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Why a nation did not fail - A critical case study using German economic and poltical history (1871-1939) to evaluate the effect of extractive and inclusive institutions
(Master thesis, 2018)Å forklare kvifor statar veks og fell har lenge vore eit mål innanfor samfunnsfaga. I si bok, Why Nations Fail (2012), kjem Acemoglu og Robinson med eit forslag til ei mogleg løysing på denne gåta. Deira teori seier at ... -
Why does the United States support Juan Guaidó in Venezuela?
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke hvorfor USA støtter Juan Guaidó som den legitime presidenten i Venezuela. En utenrikspolitisk analyse ble benyttet for å kunne vurdere de samlede empiriske dataene gjennom ulike ... -
Why Intermarium Failed: A Neoclassical Realist Perspective
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven handler om det mislykkede Intermarium prosjektet, en foreslått polsk-ledet union av stater i Øst-Europa i mellomkrigstida 1918-1939. I følge nyrealistisk teori så var gjennomføringen av Intermarium ... -
Why we should distinguish between mobilization and participation when investigating social media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In the recent past, social media has become a central channel and means for political and societal mobilization. Mobilization refers to the process by which political parties, politicians, social movements, activists, and ... -
Widening educational inequalities in mortality in more recent birth cohorts: a study of 14 European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Studies of period changes in educational inequalities in mortality have shown important changes over time. It is unknown whether a birth cohort perspective paints the same picture. We compared changes in ... -
A Widening Gap Between Official Teacher Training and Professional Life in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)A sociological case study of Norwegian teachers reveals how teacher education reforms have inadequate definitions of teacher competence. Legislators, officials and the media continue to uphold the image of a school system ... -
Widening or Closing the Knowledge Gap? The Role of TV and Newspapers in Changing the Distribution of Political Knowledge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The public has gradually become more dependent on the mass media for their political information as alternative channels of political communication have been marginalized. Political knowledge is not equally distributed, ... -
Wie normativ ist die Kommunikationswissenschaft? Ein inhaltsanalytischer Vergleich deutscher und US-amerikanischer Fachzeitschriftenaufsätze
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Forschung ist durch die strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen geprägt, unter denen sie entsteht – etwa durch das Wissenschaftssystem, die gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen an Wissenschaft und das ... -
Wie zuverlässig ist das Peer-Review-Verfahren? Eine Untersuchung der Interrater-Reliabilität von Reviewern auf DGPuK-Tagungen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Bevor wissenschaftliche Beiträge in Fachzeitschriften publiziert oder auf Tagungen präsentiert werden, überprüfen Herausgeber*innen bzw. Organisator*innen die Qualität der Einreichungen. Dies geschieht zumeist im ... -
Will the United States ratify the Arms Trade Treaty?: A study of the emerging small arms norm and the political power of the National Rifle Association
(Master thesis, 2013)The international small arms norm is emerging, and soon UN member-states will have a chance to formally accept and show their commitment to the norm by signing the UN Arms Trade Treaty. Will the United States, a key member ... -
With the “Norwegian Model” as a goal?: A Comparative Analysis of the Petroleum Legislation in Angola and the Norwegian Petroleum Experience to Fight the “Resource Curse” and Promote Accountability and Development
(Master thesis, 2014)There is a wide consensus among academics today that developing countries rich on natural resources are slower to develop, than their non-resource rich counterparts. There are many explanations for this, but one that is ... -
Women and Dissent: Opportunities, Barriers and Empowerment
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:179, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Sammendrag (english below): “Where are the women?” spurte Cynthia Enloe i ei kjend bok frå 1990 og sikta til fråværet av focus på kvinner og kjønn i studiet av internasjonal politikk og konfliktprosessar. Opp gjennom ... -
Women and Social Policy: Experiences of Some Black Working Women in Contemporary Post-Apartheid South Africa
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Women's Post-War Gains - A quantitative analysis
(Master thesis, 2017)The consequences of civil war are comprehensive. Civil war causes mass destruction and violence, and leads to the displacement of many thousands of people, but does it at the same time destroy patriarchal structures? ... -
Women’s experiences of mammography screening:: Decision making, participation and recall
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Women’s political empowerment and child health in the sustainable development era: A global empirical analysis (1990–2016)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Empowering women is presented as a key strategy to achieve several goals of the sustainable development (SDG) agenda, including child health. However, the literature on the subject shows mixed results and is limited regarding ... -
Work, Health, and Welfare: The Association between Working Conditions, Welfare States, and Self-Reported General Health in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article is the first to examine the association between self-reported general health and a wide range of working conditions at the European level and by type of welfare state regime. Data for 21,705 men and women ... -
Working Conditions and Wellbeing: A multilevel analysis of 34 European countries
(Master thesis, 2014)This paper studies the effects of working conditions on wellbeing in 34 European countries. The background for the study is an interest in work as a social determinant of health, in this case mental health as captured in ... -
Working Group on Maritime Systems (WGMARS). ICES Scientific Reports. 1:88
(Research report, 2019)The overarching focus of Working Group on Maritime Systems (WGMARS) has been on under-standing the conceptualisation and implementation of Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs) in ICES and more broadly. From 2017-2019, ... -
A world class academy in professional football: The case of Ajax Amsterdam
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The holistic ecological approach puts an emphasis on the environment in which prospective elite athletes develop. Applying the holistic ecological approach, this article examines talent development among male under-19 ...