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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Where are green anarchist and anti-civilization thoughts in academia? This article offers an encounter between green anarchism and decolonial theory to demonstrate its relevance as an action-oriented practice carried out ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)Drawing on cultural sociology and memory studies, this thesis offers a new framework for understanding post-industrial urban development. Focusing on the case of the Lower Area of Vítkovice in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)This study is dedicated to understanding broadly what kind of role do mobile phones play in a health system and what is the impact of mHealth programs on the lives of people in Kenya. This thesis investigates some of the ...
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“An ill wind which blows nobody good?” Rural municipalities’ experiences with wind power in Norway (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Abstract This thesis aims to provide insight to the issue of multilateral organizations cooperating with private actors in order to increase their relevance in a rapidly changing world. The cases elaborated on are two ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)The importance of pineapple production as a major foreign exchange earner to the economy of Ghana has long been realized. The pineapple sector alone generates over US$31,632,939 to the economy each year. Ghana’s pineapple ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)This thesis strives to increase understanding of what causes the continuation of dithering on the issue of climate change – that is, knowing full well the consequences of a course of action, but failing to change course. ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)This thesis discusses potential measures to mitigate CO2-emissions presented in two Norwegian newspapers, Aftenposten and Klassekampen, in 2021. Aftenposten is considered mainstream and conservative, and Klassekampen a ...
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In Search of a Resilient Food System : A Qualitative Study of the Transition Town Totnes Food Group (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Food systems have a need for better conceptual and applied tools to evaluate the extent to which they are resilient. The purposes of this thesis is to conceptually explore a better understanding of what a resilient food ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this paper we quantify gendered decision-making patterns regarding electricity access, light and appliances in selected rural contexts in Mahadevsthan (Nepal), Homa Bay (Kenya) and Chhattisgarh (India). In the literature, ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)It remains a consistent problem within academia, particularly in the social sciences and humanities, that theory and practice are at odds. This also rings true regarding degrowth solutions to the environmental and social ...
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(Book / Bok / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Indian democracy has often been characterized as "a puzzle" that "defies theories". But any theory on democratic practice will need to take into account the world's largest democracy. We assert that Indian democracy is ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Public administrative action is crucial in facilitating sustainability transitions. Although organizational structures, cultures and established practices have been shown to lead to differing innovation results and ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)Abstract Using an interdisciplinary approach with focus on cultural studies, this study provides institutional perspectives to explain local scale deforestation and community-based forest management. Conducted in the North ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)The purpose of this dissertation is first to provide a historical overview and discuss the progress of the status of indigenous knowledge in Mexico. How has it advanced from being a repressed tradition to becoming part of ...
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(Research report / Forskningsrapport, 2001)
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Interrogating the World Bank’s role in global health knowledge production, governance, and finance (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background In the nearly half century since it began lending for population projects, the World Bank has become one of the largest financiers of global health projects and programs, a powerful voice in ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article studies the effects of sanctions on different economic sectors in Venezuela, framed as a rentier capitalist state. We analyse four sectors: hydrocarbons, agriculture, manufacturing, and what we call “emerging ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)This thesis sets out to explore the factors that have challenged the introduction of Meat-Free Monday in the Norwegian Armed Forces. The need to address the unsustainable levels of meat consumption, especially in the West, ...