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Street-level bureaucrats’ attitudes towards clients in discretionary decision-making: Evidence from the Norwegian labour and welfare administration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)It is commonly assumed that the attitudes of street level bureaucrats (SLBs) towards bene t recipients in uence the discretionary decisions they make. Although discretion in the policy process has been a contentious issue, ... -
Video gaming and parents’ mediation strategies in a Norwegian context
(Chapter, 2024)This chapter explores the notion of critical media literacies with a particular focus on video games in relation to the mediation strategies of parents of 10–19 year-olds. The study is related to a broader project that ... -
Exploring consumer segments for online food provisioning services: Online supermarkets vs. alternative food networks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent years have witnessed a surge in online food provisioning services spanning from online mass retail to alternative food networks with digital sales platforms. Hence, enhancing our understanding of consumer preferences ... -
Holding on or letting go: Conflicting narratives of product longevity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Increasing product longevity is seen as an effective way to reduce consumption within the circular economy. This paper explores narratives of product longevity, focusing on textiles, household appliances, and furniture as ... -
Architecting virtual storefronts: how in-game shops are designed to encourage consumption
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)As a multi-billion-dollar global industry, commercial games are designed to profit off players, keep them engaged, and have them return for more. This article examines the design of the in-game shop as a specific context of ... -
Da klær ble av plast. Nylonstrømpenes vekst og fall.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Tynne strømper for kvinner var de klærne som først ble laget av oljebaserte fibre i årene rett etter andre verdenskrig. Vi har undersøkt hvordan nylonstrømpene, som industrielt fremstilte forbruksvarer i plast, ble en del ... -
“You have to be street smart”: Street capital and the social organisation of risk among people who inject drugs in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study explores the social organisation of risk among injecting drug users in Norway. Based on qualitative interviews with 80 people who regularly injected drugs, recruited from harm reduction services in five Norwegian ... -
Relationship between payment problems and health: A nation-wide register study in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Previous studies have found a solid correlation between payment problems and health, and a large body of literature has recognised the impact of debt burden on ill health. However, few have looked at the reversed causality—the ... -
Food interests, preferences and behaviours: a profile of the sustainable food consumer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose – Sustainability challenges are omnipresent. This study aims to identify consumer segments based on food consumption practices from purchasing to disposal. A priori work identified quality attributes, food ... -
Natural and Sustainable? Consumers’ Textile Fiber Preferences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Textile fibers have become a major issue in the debate on sustainable fashion and clothing consumption. While consumers are encouraged to choose more sustainable and circular textile materials, studies have indicated ... -
The Culture of Cooling
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Exploring Vulnerability Indicators: Tourist Impact on Cultural Heritage Sites in High Arctic Svalbard
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article reports findings from two research projects that aimed to understand the vulnerabilities of cultural heritage sites in Svalbard and investigated factors that influence tourism- induced pressures and site ... -
The health of mothers caring for a child with a disability: a longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Raising a child with disabilities requires a significant parental investment that is greater than that required by typically developing children. Previous studies have shown that parents caring for a child with ... -
Intra-Acting With Technology During Remote Fieldwork in Homes: Curating Video Interviews and Drawing Methods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The ubiquity of remote research practices and the increased adoption of videoconferencing tools are forcing researchers to pay attention to the features of these technologies and how they shape the research encounter. This ... -
Virkninger av angrefristloven
(Report, 1979)Forbruker- og administrasjonsdepartementet (FAD) gjennomførte på 1970-tallet en serie evalueringer av gjeldende forbrukerlovgivning. Formålet med rapporten er å presentere en undersøkelse om virkninger av lov om angrefrist ... -
Educational achievement among children with a disability: do parental resources compensate for disadvantage?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We examined the impact of child disability on Grade Points Average (GPA) using all children aged 15–16 years who completed their lower secondary education and registered with a GPA score in the period from 2016 to 2020 in ... -
Predicting stable employment trajectories among young people with disabilities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research aiming to explain disabled people’s inequalities in the labour market has primarily focused on transitional factors between school and work, wage gaps, or socioeconomic background characteristics as expla- nations ... -
Intra-Acting With Technology During Remote Fieldwork in Homes: Curating Video Interviews and Drawing Methods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The ubiquity of remote research practices and the increased adoption of videoconferencing tools are forcing researchers to pay attention to the features of these technologies and how they shape the research encounter. This ... -
Mapping of the digital climate nudges in Nordic online grocery stores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper explores how 21 Nordic online food retailers nudge their customers towards more climate-friendly food choices. We use a choice architecture taxonomy dividing the nudges into decision information, decision ... -
Predicting COVID-19 exposure risk perception using machine learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Self-perceived exposure risk determines the likelihood of COVID-19 preventive measure compliance to a large extent and is among the most important predictors of mental health problems. Therefore, there is a need ...