Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (TN-ISØP) by Subject "samfunnssikkerhet"
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A discussion of Basel II and operational risk in context of risk perspectives
(Conference object, 2014-03)The Basel II Capital Accord, established in 2007, provides guidelines on management of operational risk including requirements for regulatory capital. In the quantitative analysis of operational risk the guidelines require ... -
Analysing changes in disaster terminology over the last decade
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Disaster researchers devote considerable attention to concept formation in an attempt to steer DRR terminology towards greater definitional coherence. Many researchers and policy makers frequently turn to UNISDR and their ... -
Bayesian analysis: Critical issues related to its scope and boundaries in a risk context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)Bayesian analysis constitutes an important pillar for assessing and managing risk, but it also has some weaknesses and limitations. The main aims of the present paper are to summarize the scope and boundaries of Bayesian ... -
Can the use of road safety measures on national roads in Norway be interpreted as an informal application of the ALARP principle?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The ALARP principle, stating that risks should be reduced to a level “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”, is widely known and discussed in risk management. The principle is flexible, as the interpretation of the key concepts ... -
Can the use of road safety measures on national roads in Norway be interpreted as an informal application of the ALARP principle?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02)The ALARP principle, stating that risks should be reduced to a level “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”, is widely known and discussed in risk management. The principle is flexible, as the interpretation of the key concepts ... -
A classification system for characterizing the integrity and quality of evidence in risk studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Risk management requires a balance between knowledge and values. Knowledge consists of justified beliefs and evidence, with evidence including data, assumptions, and models. While quality and integrity of evidence are ... -
Conceptualizing the bending and breaking of rules in the heavy goods transport sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are a critical factor in road traffic safety for “Vision Zero-events”, defined as road accidents with fatalities and serious injuries. The bending and breaking of safety-related rules in the ... -
Coping with different system logics of standardization in regulatory regimes. Norwegian offshore experience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-05)This paper addresses the role of standardization in risk governance and explores challenges when unifying different system logics and standardizations in the regulator-regulated relationships in different industrial, ... -
Creating conditions for critical trust– How an uncertainty-based risk perspective relates to dimensions and types of trust.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)Although some disagreement about the strength of the relationship, it is generally agreed within risk research, that trust plays a central role in shaping risk perception and risk responses. Over recent decades, risk ... -
Crisis communication and trustworthiness among crisis actors: towards a typology of crisis management difficulties
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)The concepts of communication and trust play a central role in crisis management. There is a complex nexus between communication and trust building in crisis management, as different activities and processes result in ... -
Cyber Resilience in Firms, Organizations and Societies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)Cyber resilience involves most societal actors, i.e. organizations, individuals, threat actors, governments, insurers, etc., at most levels of organization. Actors are embedded within each other and choose strategies based ... -
Debt Crises Between a Country and an International Lender as a Two-Period Game
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-04)A two-period game between a country and an international lender is developed. In each period the country can repay debt, borrow from international credit markets, loan from an international lender, or default. The international ... -
A framework for understanding risk based on the concepts of ontology and epistemology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Two fundamental philosophical concepts of social science are ontology (idealism and realism), relating to what reality is, and epistemology (epistemological realism, epistemological idealism), relating to how one can obtain ... -
A Holistic Learning-Model For Continuous Improvement In Risk Management Education
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How the risk science can help us establish a good safety culture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)This paper is about how we can make further sense of the safety culture concept in safety and risk management. Safety culture is here understood as shared beliefs, norms, values, practices and structures, with respect to ... -
Improving the decision-making basis by strengthening the risk assessments of unexploded ordnance and explosive remnants of war
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04)For many countries, the legacy of armed conflict in the form of unexploded ordnance has a severe impact on society and daily life, as millions of tonnes of explosive remnants of war represent a grave threat to both the ... -
Integrated management of safety and security (IMSS) in the nuclear industry – Organizational culture perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The study is inspired by the change in the risk landscape caused by the development of digitalization and automation in the high-risk industry. The increasing convergence of process-safety, physical security, and cybersecurity ... -
Intersectionality incarnate: A case study of civil society, social capital, and its metamorphosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)This paper investigates civil society’s metamorphosis through the lens of intersectional risk theory. While numerous studies interrogate civil society’s spatiotemporal evolution, there has yet to be an analysis of how and ... -
Linking resilience, vulnerability, social capital and risk awareness for crisis and disaster research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Crisis and disaster research has extensively contributed to theoretical, conceptual, methodological and empirical advances in the understanding of resilience, vulnerability, social capital and risk awareness. These concepts ... -
Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations Through the lens of a high reliability system: Challenges and Opportunities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines the impact of regulations and standard procedures on safety outcomes in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, specifically focussing on Norwegian military UAV systems, from a high reliability ...