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Hoogensen, Gunhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)[+][-]
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Hovda Lien, Ingrid (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, Oct-2010)[+][-]
Description: Presentation from the project “Democracy and Indigenous Rights” (between UiT and Sami University College) at the 11th annual Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, which commenced the 24th-26th of October 2010. The Centre for Sámi Studies hosted the conference at the University of Tromsø, Norway.
Full conference report available in Munin at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2941URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2942 File(s) in this item: 1
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Hønneland, Geir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: Since the end of the Cold War, a flourishing network of collaboration has grown up between Russia and neighbouring Nordic countries in the European North, especially Norway. The Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAR) was established in 1993 by several North European states and regional administrative entities in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Its aim is to promote relations across the old East-Westdivide in the European North, and enable joint projects in a number of areas, including trade and industry, student exchange and indigenous issues. In addition,Russia and Norway are pursuing various bilateral schemes focused on a particular problem or challenge in the North. One of them is the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission, which manages the valuable fish resources in the Barents Sea.In various bilateral and multilateral partnerships, Norway is working to address the environmental problems on the Kola Peninsula. This article gives a brief overview of these cooperative arrangements. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4879 File(s) in this item: 1
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Isaksen, Torbjørn (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2008)[+][-]
Abstract: Denne rapporten er en analyse av historier skrevet i løpet av høsten 2004, i samband med et kulturutviklingsprosjekt ved et norsk foretak i finansbransjen. Narrativ metode ble benyttet i utviklingsprosessen. Materialet besto av 68 historier fra foretakets ulike avdelinger, og oppdraget som medarbeiderne ble gitt, var å ”gi en ærlig beskrivelse av kvaliteten i egen avdeling”. Under kulturutviklingsprosjektet tok foretaket selv ansvar for å behandle materialet og trekke de nødvendige konklusjonene. Hensikten med min rapport var å gi en uavhengig analyse som foretaket kunne sammenligne egne konklusjoner med. Slik sett kunne dette karakteriseres som en ”second opinion studie”. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2292 File(s) in this item: 1
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Brandth, Berit; Kramvig, Britt; Haugen, Marit S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)[+][-]
Abstract: This article relates to the fast growing research literature on innovation by adopting a phenomenological perspective of change and how change comes about. We visited nineteen farms in Norway in a project on farm-based tourism. Results show highly differentiated products but similar routes in transforming a farm no longer seen as economically viable, into a way of doing life and doing work that brings a complex of considerations together. The concept of imaginative horizons is used and seen as characteristic of the transformative process of turning the farm into a farm based tourist enterprise. The same transformation becomes a way of keeping the relationship and interdependence between the past and the present vivid and meaningful. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3095 File(s) in this item: 1
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Midré, Georges (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1988)[+][-]
Abstract: Boka er en institusjonssosiologisk studie av en anstalt i Stavanger kommune. Undersøkelsen bygger på protokoller og journaler fra anstalten, offentlige dokumenter, avisartikler og intervjuer med sentrale aktører. Undersøkelsens formål er å vise hvordan ulike prinsipper for behandling av sosial nød nedfeller seg i en konkret organisasjon. Det er særlig lagt vekt på å vise hvorledes "omsorg" og "kontroll" søkes kombinert i ett program for behandling av sosiale avvik. Et annet formål med studien er å gi en analyse av ulike betingelser for endringer i et sosialpolitisk tiltak. En av hovedkonklusjonene i det foreliggende arbeid er at de ideologiske grunntrekkene har vært de samme gjennom hele anstaltens eksistens, til tross for at det samtidig har skjedd store endringer på det sosialpolitiske området nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Gruppen av innsatte har samtidig endret seg betydelig over tid. Dette tyder på at anstalten har hatt stor evne til å ta fatt på nye kontrolloppgaver etter som definisjonen av problempanoramaet i samfunnet endret seg. Det samme program er benyttet til å behandle en rekke ulike samfunnsmessige avvik og nødstilstander. Slik framstår anstalten som både uforanderlig og fleksibel. Undersøkelsen avsluttes med å reise spørsmål om de funksjoner som ble ivaretatt av den anstalten som her er beskrevet, nå er overlatt andre og mer moderne sosial-politiske ordninger. Description: Den elektroniske versjonen kan i detaljer avvike fra den originale, trykte boken. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/518 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ruiz Bode, Cristel; Midré, Georges (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, Nov-2001)[+][-]
Description: Presentation at the 2nd annual Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, which commenced the 15th-16th of November 2001. The Centre for Sámi Studies hosted the conference at the University of Tromsø, Norway. Full conference report available at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3003 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3114 File(s) in this item: 1
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Midré, Georges (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, Oct-2008)[+][-]
