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From Algorithms to Arctic Ice: AI's Role in Climate Adaptation from Ottawa to Oslo
(Master thesis, 2024)This study contributes uniquely to the understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) policy development in smaller economies, with a focus on Canada and Norway. It examines the ethical, economic, and environmental aspects ... -
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 ... -
Middle Managers in the Norwegian School: Opportunities and Challenges in the Development of Professional Learning Communities
(Master thesis, 2024)I denne masteroppgaven undersøkes muligheter og utfordringer som mellomledere i norske skoler, ofte referert til som avdelingsledere, møter i utviklingen av Profesjonelle Læringsfellesskap (PLF). PLF er i myndighetsrapporter ... -
The leadership challenge of industrial sustainability : The case of Norway
(Chapter, 2023)Arguably, management education and leadership practice must be transformed to address sustainable values of today’s working life. Delivering a sustainable value chain requires a new brand of leadership, thinking and ... -
Bringing the City Back In: Three Scandinavian Capitals and Eurocities Membership: A Quest for Autonomy
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Cities are international actors. In the past 10-20 years researchers have started to speak of a ‘foreign policy’ for cities. This is in many ways a paradox as most cities are contained within a state. Foreign policy has ... -
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, ... -
Looking back to look forward: Reflections from networked research on energy poverty
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Energy poverty is a far-reaching concept that intrinsically bridges numerous fields of study, ranging from engineering to anthropology and medical science to social psychology. The profound implications of energy poverty ... -
Electric Vehicle Paradise? Exploring the Value Chains of Green Extractivism
(Chapter, 2023)Norway has the world-class ambition to make transport more sustainable and climate friendly. Its electric vehicle (EV) rollout is celebrated by and aspirational for other countries, manifesting the imaginary of technological ... -
The calm before the storm? The making of a lithium frontier in transitioning Portugal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A nation undergoing accelerating energy transitions with ambitious climate targets discovers lithium. In recent years, Portugal has made headlines inter alia for running on renewable electricity for over a month, setting ... -
Lederens rolle i organisasjonskulturen: erfaringer og opplevelser av å påvirke
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven tar for seg lederens påvirkning på organisasjonskulturen. Prosjektet har en fenomenologisk tilnærming, hvor formålet med studien har vært å undersøke lederes erfaringer, opplevelser og tanker knyttet opp ... -
Undersøkelse av eierskapsalternativer og faktorer som påvirker sosial aksept i vindkraftprosjekter: en casestudie av ROBINSON-prosjektet
(Master thesis, 2023)Økt fokus på energiomstillingen har åpnet satsingen på å implementere mer fornybar energi. Selv om Norge i dag er selvforsynt med energi fra vannreservoarer, og kan betegnes som fornybare, har også Norge store utslipp fra ... -
Det Urolige Middelhavet: Prospektene for Kypriotisk Gjenforening Under Den Internasjonale Politikkens Nye Omstendigheter
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Er kypriotisk gjenforening oppnåelig under den internasjonale politikkens nye omstendigheter? Dette er denne oppgavens hovedspørsmål. For å svare på dette, vil det først argumenteres for at Tyrkia sannsynligvis ikke er ... -
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 ... -
Geopolitics and Renewable Energy: A Study on the Implications of the Energy Transition
(Studentoppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2023;, Bachelor thesis, 2023-05)This thesis investigates the potential geopolitical implications of the transition to renewable energy for the USA, EU, Russia, and China, addressing the question: "To what extent can the transition to renewable energy be ... -
Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Necessary for Realizing Norway’s Ambitions in Reaching Its Climate Goals by 2050? - A Qualitative Study
(Master thesis, 2023)Today, the world is witnessing many environmental challenges related to global warming, pollution resulting from carbon emissions, etc., which force many countries to change their consumer and economic policies, especially ... -
Alleviation of energy poverty through transitions to low-carbon energy infrastructure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)With Green Deals and a competitive techno-economic basis for low-carbon energy transitions, energy infrastructural change is intensifying. This is matched by rapid growth in scholarship on sociotechnical transitions and ... -
Social implications of energy infrastructure digitalisation and decarbonisation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Digitalisation provides opportunities to decarbonise energy and, simultaneously, address social exclusion and inequality—but it is unclear whether and how these opportunities are realised. Three case studies investigate ... -
Climate targets as more than rhetoric: Accounting for Norway's Zero Growth Objective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Climate-related targets for cities abound, but it is unclear how important they are in driving actual transformations. Scholars have often taken a skeptical view of official climate discourses, including their ambitious ... -
Conceptualizing academic sustainability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-11)Recently, academia has become an arena of political conflict that results in the corrosion of academic life in general. Restrictions of academic freedom and lack of research autonomy, in addition to standardized success ... -
Cooperation for Sustainable Development: Exploring Public-Private Sector Partnerships in Stavanger, Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Sustainable development is a well-known, global objective by now, in which governments, individuals, communities, and actors all over the world are striving to achieve. But none of these can do that alone. Sustainable ...