• The Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and International Support for the Decentralization Reform (2014–2022): Theory-Guided Observations 

  Rabinovych, Maryna; Gawrich, Andrea (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  This article explores Western donors’ support for the decentralization reform in post-Euromaidan Ukraine prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, with a focus on the relationship between ...

• (Tapte) muligheter for kritisk tenkning: Post- og dekoloniale perspektiver i samfunnsfag 

  Eriksen, Kristin Gregers; Jore, Mari Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  In this article, we explore what opportunities post-and decolonial perspectives may provide for critical thinking in social studies education. Post-and decolonial perspectives include a broad variety of theoretical approaches ...

• Collaborating for Competition? Unpacking Ambiguities and Paradoxes Across the Academic Profession 

  Pinheiro, Romulo; Pulkkinen, Kirsi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  This paper unpacks the complexities, ambiguities and paradoxes associated with the concepts of competition and collaboration, using the academic profession in the Nordic countries as an empirical case. We relied on paradox ...

• Delicate dining with a date and burger binging with buddies: impression management across social settings and consumers’ preferences for masculine or feminine foods 

  Gasiorowska, Agata; Folwarczny, Michał; Tan, Lynn K. L.; Otterbring, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Consumers often use their food choices as an impression management strategy to signal desirable aspects about themselves to others, especially in public places like restaurants and cafeterias, where the presence of others ...

• De facto differentiation in the European Union. Circumventing rules, law, and rule of law 

  Hofelich, Tobias Christian (Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; No. 465, Doctoral thesis, 2024)

  Europeisk integrasjon er ikke en ensrettet, ensartet prosess mot en stadig tettere union. På grunn av ulike politiske preferanser og administrativ kapasitet blant de 27 medlemslandene er det blitt vanlig praksis å tillate, ...

• Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting: an implementation trial – protocol for Phase 2 of the Nutrition Now project 

  Medin, Anine Christine; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Helle, Christine; Helland, Sissel Heidi; Wills, Andrew Keith; Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Lian, Henrik; Iveland Ersfjord, Torunn; van Daele, Wim; Bjørkkjær, Tormod; Valen, Erlend Larsen; Gebremariam, Mekdes; Grasaas, Erik; Kiland, Charlotte; von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica; Hope Abel, Marianne; Love, Penny; Campbell, Karen; Rutter, Harry; Barker, Mary Elizabeth; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Øverby, Nina Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Background: Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between evidence and practice. Recognising this, we have ...

• Born Globals and Born Sustainables: Motives of Accumulating Wealth and of Making a Difference in the World 

  Širec, Karin; Mahsa, Samsami; Schøtt, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Background/Purpose: This study investigates the distinct entrepreneurial motivations driving export activities andsustainability pursuits in Slovenian businesses, with a particular focus on differences between newborns and ...

• Access, capacity and influence 

  Kühn, Nadja Sophia Bekkelund; Trondal, Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Different forms of integration into the European Union (EU) call for studies of the consequences of multilevel access structures. Similar to EU member-states, government officials from associated states interact closely ...

• COVID-19 and the institutional fabric of higher education 

  Pillay, Pundy; Balbachevsky, Elisabeth; Pinheiro, Romulo; Yonezawa, Akiyoshi (Chapter, 2023)

  This edited book comprises a number of chapters analysing the impact of COVID-19 in countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The theme of the book relates to an analysis of the interplay between ‘macro’, ...

• Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Institutional Fabric of Higher Education 

  Pinheiro, Romulo; Balbachevsky, Elisabeth; Pillay, Pundy; Yonezawa, Akiyoshi (Chapter, 2023)

  COVID-19 has provided a historical opportunity to test the resilient nature of higher education (HE) systems and institutions (HEIs) around the world. This at a time when the sector experiences profound structural changes, ...

• Public Service Resilience in a Post-COVID-19 World: Digital Transformation in Nordic Higher Education 

  Asante, Michael Oduro; Liyanapathiranage, Sudeepika Wajirakumari Samarat; Pinheiro, Romulo (Chapter, 2023)

  This chapter draws on seminal contributions from the crisis management and resilience literature to develop and test a new framework for organisational resilience in higher education in the context of digital transformation. ...

• Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in a community setting a hybrid type 1 non-randomized trial – the Nutrition Now project protocol 

  Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Helland, Sissel Heidi; Helle, Christine; Wills, Andrew Keith; Lamu, Admassu Nadew; Osorio, Natalie Garzon; Lian, Henrik; Ersfjord, Torunn; Van Daele, Wim; Bjørkkjær, Tormod; Valen, Erlend Larsen; Gebremariam, Mekdes; Grasaas, Erik; Kiland, Charlotte; Schwarz, Ulrica Von Thiele; Abel, Marianne Hope; Love, Penny; Campbell, Karen; Rutter, Harald Roderick; Barker, Mary Elizabeth; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Medin, Anine Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Disappointingly few efficacious health interventions are successfully scaled up and implemented in real world settings. This represents an evidence-to-practice gap, with loss of opportunity to improve practice. Aiming to ...

• What drives the use of crowdfunding by micro-entrepreneurs in Morocco? – exploring fundraiser motives and characteristics 

  Meghouar, Hicham; Ezzahid, Hibbat-Allah; Shneor, Rotem (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify motivations for the uptake of crowdfunding by micro-entrepreneurs in an emerging economy and the extent to which these vary by entrepreneur characteristics, sector and ...

• Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age 

  Swami, Viren; Tran, Ulrich S; Stieger, Stefan; Aavik, Toivo; Ranjbar, Hamed Abdollahpour; abedayo, sulaiman; Afhami, Reza; Ahmed, Oli; Aimé, Annie; Akel, Marwan; Halbusi, Hussam; Alexias, George; Ali, Khawla F.; Alp-Dal, Nursep; Alsalhani, Anas B.; Álvares-Solas, Sara; Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares; Andrianto, Sonny; Aspden, Trefor; Argyrides, Marios; Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.; Atkin, Stephen L.; Ayandele, Olusola; Baceviciene, Migle; Bahbouh, Radvan; Ballesio, Andrea; Barron, David; Bellard, Ashleigh; Bender, Sóley S.; Beydag, Kerime; Birovljević, Gorana; Blackburn, Marie-Eve; Borja-Alvarez, Teresita; Borowiec, Joanna; Bozogáňová, Miroslava; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Browning, Matthew H. E. M.; Brytek-Matera, Anna; Burakova, Marina; Çakır-Koçak, Yeliz; Camacho, Pablo; Camilleri, Vittorio Emanuele; Cazzato, Valentina; Cerea, Silvia; Chaiwutikornwanich, Apitchaya; Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin; Furnham, Adrian; Otterbring, Tobias; Borgen, Christine Sundgot; Trangsrud, Lise Katrine Jepsen; Voracek, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations ...

• Is the coronavirus created by the government to control us? Critical thinking and conspiracy beliefs among Norwegian youth in upper secondary schools 

  Skjølberg, Katja Haaversen-Westhassel; Trysnes, Irene; Furrebøe, Elise Frølich (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

• Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship 

  Meskó, Norbert; Kowal, Marta; Láng, András; Kocsor, Ferenc; Bandi, Szabolcs A.; Putz, Adam; Sorokowski, Piotr; Frederick, David A.; García, Felipe E.; Aguilar, Leonardo A.; Studzinska, Anna; Tan, Chee-Seng; Gjoneska, Biljana; Milfont, Taciano L.; Topcu Bulut, Merve; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Aavik, Toivo; Boussena, Mahmoud; Mattiassi, Alan D. A.; Afhami, Reza; Amin, Rizwana; Baiocco, Roberto; Brahim, Hamdaoui; Can, Ali R.; Carneiro, Joao; Çetinkaya, Hakan; Chubinidze, Dimitri; Deschrijver, Eliane; Don, Yahya; Dubrov, Dmitrii; Duyar, Izzet; Jovic, Marija; Kamburidis, Julia A.; Khan, Farah; Khun-Inkeeree, Hareesol; Koso-Drljevic, Maida; Lacko, David; Massar, Karlijn; Morelli, Mara; Natividade, Jean C.; Nyhus, Ellen K.; Park, Ju Hee; Pazhoohi, Farid; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Ponnet, Koen; Prokop, Pavol; Šakan, Dušana; Tulyakul, Singha; Wang, Austin H.; Aquino, Sibele D.; Atamtürk, Derya D.; Burduli, Nana; Chirumbolo, Antonio; Dural, Seda; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Ghahraman Moharrampour, Nasim; Aczel, Balazs; Kozma, Luca; Lins, Samuel; Manunta, Efisio; Marot, Tiago; Mebarak, Moises; Miroshnik, Kirill G.; Misetic, Katarina; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta; Bakos, Bence; Sahli, Fatima Zahra; Singh, Sangeeta; Solak, Çağlar; Volkodav, Tatiana; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Akello, Grace; Argyrides, Marios; Çoker, Ogeday; Galasinska, Katarzyna; Gómez Yepes, Talía; Kobylarek, Aleksander; Landa-Blanco, Miguel; Mayorga, Marlon; Özener, Barış; Pacquing, Ma. Criselda T.; Reyes, Marc Eric S.; Şahin, Ayşegül; Tamayo-Agudelo, William; Topanova, Gulmira; Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi; Türkan, Belgüzar N.; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos; Grassini, Simone; Antfolk, Jan; Cornec, Clément; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Stöckli, Sabrina; Eder, Stephanie Josephine; Han, Hyemin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

• Institutional geography: effects of physical distance on agency autonomy 

  Jacobsen, Dag Ingvar; Trondal, Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Establishing government agencies outside ministerial departments is frequently justified by a need to safeguard agency autonomy. In addition to ‘formal agencification’, that is, erecting formal barriers between agencies ...

• Concept of Sustainable Development in Local Philosophies of Scandinavian Countries 

  Bragdø, Magnus Børre; Tuszyńska, Ligia; Żeber-Dzikowska, Ilona (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  This article was inspired by the cooperation between two university teams implementing a Polish-Norwegian project Green Schoolbag for the Earth Climate. The project was aimed at preparing early school pedagogy teachers and ...

• Does shared service delivery affect cost? A study of the cost-capacity relation in Norwegian local child protection services 

  Blåka, Sara; Jacobsen, Dag Ingvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Intermunicipal cooperation is often seen as a means to increase capacity and reap economic benefits of scale. Prior research, however, shows that the effects of shared service delivery diverge, leaving scholars and ...

• Europeisering av regionale beslutningsprosesser 

  Teigen, Dag Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Nyere litteratur undersøker i forholdsvis liten grad europeisering av sub-nasjonale styringsnivåer, særlig med hensyn til enhetsstater og/eller tett integrerte ikke-medlemsstater. Denne artikkelen analyserer europeisering ...

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