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Democracy Squared: Designing On-Line Political Communities to Accommodate Conflicting Interests
2005
Published version of an article published in Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 17 (2), 133-168. Also available from the publisher at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/sjis/vol17/iss2/5. On-line political communities, such as the Norwegian site Demokratitorget (Democracy Square), are often designed according to a set of un-reflected assumptions about the political interests of their potential members. In political science, democracy is not taken as given in this way, but can be represented by different models which characterize different relationships between politicians and the citizens they represent. This paper uses quantitative and qualitative content analysis to analyze the communicat…
Det er jo bare et spill"? : en studie om dataspill og selvopplevelse
2012
Masteroppgave i samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2012
E-deltakelse, sosiale medier og politikk : partienes tilstedeværelse i sosiale medier
2009
Masteroppgave i informasjonssystemer- Universitetet i Agder 2009 På grunn av sviktende oppslutning om partier og valg er e-deltakelse er et svært aktuelt tema. E-deltakelsesprosjekter har ofte problemer med få deltakere, derfor ønsker man å undersøke hvordan sosiale medier kan brukes for e-deltakelse. Valgkamp på internett har vært et tema siden stortingsvalget i 2001. I 2008 hadde presidentkandidat Barack Obama stor suksess med å bruke sosiale medier i den amerikanske presidentvalgkampen. Av den grunn fokuseres det på deltakelsesformen ”valgkamp”. Studiens problemstilling er ”Hva er partienes strategi for, og erfaringer med, sosiale medier i innledningen til stortingsvalgkampen 2009, og hv…
Visuell retorikk hos ideelle hjelpeorganisasjoner på internet
2012
Masteroppgave i samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder 2012
Porsgrunn kommune "likes" Facebook : en studie om bruk av sosiale medier i kommunal sektor
2012
Masteroppgave i samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder 2012 Facebook has until recently been used by private individuals rather than governmental organizations. Figures from Difi (Agency for Public Management and eGovernment) says that Facebook has 2,5 millions Norwegian members per 01.2012. This study will explore what are the factors that come into play, when Porsgrunn municipality adopt Facebook to improve inhabitants' dialogue, their cooperation and democratic development. Current research shows that the participation of inhabitants, is very important for the municipality if they want to succeed in their use of Facebook. Even more importantly is the municipality´s will to listen, …
Social media as public sphere : an exploratory study of online political communication in Norway
2013
Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand 2013 This thesis presents an exploratory study of the use of social media in the Norwegian public sector, and contributes to the understanding of how social media can be applied to improve deliberation. The study is situated within the eParticipation research field. The motivation for the study is the reported challenges facing democracy, in the form of lower voter turnout, decline in political party membership, and a general lessening of interest for public issues and deliberation. Deliberation is seen as essential for democracy, and promoting deliberation could well lead to an increase in vo…
Kurs til foreldre med barn i fosterhjem – en selvstyring av foreldre?
2011
Author's version of an article published in the journal: Norges Barnevern. Also available from the publisher at: http://www.idunn.no/ts/tnb/2011/03/art06 The article presents results from a qualitative study of parents benefits in participation in course given to parents whose children are placed in foster care. The participants describe changes that had occurred in their life situations, and aspects of the course evaluated as useful. Essential findings indicate that the participants have increased self-confidence and regard their children in a new way. Foucault’s concepts of Power are applied in the analysis.
Barnet som aktør og kunnskapsbærer – en utfordring for barnevernets profesjonelle ekspertise
2010
Author's version of an article published in the journal: Norges Barnevern. Also available from the publisher at: http://www.idunn.no/ts/tnb/2010/03/art04 During recent years, it has become more and more common to consider children as competent participants in their own lives, also in the child protective services. This agrees with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and more recent research on children and childhood. That is to say that the child is seen as the expert on his own life, at the same time as the child protective services with their professional expertise have competence to say what is best for children. What does this imply and how can we understand the relation betwee…
A Taxonomy as a Vehicle for Learning
2009
In this article, we describe the development of a classification system providing a framework for analysis of, and communication about, a subgroup of learning objects. The objects we consider are highly visual, animated, interactive, and mathematics-related, and we call them VaniMaps. Secondly, we discuss the use of the system. In the first phase, the development was based on literature studies and discussions on examples of VaniMaps. In the second phase, the classification system was tested by students and their responses were analyzed to identify possible improvements. Now, the system is developed further based on experience gained while using it for different purposes. We see several pos…
Akademisk fagskriving på ingeniørstudiet
2020

 In the Norwegian engineering education, there has been an increasing focus on writinginstruction in the last decade. Although writing in the disciplines seems to be the overall goal,the disciplines themselves are not prepared for nor equipped to provide the writing instructionthe students need.
 This article attempts to measure the effect of a writing course that was given in the firstsemester of the engineering study at the University of Agder in 2018. The writing course was acollaboration between the disciplines of engineering, the university library and a writinginstructor with permanent affiliation to the Department of Engineering. The aim of thecollaboration was to gather…