Blar i Department of Global Development and Planning på tittel
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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 ... -
School Integration in a Southern Norwegian Municipality Factors that Hinder the Integration of Unaccompanied Young Refugees into the Norwegian schools
(Master thesis, 2020)Unaccompanied young refugees constitute a vulnerable portion of the refugee population because of the numerous hardships they contend with both in the country of origin and during the flight. Given the plethora ... -
Search without rescue? Evaluating the international search and rescue response to earthquake disasters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
Seasonal variations in schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Settler Colonialism, Environmental Justice and the Media: A Thematic Analysis of the National, Regional, Local, and Indigenous Newspaper Coverage of the Keystone XL Pipeline in the United States
(Master thesis, 2022)Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to explore what thematic frames national, regional, local, and Indigenous newspapers have used when reporting on the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States. Specifically, by ... -
Simulation, Science, and Stakeholders: Challenges and Opportunities for Modelling Solutions to Societal Problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article outlines an approach to computer modelling called “human simulation,” whose development has been explicitly oriented towards addressing societal problems through transdisciplinary efforts involving stakeholders, ... -
Six long years: exploring resettlement as a durable solution for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been living in Bangladesh since the 1970s. Although some successful negotiations with the Myanmar government resulted in repatriation in the 1970s and 1990s, some refugees remained in ... -
Small streams make big rivers : exploring motivation and idealism in Norwegian personalised aid initiatives in the Gambia
(Master thesis, 2016)Little is known about personalised aid organisations in Norway, and those initiatives are not recognised as part of the official Norwegian development aid structure. The organisations are small in size and by themselves ... -
Social and economic consequences of natural hazards : The case of the Lapindo Mudflow in Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2018)In the end of May 2006, a quite special volcano erupted in the Sidoarjo regency on East Java, namely the Lapindo mudflow. The consist of hot mud, gases and water at about 100 degrees Celsius. In 2008, the mudflow covered ... -
A Social Capital Perspective on the Peace Work of Religious Women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)