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Modern wildlife conservation initiatives and the pastoralist/hunter nomads of northwestern Tibet.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2004)
In 1993 the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China established the 300 000 km2 Chang Tang Nature
Preserve on the northwestern Tibetan plateau, an action precipitated by rapidly diminishing populations of chiru
(Tibetan antelope) and wild yak. Some 30 000 nomadic pastoralists use areas within this reserve for livestock grazing,
with many having traditionally depended in part on hunting for ...
Between health care and social security : psychiatric patients and the disability pension system in Norway and Russia
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-08-16)
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 ...
Helsekonsekvensar av større utbyggingar : med Snøhvit som case
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2006)
Word-decoding deficits in Norwegian. The impact of psycholinguistic marker effects.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2006-04)
The effects of regularity, frequency, lexicality, and granularity on single word
reading in Norwegian children with dyslexia and control children matched for age and
reading level were examined. The reading impaired children showed the same pattern
of performance as younger children matched for reading level on most tasks except for
the fact that they worse at nonword reading. The findings are ...
Nomadic pastoralism in the Aru basin of Tibet’s Chang Tang.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2004)
Nomadic pastoralists live at the northern extent of human habitation within the ca. 5000 m elevation Aru basin, in the nortwestern part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, Tibet. These nomads herd primarily sheep and goats, a lesser number of yaks, and a few horses. Goats are increasing in importance because of the value of cashmere wool in national and international markets. Although sheep wool ...
Eeva Törmänen eller Eva Dørmænen? Møte mellom finsk og norsk namnesystem i Noreg
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-08)
Artikkelen gir ein analyse av personnamna til etterkommarane av finske innvandrarar i Noreg på grunnlag av opplysningar i folketeljinga frå 1900. Materialet omfattar namna på dei som er oppførte med finsk etnisitet, og som er fødde i Noreg. Dette materialet består av to delar: Grue-materialet (412 personar frå Grue Finnskog i Sør-Noreg) og kvenmaterialet med namnedata for 3840 kvenar frå Finnmark ...
Kunnskaps-sosiologi, relativisme og anti-realisme – ein gjennomgang av Kuhn, Wittgenstein, Winch og Bloor
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
The problem of relativism and realism may appear in hermeneutic and mundane phenomenological
projects. In this paper theories of Kuhn, Wittgenstein, Winch, and
Bloor are discussed. Kuhn’s theory may be interpreted in at least two ways, one generating
the problem of relativism and realism, the second avoiding the problem. Wittgenstein’s
treatment of reciprocal understanding across cultural borders ...
Custodial reindeer and custodial goats - part of reindeer herding and animal husbandry
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
The Sami husbandry has traditionally incorporated reindeer, which did not belong to the nomadic household.
According to the national census from 1875, this system was found in many parts of Norway. Among the counties,
Nordland stood out having the highest number of households owing custodial reindeer. Most of the households were
non-Sami, and most of them ...
Anmeldelse av boken ”Ung i Norge. Skole, fritid og ungdomskultur” av Åse Strandbu og Tormod Øia (red.)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Hushjelper og jordbrukstjenere – når kom nedgangen i tjenertallene?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Artikkelen undersøker tidspunktet
for nedgangen i antall tjenere
i Norge. Det er manglende samsvar mellom de tall og den
periodisering som har vært anvendt i historikernes framstillinger
og de aggregerte tidsserier som er gjort tilgjengelige
fra Statistisk sentralbyrå i etterkrigstida. Med
utgangspunkt i transkriberte individdata fra folketellingene
1865, 1875 og 1900 undersøkes utviklingen ...