Publications
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Møter og mangfold
(2022)
How should cultural and religious diversity be understood? What happens when different cultures and religions meet? How should we understand such encounters in society and school today? How have they played out historically? ...
Matens meglere
(2022)
How can we be sure that the food we buy in grocery stores won’t make us sick? The institutions, laws and regulatory systems put in place to safeguard that food is safe to consume are the result of a long and complex process. ...
Musikerne, bransjen og samfunnet
(2022)
Among all artists in Norway, musicians are the majority, and this book is all about them. Musicians work in many different fields, across a broad spectrum of professional roles, and they express themselves in many different ...
Teaterproduksjon
(2018)
This anthology presents research in theatre studies developed by a group of colleagues at the Department of Arts and Media Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The research is conducted through ...
Ingen spøk
(2019)
"How do Norwegians feel about religious humour? What do comedians take into consideration when producing and performing jokes about religion? How is humour about religion presented in television comedies, film comedies and ...
Innvielse til læreryrket
(2019)
"How do you really become a skilled teacher? And what role should guidance play in the education of tomorrow's teachers? This theme is explored through a study of experienced practitioners' formalized counseling conversations ...
Skriftkultur i ei brytingstid
(2019)
"The first issue of this new scientific writing series, Skriftkultur, is about current trends in writing cultural studies as a field of research and academic study. This edition focuses on the concept of ‘writing culture’ ...
Reflexive dramaturgy
(2018)
The fact that you are reading these words means you have already stepped over the threshold of a collection of what the author calls reflexive études. Here, the author is expanding on the word étude as it is used in music’s ...
Organisasjonsperspektiv på samordning av helse- og velferdstjenester
(2019)
"The book discusses various challenges and solutions related to the coordination of health and welfare services. Coordination is central to creating integrated services for users with complex needs. In order to understand ...
Making Transparency Possible
(2019)
"Each year local and national economies throughout the world lose billions of dollars through so-called illicit financial flows. Conservative estimates indicate that over a billion dollars are diverted illegitimately out ...
Barn som gikk «fra haand til haand»
(2024)
Orphanages and similar institutions were established in Norway in the latter part of the 19th century. The new practice of moving children from their homes to an institution was part of a new and comprehensive public welfare ...
Praksisorientert og studentaktiv læring
(2025)
There are today demands from various stakeholders that higher education should approach practice. All kinds of practical elements are introduced, such as internships, various practical exercises, lecturers from practice ...
Et voldsfelt i bevegelse
(2025)
Domestic violence and sexual assault have gradually become prioritized policy areas in Norway. This book examines the legal and institutional aspects of what has also gradually emerged as a separate action area, the field ...
Estetiske fag i samfunnet
(2025)
Space Power in the High North
(2025)
This book chronicles Norway’s evolution as an emerging space power with growing military and civil space capabilities. It offers a compelling and unique narrative at a time when space is becoming an increasingly vital ...
Å lytte med kroppen
(2025)
How do we learn to make music, to sing and play — alone or together with others? This anthology explores the question through practices that center on musical imitation-based learning. It highlights the value of learning ...
Johan Storm Munch
(2025)
Johan Storm Munch's life (1827–1908) was an encounter with most of the changes that Norwegian church life was exposed to in the 19th century. In this book, you can follow him from his early years in Kristiansand, where his ...
Barns tilhørighet blant mennesker og ting
(2025)
For children and young people, belonging is crucial. The need for community and security shapes their identity, relationships, and experience of community in everyday life, but can also lead to boundaries between ""us"" ...
Veiledningspraksis, kollektive læringsprosesser og veilederutdanning
(2025)
This anthology will broaden our understanding of mentoring within kindergarten, primary and secondary school, and higher education. The book’s contributors have researched various practices and present different scientific ...
Merkebygging
(2025)
Branding serves as a strategic tool for differentiating products and services in a competitive market and helps foster customer loyalty and trust. This anthology explores the ways in which strong brands are created and ...
Geografi, kunnskap, vitenskap
(2019)
"This anthology explores the development of the higher education sector with respect to regional and national contexts. In Norway, the challenge of unifying a country with deeply-rooted and distinct local identities has ...
Jesus i oversettelse
(2019)
"Who is the biblical Jesus? The answer depends on which translation you read. Most people read their Bible translation as “the Bible”. Publishers of the Bible have great power to define the Bible and decide how the biblical ...
Environment and Settlement: Ørland 600 BC - AD 1250
(2019)
"During the Late Bronze Age, the Iron Age and early medieval period (c. 600 BC–AD 1250) settlement at Vik in the Ørland peninsula emerged, flourished, vanished and emerged anew. Local landscape and vegetation development, ...
Spill og strategi i helsesektoren
(2019)
"The health sector is a complex and dynamic conglomerate of services at local, regional and national levels. How to balance different considerations between new medical-professional knowledge, controlling expenses and local ...
20 år med fysikkprestasjoner i fritt fall
(2019)
"The book discusses various challenges and solutions related to the coordination of health and welfare services. Coordination is central to creating integrated services for users with complex needs. In order to understand ...
A God of Time and Space
(2019)
"This book is a collection of essays on Bob Dylan and religion. The eight scientific essays present new perspectives on the subject, aiming to elucidate the role played by religion in Bob Dylan’s artistic output and in the ...
Quantifying the Unknown
(2019)
"Copper, zinc, gold and silver mineralizations exist on the deep ocean floor, at great depths, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen. None of these mineralizations within Norwegian jurisdiction have ...
Konflikt, fellesskap og forandring
(2019)
"In recent years, organizations and authorities in Norway have put a critical spotlight on parenting practices among non-Western immigrants, based on a concern for young people's autonomy and self-determination. The purpose ...
Samarbeid om selvhjelp
(2019)
"The development and spread of self-help groups in Norway has been unlike that in other western countries. Public authorities, in collaboration with private sector volunteer resources, have created a national hybrid ...
Digitalisering i sykepleietjenesten
(2019)
Our healthcare system is undergoing considerable transformation; standards are changing and established ways of working are being challenged. One change that has consequences for nursing services is increasing digitalization, ...
Fritid, frihet og fellesskap
(2019)
This book is about possibilities for, challenges for and knowledge about local cultural work among young people. It describes cultural work at a municipal level but shows also how this work is aiming to reach goals that ...
Studentaktiv læring
(2019)
"Quality in teaching is a recurrent theme in discussions of higher education. We hear about unqualified lecturers and poor instruction, about classes that obfuscate rather than illuminate the subject matter, and teaching ...
Interessekonflikter i forskning
(2019)
"This anthology examines various ethical issues related to conflicts of interest in research and raises fundamental questions about the role of research in society. In recent years, researchers and others have expressed ...
Informed Play
(2018)
Informed Play presents a conceptual understanding of tone production based on extensive historical research on primary sources, modern literature and handbook reviews, physical and psychological perspectives as well as on ...
Vold i nære relasjoner i et mangfoldig Norge
(2020)
"Research, politics and activism have traditionally emphasized gender in understanding and combating domestic violence. In recent years, however, increasing attention has been placed on other social factors.
This ...
Folkevalgt og politisk leder
(2020)
"The premise of Elected Officials and Political Leaders is that every elected politician is a political leader. This anthology looks at political leadership in Norwegian local governments and explores how to understand ...