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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)The 15-minute city theory has recently become a popular paradigm in urban development. It claims that everyone should have access to the essential services, facilities and green spaces within a 15-minute walk. This article ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)Sexual violence is a prevalent problem in Norway. However, male sexual assault victims are rarely emphasisied in official action plans and service policies. While female victimization is more common than male, the observed ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)International drug policy is undergoing change, and certain types of lay experts, those who have experienced problems with drug use, are getting a more important role. By drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with representatives ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)Prevention of radicalization and violent extremism is a concern for most liberal democracies. This is a study of a preventive initiative called the Tolerance Project (TP), which aims to reduce recruitment to extreme ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)This thesis investigates the ways in which Serbian national identity has been constructed in the time following the dissolution of Yugoslavia until today. The thesis is a qualitative study where the primary source of data ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)The thesis is a case study of Kanana informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa. It examines how some households adapt to seasonal flooding and climate variability while coping with chronic stressors that influence ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Abstract Three reforms each appealing to a different logic of (re)distribution are strongly politicized in contemporary welfare states: means-tested benefits, demanding activation policies and basic income schemes. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Although the Scandinavian countries are often considered to epitomize social democratic governance, Scandinavia’s profound wealth inequalities, seen in relation to the more modest income differences, constitutes a fascinating ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)With climate change, weather has emerged as an important theme in transport research and planning. Although recent studies demonstrate profound weather effects on mobility in single case study areas, international ...
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Weber’s Alternative Theory of Action: Relationalism and Object-Oriented Action in Max Weber’s Work (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)The present paper aims to unearth the rudiments of an alternative theory of action in Weber. Centring on salient descriptions of scientific practice found in Weber, I argue that one finds so-called “relational” impulses ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2005)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)The expectancy-disconfirmation model (EDM) explains satisfaction with public services as a combination of service expectations and perceived performance. We study how satisfaction in turn affects political trust. We mimic ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Research on welfare states and research on social stratification and mobility share a common concern for social inequality. Research on welfare states is usually comparatively designed, looking for similarities and variation ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)This aim of this thesis is to explore how youth life unfolds in Hovseter and Røa, two neighbouring areas characterised by social and spatial contrasts. Located in Oslo’s affluent West End, Hovseter stands out in this social ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2007)The main objective of the thesis is to analyze the media debate evolving around the run-up to the first elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Dayton Peace Agreement which ended a three and a half year long war in ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Abstract There is an increasing interest in the subjective aspect of socioeconomic position and its implications for wellbeing across social science disciplines. One of the emerging dimensions of this scholarship is research ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)“What is climate migration?” Climate migration has developed to become a popular topic within most platforms. Stretching from media, policy circles, academia and civil society most platforms seems to have an opinion on ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Abstract This paper examines the role of values in transformations toward sustainability. Values, generally defined as what people deem to matter, are increasingly gaining interest in and outside of academia. For example, ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2022)In this article-based dissertation, I look at how highly educated refugees perceive their labour market participation. To do so, I conducted 41 semi-structured interviews with highly educated refugees in Oslo, Malmö and ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2018)This article-based doctoral thesis aims to contribute to the multifaceted debate on economic development, interests and power in China–Africa cooperation, through a qualitative study of Chinese activities in the Mozambican ...