Browsing By- og regionforskningsinstituttet (NIBR) by Title

Consumer preferences for animal welfare

Schjøll, Alexander (Doctoral thesis, 2014)

Doktorgradsavhandling i økonomi ved Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet. Denne avhandlingen benytter eksperimentelle metoder for å teste norske forbrukeres preferanser for dyrevelferd. For det første undersøker ...

Contentious politics of slums: Understanding different outcomes of community resistance against evictions in Rio de Janeiro

Sørbøe, Celina; Braathen, Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

Between 2010 and 2016, over 65,000 slum dwellers were forcibly evicted in Rio de Janeiro. This article compares three cases of anti-eviction resistance over this period. While the three case study communities were all ...

Coping with uncertainty

Marith Markussen (NIBR-notat 2002:115, Notat, 2002)

Last ned gratis This working paper was originally submitted as a thesis to fulfill the Cand.Polit. degree (hovedfag) at the Institute for Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo.

Countering violent extremism in Somalia and Kenya: Actors and approaches

Hansen, Stig Jarle; Lid, Stian; Okwany, Clifford Collins Omondi (NIBR Working Paper;2019:106, Working paper, 2019-04)

This study, carried out for the Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focuses on the Norwegian government’s support to peace and reconciliation projects in Somalia and Kenya, on those ...

Covid-19: informasjon, etterlevelse og vaksinasjon blant innvandrere–en kunnskapsoppsummering

Orderud, Geir Inge; Ruud, Marit Ekne; Wiig, Henrik; Tronstad, Kristian Rose (NIBR-rapport;2021:11, Research report, 2021-06)

Denne rapporten er skrevet på oppdrag fra Kunnskapsdepartementet. Formålet med rapporten har vært tredelt. Kunnskapsoppsummeringen skal sammenfatte erfaringer med å nå frem med covid-19 relatert informasjon til innvandrermiljøer, ...

‘Crimea will forever be Russian’: dissenting Norwegian media discourses on Russia’s annexation of Crimea

Myhre, Marthe Handå; Aasland, Aadne; Holm-Hansen, Jørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

The scholarly literature on Russia’s influence in Europe has so far mainly focused on Russia’s influence activities, discussed either as ‘disinformation’ or ‘soft power’. Less attention has been paid to understanding the ...

Cultural policy and the politics of display. The establishment of the opera house in Oslo.

Henningsen, Erik; Takle, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

How can we understand governments’ willingness to make large investments in iconic cultural buildings? What does this trend tell us about governments’ cultural policy interests and priorities? In this article we illuminate ...

Dagligvaretilgang i ulike regioner - utvikling 1980-2000

randil (Oppdragsrapport 5-2001, Report, 2001)

Nummer: 5-2001

Datakvalitet i Ung i Oslo 2006

Elstad, Jon Ivar (NOVA Notat 1/10, Notat, 2010)

I 2006 gjennomførte NOVA en stor datainnsamling, Ung i Oslo 2006, der omlag 11.500 Oslo-elever i 14-17-årsalderen deltok ved å besvare et spørreskjema distribuert på skolene. Notatet diskuterer om måten datainnsamlingen ...

Dealing with Difference: Two classrooms, two countries

Seeberg, Marie Louise (NOVA Rapport 18/03, Research report, 2003)

Rapporten er basert på et halvt års sosialantropologisk feltarbeid i en grunnskole i Oslo og et tilsvarende feltarbeid i en grunnskole i Amsterdam. Diskusjoner om et flerkulturelt samfunn må forstås på bakgrunn av hvordan ...

Decentralisation in conflict and post-conflict situations

Schou, Arild; Haug, Marit (NIBR-notat 2005:139, Notat, 2005)

Last ned gratis This paper reviews the literature on decentralization in multiethnic states with the objective of exploring key issues in the literature, identifying research gaps and suggesting policy recommendation for ...

Decentralisation in Laos

Braathen, Einar; Pär Sköld (NIBR-notat 2006:121, Notat, 2006)

Last ned gratis The study contains the appraisal of the decentralisation project in the Luang Prabang province, phase II. The political-social context of the reform is critically assessed. THe appraisal found the underlying ...

Decentralization in Nepal - what are the alternatives?

Haug, Marit (NIBR-notat 2008:116, Notat, 2008)

Last ned gratis This paper describes the background to the current debate on federalism in Nepal. Political, civil society, ethnic, and community-based mobilization in Nepal has created strong pressure on the Constitutional ...

Decentralization in Nepal: Laws and Practices

Dhungel, Dwarika Nath; Haug, Marit; Sapkota, Mahendra Raj; Regmi, Pradyuman Prasad (NIBR-rapport 2011:23, Report, 2011)

This report analyses the legal framework for local governance in Nepal and how it is practiced in six districts. It focuses specifically on transfer of resources and delivery of services, how various groups participate ...

Demand-driven governance

David Jordhus-Lier; Haug, Marit; Hari Regmi (NIBR-notat 2009:118, Notat, 2009)

Last ned gratis This Working Paper reviews demand-driven governance as a concept, as an element of international donor policy, and as a set of principles which have characterised aid and development interventions in ...

Democracy promotion through schools in Ukraine: Mid-term evaluation of the European Wergeland Centre’s Schools for Democracy Programme

Holm-Hansen, Jørn; Rabinovych, Maryna (NIBR Report;2021:3, Research report, 2021-03)

The Schools for Democracy programme supports education reforms in Ukraine in the period in 2017-2021. The mid-term evaluation found that the programme is in accordance with national and donor priorities and is well linked ...