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From guns to roses: Understanding community-oriented policing in Afghanistan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In Afghanistan, police reform is an important focus of international efforts. After over a decade of assistance, however, there are still daunting challenges of public trust and police effectiveness. From a civilian ... -
From Headwinds to Tailwinds? A Comparison of Norwegian Households’ Willingness to Pay for Wind Power Before and After the War Outbreak in Ukraine
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper is a contribution to the discussion of stability of preferences and willingness to payestimates measured through nonmarket valuation. Such estimates are used by researchers conducting cost-benefit analyses of ... -
From horses to humans : a comparative study developing the first protocol for measuring upper airway pressures in exercising humans
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From Ideal to Real Risk : Philosophy of Causation Meets Risk Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)A question has been raised in recent years as to whether the risk field, including analysis, assessment and management, ought to be considered a discipline on its own. As suggested by Aven (2012), unification of the risk ... -
From Invulnerable to Anxious - Ontological (In)Security and the US After 9/11
(Master thesis, 2023)The US declared itself at war on terrorism as a response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. These attacks changed the US’s perception of security as the threats did not originate from a confined geographical ... -
From litter to humus in a Norwegian spruce forest: Long-term studies on the decomposition of needles and cones
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From Maxwell's equations to the theory of current-source density analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
From mountains to towns: DNA from ancient reindeer antlers as proxy for domestic procurement networks in medieval Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In medieval archaeology there are long traditions for studying foreign, exotic material culture as proxy for procurement networks of international reach. A paradox is that domestic networks, which brought products to ... -
From Oslo with love : remittances, resistance and staying Tamil in Oslo and Batticaloa
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)This thesis examines how the transnational social space between Oslo in Norway and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka is used as a tool for resistance and reinforcement from below, concluding that it both constructs and deconstructs ... -
From Pipes to Streams: Assessing Community Preferences for Reopening Underground Water Pipes as a Climate Change Adaptation Measure
(Master thesis, 2023)As climate change becomes an increasingly pressing global concern, this master's thesis aims to explore the importance of green-blue infrastructure and hydrological ecosystem services. It emphasizes their importance in ... -
From Policy Promises to Result through Innovation in African Agriculture?
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From primary forest to pasture: Diversity and distribution of fruitfeeding butterflies of the Western Andes, Colombia
(Master thesis, 2017)Tropical forests are under immense pressure from agricultural expansion and other human disturbances, and the deforestation leads to forest fragmentation and accelerated biodiversity loss. The tropical Andes of Colombia, ... -
From principles to pragmatism? : ontological insecurity and the EU´s sanctions regime against Russia
(Master thesis, 2017)In 2014, the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Russia turned from cooperation to conflict. The backdrop of this stalemate was the Russian annexation of Crimea, which the EU responded to by implementing ... -
From racist violence to re-humanization, mattering, and nonviolence : an analysis of the normative reasoning, communication, and resonance of Black Lives Matter in the wake of the death of George Floyd
(Master thesis, 2021)Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a leading force in the struggle for a re-humanization of Black lives. After George Floyd was brutally murdered by a police officer in the summer of 2020, BLM called for the mattering of Black ... -
From rags to riches : a study of the environmental governance of used textiles in Norway and Follo Ren IKS
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis explores the topic of used textile management in Norway. Around 50% of all used textiles from Norwegian households end up in the residual waste. As Norway plans to develop a circular economy, resources ... -
From rural to urban land consolidation– An analysis of recent changes in Norwegian land consolidation
(CLTS Working paper;01/21, Working paper, 2021)In most countries, land consolidation was first introduced in rural areas, with legislation suitable for urban areas being drafted at a later date. This is also true of Norway. The first evidence of urban competency in the ... -
From Sweden with love : Sweden's normative and discursive power on gender equality : perspectives of African migrant women living in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2018)This study explores how states influence people’s gender identities by studying the influence of Sweden’s public discourse and gendered language/narrative of gender equality. While the Swedes connect naturally to their ... -
From the separatist movement to a new identity group - people of Transnistria: declarations countered by reality.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-07)This thesis assesses the achievements in nation-building in Moldova’s break-away region, the Pridniestrovian Moldovan Republic. Bearing in mind achievements in PMR’s state-building, it is assumed that people in Transnistria ... -
Front suspension design for an electric delivery vehicle
(Master thesis, 2019)The Paxster EDV is a small Norwegian electric vehicle for delivery of mail and parcels. It is used by a number of companies, including the Norwegian Postal Service. The company wants to improve their front suspension, this ... -
FRONTEX and migration in the Aegean Sea
(Master thesis, 2017)Human migration is one of the most pressing issues in contemporary politics. Massive unrest due to the unravelling of regimes in the Middle East, as well as the rise of conflicts in subSaharan Africa and in other parts of ...