Browsing SVA - Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) by Issue Date
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Fertility patterns of migrants from low-fertility countries in Norway
(Demographic Research;Volume 42, article 31, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-13)Background: Most research on migrant fertility focuses on immigrants from high-fertility countries who have moved to countries with lower fertility. Little is known about the fertility of immigrant women from countries ... -
Selling homes: the polysemy of visual marketing
(Social Semiotics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-19)In this article, we will demonstrate how a social semiotic reading of a housing advertisement campaign differs from the audience reception of it. We have talked to the campaign’s producer – the Norwegian housing developer ... -
Pac’Stão versus the City of Police: Contentious Activism Facing Megaprojects, Authoritarianism, and Violence.
(Conflict and Society;Volume 6, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-01)This article analyzes community activism and state interventionism within a context of racialized and gendered violence that is both direct/physical and structural. It presents a case study of Manguinhos, a cluster of ... -
Mer midlertidighet– innvandringspolitikken etter asylforliket
(Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift;Nr. 2 / 2020 / Årg. 37, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-04)Hvilke konsekvenser får det når innvandringspolitikken preges av stadig mer midlertidighet? Dette spørsmålet ble ikke utredet og knapt diskutert i forbindelse med omfattende politiske endringer etter asylforliket. Denne ... -
Alternatives in the academe: Swimming with absurd flippers
(Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-29)This viewpoint reflects on challenges that emerge when we who did not construct academic practices—and whom academic practices were not constructed for—strap on the absurd flippers and prepare to dive into the deep of the ... -
Foster parents' experiences of using child mental health and welfare services in Norway: Associations with youth, placement, and service characteristics
(Child & Family Social Work;Volume 25, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-06)The measurement of user experience has gained international attention as a tool for improving quality of care. Because foster families have a high need for service support, we examined quality of care from the foster ... -
To Enhance Social Equity Through Urban Planning: The Potential for Innovation
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-11)This chapter explores the innovation potential of one of the most challenging and unruly goals of planning. Namely, how planning can support the development of more socially equal communities, and consider innovation needs ... -
Visualising immigrant fertility profiles of childbearing and their implications for migration research
(Journal of International Migration and Integration;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-14)Different measures of fertility have strengths and limitations when used to describe the fertility of immigrants, and no single measure captures every aspect of this complex phenomenon. This paper introduces a novel visual ... -
Signs of Progress: Local Democracy Developments in Ukrainian Cities
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-29)Decentralisation reforms presuppose the transfer of powers from central to local authorities. From being a highly centralised state, since 2015 Ukraine has taken some important steps towards reforms of local government ... -
‘If I Had My House, I’d Feel Free’: Housing and the (Re)Productions of Citizenship in Cape Town, South Africa
(Urban Forum;31 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-29)While urban divisions are commonly emphasized in urban studies, there has been less emphasis on reproductions and contestations of divides within marginal urban spaces. This paper explores the dynamics of juxtaposed ... -
Juxtacity: an Approach to Urban Difference, Divide, Authority, and Citizenship
(Urban Forum;31 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-31)Difference is foundational to urban governance and urban life. This article—and the special issue—focuses analytically on the juxtaposition of multiple urban differences, and what happens especially in relation to urban ... -
Using future age profiles to improve immigration projections
(Population Studies;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-19)Young adults migrate more than older people. As populations in many countries get older, this may affect out-migration—and thus immigration to other countries. This is not usually accounted for in projections of future ... -
THE LOCAL DIMENSION IN WATER RESOURCES GOVERNANCE: THE EXPERIENCE OF INTER-MUNICIPAL CONSORTIA AND COMMITTEES ON RIVER BASINS
(Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (RBCIAMB);Vol 55 No 3 (2020): RBCIAMB - 2176-9478 - September - Special Edition: River Basins Management, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)Integrated water resources management is advancing in Brazil as decentralized and participatory governance gains more prominence. However, local actions need to be better understood since several public ... -
Lykken ved å eie sin bolig
(Tidsskrift for boligforskning;Årgang 3, nr. 1-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)I boligeierlandet Norge er boligetablering synonymt med å eie sin egen bolig. Diskursen om «å komme inn på boligmarkedet» dreier seg utelukkende om å kjøpe sin første bolig og starte en forventet oppadgående boligkarriere. ... -
Rapid or long-term employment? A Scandinavian comparative study of refugee integration policies and employment outcomes
(Journal of European Public Policy;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-04)Although many studies compare national integration policies, analyses connecting these policies to integration outcomes are rare. This study combines longitudinal analysis of employment outcomes for Scandinavian refugees, ... -
Tourism development and border asymmetries: An exploratory analysis of market-driven cross-border shopping tourism
(Tourism Planning & Development;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-06)This paper explores whether shopping tourism in the context of cross-border regions may trigger more viable, and long-term, tourism despite persistent border asymmetries (e.g., price and tax differences) which are typically ... -
Delt lederskap i Oslo kommune
(Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift;Årgang 36, nr. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-27)Med innføringen av parlamentarisk styreform i 1986, fikk Oslo kommune delt politisk topplederskap. Det tradisjonsrike ordførervervet ble beholdt, samtidig som byrådslederen inntok en viktig rolle som operativ politisk ... -
Den sprikende kraften i "det grønne skiftet".
(Mediehistorisk tidsskrift;Nr. 34, 2020, Årgang 17, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-05)Sammendrag: Begrepet det grønne skiftet har i løpet av de siste årene vært med å prege samfunnsdebatten. Fra det, ifølge Atekst, stod på trykk i en norsk avis for aller første gang høsten 2013 og fram til sommeren 2020, ... -
The role of goal-setting in urban climate governance
(Earth System Governance;volume 7, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-11)This article argues that goal-setting is an important, albeit understudied, part of urban climate governance scholarship. By using goal-setting theory, the article introduces concepts and perspectives capable of shedding ... -
Reinventing Homelessness through Enumeration in Norwegian Housing Policies: A Case Study of Governmentality
(Housing, Theory and Society;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-30)In the course of two decades, “homelessness” was re-defined/re-invented in Norway. Homelessness” had long been seen as a social problem and a moral issue. Then, in 1996, a survey conceptualized it as a housing issue. A ...