• Adapting to closing space: Human rights NGOs’ strategies in Putin’s Russia 

      Otterlei, Sigrid Johanne (Master thesis, 2018-06-21)
      This thesis is concerned with investigating two phenomena related to civil society occurring in competitive authoritarian regimes: Closing space for civil society and deliberation in the form of limited pluralism. The study ...
    • The Complex Relationship Between Civil Society and Trust 

      Selle, Per; Wollebæk, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      This article is about the importance of an institutional perspective of trust. The core argument is that the type, scope and organization of civil society play a crucial role for the high level of trust and social capital ...