Department of Comparative Politics
Recent Submissions
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Populist MPs on Facebook: Adoption and emotional reactions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The argument goes that social media can reinforce the rise of populism as populists' emotionally charged language fits well with social media algorithms. However, whether this potential materializes in practice depends on ... -
Sametingets relevans og rekkevidde
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Sametinget, som et direkte folkevalgt organ av og for samer, kan sies å være etablert for å utøve selvbestemmelse for et eget urfolkspolitisk fellesskap innenfor staten. Det er en institusjon som imidlertid har betydelige ... -
Trust in political parties and ideological proximity voting in Europe: the role of trust in political parties as a heuristic mechanism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Previous studies have investigated to what extent voters can achieve proximity between their preferences and the positions of the party they vote for. Combining data from the European Social Survey and the Chapel Hill ... -
The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)What is the effect of gender on the deliberative process of judging? Drawing on previous research on female leaders’ inclination to foster a more inclusive and collaborative decision-making process, we argue that decision ... -
The Politics of Liberal Rights in Africa : Regulating and legislating freedom of association, expression, and information
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-02)Hvordan utspiller kampen om liberale rettigheter seg i Afrikas flerpartidemokratier? Dette spørsmålet er i sentrum for denne avhandlingen. Selv om afrikanske demokratier i stor grad har omfavnet den valgdemokratiske ... -
The Norwegian welfare state and the integration of refugees through activation. An exploratory case study of Bergen
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Within the field of immigration research one particular topic keeps resurfaces, namely how will immigrants affect the welfare state, a discussion that is often focused on how to protect the welfare state from immigrants. ... -
Diversity in Stakeholder Preferences Regarding EU Policy: The Effect of Survey Elements within Processes of Open Public Consultation
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Since the "European Governance A White Paper" launched in 2001, the European Union has worked to improve accountability and transparency within the organization. Preferences voiced by the public are one of the most important ... -
Income Inequality and its Effects on Satisfaction with Democracy: A multilevel Analysis of 29 European countries
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Populist Radical Right Parties in Government: Representational Correctives or Vehicles of Discontent?
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)In the past decades, populist radical right parties in Europe have seen a rise in popularity and have recently started entering European parliaments and governments. This thesis seeks to dive deeper into the consequences ... -
Predicting the legal status of recreational marijuana in U.S. states
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Following decades of a war on drugs in the United States and the demonization of marijuana, a wave of recreational legalization began in 2012 with Washington state and Colorado. Recreational marijuana legalization is a ... -
Responsiveness to a Digital Age: Voting on Artificial Intelligence in the European Parliament
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Artificial Intelligence is a growing technology that is likely to be central for economies and industries across the whole globe. The European Union wants to be at the forefront of the development and deployment of this ... -
På gata for å skape data? En casestudie av SIAN sin gate- og nettaktivitet
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)It has been argued that the far-right has moved their street activism to online platforms. While the radical right and the extreme right were active in the streets 20 years ago, they have primarily shifted their activism ... -
Et grenseløst arbeidsliv? En case-studie av EØS-avtalens effekt på norsk arbeidsliv.
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Eleven som demokratisk medborger En kvalitativ studie av demokrati- og medborgerskapsforståelsen hos videregående elever
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The research questions for this thesis seeks to understand more about high school pupils understanding of democracy and citizenship and to see if this understanding changes after the pupils participates at an educational ... -
End of the World vs. End of the Month: A cross-national multilevel study of climate concern
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The aim of this thesis is to assess some of the factors that might influence concern about climate change among people in different countries and over time. As part of this, I have analyzed whether the “finite pool of ... -
Innvirkning av korrupsjon på demokratisk forvitring i Bosnia og Herzegovina
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When Women Run Again. Re-Candidacy Rates in the Norwegian Parliament 1921 - 2021
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)Research on gendered patterns of political representation has grown drastically over the last couple of decades. At the same time, the existing research and literature on this field has primarily focused on the numbers of ...
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