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Hostile emotions: An exploratory study of far-right online commenters and their emotional connection to traditional and alternative news media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this article, we explore media use through the perspective of emotions. We specifically focus on a contested group of media users, namely those who engage in uncivil online behaviour and have had one or several comments ... -
House of Belonging-Integration in Social Housing A comparative study of ethnic minorities’ position in the social housing market in Oslo and Copenhagen
(Master thesis, 2019)Aims and objectives: In what follows, my aim is to shed light on the social housing sector in Oslo, and how it impacts the ethnic minorities living there. Based on the Norwegian government’s goal for everyone to live well ... -
How (not to) Run an AI Project in Investigative Journalism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Data journalists are increasingly reliant on automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to process and analyse massive datasets. AI can contribute to journalism by creating visualizations, verifying accuracy of ... -
How a COVID-19 Live Tracker Led to Innovation in Investigative Journalism
(Chapter, 2023)The practice of investigative journalism is constantly pushing the boundaries of what journalism can do and should be. While certain core values remain intact, professionals readily experiment with new methods, forms of ... -
How are Financial Markets affected by the Election of Donald Trump? An Event Study on the U.S Stock Market’s Response to Changes in Political Leadership
(Master thesis, 2018)Changes in political leadership influence the economic policy of government, which directly impacts on firms. Accordingly, the risk-adjusted market return alters, as investors reallocate their investments. We apply common ... -
How Can We Learn from Evaluations? A Qualitative Study on Learning from Evaluations in Norwegian Development Cooperation
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis seeks a fundamental understanding of the connection between evaluations and learning in Norwegian development cooperation through four objectives shaped by a literature review. The objectives are to identify ... -
How children and young people understand and experience individual participation in social services for children and young people: a synthesis of qualitative studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Although there is a growing knowledge base on children and young people’s (CYP) participation in child welfare and social work, it is necessary to systematically describe and summarise the knowledge from their subjective ... -
How children find their way: access, adaptability and aesthetics in the organisation and design of a new children's library.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article; Journal article, 2016)The organization and presentation of books and media is a central part of accessibility in libraries, and a central part of the libraries’ presentation of itself. Traditionally, this is based ... -
How congruent is person-centred practice with labour activation policy? Person-centred approach to vocational interventions on immigrant jobseekers in Norway
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-16)Increased migration to OECD countries has made unemployed foreignborn immigrants a new target population for ‘activation’ policies to reintroduce people into the labour market. As populations receiving employment activation ... -
How credible is lay health information on the World Wide Web? - A study of information about the effects of interventions
(Master thesis, 2009)Background: The World Wide Web is a source to a wealth of health information that was previously unavailable to lay people. Formal studies have raised concerns about the credibility of online materials on the Web; most of ... -
How Do Droughts Impact Household Food Consumption and Nutritional Intake? A Study of Rural India
(World Development;Volume 122, October 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-06)This paper investigates the impacts of droughts on food expenditure and macronutrient consumption among rural Indian households. To isolate causal effects, I exploit random year-to-year variation in a dry shock, defined ... -
How do oil prices and investments impact the dynamics of firm value?
(System Dynamics Review;Volume 36, Issue 1, January/March 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to analyze the impact of investment policy decision on the firm value given the uncertain oil and gas prices and (ii) to propose policies that enhance firm value. The study develops ... -
How do public libraries function as meeting places?
(Library & Information Science Research;32, (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)How are libraries used as meeting places, and by whom? Through survey data, six categories of places are identified: the library as a "square," as a place for meeting diverse people, as a public sphere, as a place for joint ... -
How Do Social Workers' Make Sense Of The Encounter And Action Towards Families?
(Master thesis, 2023)Traditionally, research has focused on financial constraints as a risk factor for neglect within a family, thereby explaining the overrepresentation of low-class families in child welfare service. This thesis aims to ... -
How Does Access to the Unsecured Debt Market Affect Investment?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)analyze the relevance of debt composition (secured versus unsecured) for the association between col- lateral and investment. I study a negative shock to the cost and availability of unsecured debt. A decrease in the ... -
How does COVID-19 Affect the Stock Market in Norway? An Event Study Comparing the Norwegian Stock Market to the Stock Markets in Sweden and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2021)The outbreak of COVID-19 weakened the world economy and the overall stock market crashed. The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the stock market reacted to key events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first event ... -
How does the Norwegian stock market react to new analyst recommendations?: A study of the OSEBX from 2005 to 2020
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we have gathered and analyzed 27,669 stock recommendations on 162 different companies, issued by 44 different brokerage firms. The data analyzed is collected from 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2020, and the companies ... -
How ESG performance affects the corporate financial performance. An empirical study of the energy sector
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, corporate financial performance (CFP), and firm value by focusing on the energy sector. For this purpose, the ... -
How has sustainable competitive advantage been obtained within the Norwegian facilities management industry during the period from 2008 to 2018? An explorative empirical study of the Norwegian Facility Management industry
(Master thesis, 2019)Purpose: The Norwegian Facilities Management (FM) market is classified as an emerging market with approximately 24-32.5 percent degree of outsourcing. Compared to other European countries, third-party facilities management ...