Description: Presentation at the 9th annual Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, which commenced the 21st-23rd of October 2008. The Centre for Sámi Studies hosted the conference at the University of Tromsø, Norway. Full conference report available at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2994 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3119 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ottesen, Gunnar; Ballo, Øystein (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2006)[+][-]
Abstract: Målgruppa for denne rapporten er ledere i offentlig sektor med ansvar for kompetanseutvikling på ulike nivåer, spesielt ledelsesutvikling i kommunene. Videre retter rapporten seg mot aktører som arbeider med kompetanseutvikling i offentlig sektor. En tredje målgruppe er arbeidsgiverorganisasjoner i det offentlige som bistår kommunene i tariffspørsmål. Rapporten anviser en mulig framgangsmåte for å ivareta kravene i Hovedavtalens § 7 på en systematisk måte. Rapporten dokumenterer en modell som i praksis har vist seg å fungere godt overfor en kommune i endring. Modellen ble utviklet av Høgskolen i Tromsø som grunnlag for et kompetanseutviklingsprogram for virksomhetsledere i Lenvik kommune i perioden 2002-2004. Modellen kombinerer formell utdanning og kompetanseutvikling i (den kommunale) organisasjonen og forutsetter visse organisatoriske rammer. Modellen kan kopieres helt eller delvis av andre kompetansetilbydere, men må modifiseres til den konkrete situasjonen som en aktuell oppdragsgiver (kommune) befinner seg i. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2315 File(s) in this item: 1
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Ottesen, Gunnar; Ballo, Øystein (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2006)[+][-]
Description: Rapporten inneholder en sammenstilling av evalueringsresultatene fra samtlige 4 moduler i opplæringsprogrammet. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2316 File(s) in this item: 1
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Pedersen, Torbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: This article discusses what role(s) member governments want the Arctic Council to have in Arctic affairs. It compares the foreign policies of the five littoral states of the Arctic Ocean: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States. It identifies and examines three determining debates on a ministerial level over the Arctic Council and the issues it might address: The first debate preceded the Arctic Council's creation in 1996; the second thrived as the five Arctic littoral states convened in Ilulissat, Greenland in 2008; and the third followed a political shift inthe United States in 2009. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4449 File(s) in this item: 1
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Sandaunet, Anne-Grete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 01-Dec-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: In this article, I explore the communication in an online self-help group for Norwegian women with breast cancer, aiming to add further knowledge to the question of whether the online context functions as a “liberating realm” for alternative discourses about illness. My analysis is conducted within an action oriented frame and is based on participant observation of the online communication and qualitative interviews of women who participated in the group. Based on the analysis, I argue that proposals of a replication of dominating offline discourses in online communication are affirmed. More precisely, the argument is that a “socially desirable” story about the cancer “hero” was further circulated in this online context, and that experiences of resignation and meaninglessness were not woven into the communication. Offering some reflections on this process, I suggest that it has active and voluntary aspects that need attention in further research. Description: Final draft post refereeing, reprinted with permission. Published version available at publisher's site: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732308327076 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2334 File(s) in this item: 1
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Sandaunet, Anne-Grete; Trondsen, Marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 05-Oct-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: This article aims to provide more insight into advantages and challenges of conducting action research with the intention to improve health care. Action research is distinctive in the sense that the researcher has a dual role as both researcher and implementer of the program studied. The article is based on two Norwegian action-oriented studies that aimed to explore the potential role of online self-help groups for breast cancer patients and adolescents with mentally ill parents respectively. We argue that action research can contribute both to the generation of knowledge, as well as a greater sense of ownership to the program among those who are intended to use it. Nonetheless, a potential conflict between the researcher's pursuit of data, and ethical considerations became apparent in the contexts studied here. Bearing these challenges in mind, we still conclude that action research offers an important contribution for the further development of health care services. Description: The article is a postprint version (final draft post refereeing). The definitive version is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1728 File(s) in this item: 1
