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Experience of discrimination in egalitarian societies: the Sámi and majority populations in Sweden and Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-29)The Sámi people stand out as the only Indigenous minority in an egalitarian European context, namely the Nordic Countries. Therefore, inequalities that they may face are worth closer inspection. Drawing on the distinction between inequalities among individuals (vertical) and between groups (horizontal), we investigate how different types of inequalities affect the Sámi today. We formulate a series ... -
UN human rights mechanisms in prevention of atrocity crimes: the context of mass atrocities in Ukraine
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-11-06)There has been limited examination of the current and potential capacity of the UN human rights mechanisms to effectively engage in preventive measures. The international community, mainly through the UN Security Council, focuses on peaceful conflict resolution, mediation and political interventions, narrowing the scope of atrocity prevention to security, diplomacy and politics. However, by reassessing ... -
Human Rights in Neoliberal Era: A Case Study of Georgia
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-11-01)Neoliberalism, characterised by free-market reforms, privatisation of public services and assets, prioritisation of private property rights, and limited government interference, has shaped the "neoliberal age." Critics argue that these policies have contributed to social inequality, poverty, and human rights violations. This research analyses the challenges neoliberal policies present to human rights ... -
Who deserves international protection in Europe? A critical analysis of the unequal treatment given to Convention refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection in the European Union
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-11-01)The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the establishment of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and its successive reformulations, focusing on the EU policy on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. It analyses how hierarchies are constructed for the different policy target groups and how ... -
European Union Governance Response to Corporate Social Responsibility and the French Case Study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-01)This dissertation explores the European Union (EU) strategy on corporate responsibility in relation to sustainability reports and due diligence processes in human rights. The focus is on the French position in the area, as it was the first member state to legislate on the duty of vigilance. The aim is to examine the interaction with the EU and the member states in this issue-area using France as a ... -
Por qué vienen palabras (complejas) en los diccionarios.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-27)Una dificultad aparente para cualquier sistema que proponga procedimientos generativos en la formación de palabras es el hecho de que los diccionarios deben incluir muy frecuentemente algunas palabras complejas incluso cuando no tienen valores idiosincrásicos. Este artículo argumenta que el problema se disuelve cuando se atiende a dos hechos gramaticales: la selección se produce de un núcleo a ... -
“Threat” in Russian–A Linguistic Perspective
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-08)The present study explores a frequent concept in modern media discourse, namely “threat,” based on a corpus analysis of the two Russian nouns groza and ugroza from 1800 to 2020. We show that the two words share a network of submeanings, but that they have different centers of gravity in the network. We identify four submeanings and suggest that the distribution of the two words has changed over ... -
A Duty not to Remain Silent: Hypocrisy and the Lack of Standing not to Blame
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-20)A notable feature of our practice of blaming is that blamees can dismiss blame for their own blameworthy actions when the blamer is censuring them hypocritically and, as it is often put, lacks standing to blame them as a result. This feature has received a good deal of philosophical attention in recent years. By contrast, no attention has been given the possibility that, likewise, refraining from ... -
Two Nominal Clause-Types in Northern Mansi: An Experimental Study of Language Variation
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-10)The paper examines the structure and distribution of two types of nominal/adjectival predicates in the Northern Mansi language. A nominative noun or adjective serves as the predicate in one construction. The other predicate type contains a predicate noun or adjective that takes translative case marking. In both constructions, the stative-like copula ōl- ’be, exist’ can also appear, though ... -
Reformasjonen på Færøyene - en nordtysk kulturarv?
