Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning: Recent submissions
Now showing items 61-80 of 7373
-
Jonathan, Mina and the Holiest Love: Intimations of a Virtuous Queerness in Dracula (1897)
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-15)The first few chapters of Bram Stoker’s Gothic thriller Dracula (1897) conform closely to the classic Gothic narrative of imperiled heroine and menacing Gothic villain, except that the role of young, imprisoned ingénue goes to the male Jonathan Harker. The subversion of genre-based gender expectations introduced by the dissonance between the character and his role introduces a theme of transgressive ... -
Effekten av Rotasjonsordning på Jobbtilfredshet blant Mannskapet på en Norsk Fregatt: En dyptgående analyse av implementeringen, utfordringene og fordelene ved to-besetningsmodellen
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-21)Denne masteroppgaven dykker ned i hjertet av den Kongelige Norske Marine og undersøker en av de mest betydningsfulle organisatoriske endringene i nyere tid: implementeringen av en rotasjonsordning blant besetningsmedlemmene i den skipstekniske avdelingen på en fregatt. Ved å gå fra en en-besetningsmodell til en to-besetningsmodell som roterer hver tredje uke, har Sjøforsvaret forsøkt å balansere ... -
Bærekraft: Tid for handling – implikasjoner for ledelse i offentlige tjenester
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-15)Denne studien undersøker dominerende forestillinger av bærekraft i NOU 2023:4 Tid for handling og hvilke implikasjoner dominerende forestillinger av bærekraft kan få for utøvelse av ledelse i offentlige tjenester. Studiens empiriske kontekst plasserer seg i feltet for bærekraftig utvikling i et globalt perspektiv, med nasjonale politiske ambisjoner. Med vekt på de politisk- kontekstuelle faktorenes ... -
The Acquisition of Aspect in L2 English by Greek speakers: A Feature Reassembly Approach
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)Abstract Aims and objectives: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate factors influencing the acquisition of aspect, the internal temporal conceptualization of events in predicates, in second language acquisition. The main objective is to examine which and to what extent the following linguistic components influence the Feature Reassembly Hypothesis; the learners’ age thus their linguistic ... -
Hybride arbeidsmodeller – frihet eller besvær? En intervjubasert analyse av hybride arbeidsmodeller, autonomi, balanse mellom arbeid og fritid og ønsket om å bli i Forsvarsmateriell
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)Forsvarsmateriell, en etat i forsvarssektoren som anskaffer, forvalter og avhender militært materiell, er svært avhengig av å rekruttere og beholde ansatte. Å tilby hybride arbeidsmodeller – en kombinasjon av hjemmekontor og arbeid ved arbeidsstedet – kan være et tiltak for å beholde personell. I denne masteroppgaven har jeg sett nærmere på dette, gjennom å undersøke følgende problemstilling: Hvordan ... -
Bei and Bei Passives
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)The thesis is a generative study of the categorial status of bei in Standard Chinese and the derivation of its related passive structures. It first covers the fundamentals of Chinese grammar and provides an overview of previous research on bei and bei passives. This enables the reader to develop a preliminary understanding of this passive structure and empowers them to form their own judgments. By ... -
Hva har situasjonsbevissthet og rasjonelle handlinger til felles? Hvilke elementer er av betydning for situasjonsforståelsen ved håndtering av hendelser, og har ulik grad av situasjonsbevissthet noe å si for graden av rasjonalitet i beslutningene?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-19)I denne oppgaven ser jeg nærmere på fenomenet situasjonsbevissthet, Situational Awareness (SA), slik det ofte omtales innenfor militær kommando- og kontrollbegrepsapparatet. Jeg belyser fenomenet opp mot informasjonsforvaltning (IM), kompetanse og erfaring, samt en kulturell innretning som verdsetter en informert kultur. Den type kultur som høypålitelig organisasjon (HRO) verdsetter. I det kulturelle ... -
En studie om kompetansevridning i en statlig organisasjon - Hva hemmer og fremmer?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-11)Formålet med denne studien har vært å få frem kunnskap om hvordan en stor norsk organisasjon, Skatteetaten, jobber med kompetansevridning, og hva som kan fremme og hemme dette arbeidet. Problemstillingen svares ut gjennom kvalitativ metode. Jeg har gjennomført seks individuelle dybdeintervjuer med henholdsvis to medarbeidere, to tillitsvalgte, en leder og en HR-rådgiver. Jeg har brukt Lais ... -
«Vi er jo kommet mye nærmere politikerne, og det var jo ikke slik i Vegvesenet». En eksplorativ casestudie: Betydning av verdier for lederrollen i samferdselsforvaltningen
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)Ved å utforske betydninger av verdier for fylkeskommunal lederrolle i samferdselsforvaltningen, søker denne eksplorerende casestudie å identifisere relevante verdier. Samt diskutere en forestilling om en endring av verdisettet i samferdselssektoren - fra et sett enkle verdier til nyere verdier. Samferdselssektoren har vært utsatt for betydelige endringer gjennom ulike reformer og markedsutsettinger. ... -
THE YOUNG EYES ON DOG SLEDDING EVENTS – Themes that contribute to the event experiences of young dog mushers attending Finnmarksløpet 2024
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-08)This qualitative study aims to highlight the themes that contribute to the event experiences of young dog mushers attending dog-sled events. Finnmarksløpet, the longest dog-sledding race in Europe, serves as the focus event and underpins the theory of event experience with real-life examples. Dog mushing is a popular sport in the Arctic, especially in Norway. The associated community is very close-knit ... -
