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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic had severe impacts in Latin America, with small businesses intensely affected. Beyond its economic consequences, the pandemic also exacerbated structural flaws in some of the region's weakly ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)This thesis deals with the participatory structures people may take advantage of in order to influence the implantation of the right to water in the city of Durban in South Africa. The thesis discuss the use of judicial, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Recent debates on African agency in China–Africa relations highlight how China provides African governments with an alternative to traditional donors that should allow African policy-makers to experiment with policy ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)This thesis examines how solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been incorporated into the daily lives of residential households in Querétaro, Mexico. The dissemination of small-scale solar PV systems has rapidly increased ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)The focus of this thesis is on the civil-military cooperation (CIMIC ) currently used in complex conflicts and post-conflict situations. It examines how this method may have an adverse effect on the hitherto cooperative ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article presents new empirical research on what it takes to provide enduring access to affordable, reliable and useful electricity services for all. We analyze and synthesize the long-term experiences with three ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2004)
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(Book / Bok / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)¿Qué es lo que motiva a investigadores de las ciencias sociales de un país pequeño, periférico y lejano como Noruega a estudiar fenómenos sociales en América Latina? ¿En qué medida podemos decir que el pensamiento social ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Abstract Sorghum is an important crop in the livelihoods of Kunama and Tigrayan farmers in Northern Ethiopia and we present here a study of what factors have shaped the genetic diversity of the varieties cultivated in ...
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Perception, Identity, Territory: Social Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Norway (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)It is often contended that individuals and states fail to act on knowledge of climate change as it is too abstract and intangible. What then of the so-called hotspot communities situated in the most dramatically impacted ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Current meat consumption trends are associated with extensive resource use, environmental degradation, and detrimental effects on animal and human health, making meat reduction a core sustainability target. The experiences ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)Consumers in Western societies are increasingly called upon to reduce their consumption of meat to help alleviate the many environmental consequences of industrial livestock production. Dominant discourses around sustainable ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)Due to fewer people being directly involved in agricultural food production, there is a decline in direct, practical knowledge of food growing processes. Thus there is a lack of understanding ecological effects of food ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)World expos are occasions for the type of rhetorical display known as "epideictic," and as such, they provide glimpses into how a nation wants to be seen at a particular point in time. In this article, I probe into Norway’s ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)The increasing use of internal carbon pricing among companies demonstrates the possibility of an interaction between business and environmental interests. An internal carbon price is a price that is voluntarily placed on ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)One of the biggest challenges in understanding the political development of eSwatini has been how has this country escaped international attention and scrutiny despite having an absolute Monarchy where political parties ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)Throughout the last decade the Norwegian development assistance for health has gone through some profound changes, both regarding implementation and organization. Norwegian development assistance for health has been known ...