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WHEN FDI GOES TO DEMOCRACIES WHAT ABOUT DEMOCRACY MATTERS? An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Different Varieties of Democracy 1975 – 2017.
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne oppgaven undersøker jeg empirisk hvilken demokratisk variant, målt med fem forskjellige demokratiske indekser fra Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project 2018 datasett, betyr mest for utenlandske direkte investeringer ... -
When life gives you lemons, and you're out of sugar—an analysis of incumbents' post-recession vote share change in three welfare regime types
(Master thesis, 2020)Siden 1980-tallet har en betydelig del av valgforskningen blitt viet fenomenet økonomisk stemmegivning – forholdet mellom regjeringens evne til å stimulere til økonomisk vekst og endring i hvordan velgerne stemmer fra valg ... -
When the System Falls Short: A qualitative analysis of challenges and solutions to the problem of violence against women in Norway from the perspective of public management
(Master thesis, 2014)Despite a high level of gender equality and fulfilment of women’s rights and human rights in general, violence against women - particularly rape and domestic violence - remains a national public health problem in Norway. ... -
When Women Rally
(Master thesis, 2022)Hvorfor lykkes noen land i å demokratiseres seg, mens andre ikke gjør det? «Aktør-tilnærmingen» setter søkelys på hvem aktørene i prodemokratiske motstandsbevegelser er, og hvordan de involverte aktørene påvirker utfallet. ... -
When Work Comes Home: Understanding Changes in Work Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Master thesis, 2021)Seeking to identify important aspects of pandemic work life, this thesis revolves around the following research question: How has work life changed during the pandemic? Drawing on data from in-depth interviews with employees ... -
Which freedoms benefit the poor? A two-horse race between economic and political freedoms on health-adjusted life expectancy and child mortality, 1990–2020
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We examine theoretically and empirically whether democratic rights might be superior to economic rights in a two-horse race, utilizing indicators of poverty reduction, such as health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) and ... -
Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): an umbrella review.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Despite significant progress in the last few decades, infectious diseases remain a major threat to child health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) - particularly amongst more disadvantaged groups. We need a clear ... -
Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs): protocol for an umbrella review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Despite significant progress in the last few decades, infectious diseases remain a significant threat to children’s health in low-income and middle-income countries. Effective means of prevention and control ... -
Who knows the risk? A multilevel study of systematic variations in work-related safety knowledge in the European workforce
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objectives: Health and safety instructions are important components of occupational prevention. Albeit instruction is mandatory in most countries, research suggests that safety knowledge varies among the workforce. We ... -
Whose benefit? A comparative perspective for the ISA
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article provides a critical evaluation of the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) management of Deep Sea Mining (DSM) activities in the undersea area lying beyond sovereign territory. By juxtaposing the ISA’s nascent ... -
Who’s Had Enough? The Effects of Organisational Participation on Post-Resistance Democratisation - A quantitative analysis of the composition of resistance campaigns and subcomponents of democracy in Africa, 1990-2015
(Master thesis, 2020)Hvem deltar i protestbevegelser, og påvirker dette bestanddeler av demokrati forskjellig? Denne studien utforsker hvordan motstandsbevegelser med mål om strukturelle endringer dominert av ulike organisasjoner, her ... -
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 ...