• I reč Сěsarʹ: Titlo-abbreviations in Old East Slavic 

      Skjølsvold, Jens Kristian (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-20)
      In this thesis I research the use of a diacritic mark know as a titlo and its use in Old East Slavic. Available literature suggests that titlos were used by Muscovite scribes to abbreviate words that denoted objects which were regarded as particularly sacred. However, literature on Old Rusian and Middle Russian handwriting, and Slavic paleography suggest that titlo-abbreviations may have been used ...
    • A Meta-Perspective on Societal Security & Safety: Ontological, Epistemological, & Axiological Assumptions in Societal Security & Safety Research 

      Skjølsvold, Jens Kristian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-01-04)
      This thesis explores the ontological, epistemological, and axiological assumptions held by societal security & safety researchers by utilizing the scoping study methodology to select and rapidly assess relevant literature for inquiry about these assumptions. The relevant literature is analyzed according to a framework consisting of several questions related to the metaphysical notions of the author(s), ...