SAM - Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap
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“Dangerous Individuals”: Erasing or Enhancing Genocidal Perpetrators in Social Media GIFs
(Journal of Genocide Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)What role do user-generated GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format) have in social media and how do they contribute to distorted representations of genocides? This article analyses the availability of GIFs in Facebook Messenger ... -
International migration of researchers and gender imbalance in academia—the case of Norway
(Scientometrics;Volume 127, issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-08)Female representation among students and graduates in higher education is growing internationally. This is a promising trend for achieving gender balance in top positions in academia. But there is still a long way to go, ... -
Varm teknologi mot ensomhet blant eldre? En skriptanalyse av kommunikasjonsløsningen KOMP
(Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning;Årgang 62, nr. 4-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-09)Artikkelen undersøker hvordan ensomhet blant eldre er forsøkt motvirket ved bruk av digital teknologi: Kommunikasjonsløsningen Komp er en skjerm med kun én knapp og en tilhørende app man kan bruke til å sende bilder, ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Norwegian Stock Market
(Beta – Scandinavian Journal of Business Research;Volume 36, nr. 1-2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-18)This paper studies the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using Norwegian stock market data. We conduct event studies on three major events that are related to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in ... -
Ny frivillighet gjennom sosiale medier
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)I dagens samfunn er det bred enighet om at frivillig deltakelse og samfunnsengasjement er en viktig byggestein i et velfungerende demokrati. De skandinaviske land har siden lang tid tilbake hatt en frivillig sektor som ... -
Impact of growing up with somatic long-term health challenges on school completion, NEET status and disability pension: a population-based longitudinal study
(BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 514 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-16)Background: Young adulthood is an important transitional life phase that can determine a person’s educational and employment trajectories. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of somatic long-term health challenges ... -
Protocol for ‘virtual presence’: a qualitative study of the cultural dialectic between loneliness and technology
(BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 9, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-07)Introduction: Most research on loneliness comes from the health sciences, statistically seeking to measure the health-related effects of feeling alone or isolated. There is a need to expand on this understanding and explore ... -
Changes in life expectancy and lifespan variability by income quartiles in four Nordic countries: a study based on nationwide register data
(BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-29)Objectives: Levels, trends or changes in socioeconomic mortality differentials are typically described in terms of means, for example, life expectancies, but studies have suggested that there also are systematic social ... -
Kampen om dagsorden: et historisk tilbakeblikk på stortingsvalgene 1957–2017
(Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning;Årgang 62, nr. 3-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-25)Valgkamper blir gjerne omtalt som en «kamp om dagsorden» (Valen, 1999). Hvilke saker som opptar velgerne, og hvorvidt politikere kan å overbevise velgere om at de har de beste politiske løsningene, er tett forbundet med ... -
Aging in Kenya: A qualitative study of the residents in old age home
(Master thesis, 2020)The study aimed at assessing the attitudes and perceptions of the elderly regarding the elderly homes. The specific emphasis was on understanding the elder persons perceptions, and adaptive strategies in the elderly homes. ... -
Rusproblem og endring i eit diskursperspektiv: ein analyse av praksisforteljingar
(Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift;Årgang 3, nr.6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Rusproblem er eit fleirtydig fenomen der ulike forståingar har dominert gjennom historia og mellom samfunn. Også i vår samtid blir samfunnets reaksjonar mot problematisk rusbruk utforma i skjeringspunkt mellom ulike ... -
Ethnography of texts: a literature review of health and female homosexuality in Brazil
(Medical Humanities;First published October 13, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-10)This paper reviews the literature on health and female homosexuality in Brazil and, along the way, outlines an alternative approach to reviewing academic literature. Rather than summarising the contents of previously ... -
Conditional Protection? Sex, Gender, and Discourse in UN Peacekeeping
(International Studies Quarterly;Volume 63, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-17)How do peacekeepers operating in Haiti, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) discursively construct the local people, especially local women, and to what effect? I show a connection between peacekeepers’ ... -
Psychosocial factors associated with coping behaviour after inpatient treatment for substance use disorder (SUD): A systematic review study protocol
(BMJ Open;Volume 9, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-13)Introduction Much is known about factors associated with coping with abstinence from substance use. The planned systematic review aims to summarise available studies exploring the change in psychosocial factors associated ... -
A Tool for Sourcing Sustainable Building Renovation: The Energy Efficiency Maturity Matrix
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The success of sustainable building renovation is inevitably dependent on the capabilities of the involved stakeholders throughout the entire project. Therefore, any building client with intentions of sustainable building ... -
Dispensing emotions: Norwegian community nurses' handling of diversity in a changing organizational context
(Social Science & Medicine;119, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-10)Since the mid-1990s, public sector health care services in Norway have been restructured, in line with New Public Management ideas. This restructuring has coincided with demographic changes that have led to a more culturally ... -
Air pollution reduction during China's 11th Five-Year Plan period—local implementation and achievements in Shanxi province
(Environmental Development;4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-10)Facing the increasing environmental degradation locally and globally, the Chinese government set mandatory goals of 10% reduction of SO2 emission in its 11th Five-Year Plan period (FYP, 2006–2010). In this paper we use ...
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