Browsing Department of Media and Social Sciences (SV-IMS) by Title
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Objection Overruled - Understanding the Main Impacts of Circular Letter H-2/14 on Rogaland County Governor’s Office and Sola Municipality through Multi-Level Governance and Logics of Decision-Making Perspectives
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)When the Solberg Coalition Government consisting of the Conservative Party and the Progress Party assumed power in 2013, they expressed a wish to limit the County Governors opportunity to overrule local self-governance in ... -
Occupational injury rates among Norwegian farmers: A sociotechnical perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)Introduction: This study addressed relative injury risk among Norwegian farmers, who are mostly self-employed and run small farm enterprises. The aim was to explore the relative importance of individual, enterprise, and ... -
Oil Companies in Transition: A Comparative Case Study of Norwegian, Dutch, and Danish Oil Companies in the Context of Sustainable Energy Transitions
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the transition efforts of oil companies in the face of increasing pressure to address climate change and the need for sustainable energy solutions. The study focuses on Norwegian, Dutch, and Danish oil ... -
The Oil Industry CSR and School Climate Protest in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)Despite being a significant fossil fuel exporter, Norway is often perceived as one of the greenest countries in Europe. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies of oil and gas companies represent a key element ... -
Omnipresent Publicness : Social media natives and protective strategies on non-participation in online surveillance
(Chapter, 2023)People’s perceptions of and experiences within online spaces are central to understanding implications of current online surveillance mechanisms. The aim of this study was to gain insight into how people accustomed to ... -
Områdeberedskap på norsk sokkel - også for flyttbare innretninger?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)Denne oppgaven er gjennomført som avsluttende del på mastergradsstudium i risikostyring og sikkerhetsledelse ved Universitetet i Stavanger. Veileder for oppgaven har vært førsteamanuensis Bjørn Ivar Kruke ved Universitetet ... -
Omsorgens manglende anerkjennelse - Småbarnsmødres opplevde forventninger om arbeidsdeltakelse
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Kvinner har i mange tiår kjempet for bedre rettigheter og økt likestilling (Lønnå, 2003). I dagens familiepolitikk er det nå ønskelig at kvinner skal delta i arbeidslivet, men samtidig bidra til å tilfredsstille familiens ... -
Omstilling i lokale mediehus under oppkjøp
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Digitalisering har ført til store omstillinger for flere bransjer. Mediebransjen har siden innføringen av internett på 1990-tallet gått stadig mer over på digitale plattformer. Dette fører naturligvis også til omstillinger ... -
Omstilling i NAV- Meningsskaping og læring for fremtiden
(Master thesis, 2024)Denne oppgaven handler om omstilling i NAV. Som et resultat av digitale løsning og tydeligere prioriteringer endres arbeidsoppgavene i NAV kontorene. Enklere og mer rutinepregede arbeidsoppgaver forsvinner og automatiseres, ... -
On a sustainable development path? A comparative case study of Norway and Sweden’s national sustainable development strategies and indicators
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)This thesis explores the phenomenon of national sustainable development strategies by comparing such strategies for Norway and Sweden. Based on the operationalization of their strategies into goals and indicators, it is ... -
On the impossibility of deterrence in sequential Colonel Blotto games
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-06)A sequential Colonel Blotto and rent seeking game with fixed and variable resources is analyzed. With fixed resources, which is the assumption in Colonel Blotto games, we show for the common ratio form contest success ... -
On the Same Wavelength: Surfers’ Perception of Wave Energy Technology
(Master thesis, 2024)In response to the escalating threat of human made climate change, mitigation measures are crucial. One of these measures is the departure from fossil fuels and the introduction of energy from renewable resources. As energy ... -
On the way. Men's and women's managerial careers in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article analyzes how men’s and women’s careers are influenced by path dependence, different career determinants, and generation gaps. The analysis is based on panel data from AFF’s leadership surveys, and follows a ... -
One oil hub, two imaginaries - Do changing values affect the transition within Aarbakke AS, a supplier toward Oil & gas embedded in the oil hub region of Rogaland
(Master thesis, 2021)The oil and gas industry has a significant role within the Norwegian state. Within Norway, the region of Rogaland has positioned itself as an important area for operation toward the Oil industry, becoming a main operational ... -
Online disclosure, a mechanism for seeking informal justice?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Recent scholarship considers digital platforms’ potential to serve as sites for feminist counterspaces. ‘Speaking out’ or disclosing gender-based violence online allows survivors to give voice to their experiences and ... -
Ontology in modernity risks
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Societal security is a concept of increasing significance. It is tightly connected to risk, since both concepts deal with the future. The understanding of risk is crucial in risk assessment, because it constitute the basis ... -
Open-Source Trading Zones and Boundary Objects: Examining GitHub as a space for collaborating on "news"
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)New actors, actants, and activities have entered journalism’s spaces in recent years. While this has raised the potential for the disruption of existing social orders, such heterogeneous assemblages also provide fruitful ... -
Operasjonalisering av beredskapslitteraturen i en norsk kontekst
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Oppgaven forsøker å forklare norsk politikk for beredskap i lys av et sentralt paradigme innenfor fagfeltet. Problemstillingen min er: I hvilken grad er de sentrale modellene i beredskapslitteraturen operasjonalisert i ... -
Operationalising news diversity: A comparison of Norway and Flanders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)Several scholars and institutions have made attempts at defining and conceptualising news diversity, underlying its increasing relevance within and beyond academia. However, very few have operationalised it for a given ... -
Operativ kompetanse og erfaringsoverføring til nytt hovedkvarter for Forsvaret : hvor godt blir den operative kompetansen ivaretatt og opprettholdt, og hva kan eventuelt gjøres i den resterende tiden før flytting, for å ivareta og utvikle den?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2009, Master thesis, 2009)Studien har som formål å kartlegge om kompetanse og erfaringsoverføring blir ivaretatt på en forsvarlig og effektiv måte nå som Forsvaret er i ferd med å flytte sitt operative hovedkvarter fra Jåtta til Reitan. Erfaring ...