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This bachelor’s thesis is based on the charred archaeobotanical material from a settlement at Eikebakken, Norway dated to the end of Bronze Age. The study focuses on determining the potential use of weeds and the oil plant flax (Linum usitatissimum). The archaeobotanical samples contained large amounts of charred flax seeds, and to determine whether it was used for oil or textile production a morphometric study of the material was undertaken and compared to other morphometric studies from Northern Europe. An experiment on modern flax seeds, carbonised at different temperatures, was used to expand current knowledge about how flax seeds change through the carbonisation process and why flax seeds are so rarely preserved in prehistoric contexts. The experiment results compared to the carbonized flax seeds from Eikebakken are shown with different diagrams and visualisations. The morphometric analysis together with the experiment provides new knowledge about the flax seeds complications with preservation and that flax in Norway's earliest stages was most likely grown for textile fibres, a contradiction to earlier assumptions.

In the seemingly ever growing, diverse, and developing fields of comparative education, specific parts of integrative processes in many countries’ religious education (RE) also appears to develop. Whereas many countries’ religious educations tend to act upon integrative aspirations, many of them take different routes as well. Even so, does the more specific part of “Lived Religion”. This study aims to ask and inquire into some of the comparative questions that might occur while reading about different countries’ different forms of implementation of Lived Religion in their education (e.g. In what different ways does Lived Religion seem to be interpreted, understood, and treated?). This is done by examining and comparing three different examples of Nordic studies (Sweden, Norway, and Finland) that refer to the implementation of Lived Religion in their classrooms, as primary materials. This paper concludes that there is an apparent need of more research in this matter, both nationally and comparatively. Whereas also Lived Religion is both treated and understood differently between the examined prime materials, there are though some fruitful similarities and differences that can be worthwhile drawing. While the Lived Religious aspects might be tough to educate, as with many other integrative matters, it is discussed that there is several benefits ongoingly understanding and comparing Lived Religion as a field of research in the classrooms (when it comes to approaching the aspirating integrative ambitions underlying the chosen countries’ curricula and religious educations). Even though this kind of “Lived” understanding of how Religion and Religiousness works for many people and is compatible with the ambitions the chosen Nordic countries has, there are also some similarities and differences regarding the difficulties implementing these kinds of understandings in the classroom. Both because of curricular and practical reasons.

With the changes that have taken place in the world during the spring of 2020 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected and had consequences in the Swedish labour market. As a result, the global crisis has brought the needs of the layoff institution to the fore again. A workplace can due to for various reasons, experience a temporary decline in the need for labour. One way to address this has traditionally been resorting to layoffs. The term of layoff means that an employer has the opportunity to temporary layoff employees. The purpose of this study was to contribute with a deeper understanding of the regulation of layoff in Sweden and to achieve this a comparative study was made through Norway’s legal rules on layoff, in the hope of contributing new knowledge in the subject for Swedish regulation. The results of this study are that there are many similarities in the employment law regulations regarding layoff in Sweden and Norway, but also some differences such as the form of legal regulations, the importance of the layoff-institute, cost distribution, collective agreements and the role of the managerial prerogative. The Swedish legal system is more intrusive in managerial prerogative than the Norwegian layoff-institute can be stated to be. The Swedish regulation places higher demands on employers, in comparison with the Norwegian regulation which focuses more on employers' right to decide whether layoffs should take place.

War is rarely fought on equal terms. On the contrary, before an upcoming war, stronger actors are often predicted to be the winner against the weaker one. History offers several examples that this isn’t always the case, if the weaker actor plays their cards well. Sweden’s military-strategic doctrine (MSD 16) describes the will, in case of being attacked, to win togheter with other actors - or to avoid defeat on it’s own. These descriptions are eerily similair to the German invasion of Norway 1940 and the Winter War 1939 – 1940. Supported by the Allies, Norway didn’t win, which led to a German occupation. Finland, on it’s own, avoided defeat, rendering in a draw against the Soviet Union. The study’s aim is to test Arreguín-Toft’s Strategic Interaction theory. Furthermore, the study aims to shed light on the strategic methods that resultet in success and adversity, in relation to the weak actor’s strategic goals. The results show that the Strategic interaction theory can explain the outcome of the conflicts to a certain degree. Success and adversity are both identified in the cases and serves as empirical basis that, to a certain degree, supports the will of the Swedish military-strategic doctrine.

