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Campaign Finance and the effects of the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
(Master thesis, 2013)In the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court held that political speech of corporations is entitled to the same rights as political speech by individuals. They ruled ... -
Can Bigger Health Budgets Cushion Pandemics? An Empirical Test of Covid-19 Deaths Across the World
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)How has public healthcare spending prepared countries for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic? Arguably, spending is the primary policy tool of governments for providing effective health. We argue that the effectiveness of ... -
Can female empowerment drive human development?
(Master thesis, 2020)Mange hevder at myndiggjøring av kvinner har stor påvirkningskraft på menneskelig utvikling. Andre argumenterer for at mer helhetlig myndiggjøring, for eksempel ved demokrati, vil ha større påvirkningskraft. Det blir ... -
Can Good Governance Reduce Interpersonal Violence? An Investigation into Political Corruption’s Effect on Homicide Rates, from 1990-2019
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven utforsker effekten av politisk korrupsjon på drap, og hevder at dagens litteratur om drap ikke i tilstrekkelig grad undersøker forholdet mellom godt styresett og mellommenneskelig vold (drap). Prediksjonene ... -
Can the court bridge the gap? Public perception of economic vs. generational inequalities in climate change mitigation policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Climate change and most climate policies affect and reinforce different forms of inequalities. For instance, climate change policies that aim to change consumer behavior by increasing the price tag of goods and services ... -
Cannabis og Tobakk - eit studie av diskurs rundt cannabis og tobakk de siste 15 åra
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A capabilitarian behavioral economics: what behavioral economics can learn from the capability approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Behavioral economics (BE) accounts for how people actually behave has proven to be very influential in multiple domains. Its insights have dislodged settled assumptions and put forward an improved understanding of human ... -
Capitalism and alienation: Towards a Marxist theory of alienation for the 21st century
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Alienation is among the most influential terms in Marxist theory, but also one of the most ambiguous and controversial. Unlike previous literature, which has tended to focus on Marx’ early philosophical writings, this ... -
Capture of supranational courts and privatization of the judicial system
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Carbon Capture and Storage in a Climate Policy Perspective: The Case of Norway
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Care as a strategy to navigate political tensions within the China–Norway sports coaching collaboration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study investigates the experiences of Norwegian coaches involved in a winter sports collaboration between Norway and China leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Our analysis delves into the complexities of ... -
Catfishing på Tinder
(Master thesis, 2022)Du trenger ikke å gå langt tilbake i tid før mobile datingapplikasjoner bare var et fremmedord. Om det i det hele tatt var et ord. Nå, i 2022, har mobile datingapplikasjoner blitt en del av dagligtalen, og en naturlig del ... -
Centre-periphery conflicts and alienation in a resource-based economy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Since the early 2010s, increased centre-periphery tensions have arisen across the Western Hemisphere and have had a significant influence on domestic policies. Analysts have explained this as an effect of economic inequalities ... -
Change in Body Fat during a Family-Based Treatment of Obesity in Children: The Relative Importance of Energy Intake and Physical Activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine to what extent changes in reported energy intake and physical activity predict changes in body fat during a family-based outpatient treatment of obesity in children. ... -
Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Geographical differences in health outcomes are reported in many countries. Norway has led an active policy aiming for regional balance since the 1970s. Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) ... -
Characteristics of employment history and self-perceived barriers to healthcare acces
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Research suggests that people in disadvantaged social positions are more likely to perceive barriers to accessing healthcare, especially to specialists and preventive services. In this study, we analyze if ... -
Characteristics of Professional and Non-Professional Football Players – An Eight-Year Follow-Up of Three Age Cohorts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Identification of the most talented youth players is regarded as a key part of the talent development process in football. The basis for the criteria is naturally affected by the characteristics of the early-detected ... -
Chess on two wheels: Norwegian professional road cyclists’ perspectives on strategy, tactics and race craft
(Master thesis, 2024)Målet med denne studien var å undersøke mannlige norske profesjonelle landeveissyklisters perspektiver på strategi, taktikk og race craft i landeveissykling. Den eksisterende litteraturen på forskingsfeltet er begrenset, ...