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Problematizing Scientization in International Organizations
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2021)
Abstract: Comparative education studies examined the roles multilateral organizations and non-governmental organizations play in global governance and international development. Emphasis has been given to their engagements both at policy and practice levels as w...
Makt og avmakt i cyberspace: hvordan styre det digitale rom?
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 74, Iss 4, Pp 1-23 (2016)
Abstract: Et sikkert cyberspace er nødvendig for en fungerende samfunnsstruktur, økonomisk, politisk og sosialt. Med samfunnets økende avhengighet av cyberspace for å kunne fungere normalt, har sikringen av cyberspace blitt stadig viktigere. For å løse sikkerhet...
Mind the gaps: On the North/South Nexus in the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ discourse
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2021)
Abstract: In this conceptual article, we present the “Sport for Development and Peace” (SDP) discourse as a case of scientific rationalization. First, we shed light on the ongoing theory debate around the “global/local problematique” in globalization and global ...
National curriculum policy in Norway and Brazil
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2020)
Abstract: This paper addressed in what ways national curriculum policy in Norway and Brazil adopted the global accountability logic of which OECD and other international organizations are proponents. It borrowed from an institutional logics perspective to explai...
International Regulations and Guidelines on Transboundary Salmon Stocks: Case Study of the Tana River
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, Iss 0, Pp 157-188 (2020)
Abstract: The year 2019 was “the international year of the salmon” (IYS). The overarching aim was “to inform and stimulate outreach and research that aspires to establish the conditions necessary to ensure the resilience of salmon and people throughout the North...
Russian Proposals on the Polar Code: Contributing to Common Rules or Furthering State Interests?
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 1-25 (2016)
Abstract: The mandatory Polar Code was finally adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in May 2015. The present article examines the role and contribution of the Russian Federation in the decision-making process of the Polar Code through its pro...
The Policeman as a Worker – or Not? - International Impulses and National Developments within the Swedish Police, ca. 1850-1940
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nordisk Politiforskning, Vol 1, Pp 149-165 (2014)
Abstract: Summary A modern type of police organization was introduced in Sweden after the revolutionary movement of 1848. As always this was done with a keen eye on the development in the rest of Europe, and the new type of police organization was based on the...
The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters: Finalization, Adoption and Law of the Sea Implications
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-23 (2016)
Abstract: The most recent instrument specifically designed to make navigation in polar waters safer and more environmentally friendly is the International Maritime Organization's long-awaited “International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters” – the Polar C...
Effectiveness of I’m Learning for achieving quality learning environments
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2021)
Abstract: From 2013 to 2017, Save the Children Norway tested the hypothesis that a global framework could be used to empower locally driven solutions within the education sector. It did so by galvanizing support and aligning stakeholders to common goals articula...
Leadership Strategies in Diverse Intake Environments
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, Vol 2, Iss 2-3 (2018)
Abstract: The case study subjected in this paper was designed to illuminate how school leadership strategies and interventions mediate external demands, in the form of the academic press, for raised outcomes, imposed from the policy environment on a school with ...