Avstyckning är en fastighetsbildningsåtgärd där en fastighet nybildas. Det innebär att en bit mark avskiljs från en fastighet och på så sätt bildar en ny egen fastighet. Fastigheten som avstyckningen sker från heter stamfastighet, och den som nybildas heter styckningslott (Julstad, 2018). Syftet med detta arbete är att se om fastighetsbildningsprocessen för avstyckning kan göras effektivare genom att jämföra den med Norges process för avstyckning. Aspekterna som jämförs är processens genomförande, tidsåtgång och kostnader samt nyttande av teknik och digitalisering. Kvalitativa metoder har använts genom litteraturstudier, intervjustudier och fallstudie. Semistrukturerade intervjuer utförs med förrättningslantmätare och en som jobbar med utvecklingsfrågor inom fastighetsbildning på Lantmäteriet. Från Norge har fyra personer intervjuats från olika kommuner som jobbar med matrikkelföring och oppmåling. Fallstudien utförs genom att granska förrättningsakter, en från Östersund, Sverige och en från Bodø, Norge. Jämförelsen visar mer skillnader än likheter. De största skillnaderna är att i Sverige är staten myndighetsutövare, men i Norge är det kommunen. Tillvägagångssätten för en avstyckning ser olika ut på grund av de privaträttsliga förhållandena som fortfarande styr mycket av den norska fastighetsbildningen. En iakttagelse är att juridiken är en faktor som gör att fastighetsbildningsprocessen går långsamt eftersom ärendet ska gå igenom flera rättsled. Juridiken har också en påverkan i utvecklingen av digitalisering. En annan stor skillnad är att Norge inte har någon lämplighetsprövning, vilket gör att processen går snabbare. Utifrån jämförelsen har idéer uppstått om hur avstyckningsprocessen i Sverige skulle kunna effektiviseras. Några av idéerna är kortare överklagandetid, bättre kommunikation mellan parter och utveckling av digitalisering. / Subdivide is a property formation measure where a new property unit is created. A bit of land separates from the main property unit and a new property is created. The main property who the new unit is subdivided from is called residual property unit, and the new property is called a lot (Julstad, 2018). The main purpose of the paper is too having a look if Sweden’s cadastral procedure can in one way or another become more efficient in the area of subdividing by compare it with Norway’s subdividing process. The goal is to see what the similarities and differences are, and from that view somehow benefit and use it to streamline the time of the process. The main focus of the study’s is to go deeper in the areas of the process, expenditure of time, procedure costs, the use of technique and digitalization. Qualitative methods have been used by literature reviews, an interview study and a case study. Semi-structured interviews have been made, one interview with a cadastral surveyor and one with a person who is working with development issues about property formation at the executory authorly. Four people from Norway have been interviewed from different counties who is working with property formation. The case study was executed by reviewing two cadastral dossiers, one from Östersund, Sweden and one from Bodø, Norway. From the comparison of the subdividing process a few main things are clear. One conclusion of the comparison is that there’re more differences than similarities between the two countries. In Sweden it is the state who is performing the exercise of authority, in Norway it is the municipality. The course of action for a subdividing looks different because of the private legal matter that is conducted in Norway’s property formation. A factor that slows down the subdividing process in Sweden is the legal matter. When subdividing a property, the case must follow the laws who governs. This process can in some cases take time. The development of digitizing is also affected of the legal matter, it must go hand in hand. In Norway they don’t perform the adjudicate of suitability, and that reduces the subdividing process a lot. Ideas on how to effectivity Sweden’s subdividing process have arisen from the comparison of the two countries. Some of the ideas that have been brought up are shorter appeal time, better communication between the persons involved and the development of digitalization.

