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  Dorset, Norse, or Thule? Technological transfers, marine mammal contamination, and AMS dating of spun yarn and textiles from the Eastern Canadian Arctic 

  Smith, Michele Hayeur; Smith, Kevin P.; Nilsen, Gørill (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-14)

  Yarn and textiles recovered from prehistoric Dorset and Thule culture sites in the Eastern Canadian Arctic have raised questions about the extent and timing of indigenous and Norse interaction in the New World, whether the yarn represents technological transfers between Greenland's Norse settlers and the Dorset, or whether these Indigenous Arctic groups had independent fiber technologies before ...
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  Making sense of the remote areas: films and stories from a tundra village 

  Mankova, Petia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-01)

  Narratives of globalization, conceived of as large-scale political, economic, and cultural processes flowing from metropolitan centers, often emphasize the loss of tradition and cultural originality in the remote and wild peripheries. All three television programs filmed in the past 10 years in Krasnoshchel’e, a remote Arctic village in Northwest Russia where I did anthropological fieldwork, are ...
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  Contexts of John Stuart Mill's liberalism - politics and the science of society in Victorian Britain 

  Alnes, Jan Harald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-02)

  <i>Introduction</i>: This book, hereafter referred to as <i>Contexts</i>, is the fourth volume in the series <i>Politics-Debates-Concepts</i> by Nomos. The series publishes interdisciplinary studies of politics, focused on the history of political concepts, conceptual change, and the interplay between ‘political theories and political practices’. López’s work squares perfectly within this setting. ...
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  The Public Library and Social Media. A Case Study from Tromsø, Norway 

  Skare, Roswitha (Peer reviewed; Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2018-10)

  <i>Introduction</i>: Historically, archives, libraries and museums (ALM) have been perceived as institutions providing infrastructure for an open and enlightened public discourse. The Norwegian Public Libraries Act (Lov om folkebibliotek), for instance, focuses on public libraries being providers of knowledge and cultural expressions, agents of popular enlightenment, local meeting places and arenas ...
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  Forsvarlighetskravet i barneverntjenester 

  Kane, Aina Aune (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-19)

  Barn og familier kan motta kommunale velferdstjenester i form av helse- og omsorgstjenester og/eller barneverntjenester. Tjenestene kan være like i formål, innhold og saksbehandlingsregler, og begge instanser skal utøve sitt arbeid forsvarlig. Barn og familier må likevel forholde seg til instanser og personale med forsvarlighetskrav som er ulikt beskrevet i lovgivningen. Helselovgivningens mer ...

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