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Sandaunet, Anne-Grete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 15-Nov-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: Online self-help groups multiply peoples' possibilities to exchange information and social support. Such possibilities are expected to be of crucial value for the 'new' healthcare user. However, similar to experiences from face-to-face based groups, studies of online self-help groups report high drop-out rates. Knowledge about why this happens is scarce. By means of qualitative interviews and participant observation, this article examines non-participation and withdrawal from an online self-help group for Norwegian breast cancer patients. Five conditions are identified as barriers to use; a need to avoid painful details about cancer, not being 'ill enough' to participate, the challenge of establishing a legitimate position in the group, the organisation of everyday life and illness phases that did not motivate for self-help group participation. I suggest that an adoption of the biomedical explanation model represents an important background for this pattern, an argument which contrasts prominent assumptions about the new healthcare user who does not accept the biomedical 'restitution story' in her efforts to make sense of an illness. A further suggestion is that experiences of self-help groups as arenas for successful coping need to be further considered as a barrier to use. Description: The article is a postprint version (final draft post refereeing). The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com. © Blackwell Publishing. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1727 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rezvyy, Grigory; Schönfelder, Walter; Midré, Georges; Øiesvold, Terje; Olstad, Reidun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 16-Aug-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: Background: The official statistics of persons with mental disorders who are granted disability pension (DP) in Russia and Norway indicate large differences between the countries. Methods: This qualitative explorative hypothesis-generating study is based on text analysis of the laws, regulations and guidelines, and qualitative interviews of informants representing all the organisational elements of the DP systems in both countries. Results: The DP application process is initiated much later in Norway than in Russia, where a 3 year occupational rehabilitation and adequate treatment is mandatory before DP is granted. In Russia, two instances are responsible for preparing of the medical certification for DP, a patients medical doctor (PD) and a clinical expert commission (CEC) while there is one in Norway (PD). In Russia, the Bureau of Medical-Social Expertise is responsible for evaluation and granting of DP. In Norway, the local social insurance offices (SIO) are responsible for the DP application. Decisions are taken collectively in Russia, while the Norwegian PD and SIO officer often take decisions alone. In Russia, the medical criterion is the decisive one, while rehabilitation and treatment criteria are given priority in Norway. The size of the DP in Norway is enough to cover of subsistences expenditure, while the Russian DP is less than the level required for minimum subsistence. Conclusion: There were noteworthy differences in the time frame, organisation model and process leading to a DP in the two countries. These differences may explain why so few patients with less severe mental disorders receive a DP in Russia. This fact, in combination with the size of the DP, may hamper reforms of the mental health care system in Russia. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1253 File(s) in this item: 1
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Torsteinsen, Harald; Bjørnå, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: The NPM portfolio offers several solutions to improve organisational performance and . One of the most crucial of them is to split up integrated organisations into more autonomous operational units. The idea of arm’s length government is gaining ground in Norwegian local government and has materialised itself through the proliferation of agencies, especially in the shape of different forms of local government bodies and enterprises. Agencies are regarded as useful organisational designs for promoting transparency and, in consequence, better fiscal and political control. They are supposed to provide a more output oriented type of democracy. But does this form of government actually improve transparency and are Norwegian municipalities attuned to and prepared for this type of democracy? This article builds on case studies of local government enterprises in two municipalities. Here we ask: how transparent are the activities and outputs of these agencies; do they have specified contracts; do they have easy-to-follow structures and are the owners in control? Our findings make us question local governments’ ability to accommodate the form of transparency associated with agencies and output oriented democracy. In our cases, arm’s length government has not led to the intended increase in transparency and political control, mainly because of weak contractualisation between local government and agencies, complex ownership structures, lack of interest among average local politicians, side-lined municipal administrations and even mayors striving to get the information and the influence they deem necessary and legitimate. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4912 File(s) in this item: 1
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Wegge, Njord (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: This article raises three main questions: (i) What characterizes the EEC/EU's relationship to the Arctic? (ii) What issues/areas have caused problems for the EU in becoming a more relevant actor in the Arctic? (iii) To what degree has Norway been able to exert influence on the Union's ongoing Arctic policy development? By chronologically reviewing the EEC/EU's relationship to the Arctic the article demonstrates that the intensity and interest for the Northern region has varied dramatically from great interest to near ignorance. While the Greenlandic population in 1982, due to cultural and economic disputes, left the EEC, the Union's most recent challenges with respect to becoming a relevant actor in the Arctic has concerned disagreements with some of the Arctic states. These disputes have primarily included discord on 1. The Law of the seas' role in the Arctic, 2. the EU's desire to become a permanent observer in the Arctic Council and finally, 3. The EU's ban on seal products in the Common market. The article concludes by describing how Norway has been one, if not the most, important Arctic state for the Union, and that Norway has benefitted from a cooperative approach towards the EU. The cooperative approach has indirectly given Norway an opportunity to influence the outcome of the EU's Arctic policy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4264 File(s) in this item: 1
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Øverland, Indra (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2008)[+][-]
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