• When do consultative referendums improve democracy? Evidence from local referendums in Norway 

      Folkestad, Bjarte; Klausen, Jan Erling; Saglie, Jo; Segaard, Signe Bock (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Consultative referendums may provide crucial information about public opinion but have received little attention in the literature compared with their binding counterparts. In this article, we analyse 221 Norwegian local ...
    • ‘Where to ski?’: an ethnography of how guides make sense while planning 

      Løland, Stig; Markus, Hällgren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A ski guide’s job is to take recreational skiers into avalanche terrain. In this paper, we explore how ski guides make sense of complex social and ecological contexts while planning. Our data arises out of a one-year ...
    • Windjammer: Finding Purpose and Meaning on a Tall Ship Adventure 

      Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Windjammer project started in 2018 as a social entrepreneurship program in Norway for adolescents at risk of social drop-out and societal exclusion. While the effects on society of such programs are difficult to measure, ...