Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på utgivelsesdato
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Landsfader eller landssviker? En kvantitativ analyse av hvilke faktorer som predikerer grad av storhet blant norske statsministere i perioden 1905-1997
(Master thesis, 2008)In the US there are numerous studies on presidential greatness. It started in 1948 when thehistorian Arthur M. Schlesinger asked 55 of the leading American historians to rate all thepresidents, starting from George Washington, ... -
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), ... -
Politikk teller, kjønnsroller avgjør. Om kjønnsfordelingen i 30 europeiske parlamenter
(Master thesis, 2008)Even though most political scientists writing on gender presence in parliaments tend to focuson either socioeconomic or political factors, my finding is that gender roles is the factor withthe most explanatory power. Those ... -
In the eyes of the people. An analysis of the impact of EU membership on new member states
(Master thesis, 2008)This study analyzes the impact of EU membership on new member states. The focus is on thecitizens’ perceptions of the benefits of EU membership taking the eastwards expansion in 2004as a point of departure. Considering the ... -
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 ... -
Identity, Votes and Violence: Degree of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Master thesis, 2008-06)The thesis explores variation in the degree of Hindu-Muslim conflict in the Indian statesGujarat and Rajasthan. Gujarat is characterised by Hindu-Muslim political conflict as well asendemic religious violence. In 2002 more ... -
Abolition of the death penalty. An event history analysis of the political, cultural and socioeconomic determinants of death penalty abolition.
(Master thesis, 2008-09)During the past 50 years, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. Today,more than half of the countries of the world have removed capital punishment from theirlaws for crimes such as murder. The use of ... -
Cleavages and party systems in post-communist Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria
(Master thesis, 2008-11-20)This thesis examines the presence of cleavages and their effect on party systems in post-communist Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. By using logistic regression models, operationalisations of cleavages from different surveys ... -
Naturressurser, institusjoner og korrupsjon- en kvantitativ analyse.
(Master thesis, 2008-12-04)Dette studiet studerer forholdet mellom naturressurser, institusjoner og korrupsjon. Ulike teorier blir presentert som forklaringer på hvorfor korrupsjonsnivået varierer, der både politiske, økonomiske og kulturelle ... -
A study of the Nigerian truth commission and why it failed
(Master thesis, 2009)The Nigeria truth commission the Oputa Panel was set up in 1999 to investigate and recommend the appropriate redress of human rights violations committed between 1966 and 1999. Facing several delays and dangers of shut ... -
Siblings or distant relatives? A comparison of populist radical right parties in Europe
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)This thesis has compared which political issues that mobilize voters for populist radical right (PRR) parties in Europe. The research question is Can populist radical right-voting be explained by the same political issues ... -
Hardstyret held fram. Ein etterrøknad i strukturelle vilkòr for framvoksteren av nye slag autoritære regime i Sentral-Asia etter uppløysingi av Sovjetsamveldet
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)Denne masteruppgåva presenterer etnonasjonal demografisk samansetnad og innkomor frå eksport av råvareressursar som dei avgjerande strukturelle vilkòri for framvoksteren av nye autoritære regimeslag i dei sentralasiatiske ... -
Afrikansk samarbeid i regionale mellomstatlege institusjonar.
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)The thesis deals with interstate cooperation in African regional institutions, and poses the question: What characterizes African interstate cooperation as opposed to regional cooperation in other world regions. Institutional ... -
Med evne og vilje til å være upartisk? En analyse av den internasjonale straffedomstolens legitimitet ved behandlingen av anmodningene om etterforskning i Uganda og Sudan
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)This master thesis explores preconditions for the legitimacy of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The foundations for the Court's legitimacy will be investigated by researching the selection process in two cases ... -
For ein neve dollar: Effekten av korrupsjon på respekten for menneske sin fysiske integritet
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)Denne undersøkinga studerer samanhengen mellom korrupsjon og statar sin respekt for individa sin rett til fysisk integritet, også kalla fysiske menneskerettar. Oppgåva spør for det første kva for verknad korrupsjon har på ... -
The Three Mahapacs: a game theoretical analysis of power changes and democracy-building in Israel
(Master thesis, 2009-05-27)Since independence, Israel has passed through the phases of democratic transition from the non-democratic British Mandate Authority of pre-independence Palestine to the democratic confirmation of peaceful transfers of ... -
Whose idea? Family policy in Germany and Norway and the role of international organizations
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-05-28)Ideer som teoretisk innfallsvinkel anvendes i økende grad i studier av velferdspolitiske reformer. En årsak er at teorier som vektlegger funksjonelle (eksempelvis indre og ytre reformpress), institusjonelle (eksempelvis ... -
Stat, region, union. Flernivåstyre i Den europeiske union
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-06-25)If we study the cultural, economic and political processes of integration taking place in Europetoday and link them to changes in the room for manoeuvre European nation states haveexperienced after the implementation of ... -
Hvem "vant"?: En studie av Arbeiderpartiets og Sosialistisk Ventrepartis løftegjennomføring i regjeringen Stoltenberg II
(Master thesis, 2009-08-31)Når flere partier går sammen i en regjeringskoalisjon, er det naturlig at det må forhandles om hvilken politikk regjeringen skal føre på de ulike saksområdene. Partiene stiller til valg på sine respektive partiprogrammer, ... -
Change in Local Voluntary Associations
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-04)