvart lenger, og hvorvidt ...
    • Ungdoms voldsutsatthet og foreldres landbakgrunn 

      Andersen, Patrick Lie; Smette, Ingrid; Bredal, Anja (Vold i nære relasjoner i et mangfoldig Norge;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)
      Earlier studies from the Nordic countries have shown that youth from immigrant backgrounds are more likely to be exposed to parental violence compared with non-immigrant youth. However, few studies have investigated ...
    • Ungt medborgerskap. Kunnskap, mobilisering og deltakelse 

      Hegna, Kristinn; Ødegård, Guro; Seland, Idunn (Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;Årg 18 Nr 1 (2018): Temanummer: Ungt medborgerskap. Kunnskap, mobilisering og deltakelse. ICCS 2016, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-29)
      Dette temanummeret i Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning om ungdoms læring, sosialisering, mobilisering og deltakelse i demokratiet er skrevet i en tid med sterke ungdomsstemmer, antidemokratiske strømninger, og bekymringer ...
    • Unmet need for mental health medication within the migrant population of Northern Ireland: a record linkage study 

      Patel, Kishan; Bosqui, Tania; Kouvonen, Anne; Donnelly, Michael; Väänänen, Ari; Bell, Justyna; O’Reilly, Dermot (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health;Volume 75, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-31)
      Background: Migrant populations are particularly at risk of not receiving the care for mental ill-health that they require for a range of reasons, including language and other barriers to health service access. This record ...
    • Unraveling the politics of ‘doing inclusion’ in transdisciplinarity for sustainable transformation 

      Kok, Kristiaan P. W.; Gjefsen, Mads Dahl; Regeer, Barbara J.; Broerse, Jacqueline (Sustainability Science;16 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-13)
      Transdisciplinary research and innovation (R&I) eforts have emerged as a means to address challenges to sustainable transformation. One of the main elements of transdisciplinary eforts is the ‘inclusion’ of diferent ...
    • "Until People Start Dying in Droves, No Actions Will Be Taken": Perception and Experience of HIV-Preventive Measures among People Who Inject Drugs in North-Western Russia 

      Meylakhs, Peter; Aasland, Aadne; Grønningsæter, Arne Backer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background The HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Russia continues to spread. This exploratory study examines how HIV-prevention measures are perceived and experienced by PWID in the northwestern region ...
    • Urban landscapes of adolescent substance use 

      Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Cities are increasingly organised according to socio-spatial divisions in which groups with similar characteristics live in the same areas. This social polarisation is associated with differences in living conditions, ...