Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap
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The social dimension of domesticating technology: Interactions between older adults, caregivers, and robots in the home
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this article we look at the home as an arena for care by exploring how care robots and technological care-systems can become part of older adults’ lives. We investigate the domestication of robot technology in the context ... -
Does free-market capitalism drive unequal access to health? An empirical analysis, 1970–2015
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Many scholars, particularly in public health, argue that neoliberal capitalist economic forces adversely affect communities by increasing inequalities, ultimately affecting health. Apparently, corporate capitalism affects ... -
U.S. Multinationals and Human Rights: A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Extractive Versus Nonextractive Sectors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The consequences of foreign direct investment (FDI) for human rights protection are poorly understood. We propose that the impact of FDI varies across industries. In particular, extractive firms in the oil and mining ... -
Does social globalisation through access to information communication technologies drive obesity among youth? An empirical analysis, 1990–2013
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Scholars debate the effects of globalisation on obesity. Using the latest data on access to ICTs and the Global Burden of Disease data on excess weight gain and obesity, we find that both social globalisation and access ... -
Lederstil, mål og motivasjon på treningsfeltet i toppidrettsfaget fotball - En kvalitativ studie om læreres og elevers opplevelser og erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2019)Hensikten med den foreliggende masteroppgaven er å undersøke hvordan lærernes lederstiler samt elevenes mål har betydning for elevenes motivasjon på treningsfeltet i toppidrettsfaget fotball i den videregående skolen – ... -
Rich and Naïve? Assessing the Effects of Norwegian Aid on Political Corruption, 1980–2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The effectiveness of aid is heatedly debated in academia and policy circles. Annually, billions of dollars are transferred from industrialized countries to developing countries out of moral and practical concerns. Can aid ... -
Do bigger health budgets cushion pandemics? An empirical test of COVID-19 deaths across the world
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The Constitutive Practices of Public Smartphone Use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The smartphone has become the most ubiquitous piece of personal technology, giving it significant social importance and sociological relevance. In this article, we explore how the smartphone interacts with and impacts ... -
På leting etter utenlandsk informasjonspåvirkning En analyse av det norske kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalget 2019 (Rapport på oppdrag fra Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet)
(Research report, 2020)Rapporten beskriver en systematisk undersøkelse av mulige målrettede informasjonspåvirkningsforsøk fra utenlandske aktører på ulike digitale plattformer i forbindelse med det norske kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalget 9. ... -
Climate politics in hard times: How local economic shocks influence MPs attention to climate change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Most countries struggle to implement CO2 reducing policies. Implementation is politically difficult since it typically forces politicians to trade‐off different concerns. The literature on how parties and members of ... -
Ancestry Culture, Assimilation, and Voter Turnout in Two Generations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Women vote less than men in many parts of the world. Whether this gender gap is due to cultural preferences stemming from traditional gender norms or to structural constraints is hard to answer because preferences and ... -
The Impact of Internet and Social Media Use on Well-Being: A Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescents Across Nine Years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The present research examines the longitudinal average impact of frequency of use of Internet and social networking sites (SNS) on subjective well-being of adolescents in Germany. Based on five-wave panel data that cover ... -
War, Interaction Capacity and the Structures of State Systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)How have the structures of state systems varied over time and space? We outline a game theoretic model of the decision by political units to accept offers of graded sovereignty from imperial centers. We conceptualize four ... -
Introducing the Targeted Mass Killing Dataset for the Study and Forecasting of Mass Atrocities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article describes a new data set for the study of genocide, politicide, and similar atrocities. Existing data sets have facilitated advances in understanding and policy-relevant applications such as forecasting but ... -
Relationships Between Perfectionism, Training Load and Elite Junior Football Players’ Self-Assessed and Coach- Assessed Skills
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11)The purpose of this study was to describe Norwegian elite junior football players’ perfectionism and training load assigned and self-imposed and examine how these factors were related to their own and their coaches’ ... -
Access to Areas for Algae Cultivation in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Marine macro algae may play a significant role in the transformation to the future post fossil fuel and low carbon society. Previous research shows that high expectations for future and large-scale algae cultivation in ... -
The dimensions of streaming: toward a typology of an evolving concept
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Based on research on the development of streaming solutions across media forms and industries, this article traces the dynamics and dimensions of the notion of streaming. It theorizes streaming as an evolving concept, and ... -
Cognitive and violent radicalisation: An empirical inquiry into the process of jihadi radicalisation in Europe
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:19, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Summary: Much has been written and spoken about radicalisation in Europe in the last ten years. While terrorism as a phenomenon is relatively rare in a European context it has garnered increased interest in the last ... -
The contribution of employment and working conditions to occupational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Social inequalities in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are evident across all European regions. Employment and working conditions are important determinants of NCDs, however, few comparative studies have ... -
Mapping Actors and Arguments in the Norwegian Aquaculture Debate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Norway is the world's leader in the production and export of farmed Atlantic salmon, and authorities there recently established a new management regime for the industry with a view to promoting substantial long-term growth ...
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