States need well-functioning administrative capacities to manage complex crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the use of public administration as a perspective is not common in crisis management research. In this comparative study, the national crisis management in Sweden, Norway and Denmark during the Covid-19 pandemic are described and compared through the perspective of administrative capacities according to Lodge and Wegrich (2014). To understand the identified similarities and differences in the three countries’ strategies the study looks at administrative traditions. Through the analysis of the countries’ crisis management, the study also examines whether the pandemic can be understood as a wicked problem as defined by Rittel (1973). The study concludes that the initial differences in how rigorous measures were taken, gradually tapered off as the countries progressed to strategies and measures adapted to the current spread of infection. The study also shows that administrative traditions influenced the differences in crisis management as Sweden with its dualism let public authorities and experts lead the way in measures and strategies while Norway and Denmark acted on political principles. Finally, the study finds results supporting the pandemics’ wicked nature and concludes it can be understood as a wicked problem.

This study is based on the fact that different groups have different historical frames of references, that are based on a group's unique historical cultural structure, within which the individual operates. Research shows, among other things, that people who are perceived to have had a positive significance for their own nation are sometimes highlighted for political reasons. Research also shows that students perceive their textbooks as the only historical truth, which contributes to internalization of a certain history culture. The purpose of the study is to compare different textbooks from Sweden and Norway and in the light of the countries' different experiences compare how the Second World War is presented. The method used is comparison of relative tendency based on two main themes. The theory in the study is based on Jörn Rüsen's description of history culture as divided into three dimensions, which has not been done in a similar way before. History culture has rather been a support concept for, for example, gender. The results show that there are aspects that are portrayed unanimously positive, such as Winston Churchill, while Sweden is described to varying degrees as submissive and weak, which is a contrast to Norway, that is described as fighting and steadfast. Finland is described both positively and negatively in the source material. Furthermore, the results show that analysis of textbooks based on the concept of history culture is feasible even if it has certain problems, and that an approach using history culture can be applied to remedy some problems that previous research has described in relation to history culture in schools. / Denna studie tar sin utgångspunkt i faktumet att olika grupper har olika historisk referensram, vilket grundar sig i en för gruppen unik historiekulturell struktur, inom vilken individen verkar. Forskning visar bland annat att personer som uppfattas ha haft en positiv betydelse för den egna nationen ibland lyfts fram av politiska orsaker. Forskning visar också att elever uppfattar sina läroböcker som den enda historiska sanningen, vilket leder till att de internaliserar en viss historiekultur. Syftet med studien är att jämföra olika läroböcker från Sverige och Norge och mot bakgrund av ländernas olika erfarenheter jämföra hur andra världskriget framställs. Metoden som använts är komparation av relativ tendens utifrån två huvudsakliga teman. Teorin i studien utgår från Jörn Rüsens beskrivning av historiekultur som delad i tre dimensioner vilket inte gjorts på liknade sätt tidigare, historiekultur har snarare varit stödbegrepp till exempelvis genus. Resultatet visar att det finns företeelser som lyfts från enhälligt positivt som exempelvis Winston Churchill, medan Sverige i olika grad beskrivs som undfallande och svagt vilket är en kontrast mot Norge som beskrivs som kämpande och ståndaktigt. Finland beskrivs både positivt och negativt i källmaterialet. Resultatet visar också på att en analys av läroböcker utifrån en teori om historiekultur är görbar även om den har vissa problem. Det visar också att en historiekulturell ansats kan tillämpas för att råda bot på problem som tidigare forskning beskrivit i förhållande till historiekulturen i skolan.

This qualitative study explores the application of deterrence strategies by the United States and Norway in the Arctic. Using the Regional Security Complex Theory to understand complex interactions in the region, the study finds that the countries have differing perspectives and strategies. The US emphasizes global security interests and employs a new concept of integrated deterrence (including integration efforts of allies), focusing on power projection with a punishing nature. Norway adopts a more defensive deterrence by denial, recognizing the link between the Baltic Sea and the Arctic (High North), aiming to avoid significant disruptions through horizontal escalation. These differences in strategies and perspectives can lead to tensions and potential conflicts in strategic agendas. The study also suggests supplementing the theory with transregional security complexes to enhance understanding at the regional level. In conclusion, this research sheds light on the dynamics of deterrence strategies in the Arctic and their implications for regional stability.

This project takes place in the north of Norway, on an Island called Senja. With its beautiful nature and reliable resource of fish it attracts tourists in the summer time and seasonal workers in the fishing industry during the winter.  How can communal housing for tourists and workers act as a hub in the local community? Around this question a cluster of different functions has been developed that serves the whole community as well as the communal housing with private living units.