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Addressing the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: wicked or tame problem?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Dette prosjektet studerte hvilken nasjonal politikk de nordiske land utvikler for å påvirke helsens determinanter. Fokus på helsens determinanter krever bevissthet om strukturelle betingelser for god helse. Prosjektet hadde ... -
#AllCatsAreBeautiful: Ambient affiliation and the visual-verbal representation and appreciation of cats in online subversive discourses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-23)This paper investigates the topics and affiliations associated with the hashtag #AllCatsAreBeautiful on the social media platform Twitter. Drawing on concepts from social semiotics (systemic functional theory) and critical ... -
Arbetarkollektivet i dag – ny studie och teoretisk utveckling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-28)Sverre Lysgaards teori om arbetarkollektivet är fortfarande en inflytelserik klassiker inom skandinavisk arbetslivsforskning. Lysgaards studie genomfördes i en massa- och pappersfabrik på 1950-talet och Jonas Axelsson, Jan ... -
Attempts to share information between public sector organisations over time: A case-based exploration of value conflicts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Despite the importance of inter-organisational information sharing (IOIS) in the public sector, such endeavours often fail. Existing research has shown that the values held by collaborating organisations are one important ... -
Avenir et climat : représentations de l’avenir dans des blogs francophones portant sur le changement climatique
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Cet article explore la manière dont l’avenir est perçu dans des blogs portant sur les changements climatiques, extraits du corpus NTAP (Networks of Text and People). L’analyse, principalement entreprise dans une perspective ... -
Beat the rich? Employee voice inhibitors at the crossroads of market and privilege
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Control-oriented HRM, performance appraisal dissatisfaction, and reputation concern are found to have a "muzzling effect" on teachers, partly through leader-member exchange. Does this effect vary with the level of (a) ... -
Border Rioting and Crossings Between Disciplines and Professions, Countries and Cultures, Science and Society: An Assemblage of Autoethnographic Stories From the High North
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We are seven experienced academics and researchers from the high north. All within the field of education. We represent different disciplines, countries, and cultures. What we have in common is a wish to cross borders, ... -
Climate change and the political pathways of AI: The technocracy-democracy dilemma in light of artificial intelligence and human agency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)It is generally thought that artificial intelligence (AI) has a significant impact on politics and democracy. Meanwhile, the technology is also often hailed a solution to key societal and environmental challenges. It raises ... -
Data Mining in Film Tourism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The economic impact of film induced tourism is of great interest to governments,tourist authorities, local businesses as well as residents. Film tourismreveals a positive economic impact on a featured location. This ... -
Does emigration reduce corruption?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We study the effects of emigration on bribery experience and attitudes towards corruption in the migrants’ countries of origin. Using data from the Gallup Balkan Monitor survey and instrumental variable analysis, we find ... -
Enhancing engagement and participation of seniors in society with the use of social media - The case of a reflective participatory design method story
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An ageing population is an emerging phenomenon in Europe and the rest of the world. Seniors face issues of social isolation and loneliness. Recently the research focus in ICT design has also turned to social media that can ... -
Entrepreneurship and ageing: Exploring an economic geography perspective : CRED Research Paper No. 22
(Research report, 2018)The traditional understanding of entrepreneurship is biased towards certain population groups and specific locations. Yet the literature points to a much more diverse perspective on entrepreneurship and regional development. ... -
Experiences of Being Significant Others to Older Adults with Frailty Living Alone in Rural Arctic Norway: A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Our aim in this study was to explore how significant others experience being “significant” to older adults living alone with frailty in rural Arctic areas in northern Norway. The proportion of older adults in the ... -
Film Tourism in Norway: The Effect Fictional Characters Have on Tourism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-27)The impact Walt Disney’s animated film Frozen is having on Disney’s bottom line and on tourism within Norway is highlighted. Although Frozen takes place in fictional Arendelle, movie producers incorporated Norwegian inspired ... -
Freedom under the gaze of Big Brother: Preparing the grounds for a liberal defence of privacy in the era of Big Data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)‘Big Brother is watching you!’ the posters in Orwell's Oceania told all its inhabitants. We have no such posters, but we live in the era of Big Data, and someone is watching us. Here, I discuss how Big Data is an omniscient ... -
From the desk to the cyborg’s faceless interaction in The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We explore the shift from desk to digital services in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). This organizational shift is part of the “Channel Strategy”, which aims to route service users through multiple ... -
Gjestar som blir? : Arbeidsinnvandring som utfordring for kommunar på Vestlandet
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i ei undersøking om arbeidsinnvandring til dei fire vestlandsfylka og om dette leier til behov for å utvikle eigne lokale politikkar for velferdstenester. Materialet er statistikk for regionen, ... -
Grieg in the Henhouse: 12 Seconds at the Contested Intersections of Human and Nonhuman Animal Interests.
(Chapter, 2020)Opening shot: interior, henhouse, low light, hens, two rows of perches and nest boxes. Voiceover, subtitle: ‘That’s why we play music’. Close-up of human hand flicking switch and turning dial on old radio. Cue music: Edvard ... -
How Far does Prison Punishment Extend? Re-entry Processes in the Digitalised Society
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article questions how far punishment extends in a digitalised society, focusing on the complexities in relation to prison release and re-entry processes for people who have served a long prison sentence. Drawing on ... -
Human rights education—a republican perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The concept of freedomis at the moral core of human rights and human rights education. In the liberal tradition, the prevalent understanding of freedom is non-interference. In the republican tradition, however, freedom is ...