Laughing through the unknown: Implementing humor into guiding work by international students in Alta, Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-14)There can be different views and opinions about what it takes to be a newcomer when travelling for educational or work purposes. Some people can find it fairly uncomfortable when faced with new social norms, languages, rules, and regulations; while others are eager to embrace all challenges and immerse themselves into the new environment. In some sense, I believe, it’s the kernel of exchange students’ ... -
SØR-VARANGER MUNICIPALITY: Security and trust in limbo following the Ukraine war.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)With Russia`s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the bilateral relationship between Norway and Russia reached a new low. Russia is increasingly described as an existential threat. To protect Norwegian national security, sanctions were imposed, cooperation halted, and surveillance capacities strengthened. These measures significantly affected the Norwegian border community of ... -
Why do some quit while others stay? Disengagement from collective action: People's perspectives from the Sri Lankan Uprising of 2022
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Sri Lanka as a post-war developing country within a post-colonial context has been the ground for numerous collective action initiatives such as social movements, protests, and civil disobediences while individuals taking part in different capacities including activism and volunteerism. The 2022 Uprising or ‘Aragalaya’ as known in the local language can be identified as a unique people-led collective ... -
Generational Divides in Okinawa: Perspectives on U.S. Military Presence
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)In the southernmost part of Japan, only 750 kilometres away from Taiwan, Okinawa Island holds approximately 70% of the U.S. military installations in Japan. Okinawans’ antipathy towards the U.S. military bases that have continued to exist from the end of WW2 to the present day, as well as base-related incidents and accidents, continue to be serious problems in the region, even more than 50 years ... -
Singing the Song of Conservation; Influence of Biosecurity on the Indigenous Ngāi Tahu Land within the Mt Aspiring Region
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)This thesis is braiding the disciplines of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Environmental Studies by investigating the extent to which the currently implemented biosecurity measures interact with Indigenous peoples’ fundamental rights to self determination and rights to traditional lands. That is done in the context of Ngāi Tahu Tino rangatiratanga within Tititea area (Mt Aspiring ... -
From Empire to Nation? Nationalist Waves and Colonialism in China: A Case Study of Chinese Policies in Xinjiang in Connection to Internal Colonialism
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)The Uyghurs, who are one of the 55 minority groups of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), have for decades experienced strict policies in the region of Xinjiang, in which they are the majority pop- ulation. These policies have focused heavily on encouraged migration of the Chinese ethnic majority, the Han, to Xinjiang where the percentage of the Han in the region rose from 6.2% in 1945 to 39.2% ... -
Exploring the Exceptional Corrections Paradigm: An Analytical Case-Study of the Norwegian Model of Criminal Justice
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-13)The Norwegian model of criminal justice— a facet of the Scandinavian paradigm of alleged exceptionalism, is one of the unique attributes of this Nordic approach to social welfare, with a focus on aspects of normalization and rehabilitation as apparent fundamental principles and guiding philosophies. This study walks the reader through an outsider’s exploration of a case study in Norway, on the premise ... -
‘ Ughą jesedǔdla k’e’ - We work together : The impact of modern treaty First Nations in the Yukon working together on the implementation of the Final and Self-government Agreements
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-12)This master’s thesis examines how modern treaty First Nations in the Yukon (MTFNYs) currently collaborate, and the potential impact of MTFNYs collaborating more on the implementation of the Final and Self-government agreements. It explores how MTFNYs, and non-Indigenous governments (Canada and Yukon) describe the implementation of the agreements; the benefits and obstacles to collaboration according ... -
“Saying You Will Help Is Not Enough” : Exploring Capacity-building Efforts Among San Community-Based Organizations in Botswana
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)The Indigenous San in Botswana, frequently encounter development projects aiming to alleviate socio-economic disparities, often through a conservation-focused framework called Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM). However, this framework imposes Western notions of conservation and governance, thereby neglecting the Indigenous knowledge system of the San and their traditional conservation ... -
Impact Assessments and Sámi Self-determination in the Násávárre case: a right or a privilege?
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-11)In 2004 the Chinese company Elkem proposed the construction of a quartz quarry on Násávárre in Rana Municipality, Norway. Their proposition entails severe implications for Norwegian and Swedish Sámi reindeer herding communities, who use the area of the mountain throughout the year. The conflicting interests required an evaluation of said implications. Commissioned by Elkem, Sweco Norway AS conducted ...