Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Title
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Water & Power
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-22)In this thesis, I attempt to explain the development of the international human right to water, and how this has affected opportunities for those that have their rights violated. As the right to water was elevated to an ...Master thesis -
”We are equal, we are different”: A social movements’ approach to the emergence of indigenous parties in Bolivia and Peru
(2010-06)This thesis discusses the emergence of ethnic, or indigenous, parties in Bolivia and Peru. More specifically, it seeks to explain why Bolivia has seen the emergence of indigenous-based political parties at the national ...Master thesis -
What influences State Friendly voting in the Norwegian Supreme Court?. An Analysis of dissenting Supreme Court Decisions from 1991 to 2012
(The University of Bergen, 2013-11-19)Abstract The aim of this thesis is investigate if the Norwegian Supreme Court exhibits a state friendly nature when they vote in dissenting civilian cases where one of the litigants is the state in the time period ...Master thesis -
Who Runs This Town? Private Security Companies and their effect on security sector reform in Afghanistan
(The University of Bergen, 2012-06-04)Security is a public good that is cheap to maintain in a stable system, but expensive to establish once it has been lost. Internally armed conflicts and civil war are detrimental to public security. Afghanistan has endured ...Master thesis -
Whose idea? Family policy in Germany and Norway and the role of international organizations
(The University of Bergen, 2009-05-28)A growing dissatisfaction with established explanatory frameworks of welfare state developments such as functional explanations (internal and external problem pressure), institutionalist accounts (path dependency) and ...Doctoral thesis -
Why do some liberalized autocracies democratize while others do not? Explaining competing outcomes of liberalization by event history analysis (1950-2006)
(The University of Bergen, 2011-08-31)This thesis sets out to explain the outcome of liberalization processes across the globe during the post war period, the research question being: When a regime liberalizes, what affects the risk of the process ending with ...Master thesis -
Why the saddest tragedy is Greek: A comparative study of the financial crisis and its origins in Greece, Spain and Portugal
(The University of Bergen, 2014-11-20)This thesis explores the financial crisis in Greece, Spain and Portugal in the period of 2007-2012, with the goal of uncovering which explanatory variables that are crucial for determining the level of severity of crisis ...Master thesis -
Winning Without Fighting: The Art of Nonviolent Action
(The University of Bergen, 2008)Nonviolent collective action emerged during the last century as a potent tool for democratization and the pursuit of freedom and human rights. Yet the phenomenon remains somewhat understudied, and our understanding of ...Master thesis -
Women's substantive representation in parliament: A comparative analysis of legalising abortion in Argentina and Uruguay
(The University of Bergen, 2014-11-19)This thesis is a comparative study of substantive representation of women in parliament, focusing on the process of abortion legislation in Argentina and Uruguay. Women's representation in parliament has increased across ...Master thesis -
Work, Pension and Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Norway and Denmark in light of OECD Recommendations
(The University of Bergen, 2003)The thesis addresses the subject of ageing societies resulting from demographic trends of population, individual and active ageing. Societies are aging across the world, but the focus of this study is the OECD area in ...Master thesis -
The World Bank and Climate Change Mitigation - Integrating Considerations for Climate Change Mitigation in the Energy Portfolio 2008-2011
(The University of Bergen, 2012)Projections reveal that developing countries’ emissions of GHG will rise tremendously in the decades to come. The UNFCCC has identified the World Bank as having an important role to play in assisting client countries ...Master thesis -
Økonomisk globalisering og europeeres vurdering av demokrati: En flernivåanalyse av 29 land i tidsperioden 2002-2012
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-15)Aim: This study investigates how satisfaction with democracy is affected by economic globalization in Europe. A special emphasis is placed upon the interaction between economic globalization and national governments’ room ...Master thesis
