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Unified approaches on talent development in football? Differences and similarities among representatives from a football association and two professional football clubs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Talent development is a major task for most coaches, both in professional and non-professional clubs. This study provides a qualitative analysis of how coa- ches and administrators from both the national football association ... -
Union membership and health - A multilevel analysis of 20 European countries
(Master thesis, 2018)With this thesis I will have finalized a master’s degree in sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. I want to use this preface to introduce my interest for the subject of the thesis to my readers ... -
Union membership and health - A multilevel analysis of 20 European countries
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Universelt læringsdesign for inspirasjon til livslang bevegelsesglede
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Universelt læringsdesign (ULD) er et pedagogisk konsept som har fått oppmerksomhet i flere land og vakt oppsikt som et rammeverk for å inkludere og aktivisere alle elever. Oversatt fra engelsk heter det «Universal design ... -
Universitetskamp
(Book, 2019)Store endringer preger universitets- og høyskolesektoren i hele den vestlige verden. Også de norske institusjonene har opplevd betydelige reformer, blant annet knyttet til fusjoner og andre strukturendringer, profesjonalisering ... -
Unpacking Ethnicity: Exploring the Underlying Mechanisms Linking Ethnic Fractionalization and Civil Conflict
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In the study of civil conflict, many regard ethnic fractionalization as a measure of grievance. However, there is also a rational-actor explanation as to why ethnicity might cause rebellion. A third possibility is that ... -
Unpacking the Socio-Technological Assemblage of Smart Algorithms - A Case Study on the Production of Machine Learning Algorithms in the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration
(Master thesis, 2018)Machine learning algorithms are pervasive, act autonomously and have profound effects on individuals and institutions. Although inheriting social power, algorithms are often perceived as opaque black boxes, presenting a ... -
Unsettled settlement? Translocal social anchoring and patterns of (im)mobility among Polish families in rural Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Whilst the transnational family life of post-accession intra-European migrants has been extensively explored, past studies have rarely addressed its local dimension. The relatively recent international migration patterns ... -
The US Way or Huawei? An Analysis of the Positioning of Secondary States in the US-China Rivalry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article examines the determinants of the positioning of secondary states in the US-China conflict over market access for China’s Huawei. Our explanations draw on three branches of realism: balance-of-threat theory, ... -
USAs BASEIMPERIUM
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å svare på forskningsspørsmålet om det er umulig for USA, mer spesifikt President Trump å foreta en større tilbaketrekning av soldater. I oppgaven har jeg rettet fokuset mot basenettverket ... -
USAs grand strategy fra 1993-2015 - Kontinuitet eller endringer? En studie av USAs overordnede strategi fra 1993-2015
(Master thesis, 2017)The goal and intention behind this thesis was analyzing U.S. grand strategy from 1993-2015. What I really wanted to find out was whether a change in presidency would mean a significant strategy change for the U.S or if the ... -
USAs grand strategy fra 1993-2015. Kontinuitet eller endringer? - En studie av USAs overordnede strategi fra 1993-2015
(Master thesis, 2017)The goal and intention behind this thesis was analyzing U.S. grand strategy from 1993-2015. What I really wanted to find out was whether a change in presidency would mean a significant strategy change for the U.S or if the ... -
USAs intervensjoner: et spørsmål om nasjonal sikkerhet, eller et ekspanderende imperium?
(Master thesis, 2021)USAs intervensjoner i Latin-Amerika under den kalde krigen har vært gjenstand for diskusjon over lang tid. I denne avhandlingen spør jeg om hvilke av USAs utenrikspolitiske disposisjoner det er som har størst betydning for ... -
USAs intervensjonisme - En studie av årsakene til USAs militære intervensjoner
(Master thesis, 2018)Denne studien representerer min avsluttende oppgave ved NTNUs institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap. Å skrive denne studien har vært svært krevende, men jeg har også lært mye om et interessant tema som jeg ikke visste ... -
USAs stemmegiving i FNs menneskerettighetsråd
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The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background While the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular in western societies, we do not understand why CAM use is more frequent in some countries than in others. The aim of ... -
User Perspectives on the News Personalisation Process: Agency, Trust and Utility as Building Blocks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)With the increasing use of algorithms in news distribution, commentators warn about its possible impacts on the changing relationship between the news media and news readers. To understand the meaning of news personalisation ...