Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på tittel
Viser treff 1901-1920 av 1946
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Volunteers’ Perceptions of the Use of Social Media inEmergency Management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The paper presents the results of interviews with representatives from Norwegian emergency management volunteer organizations on their current use of social media and their perception of the potential for extended use of ... -
Vote buying and Its effect on democracy and development in Uganda : a case of Rwamucucu Sub-County, Kabale District, South Western Uganda
(Master thesis, 2016)In this study, I have investigated vote buying and vote selling as a phenomenon in Uganda, using Rwamucucu Sub-County as a case. The major aim has been to understand local people’s perception of vote buying and selling and ... -
Vulnerability and Gender Roles in Post-Disaster Societies : A Case-Study of Women in North Lombok, Indonesia, and their Perceptions on Vulnerability, Gender and Recovery
(Master thesis, 2019)Disasters are considered as major threats to sustainable economic growth and human development and are in large referred to as natural disasters. This is despite the growing recognition of there not being such a thing as ... -
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local communities in Malawi: Experiences of women fish processing groups in the Lake Chilwa Basin
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Walkability og mikromobilitet i Kristiansand by: Gange, sykkel, buss, el-sparkesykkel og stedsplanlegging som midler for å forbedre transport av personer, minske bilavhengighet og redusere transportrelaterte klimagassutslipp i Kristiansand by
(Master thesis, 2021)Walkability og mikromobilitet i Kristiansand by: hvordan satsing gange, sykkel, buss og el-sparkesykkel reduserer bilbehovet og gjør byen mer tilgjengelig og attraktiv for flere mennesker. -
A Watching Citizenry : Little Brother Watching Big Brother
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Water and electricity strategies for bedouin in area C, Palestine
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis discusses development challenges for Bedouin in the so-called Area C, West Bank, Palestine, with emphasis on access to water and electricity, and how the policy makers and civil society are addressing them. ... -
"Water as a development constraint : the case of Lwebitakuli subcounty, Sembabule district, Uganda"
(Master thesis, 2012)This is a qualitative study that explores people‟s perspectives of water as a constraint to socio-economic development in Lwebitakuli sub-county, Sembabule District, South western Uganda. Three main research questions ... -
Water as Resource and Being: Water Extractivism and Life Projects in Peru
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Water supply and sanitation : development impacts of poor accessibility of potable water supply and basic sanitation in rural Ethiopia: a case studyof Soddo District
(Master thesis, 2011)It is well known that water is a natural resource without which all living things cannot exist. It is a natural requirement for all living things to have access to water if they have to be alive. It seems so why the 70 ... -
Ways of seeing ringed birds - An Eco-Critical Discourse Analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines how birds being ringed as a conservation effort, are represented in five selected articles from the Norwegian bird magazine Our Bird Fauna [Vår Fuglefauna]. The representations found in the magazine ... -
«We must go in the same direction» : Understanding the promotion of the Northern Sámi language in Gáivuotna/Kåfjord and Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino in a multi-actor and multi-level perspective
(Master thesis, 2019)The general endangered status of indigenous languages worldwide is a reality that demands quick action from authorities belonging to different governmental spheres to safeguard their use, protection and further ... -
Wearable Sensing and Quantified-self to explain Learning Experience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The confluence of wearable technologies for sensing learners and the quantified-self provides a unique opportunity to understand learners’ experience in diverse learning contexts. We use data from learners using Empatica ... -
Webanalyser : en empirisk studie av erfaringer i norske virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2011)Webanalyser er overvåkning og rapportering av bruken av en webside for å forstå interaksjonen mellom kunden og websiden. Informasjonen fra disse webanalysesystemene kan hjelpe en organisasjon til å kjenne sine kunder ... -
Weber under press? En casestudie av rekrutteringspraksis i to norske kommuner
(Master thesis, 2022)Kvalifikasjonsprinsippet er den rekrutteringsformen som gjerne oppfattes som mest rettferdig. Likevel møter arbeidsgivere, spesielt i offentlig sektor, også krav til å rekruttere inkluderende. Det var denne kontrasten som ... -
Weber under press? En casestudie av rekrutteringspraksis i to norske kommuner
(Master thesis, 2022)Kvalifikasjonsprinsippet er den rekrutteringsformen som gjerne oppfattes som mest rettferdig. Likevel møter arbeidsgivere, spesielt i offentlig sektor, også krav til å rekruttere inkluderende. Det var denne kontrasten som ... -
Weighted Evaluation Framework for Cross-Platform App Development Approaches.
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Welfare State Development, Individual Deprivations and Income Inequality: A Cross-Country Analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
What causes COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? Ignorance and the lack of bliss in the United Kingdom
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Understanding vaccine hesitancy has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic as governments around the globe have been struggling to convince portions of their populations to participate in vaccination ... -
What do citizens think of AI adoption in public services? Exploratory research on citizen attitudes through a social contract lens
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the public sector has the potential to improve service delivery. However, the risks related to AI are significant and citizen concerns have halted several AI initiatives. In ...