In Norway, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are regulated through the Gene Technology Act of 1993, which has received international attention for its inclusion of non-safety considerations. In 2017, the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board triggered a process to revise the Act that included a public consultation and resulted in the “Proposal for relaxation.” Using poststructuralist discourse ...

<i>Purpose</i> – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the actual use of libraries as public sphere arenas. <p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i> – A survey of representative samples of the adult population in six ...

Through this examination of trends in outdoor oriented librarianship in Norway and in the United States we see both similarities and differences. In both countries we see efforts focused on promoting reading outdoors. We also see efforts in both countries to take the library outside, thus perhaps ensuring the library’s continued visibility and relevance to the community served. In both cases, library ...

Introduction: <br> The role of public libraries in contributing to the resilience of their local communities is an underdeveloped area of research. This paper introduces, explores and develops the concept of community resilience in a public library setting.<br> Analysis: <br> The paper opens the broader literature on community resilience and analyses the specific theme of public libraries and community ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show why studies of public libraries, regarding their possible contribution in creating social capital, are important for social capital research in general, and are important for library practice in particular. Design/methodology/approach – Building on the latest theoretical developments and empirical findings of social capital research, the role of the ...

In many capitals, the central public square is the place where people go en masse when they wish to voice their discontent. The squares used for such collective actions are diverse. Each square has its unique combination of symbols and history; they are used in different ways by the public; and they often have distinct physical characteristics. Yet, in social sciences, when determining what makes ...

Far from a welcoming and humane reception, those seeking asylum within the United Kingdom are confronted with obstacles at all levels of their search for protection. Rather than fulfill their responsibilities to refugees, the UK has sought to avoid its international legal obligations through the implementation of deterrence policies—practices that seek to evade and deny the offering of protection ...

This master´s thesis is the result of a mixed-method study on the implementation of visual literacy and its effects on pupils´ attitude to images and their production of multimodal texts. While simultaneously, it reviewed how teachers can assess multimodal texts where the focus is on the visuals. The research question for this masters´ thesis is as followed: To what extent can working with visual ...

Denne oppgaven tar for seg Vladimir Vladimirovitsj Putins historiepolitikk og tvetydigheten i den. Spørsmålet jeg har prøvd å svare på i denne oppgaven er hva Kreml-ledelsens syn er på Den russiske revolusjonen og sovjetperioden, og om dette synet er logisk. Oppgaven fokuserer på hvordan Putin bruker historiepolitikken til å bygge og fremheve den russiske stormaktkontinuiteten for dermed å legitimere ...

Denne mastergradsavhandlingen tar for seg Guy Delisles grafiske reiseskildring Pyongyang - En tegnet og meget begrenset reise i Nord-Korea (2008).Lesningen tar utgangspunkt i og utfordrer førstepersonsfortelleren Delisles perspektiv i skildringen. Hvordan viser han sitt perspektiv? Hva forteller det oss? Og i hvor stor grad kan vi stole på det? Jeg forsøker dermed å undersøke hvordan Delisle formidler ...