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023-12-18)The chapter examines the proposition, first advanced by Faroese historian Louis Zachariasen, that the Reformation was introduced to the Faroe Islands by German merchants from Hamburg who held trading privileges and governing authority in the Faroes between ca. 1520 and 1553. Hamburg and the Faroes represented two dramatically different cultural spaces. In addition to obvious differences in language ... -
CLILiG – Übergänge zwischen den Bildungsstufen
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Orchestrating Moral Bearability in the Clinical Management of Second-trimester Selective Abortion
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-12)In present-day Denmark, second-trimester selective abortion has become a regular medical event, which has turned selective abortion care into a routinized task for health staff. In this article, we explore what forms of care practices abortion providers in Danish public hospitals engage in. Using in-depth interviews, medical documents and social media data, we show that at the center of selective ... -
Autistic Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Clinical Sample of Adolescents Seeking Medical Gender-Affirming Treatment in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-06)Purpose - Several studies have reported on the intersection of autism and gender incongruence (GI) in clinical populations. This study aims to investigate autistic characteristics and registered autism spectrum diagnoses (ASD) in a clinical cohort of 83 adolescents referred to the National Gender Team for Children and Adolescents in Norway during 2020.<p> <p>Methods - Parents completed the Social ... -
Populisme på samisk. Framveksten av Nordkalottfolket på Sametinget
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-08)Nordkalottfolket (NKF) fikk sitt politiske gjennombrudd i Sametinget ved valget i 2021 med 18,3 prosent av stemmene med 9 av 39 representanter fra 6 av 7 valgkretser. Med populismens forståelse av hvordan «folket», «eliten» og «folkeviljen» forholder seg til hverandre samt teoriretningen historisk institusjonalisme analyserer artikkelen hva som kjennetegner NKF, hvordan dets framvekst kan forklares ... -
In the northern periphery of Russia abroad. The Norwegian destiny of Anatol Ye. Heintz (1898–1975), palaeontologist and native of St Petersburg
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-13)This article provides an exposé of the life and work of Anatoliy Yevgenyevich Geynts, in Norway known as Anatol Heintz. Heintz was born and raised in St Petersburg, became a Russian refugee after the revolutionary events in Russia in 1917–1918, and ended up in Norway with his family. Later Heintz became renowned in the world of science as a Professor, Academician, and one of the founding fathers ... -
Healthcare Delivery and Emergency Preparedness on Svalbard: A Study of Norwegian and Russian Practices and Cooperation
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2024-01-26)The aim of this thesis is to explore Norwegian and Russian approaches to healthcare delivery and emergency preparedness on Svalbard and to examine potential effects from a closer cooperation. The methods were interdisciplinary. A systematic review was performed to assess studies about health on Svalbard (article 1). Thereafter, a literary analysis explored concepts of health and illness in Norwegian ... -
Arctic cooperation between Norway and Russia in healthcare delivery and emergency preparedness on Svalbard: barriers and facilitators
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-12-25)<p>This interdisciplinary study explores whether increased cooperation in healthcare delivery and emergency preparedness between Norway and Russia on the Arctic archipelago Svalbard may increase the quality of these services and whether cooperation is desired. <p>Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted and the respondents were asked to describe the current cooperation. Further, they were ... -
Literature as Self-Scrutiny. An Examination of Franz Kafka's "A Hunger Artist"
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-29)The point of departure for this article is Peter U. Beicken's description of Franz Kafka's distinctive narrative rhetoric. It examines the extent to which Beicken's description can be applied to Kafka's short text "A Hunger Artist". The article argues that Beicken's description is relevant to the understanding of this text, but that this particular text also deviates from his description in interesting ... -
Rhetoric and the Creation of Space. The Utterance in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Wandrers Nachtlied II" and Rainer Maria Rilke's "Herbst"
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-29)This article attempts to make sense of the speaker in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s «Wandrers Nachtlied II» and Rainer Maria Rilke’s «Herbst». It starts from the observation that the utterance in both poems combines a rhetorical function with a space-creating function, and that both functions participate in the poem’s organization as a communicative act in decisive ways. My conclusion is that the ... -
Driving safety: Investigating the cognitive foundations of accident prevention
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-21)Driving is a crucial aspect of personal independence, and accurate assessment of driving skills is vital for ensuring road safety. This study aimed to identify reliable cognitive predictors of safe driving through a driving simulator experiment. We assessed the driving performance of 66 university students in two distinct simulated driving conditions and evaluated their cognitive skills in ...