• How is the Social aspect of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) considered among Norwegian asset managers when doing due diligence on investments? 

  Sveen, Ane Haave (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis explores how Norwegian asset managers integrate the social aspect of ESG (Environment Social Governance) into their due diligence processes. The study employs qualitative methods, including semi-structured ...

• Kenyan NGOs’ Fight Towards a More Inclusive Society for Female Sex Workers in Mombasa 

  Karlsen, Vilde (Master thesis, 2024)

  Female sex workers (FSWs) worldwide experience stigmatization and violations of their fundamental human rights. This includes violence, lack of access to basic services such as healthcare- and legal assistance. This study ...

• Evolutionary ethics and adaptive atheism 

  Shults, Fount LeRon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  In Evolution Science and Ethics in the Third Millennium (2018), whose key arguments are summa­rized in the target article above, Cliquet and Avramov offer an exacting and extensive analysis of the ethical and ecological ...

• The Shaping of the Self: Patterns and Pathways in Bowlby, Kohut, and Bowen 

  Homme, Gro Anita; Shults, Fount LeRon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  This article offers a heuristic framework that links several key aspects of the psychological models of John Bowlby, Heinz Kohut, and Murray Bowen, generating insight into an underlying set of isomorphic patterns in the ...

• The trajectory of psychedelic, spiritual, and psychotic experiences: implications for cognitive scientific perspectives on religion 

  Brouwer, Ari; Raison, Charles L.; Shults, F. LeRon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Fruitful comparison of psychedelic, spiritual, and psychotic experiences requires a degree of phenomenological nuance. Some shared features of these phenomena, such as encounters and communications with supernatural entities, ...

• Equal access to e-learning at Makerere University in Uganda: Exploring students’ benefits and challenges. 

  Bosom, Nadja Maria (Master thesis, 2024)

  Equal access to e-learning at Makerere University in Uganda: Exploring students’ benefits and challenges.

• The Dynamics of Return Migration within the Somali Diaspora and the Practice of ‘Dhaqan Celis’. Navigating Identity and Cultural Reconnection: 

  Abdillahi Osman (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis explores the phenomenon of return migration within the Somali diaspora, focusing on the practice of 'dhaqan celis'. This involves Somali parents sending their Western-raised children back to Somalia for cultural ...

• Maktforhold i planlegging 

  Berger Sørlie, Fredrik (Master thesis, 2024)

  Denne oppgaven undersøker hvordan Max Weber sine tre makttyper påvirker medvirkning innenfor byutvikling og planlegging. Formålet med dette er å analyse de bakenforliggende strukturelle rammeverkene i medvirkning, der ...

• A public administration perspective on wind power development: decision-making logic of local government officials 

  Kühn, Nadja Sophia Bekkelund; Vasstrøm, Mikaela Lise Modalen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Onshore wind power has experienced decades of controversies and conflicts between national policies and ambitions for development and local government and community opposition. This discrepancy has spurred extensive studies ...

• Byplanleggings rolle i kriminalitetsforebygging Hvordan påvirker områdeløft-initiativene i Tøyen og Grønland kriminalitetsforebygging og trygghetsfølelsen i disse bydelene? 

  Ali Mohamed Amin Mardini (Master thesis, 2024)

  Denne studien utforsker effekten av områdeløft-initiativene i Tøyen og Grønland på kriminalitetsforebygging og trygghetsfølelsen blant innbyggerne. Gjennom en kombinasjon av dokumentanalyse og kvalitative intervjuer ble ...

• Assessing the Suitability of Quality Education (SDG4) for Iran: An Analysis of Cultural Factors Impacting Implementation 

  Jamebozorg, Nahid (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis investigates whether high-quality education is appropriate in Iran's cultural setting, which aligns with the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The study's exploratory qualitative methodology focuses ...

• Byutvikling og inkludering: myndigheter og minoritetsorganisasjoner 

  Bjorvand, Mette Mollerup (Master thesis, 2024)

  Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan samarbeidet mellom lokale myndigheter og minoritetsorganisasjoner fungerer, med fokus på inkludering og myndiggjøring av marginaliserte grupper. Områdesatsing, en politisk strategi ...

• BALANCING CONSERVATION AND LIVELIHOODS: ARTISANAL FISHERS' PERSPECTIVES ON THE KISITE-MPUNGUTI MARINE PROTECTED AREA, KWALE COUNTY, KENYA. 

  Otieno, James (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis explores the socio-economic impacts of the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area (KMMPA) on artisanal fishers in Kwale County, Kenya, providing a critical analysis of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) effects beyond ...

• A missed opportunity to implement a 3D digital twin in strategic planning in the Ålesund region, Norway: What to blame? 

  Yttredal, Else Ragni; Cruickshank, Jørn; Folkestad, Bjarte; Bårdseth, Gro Anita; Straume, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  While there have been academic discussions regarding the strategic and relational shift in spatial planning, and the potential of digital geospatial planning support systems (PSS) in this regard, the integration between ...

• Geographies of political discontent in the Nordics: variations in socio-economic and demographic factors 

  Dzhavatova, Kamila (Master thesis, 2024)

  The master thesis investigates the formation of geographies of discontent in the Nordic region, focusing on the rural-urban divide. By analyzing voter turnout and support for populist parties using a Spatial Error Model ...

• Attraktivitet og urban mobilitet i Kristiansand 

  Frimpong, Christina Antwiah (Master thesis, 2024)

  Denne masteroppgaven undersøker dynamikken bak bostedsvalg blant unge voksne i Kristiansand, i aldersgruppen 20 år til 35 år. Studiet undersøker hvordan attraktivitet i urban forstand, påvirker denne gruppens beslutninger. ...

• Estetikk i byplanlegging - En hermeneutisk studie av estetikkens rolle mellom styrende dokumenter og profesjonelles skjønn 

  Schindler, Pirmin (Master thesis, 2024)

  Målet med denne masteroppgaven har vært å undersøke hvilken rolle estetikk spiller i det tradisjonelle plansystemet og hos profesjonelle. Estetikk engasjerer både i den faglige diskursen og i den offentlige debatten, i ...

• En bærekraftig løsning? En case-studie om den nye fastlandsforbindelsen mellom Færder og Tønsberg og konsekvensene for natur og jordbruksareal 

  Madsen, Linn Grøtte (Master thesis, 2024)

  Denne masteroppgaven er en case-studie som tar for seg prosjektet med den nye fastlandsforbindelsen mellom Færder og Tønsberg. Oppgaven handler om hensyn til natur, naturmangfold og jordbruksareal, og hvordan disse er ...

• Beyond the Books: Revealing Student-Parents’ Specific Challenges on Their Way to Attaining a Higher Education Degree at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda 

  Murariu Alexandra (Master thesis, 2024)

  Balancing academic and parenting responsibilities presents unique challenges for student-parents pursuing higher education. These students juggle financial obstacles, institutional barriers, and familial and cultural ...

• Batteriproduksjon og naturverdier - Et kritisk blikk på etableringen av fornybar energiproduksjon på bekostning av natur 

  Pritzlaff, Emil Bror (Master thesis, 2024)

  Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å kunne sette et søkelys på hvordan naturens verdi blir prioritert i utviklingen av fornybar energiproduksjon. Prosjekter innenfor fornybar energiproduksjon krever store landarealer for ...

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