Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi by Author "Haugen, Heidi Østbø"

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  • China‒Africa exports: Governance through mobility and sojourning 
    Haugen, Heidi Østbø (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    A centre for Asian and intercontinental immigration and export-oriented production, Guangzhou city is at the forefront of China’s global interactions. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this article examines informal governance ...
  • From Pioneers to Professionals: African Brokers in a Maturing Chinese Marketplace 
    Haugen, Heidi Østbø (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Brokers have played a key role in the establishment and development of African trading communities in China. Nigerians were the first African businesspeople to settle in the commercial hub of Guangzhou, South China, in the ...
  • Petty commodities, serious business: The governance of fashion jewelry chains between China and Ghana 
    Haugen, Heidi Østbø (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    In many parts of the world, people access consumer goods mainly via informal economic networks. In this article, I analyse the governance of petty commodity chains through a case study of Chinese fashion jewellery produced ...
  • Samfunnsgeografi: En innføring 
    Jordhus-Lier, David; Stokke, Kristian; Bern, Aleksander; Tollefsen, Andreas Forø; Sandell, Aron; Sæther, Bjørnar; Selboe, Elin; Sæther, Elin; Knutsen, Hege Merethe; Sørreime, Hege; Haugen, Heidi Østbø; Hesselberg, Jan; Garcia-Godos, Jemina; Carling, Jørgen; O'Brien, Karen; Ulsrud, Kirsten; Böcker, Lars; Millstein, Marianne; Gleiss, Marielle Stigum; Erdal, Marta Bivand; Gentile, Michael; Nordbø, Milda Jonusaite; Røe, Per Gunnar; Wessel, Terje (Book / Bok / Published version; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Samfunnsgeografi er studiet av samfunnets romlighet. Som student i samfunnsgeografi utvikler du din geografiske forestillingsevne og blir i stand til å forstå betydningen av det geografiske i samfunnet rundt deg. Denne ...
  • The unmaking of a commodity: Intermediation and the entanglement of power cables in Nigeria 
    Haugen, Heidi Østbø (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Nigerians once trusted power cables to be safe and compliant with international standards. Today, however, the Nigerian market is rife with substandard cables, which may overheat, shoot out sparks, and cause fires. Power ...