Browsing Department of Media and Social Sciences (SV-IMS) by Title
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The visual boundaries of journalism: Native advertising and the convergence of editorial and commercial content
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigates the visual objects that are used to either disclose or disguise the commercial nature of native advertising as news articles. We adopt a “material object” approach to explore the potential implications ... -
Visual, Popular and Political: The Non-Profit Influencer and the Public Sphere
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The influencer has become a common phenomenon in digital societies. The emphasis on exposure and popularity in social media is materialised through the growing prominence of these popular individuals with large audiences. ... -
Visuelle metaforer i filmatisk fortelling
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)En retorisk analyse om hvordan visuelle virkemidler som lys og farge, brukes til å skape visuelle metaforer i filmatiske fortellinger. -
Voldelige opptøyer i Oslo i 2009 : en komparativ studie sett i lys av Paris opprøret i 2005
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2009, Master thesis, 2009-11-09)Denne oppgaven handler om opptøyene i Oslo i januar 2009. Temaet ble utredet i rammen av masterstudiet i samfunnssikkerhet ved Universitetet i Stavanger. Samfunnssikkerhet er beskrevet etter Stortingsmelding nr.17 ... -
Vurdering av bedre ressursutnyttelse av Redningsselskapet i den norske redningstjenesten
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Samvirkeprinsippet pålegger aktører i den norske redningstjenesten et selvstendig ansvar for å sikre et best mulig samvirke både i den forberedende fasen og under redningsaksjoner. Mulighetsstudien (2014) etter oppdrag fra ... -
War for talent: en kvalitativ tilnærming til hvilke faktorer som kan medvirke til å beholde ansatte i Det Norske Veritas
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-13)Det er i dag mye fokus på å få tak i de riktige hodene. Det er mange grunner til at folk blir i et arbeidsforhold. Det er store svingninger i arbeidsmarkedet, og det synes i dag relativt enkelt å skifte jobb. Jakten på de ... -
Wealth, Conflict and Governance: A Comparative Analysis of the Oil Curse Theory
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Mange nasjoner i Midtøsten har sett liten økonomisk vekst, utvikling og fred siden oppdagelsen av olje. Dette fenomenet er kjent som Olje Forbannelsen, et paradoks som sier at land med olje har større sannsynlighet å bli ... -
Welfare digitalization: On dominant narratives in Norwegian media
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Digitalized and automated welfare systems are not neutral; a reality which is already causing added patterns of global inequality and generating unsustainable outcomes. The study of welfare technologies and digital welfare ... -
What are the consequences of outsourcing on organizational performance in municipal care services?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Public sector in Norway experiences a rapid growth, which partly is explained by increased demand for public goods and services as a result of a higher level of welfare. Especially healthcare sector will experience such a ... -
What are the main factors causing stress and what are the coping strategies for Norwegian subordinates working in non-Norwegian MNCs in the “white collar” part of the Norwegian petroleum sector?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Stress in the workplace represents a challenge and a cost for the individual, the companies and the society as a whole, and is high on the agenda in many countries, also in Norway. Norwegian society and working life have ... -
What Factors Impact the Baltic States’ Transition to Green Energy?
(Master thesis, 2023)With increasing concerns about climate change, many countries are looking towards renewable energy in an attempt to move towards net zero energy emissions. As some countries move slower or more reluctantly than others, ... -
What is Qualitative in Qualitative Research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02)What is qualitative research? If we look for a precise definition of qualitative research, and specifically for one that addresses its distinctive feature of being “qualitative,” the literature is meager. In this article ... -
What is Qualitative in Research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this text we respond and elaborate on the four comments addressing our original article. In that piece we define qualitative research as an “iterative process in which improved understanding to the scientific community ... -
What makes a plot twist in a whodunit work?
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)The prupose of the study was to analyse the 2019 movie, "Knives Out," and compare it to my own bachelor movie, "Undercover," to figure out what makes a plot twist in a whodunit work and if I had managed to use what I had ... -
What the fork? Food Waste Streams and Valorisation Pathways - Drivers and Barriers to a Circular Bioeconomy at UiS Campus SiS Cafeteria “Optimisten”
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis explores the intricacies of sustainable food waste management in the context of Local Food Services (LFS) within the Stavanger region. The study investigates how knowledge-based policy instruments can facilitate ... -
When Innovative Ideas Encounter Institutions: An Analytical Model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)This paper presents an analytical model for studying “encounters” that take place when ideas for innovation meet institutions (The IIE-model). Our model aims to expand the dichotomous barriers/driver approach in innovation ... -
When one frame is not enough; From still photography to Virtual reality
(Journal article, 2019-11)American art critic Clement Greenberg wrote the following about modern art: A modernist work of art must try, in principle to avoid dependence upon any order of experience not given in the most essentially construed nature ... -
When top-down planned reforms meet educated and independent professionals in Norwegian schools
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Presented here is a qualitative study of what happens when top-down planned reforms meet educated and independent professionals in Norwegian schools. The Kunnskapsløft in Norwegian primary schools is used as an example ... -
Whether to attack a terrorist’s resource stock today or tomorrow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-11)A terrorist defends an asset which grows from the first to the second period and is attacked. With large asset growth, the terrorist's first period outcome is low caused by a large attack. With no expenditure constraint, ... -
Whether to attack growing assets and enterprises today or tomorrow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)An asset possessed by a defender grows from the first to the second period and is attacked in both periods. With large growth, there is no attack in the first period. Conflict is eliminated. The attacker postpones the ...