Last ned gratis The paper decribes the sample for the survey of hotel employees in Oslo and Akershus. it gives details of challenges met and measures made to obtain a representative sample of the target population. The ...

Survey data from selected geographical areas in India, Nepal and Bhutan show that attitudes towards women’s participation in local politics are overwhelmingly positive. The findings indicate a shift from the deeply embedded ...

Due to weak state and administrative capacity, the Russian government has involved resource-rich nonstate actors into policy-making since about 2005 and established numerous institutionalized platforms, networks, and forums. ...

The evaluation covers the period of 2002-2006, during which the "aid" perspective on the cooperation with Russia became obsolete to the benefit of mutual benefit, equality and partnership. The Barents project co-operation ...

Formålet med studien har vært å skaffe mer kunnskap om hva innvandrere selv legger vekt på når de velger å bli boende i norske distriktskommuner. I tillegg til arbeid og bolig er hovedfunnene: opplevelse av trygghet og ...

The article examines the role of civil society in Russian governance networks, focusing on power relations between state and non-state actors. The analysis is based on empirical evidence from concrete governance networks ...

This working paper analyses experiences and opinions related to the factors motivating emigration from Norway. The data was primarily collected from responses to an online article that introduced the EXIT Norway project ...

Within the broad category of migration industries, we focus on intermediaries between employers in Norway requiring migrant labour, and suppliers of Latvian workers willing to migrate. Mediation of labour power is a regulated ...

“Conviviality” is a useful term for exploring interactions and relationships taking place between different groups of people. While conviviality may arise through everyday processes, rhythms, and senses of belonging, it ...

This article examines local democracy in Ukrainian cities from the perspective of the local population, with a focus on citizen participation and city authorities’ responsiveness to the concerns of local inhabitants. It ...