Strengthening research preparedness for crises: lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy interventions by Unni Gopinathan, Ingeborg Elgersma, Therese Dalsbø, Mona Bjørbæk, Atle Fretheim

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Mistenksomhetens spiral by Maja Viktoria Spigseth Vestad

“…Abstract In March and April 2020, at the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Norwegian government prohibited overnight stays at secondary homes as an early measure to prevent the spread of the virus. …”
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Optimal allocation of 30 GW offshore wind power in the Norwegian economic zone by S. Hølleland, G. D. Berentsen, H. Otneim, I. M. Solbrekke

“…<p>The Norwegian Government aims to install offshore wind power with a total capacity of 30 GW by 2040, and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate has suggested 20 candidate regions. …”
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«Basically, I am here to help you» by Kristin Engh Førde, Arnfinn J. Andersen

“…We argue that this intervention clearly demonstrates certain dilemmas and conflicts inherent in the Norwegian Government’s recent policies on counter-extremism, where the concept of «concern» [bekymring] encompasses control and care, and includes agendas related to security and welfare, respectively. …”
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