Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på utgivelsesdato
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End of the World vs. End of the Month: A cross-national multilevel study of climate concern
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The aim of this thesis is to assess some of the factors that might influence concern about climate change among people in different countries and over time. As part of this, I have analyzed whether the “finite pool of ... -
Makt og innflytelse eller resultat av symbolpolitikk? En studie av kommunale ungdomsråd og deres følelse av innflytelse
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Sammendrag I 2019 trådte store deler av den nye kommuneloven i kraft. Dette innebar blant annet at det ble lovpålagt for alle norske kommuner å ha et ungdomsråd, for å sikre unges medvirkning i saker som angår dem. I denne ... -
International Protection of Refugees and the UN Global Compacts A Case Study of Governance and Non-State Actors in Greece
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The research of this thesis is guided by a curiosity to understand the soft law non-binding framework of the 2018 UN Global Compacts on Refugees and for Migration, and its significance for the international protection of ... -
Utvidelsen av det norske likestillingsbegrepet – Fra endimensjonal til flerdimensjonal likestilling
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)This thesis seeks to investigate the concept of «State feminism», and the degree of impact it has had on the Norwegian equality politics since the 1970s. The aim of the analyzes is to assess Norwegian equality policies ... -
Women, work, and wages: How family policies continue to shape the gender wage gap
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Despite a dramatic convergence in the gender wage gap at the end of the 20th century, there has been a puzzling stability ever since. The thesis addresses this puzzling development by asking: How do family policies intended ... -
Predicting the legal status of recreational marijuana in U.S. states
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Following decades of a war on drugs in the United States and the demonization of marijuana, a wave of recreational legalization began in 2012 with Washington state and Colorado. Recreational marijuana legalization is a ... -
Responsiveness to a Digital Age: Voting on Artificial Intelligence in the European Parliament
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Artificial Intelligence is a growing technology that is likely to be central for economies and industries across the whole globe. The European Union wants to be at the forefront of the development and deployment of this ... -
På gata for å skape data? En casestudie av SIAN sin gate- og nettaktivitet
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)It has been argued that the far-right has moved their street activism to online platforms. While the radical right and the extreme right were active in the streets 20 years ago, they have primarily shifted their activism ... -
Et grenseløst arbeidsliv? En case-studie av EØS-avtalens effekt på norsk arbeidsliv.
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Populist Radical Right Parties in Government: Representational Correctives or Vehicles of Discontent?
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)In the past decades, populist radical right parties in Europe have seen a rise in popularity and have recently started entering European parliaments and governments. This thesis seeks to dive deeper into the consequences ... -
Diversity in Stakeholder Preferences Regarding EU Policy: The Effect of Survey Elements within Processes of Open Public Consultation
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Since the "European Governance A White Paper" launched in 2001, the European Union has worked to improve accountability and transparency within the organization. Preferences voiced by the public are one of the most important ... -
Why can’t we agree on the effect of education on income inequality? A meta-analysis
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Does education influence income inequality? Despite being a widely examined subject within political, sociological, and economic research over the past 70 years, researchers have not reached unanimity on whether higher ... -
The Norwegian welfare state and the integration of refugees through activation. An exploratory case study of Bergen
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Within the field of immigration research one particular topic keeps resurfaces, namely how will immigrants affect the welfare state, a discussion that is often focused on how to protect the welfare state from immigrants. ... -
Responding to the gig economy: A comparative case-study of platform work in Norway and United Kingdom
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The rise of the gig economy is a challenge facing many established economies in Europe. The ongoing digital transformation of society has resulted in rapid changes to the labour market. Work through digital labour platforms ... -
When Women Run Again. Re-Candidacy Rates in the Norwegian Parliament 1921 - 2021
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Research on gendered patterns of political representation has grown drastically over the last couple of decades. At the same time, the existing research and literature on this field has primarily focused on the numbers of ... -
Innvirkning av korrupsjon på demokratisk forvitring i Bosnia og Herzegovina
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Hva skjer ved kaffemaskinen? En studie av digitale møter og deliberativt demokrati.
(Master thesis, 2022-06-01)Temaet for denne masteroppgava er hvordan betingelsene for deliberative politiske prosesser ivaretas når politiske møter gjennomføres på digitale plattformer. Hva styrkes og hva svekkes når politiske møter gjennomføres ...