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(Re)creating “society in silico” : surveillance capitalism, simulations and subjectivity in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article provides a different angle to understand the Cambridge Analytica (CA) data scandal. It focuses on the role of models and simulations in the big data campaigning tools CA allegedly used, and their epistemological ... -
Reason-based deference or ethnocentric inclusivity? Avery Kolers, Richard Rorty, and the motivational force of global solidarity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article uses what Patti Tamara Lenard refers to as the cosmopolitan problem of motivation to discuss the roles of loyalty in two philosophical accounts of global solidarity. Avery Kolers’ Kantian, deontological approach ... -
REDD+ and the Collaboration between Practitioners and Experts
(Master thesis, 2022)REDD+ is a response to the growing urgency of mitigating climate change and hindering the deforestation of tropical forests. The simple thought of “making trees worth more standing up, then cut down” and therefore storing ... -
Refugees in exodus: Statelessness and identity : a case study of Rohingya refugees in Aceh, Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2016)Stateless people are extremely vulnerable, and the risk of exploitation is high. The Rohingya are a severely oppressed minority in Myanmar, within a system that does not protect them but rather abuse the power to mistreat ... -
Religious Exiting and Social Networks: Computer Simulations of Religious/Secular Pluralism
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Remittances and development : the impact of remittances on livelihood security. Evidence from Ko Kaeo sub-district, Thailand
(Master thesis, 2014)In an increasingly globalized world, migrating and sending remittances has become so prevalent that the amount of remittances has since long dwarfed that of official development assistance. Previous research points to ... -
Remittances and Household Welfare in Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2023)Remittance represents an injection into an economy and one of the leading recipients of remittances in Africa is Nigeria. Remittance which has evolved into one of Nigeria’s primary external financial sources is particularly ... -
Renewable energy for sustainable rural development: synergies and mismatches
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Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: Risk behaviour and risk factors
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Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers
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Rethinking diakonia and transforming our world
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article analyzes how ecumenical diakonia contributes to a critical view of the power dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, it presents both the opportunities and the challenges the ... -
Rethinking spaces for participation in urban planning and development : A case study of the Bus Way process in Nord-Jæren
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven tar sikte på å utforske, belyse og utfordre eksisterende og fremvoksende deltakelsesrom i byplanleggingen og -utviklingen. Den er basert på en case-studie av prosjektet Bussveien i Rogaland, hvor ... -
A review of estimating population exposure to sea-level rise and the relevance for migration
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The Rise of EdTech Platforms in Higher Education: Mapping Themes from Emerging Critical Literature
(Chapter, 2023)There is growing criticism of Big Tech platforms across different sectors of society. There is also increasing scepticism towards seemingly wholesale digitalisation of higher education (HE), largely enabled by platform ... -
The Role of Women-Supportive Organizations for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sri Lanka : A Qualitative Case Study of Rural Women living in Monaragala and Hambantota Districts, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2020)This research examines the role and strategies of a women-supportive organisation for women empowerment in Sri Lanka. The selected non-governmental organisation’s mission is to eradicate poverty by empowering ... -
Rural-urban migrants and urban employment in Ghana : A case study of rural migrants from Northern Region to Kumasi
(Master thesis, 2017)Studies have shown that rural-urban migrants migrate to search for employment opportunities in urban areas. Despite the prominence of this factor, little is known of how rural-urban migrants jostle for employment in the ... -
Samfunnsdeltakelse og multikulturell identitetskonstruksjon. En kvalitativ studie blant minoritetskvinner med kurdisk bakgrunn i Norge
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne studien analyserer samfunnsdeltakelse og identitetskonstruering blant kurdiske kvinner bosatt i Norge. Empirien er basert på ti semistrukturerte intervjuer. Hoved formålet er å undersøke om opprinnelseslandets ... -
Samhandling mellom offentlig og privat sektor som forebygger mot ungt utenforskap
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne studien undersøker hvordan personer med en koordinerende rolle i kommunen og privat sektor samhandler for å jobbe med komplekse samfunnsutfordringer, her ungt utenforskap. Studien utforsker hvordan ressurspersoner ... -
Samskaping i samfunnsplanlegging – for å skape levende bygder
(Master thesis, 2022)Oppgaven belyser i sin helhet problemstillingen hvordan samskaping i planlegging mellom administrasjonen i kommunen og lokale aktører har blitt opplevd i Sveio kommune. Det har blitt diskutert hvilke utfordringer som oppstod ...