Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på forfatter "Helle, Svein-Erik"
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Defining the playing field: A framework for analysing fairness in access to resources, media and the law
Helle, Svein-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02)The playing field is a concept often used to describe level of fairness in electoral competition. With Levitsky and Way’s definition of the playing field as a case in point, this paper takes a critical look at existing ... -
Living in a material world: political funding in electoral authoritarian regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Helle, Svein-Erik (Master thesis, 2011-05-27)This thesis investigates the role of political funding in two electoral authoritarian regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa. The issue of political funding has been investigated thoroughly in developed democracies in the West, but ... -
Understanding the Uneven Playing Field. The Multifaceted Role of Unfair Electoral Competition in a Non-Democratic Regime
Helle, Svein-Erik (Doctoral thesis, 2017-06-15)If you are running as an opposition candidate in an election in a non-democratic regime, you know that you are running against a candidate who has better access to the state than you. As a result, you are likely to have ...