Browsing Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) by Document Types "Journal article"

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    • A Tale of Two Autonomies 

      Rønningstad, Chris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Despite comprehensive theoretical discussions on the nuances of autonomy, research tends to treat autonomy as a unidimensional concept. In contrast, this study of Norwegian welfare professionals presents empirical support ...

    • Academic information searching and learning by use of Keenious and Google Scholar: a pilot study 

      Johansen, Jesper Solheim; Borlund, Pia (Information research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction. This paper reports a pilot study on academic information searching and learning by use of Keenious and Google Scholar. The pilot study aims to evaluate the test design, and to learn about participants’ ...

    • Academic leadership and leadership styles in strategic plans: a study of five top-ranked public universities in South Africa 

      Hyde-Clarke, Nathalie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Public universities play a pivotal role in society as they offer access to higher education to a broader range of the population. This has greater impetus for institutions in societies that have histories of political ...

    • Academic Librarians in Data Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study in Meteorology 

      Frank, Emily P.; Pharo, Nils (College & Research Libraries;77(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07)
      E-science has reshaped meteorology due to the rate data is generated, collected, analyzed, and stored and brought data skills to a new prominence. Data information literacy—the skills needed to understand, use, manage, ...

    • Access over ownership: meeting facilities in Lyngby-Taarbæk Knowledge City 

      Nielsen, Susanne Balslev; Brinkø, Rikke (Facilities;Volume 36, Issue 1/2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: This study investigates the attitude towards shared space in an urban context with a particular focus on meeting facilities. The Lyngby-Taarbæk City of Knowledge is used as case, as this organisation has a vision ...

    • Access to Public Support Systems Related to Severity of Adversities and Resilience among Adolescents 

      Huang, Lihong; Mossige, Svein; Solem, May-Britt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Access to support systems is crucial for providing immediate assistance and treatment to children to counteract the long-term detrimental effects of various forms of violence. This study examines how adversity such as ...

    • Activation by technology: Young people’s use of digital tools provided by the government 

      Larsson, Karl Kristian; Haldar, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Modern welfare agencies are increasingly offering clients digital tools in their service delivery. Since young people are prolific users of digital technology, this trend should be to their advantage. However, the quantitative ...

    • Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media 

      Selnes, Florence Namasinga; Orgeret, Kristin Skare (Journal of African Media Studies;Volume 12, Number 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-01)
      The article discusses political activism in Uganda and the role of social media. It focuses on two specific cases, the 2011 ‘Walk-to-Work’ and the 2017 ‘Pads4Girls’ campaigns in order to contribute to better understanding ...

    • ‘Add Twitter and Stir’: The Use of Twitter by Public Authorities in Norway and UK during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak 

      McInnes, Colin John; Hornmoen, Harald (Observatorio (OBS*);Vol 12, No 2 (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article examines how Norwegian and UK health authorities used social media, and especially Twitter, during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak. The microblogging service has been regarded as a promising medium for crisis ...

    • The Added Value of Civil Society Organizations in the Provision of Welfare State Services 

      Wæraas, Arild; Sirris, Stephen; Hellevik, Øystein Bjarte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Civil society organizations (CSOs) that deliver services on behalf of public authorities operate under increased competitive and standardization pressures. Given this background, many CSOs experience a need to justify why ...

    • Additive or Multiplicative Disadvantage? The Scarring Effects of Unemployment for Ethnic Minorities 

      Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth; Heggebø, Kristian; Rogstad, Jon (European Sociological Review;Volume 33, Issue 1, February 2017, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-25)
      Previous research has documented that unemployed job applicants have problems re-entering the labor market, commonly referred to as scarring effects of unemployment. Studies have also documented ethnic discrimination ...

    • Addressing the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: wicked or tame problem? 

      Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Fosse, Elisabeth (Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift (SMT);3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-30)
      Dette prosjektet studerte hvilken nasjonal politikk de nordiske land utvikler for å påvirke helsens determinanter. Fokus på helsens determinanter krever bevissthet om strukturelle betingelser for god helse. Prosjektet hadde ...

    • Adolescence Mental Health Disorders and Precarious School-to- Work Trajectories: The Role of Family Background and Gender 

      Jensen, Maria Reinholdt; Hermansen, Åsmund (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 ...

    • The aesthetics of subversion: learning from the fringes of 'good' leadership 

      Jansson, Dag (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 

      Eide, Elisabeth; Khalvatgar, Abdul Mujeeb; Shirzad, Hasina (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 ...

    • After the 22 July Terror in Norway. Media Debates on Freedom of Expression and Multiculturalism 

      Eide, Elisabeth; Kjølstad, Maria; Naper, Anja Aaheim (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 

      Steensen, Steen; Ferrer Conill, Raul; Peters, Chris (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 

      Jensenius, Francesca Refsum; Carpena, Fenella (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 

      Jensenius, Francesca Refsum; Carpena, Fenella (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 ...

    • Agentbasert modellering : en del av samfunnsvitenskapenes verktøykasse 

      Tufte, Per Arne; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth (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. ...