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The post-carbon society: Rethinking the international governance of negative emissions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article makes an early attempt at connecting political science insights on the politics of carbon sequestration to a growing demand for knowledge about the potentials of negative emissions. Negative emissions from ... -
The Potential Contributions of Local Culture and Traditional Institutions to Minimize Corruptiona on the Era of Globalization: The Case of ICBOs in Sothern Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2010)This theoretical and empirical investigation has its own contributions to solve one of critical question of the time: Do local culture, knowledge and traditional institutions (ICBOs) matter to integrate global anticorruption ... -
The price of local content : a case study of the impact oil-price fluctuations has on local content development in Angola's petroleum industry
(Master thesis, 2015)Norad’s Oil for Development (OfD) programme is set for renewal in 2015, a year where the petroleum industry is recovering from the largest sustained fall in oil-prices since 2008/2009. In light of these developments, this ... -
The Public Opinion of the Millennium Development Goals in Norway: What may affect it?
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The Public Sphere in the Nordic Model
(Chapter, 2017)Five institutional fields were pinpointed as the main components of a public sphere in the introductory chapter (Engelstad, Larsen, Rogstad & Steen-Johnsen, this volume). They vary significantly in their institutional ... -
The quandaries of department leaders : a qualitative study of the dilemmas department leaders face when working to ensure good quality care in nursing homes
(Master thesis, 2017)This Masters Thesis is concerned with developments in Norwegian society which affect the way its nursing homes are organised. These developments are ones that department leaders of nursing homes must deal with. The research ... -
The Relationship Between Social Context and Adolescent Psychological Distress: Evidence from the Young-HUNT studies
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:132, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Mental health problems and illnesses are highly prevalent and the consequences of having these problems can be severe, both for the one afflicted as well as significant others. The aim of the thesis was to examine how ... -
The relationship between wearable activity trackers, psychological needs, autonomous motivation and physical activity levels among the adult population
(Master thesis, 2023)Mangel på fysisk aktivitet er et stort problem verden over, noe som skaper store helseutfordringer. Fysisk aktivitet er en viktig bidragsyter til å redusere risikoen for fedme, diabetes og hjerte- og karsykdommer, og derfor ... -
The Relative Age Effect, Height and Weight Characteristics among Lower and Upper Secondary School Athletes in Norway and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The relative age effect (RAE) has been found among youth elite athletes within a range of sports. However, the RAE has been studied to a lesser degree among youth non-elite athletes, and even less among school pupils ... -
The return of prejudice in Europe’s regions: The moderated relationship between group threat and economic vulnerability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Using data from 16 countries and employing multilevel analysis that encompasses the national, regional, and individual levels, we find that both economic and social factors trigger anti-immigrant attitudes among Europeans. ... -
The rise and fall of ‘cash for care’ in Norway:changes in the use of child-care policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The cash-for-care scheme was introduced in 1998 in Norway. During the first period after its introduction, the percentage of users was high at 91 per cent. Since 2005, however, the use has decreased substantially year by ... -
The role of vocational education in the transmission of gender segregation from education to employment: Switzerland and Bulgaria compared
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Previous comparative research has uncovered considerable cross-country differences in occupational gender segregation. There is, however, a lack of research on the role of educational systems in the creation of gender ... -
The Round Table Group og IP-studiets opprinnelse
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg faget internasjonal politikks framvekst. Fagets historie har vist seg å være både mangelfull og inneholde flere direkte feil. I denne oppgaven konstruerer jeg en ny fortelling om fagets ... -
The Russian media under Putin and Medvedev: Controlled media in an authoritarian system
(Master thesis, 2011)What we see in Russia today is a dual media system, with independent and critical newspapers on one side vs. controlled and censored television channels on the other. The independent media are facing severe difficulties, ... -
The Security Politics of Hybrid Operations
(Master thesis, 2023)Begrepet "Hybrid Warfare" ble sterkt popularisert etter den russiske annekteringen av den ukrainske halvøya Krim i 2014. Til tross for at begrepet nylig har fått ny oppmerksomhet, betraktes konseptet av mange forskere som ... -
The social and behavioural determinants of health in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Previous studies comparing the social and behavioural determinants of health in Europe have largely focused on individual countries or combined data from various national surveys. In this article, we present ... -
The social determinants of inequalities in self-reported health in Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Social gradients have been found across European populations, where less affluent groups are more often affected by poor housing and neighbourhood conditions. While poor housing and neighbourhood quality have ... -
The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: A range of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been found to follow a social pattern whereby socioeconomic status predicts either a higher or lower risk of disease. Comprehensive evidence on the socioeconomic ...