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En kvalitativ analyse av demokratikvaliteten i Russland fra 1991-2009
(Master thesis, 2009-09-21)As the Soviet Union collapsed and Russia got independent, a transition to democracy started. Despite a democratic constitution, in which democratic institutions are included, the process stagnated and started reversing in ... -
Endogenous Popularity: How Perceptions of Support Affect the Popularity of Authoritarian Regimes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Being popular makes it easier for dictators to govern. A growing body of scholarship therefore focuses on the factors that influence authoritarian popularity. However, it is possible that the perception of popularity itself ... -
Enough food is not enough - Litigation as a strategy to secure the right to food in Guatemala
(Master thesis, 2011-05-27)This thesis aims to investigate the conditions for legal enforcement of the right to food in Guatemala. In recent years there has been an increase in the phenomenon of protecting social rights through the legal opportunity ... -
Er geografisk representasjon i Høyesterett viktig? Holdninger blant befolkning og eliter i sentrum og periferien av Norge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Mens statens retningslinjer slår fast at høyesterettsdommere skal ha gode faglige kvalifikasjoner, sier representasjonsteorien at dommerne bør speile befolkningen for å gi domstolen og dens avgjørelser legitimitet. Vi ... -
Et flerkulturelt samfunn. En komparativ analyse av norsk og svensk integreringspolitikk som en toveis prosess
(Master thesis, 2018)Denne masteren er en kvalitativ casestudie der jeg sammenlikner norsk og svensk integreringspolitikk utover 2000-tallet, med fokus på introduksjonsprogram, herunder arbeidsmarkedstiltak, bosettingsstrategier og integrering ... -
Et folk uten stat bygger opp en rettsstat. Hvor uavhengige er domstolene i irakisk Kurdistan?
(Master thesis, 2015-06-03)Går det an å bygge opp en rettstat i et land som er i konflikt? Irak har i flere årtier vært mest kjent for krig, vold og terrorisme. Det er mindre kjent internasjonalt at midt i en situasjon av krig og kaos har kurderne ... -
Et rettighetsfellesskap: samisk systembygging i den norske enhetsstaten
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Artikkelen er inspirert av Stein Rokkans «impossibility theorem», som sier at integreringsmekanismene i den enkelte nasjonalstat er så omfattende at betingelsene for en sterk felles europeisk identitet med et institusjonelt ... -
Ethnic minority rule and prospects for violent conflicts. A contribution to research exploring power transition theory and failed democratization processes
(Master thesis, 2013-05-26)Abstract In our age of democratization, ethnic minority rule is regarded as one of the least legitimate form of governance. Authoritarian regimes headed by ethnic minorities are thus targeted by promoters of democracy ... -
Etnoregionalistiske partier i Vest-Europa: Fremvekst og utvikling - En boolsk tilpasning av foreliggende forklaringsmodeller
(Master thesis, 2003)Denne oppgaven søker å teste foreliggende forklaringsmodeller knyttet til fremvekst og utvikling av ER-partier. Oppgaven er todelt og søker for det første å analysere variasjon i Vest-Europa med hensyn til fremveksten av ... -
Ettpartidominans i et flerpartisystem: Norske Samers Riksforbund i Sametinget
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Norske Samers Riksforbund (NSR) har dominert Sametinget siden Sametinget ble etablert med et flerpartisystem i 1989. Ved hvert valg har NSR vunnet flest representanter, de har for det meste vært hovedaktøren i dannelsen ... -
Europas byer: Økonomisk vekst fra 1979 til 1994
(Master thesis, 2001)I løpet av de siste tiårene har de største europeiske byene hatt en ujevn økonomisk utvikling. Fra Europas gamle industriområder hører man om nedleggelse av kjernebedrifter og fraflytting. Fra andre områder hører man om ... -
The Executive Revolving Door: New Dataset on the Career Moves of Former Danish Ministers and Permanent Secretaries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Concerns have been raised that transfers of bureaucrats and politicians into the private sector might create unfair advantages for their future employers and even lead to distrust in government. Not surprisingly, the study ... -
Explaining compliance: what makes the pollutor turn green? an event history analysis of the member state compliance with the Montreal Protocol
(Master thesis, 2010-10-04)This thesis seeks to explore which structural factors that move member states into compliance with International Environmental Agreements (IEAs). The research question is: under what conditions do members to an international ... -
Explaining Cross-National Variation in Voter Turnout: Aggregate and Temporal Patterns
(Master thesis, 2007)Over the last 25 years, cross-national variation in voter turnout has received increased attention from social science researchers. The dominant view in the field is that existing research on voter turnout has established ... -
Explaining Membership Growth in the Norwegian Progress Party from 1973 to 2008
(Master thesis, 2008)This thesis is concerned with explaining the membership growth in the Norwegian Progress Party, Fremskrittspartiet, from its founding in 1973 to 2008. Two major studies, Katz and Mair (1992) and Mair and van Biezen (2001), ... -
Explaining Scandinavian Immigration Policy 1985-2010. Parties, Press, and Public Opinion
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-30)This thesis is concerned with explaining Scandinavian immigration policy from 1985- 2010. The overarching research question – what determines immigration and immigration policy in Scandinavia – is approached from three ... -
Explaining Scottish and Catalan Secessionist Mobilization in the Framework of the EU. A Comparative Case Study of Minority Nationalist Mobilization in Scotland, Catalonia, Wales, and the Basque Country
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)The purpose of this thesis is to compare and assess the mobilization processes leading up to the referendum bids for independence in Scotland and Catalonia. Minority nationalist regions have over the latter decades emerged ... -
Explaining the Cooperative Nature of Norwegian-Russian Petroleum Relations in the High North: A Game Theoretical Analysis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-20)In this thesis, I consider the following research question: Why have Norwegian-Russian petroleum relations in the High North remained cooperative? Petroleum cooperation between these two states in the High North has not ... -
Explaining variation in indigenous mobilisation - A comparative study of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Andes
(Master thesis, 2001)This thesis seeks to answer the question of why ethnic identity has served as a basis for mobilisation among the indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorian highlands, but not among the indigenous peoples of highland Peru. Ecuador ... -
Exploring the relationship between socio-economic inequality, political instability and economic growth: Why do we know so little?"
(Master thesis, 2008-05)This thesis investigates the contention that socio-economic inequality has a detrimental effect on economic growth by breeding political instability. This hypothesised causal pattern has been subject to academic interest ...