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The Effect of Voter ID Laws on Turnout: A Counterfactual Analysis
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)In the United States, laws requiring voters to show ID in order to vote are both a novel and highly controversial policy intervention. Disagreement over these laws largely centers on their expected effect on turnout, with ... -
The EU as a democracy promoter in the Maghreb - A crystallization of the European dilemma?
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)In 2021, High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, stated that; “25 years after the Barcelona Declaration and 10 years after the Arab Spring, challenges in the Mediterranean – many of which resulting from global trends ... -
The impact of REDD+ on environmental governance and deforestation: A comparative case study of Peru and two subnational Units
(Master thesis, 2019-07-06)Peru adopted a “nested approach” to REDD+ in 2008. The nested approach can teach us a lot about environmental governance and deforestation, because Peru develops REDD+ the on local, regional and national level. The ... -
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. ... -
The politics of mandatory extensions of collective bargaining
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)The proportion of workers covered by collective agreements has fallen in most OECD countries over the last decades. One of the main ways governments can increase collective bargaining coverage is through mandatory extensions. ... -
The regulation and use of armed guards for protection of merchant vessels transitioning high risk areas
(Master thesis, 2020-08-05)The regulation and use of armed guards for protection of merchant vessels transitioning high risk areas - A comparative study of two Western European states’ approach to the employment of armed security. -
The value of human values for understanding attitudes towards the EU: A multi-country and longitudinal study
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The Winner Takes it All: Investigating the incumbency effect for the Progress Party on the Norwegian municipal level
(Master thesis, 2019-06-28)With this thesis I explore the incumbency effect for the Progress Party in local Norwegian politics. While there seems to be wide-ranging agreement that incumbency indeed has an effect, whether this is an advantage or ... -
Thirty years of Regional and Federal Studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Regional and Federal Studies' 30th anniversary offers an opportunity to take stock of the state of the discipline and of the journal. We make four claims. First, the multi-level nature of the political world has intensified ... -
Three approaches to labor-market vulnerability and political preferences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This contribution starts by presenting the three main approaches that political scientists use to analyze labor market vulnerability. We proceed to discuss various operationalizations of labor market vulnerability. We ... -
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 ... -
Three stones, one bird? A study of public support for meat-reduction policies in Norway
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Tilfeldighetsprinsippet i Norges Høyesterett: Fordelingen av saker mellom dommere og fordelingen av dommere på avdeling. En empirisk undersøkelse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)I hvilken grad etterlever Norges Høyesterett sitt eget «tilfeldighetsprinsipp» som domstolen sier den praktiserer? Et tilfeldighetsprinsipp er en viktig prosedyre som skal sikre at tildelingen av saker til dommere og ... -
To comply or not to comply? Building an index for constitutional compliance
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)There are limited, but increasing, attempts at quantitatively measuring the distance between de jure provisions and their de facto adherence. Such attempts seem mostly concerned with rights provisions, but some also concern ... -
To sider av same sak: Ein kvantitativ casestudie av haldningar til kommunesamanslåing og politisk legitimitet
(Master thesis, 2013-06-06)Oppgåva studerer årsaker til haldningar til kommunesamanslåing og korleis desse heng saman med legitimitetsgrunnlaget for kommunesamanslåingar. To kommunar, Hareid og Ulstein, utgjer casen for analysen. Analyseeiningane ... -
A tough trade-off? The asymmetrical impact of populist radical right inclusion on satisfaction with democracy and government
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Populist radical right (PRR) parties are increasingly included in coalition governments across Western Europe. How does such inclusion affect satisfaction with democracy (SWD) in these societies? While some citizens will ... -
Tracking trust - Investigating how social capital influences economic development in Latin America.
(Master thesis, 2009-12-04)This thesis investigates how social capital can lead to enhanced economic development through lowering transaction costs and promoting labour productivity and investment. The research question is: How does social capital ... -
Trade liberalization: The right engine of growth? A quantitative analysis
(Master thesis, 2007)Do lower barriers to international trade induce a positive effect on economic growth? This has been a highly debated issue within the field of economics for more than a century. Several studies find a positive relationship ...