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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 ... -
Soil- A homeland story in the Palestinian diaspora: A study on the function of imagination and memory as narrative techniques in documentary storytelling.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-12-29)Among the Palestinians in Sweden, homeland stories cross the frontiers of the diaspora through the memories of ancestors and the imagination of children. But how do these stories convert into documentaries that cross the ... -
Searching for energy security...and finding renewables? Energy security perceptions and energy policy change in the case of Lithuania
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-01)Most modern societies face pressure to ensure energy security and to decarbonise their economies. The case of Lithuania provides an example of how an EU “energy island”, highly dependent on Russian energy resources, ... -
The Potential and Challenges of Solar Photovoltaic in Norway - A Multi-Level Perspective Study on the Transition of Electricity Production Market in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2020-01-15)The installed global solar panel capacity has rocketed since the last decade. After ratifying the Paris Agreement in April 2016, Norway agreed to fulfill their specific goal of 40% reduction of GHG emissions in 2030. ... -
IMO2020: one small step for maritime shipping, one giant leap for human health. An analysis of IMO2020 and its impact on the future of shipping.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Maritime shipping is the backbone of international trade, and represent 80-90% of global trade. However, this comes with a cost, namely pollution. The shipping industry represent about 15% of global nitrogen oxide (NOx) ... -
Regulatory Uncertainties of the Sustainability Transition: A qualitative study of the Norwegian shipping industry’s response to stricter environmental regulation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-21)In a paradox, the shipping industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries, without one single authority charged by governing the international industry. There is not one regulative centre, but many, including the ... -
Nye arbeidsformer i aktivitetsbaserte kontorkonsept: hva betyr implementeringsprosessen for organisatorisk utvikling? En casestudie av implementering av aktivitetsbaserte kontorkonsept med fokus på de immaterielle faktorene
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-14)Formålet med denne kvalitative casestudien var å tilføre mer forskning på hvordan ulike organisasjonsforståelser påvirker implementering av en endringsoppskrift. Aktivitetsbaserte kontorlandskap er et konsept som både ... -
Organisatorisk tilhørighet blant operatører offshore
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Målet med denne oppgaven er å se nærmere på organisatorisk tilhørighet blant operatører offshore. Tilhørighet er et viktig element i ansattes trivsel, ytelse og ønske om å forbli hos arbeidsgiver. Studien støtter seg ... -
Electric vehicles transition in developing countries : A case study of Nairobi-Kenya
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-30)Automobility is confronted with the need for change to address the persistent problems such as increasing traffic congestion and atmospheric pollution (including emissions that contribute to climate change. In practice, ... -
The political feasibility of disruptive policies: Fossil fuel divestment and the 'Norwegian Paradox'
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)The purpose of this paper is to get a better understanding of how norms affect the political feasibility of disruptive policies. It does by analyzing two cases of fossil fuel divestment from the Norwegian Government Pension ... -
Verdier, ledelse og kommunesammenslåing
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)I denne oppgaven, undersøker jeg hva som påvirker kommunale lederes holdning til kommunesammenslåing, og hvor stor betydning verdier, normer har i denne sammenheng. Som teoretisk rammeverk har jeg tatt utgangspunkt i det ... -
A Study of Energy Efficiency in the old residential houses in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)The rapid and predicted warming of global average temperature to 1.50 C presents a challenge for the capability of the current and impending generations to ensure their necessities. This is extensively owing to industrialization ... -
Klimabudsjett som virkemiddel i offentlig sektor - Hvordan forstå beslutningen om å ta i bruk klimabudsjett som virkemiddel i Stavanger kommune
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)Formålet med denne mastergradsavhandlingen er å undersøke problemstillingen: Hvordan kan en forstå beslutningen om å innføre klimabudsjett som del av den politisk-administrative styringen av Stavanger kommune. Arbeidet og ... -
Do synthesis centers synthesize? A semantic analysis of topical diversity in research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)Synthesis centers are a form of scientific organization that catalyzes and supports research that integrates diverse theories, methods and data across spatial or temporal scales to increase the generality, parsimony, ... -
Cost of ruling as a game of tones: The accumulation of bad news and incumbents’ vote loss
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10)An extensive body of research documents how governing parties generally suffer electoral defeats. Varying explanations have been offered, most of which touch upon the liabilities of policy responsibility. Although media ... -
Looking for Truth in Absurdity: Humor as Community-Building and Dissidence Against Authoritarianism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)What makes humor an honest and a direct communication tool for people? How do social networking and digital media transmit user- generated political and humorous content (Pearce and Hajizada, 2014: 70)? Our research argues ... -
Do public comments matter? Exploring narrow openings in closed policy subsystems: Nuclear waste governance in St. Louis Superfund sites
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)The St. Louis region was home to the earliest large-scale processing of uranium for the U.S. nuclear weapons program and is facing ongoing efforts to clean up the resulting waste under the Superfund contaminated site ... -
Everyday gendered performances at home: Masculine domesticity?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)This article explores how men living in Istanbul talk about the sociality of house and care work – vacuuming the house, cooking, doing the laundry – in their everyday lives. It shows how these tasks are crucial for ... -
How can carbon pricing spur a transition towards a low carbon society for incumbent oil and gas companies?
(Master thesis, 2020-11-01)Many countries propone that a rapid transition towards a low-carbon society is crucial to avoid catastrophic climate change effects. Carbon pricing has resurfaced as a viable policy option that can facilitate this transition ... -
Is the full electrification of oil and gas offshore fields with renewable energy feasible in order to eliminate all gas turbines from Norwegian Continental Shelf?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)In 2014, 16% of Norway’s GDP came from oil and gas industry and 57% of export were oil and gas related products. (Hass, et al., 2017) At the same time, 27.6% of nationwide greenhouse gas emission in 2018 came from oil and ...