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What shapes Norwegian wind power policy? Analysing the constructing forces of policymaking and emerging questions of energy justice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper employs an assemblage theoretical approach to analyse how Norwegian land-based wind power policies are constructed over time and what forces dominate and resist wind power policy development. The entanglement ... -
What stands behind the balanced ratio of male/female students in the Algerian STEM education despite the country’s low gender equity?
(Master thesis, 2021)The study's main objective is to elucidate the reasons behind gender equality in the STEM education in the Algerian universities despite the lack of gender equity noticed in society. This study starts from ... -
What Would Preacher Do? Tactics of Blasphemy in the Strategies of Satire and Parody
(Chapter, 2023)Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s sixty-six-issue graphic novel series Preacher is blasphemous. Scream it from the rooftops, post it behind a sputtering red Cessna on an aerial advertising banner, and be sure to mention it ... -
What's wrong with the adequacy-argument? A pragmatic diagnosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)When confronted with the question of which philosophical conception of religion to consider most adequate, many philosophers appeal to what I call the adequacy-argument: that we should prefer the one that looks most adequate ... -
The wheel of collaboration tools: a typology for analysis within a holistic framework
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)We present a holistic framework for analyzing and specifying collaboration solutions, developed by an oil and gas company in response to practical needs in supporting integrated collaboration and information management. A ... -
When context creates uncertainty: experiences of patients who choose rehabilitation as a treatment after an ACL injury
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Up to 50% of patients who suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury receive or opt for rehabilitation alone as initial treatment in Scandinavia. Knowledge of whether patients treated with rehabilitation alone after ... -
When dad becomes a woman : A Critical Discourse Studies approach to gender performativity in American and Norwegian reality TV and documentary film
(Master thesis, 2018)In this master's thesis I have wanted to say something about male-to-female transgender identity construction and the way in which it takes place in ordinary life. I have investigated how two different families negotiate ... -
When disease is being priced. The Translation of the American DRG system to the hospital sectors in Norway and Denmark : a tentative study aimed at a comparison between Norway and Denmark
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When EU liberalisation fails: The case of the Port Directive
(ISL Working Papers;2012:4, Working paper, 2012)The prevailing literature on European integration holds that asymmetries towards negative integration in the treaties are important for explaining increasing liberalisation reform in the EU. Additionally,literature on ... -
When Reader Becomes Player: A study of future narratives, agency, the ludonarrative framework, and morals within the ludic experience.
(Master thesis, 2022)Video games have broken their niche appeal, becoming a mainstream medium on par with literature and cinema. The popularity of the medium is not the only thing which has evolved, but also the capacity for video games to ... -
When the schools shut down : COVID-19 pandemic and inequality of opportunity among school-leavers
(Master thesis, 2021)It could be reasonably argued by now (as of June 2021) that the global COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected almost every aspect of everyday life: from cancelled events and changes in working habits to social ... -
When the Wind is the Answer. The Use of Bob Dylan Songs in Worship Services in Protestant Churches
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“When You Live Here, That’s What You Get” : Other-, Ex-, and Non-Religious Outsiders in the Norwegian Bible Belt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
Where Did the Groove Go? : How Technology Changed the Way Metal Drummers Play and Sound
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Where Does Blood Flow Restriction Fit in the Toolbox of Athletic Development? A Narrative Review of the Proposed Mechanisms and Potential Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Blood flow-restricted exercise is currently used as a low-intensity time-efficient approach to reap many of the benefits of typical high-intensity training. Evidence continues to lend support to the notion that even highly ... -
Which exercise prescriptions optimize V̇O2max during cancer treatment?—A systematic review and meta‐analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The aims of the present systematic review and meta‐analysis were to investigate the effect of exercise on maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and to investigate whether exercise frequency, intensity, duration, and volume are ... -
Which governance mechanisms promote efficiency in reaching poor clients? Evidence from rated microfinance institutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper evaluates the effectiveness of several governance mechanisms on microfinance institutions' (MFI) performance. We first define performance as efficiency in reaching many poor clients. Following the literature on ... -
Which Helpless Nature Drops When Pushed Upon a Scene : readymade i antropocen
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Which social program supports sustainable grass-root finance? Machine-learning evidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Resources for development are used efficiently when social programs help to promote at the same time the sustainability of grass-root financial associations at the bottom of the pyramid. This study applies machine-learning ...