Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på tittel
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The political agency of private military and security companies: Govenors in the making
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-06)This thesis studies the political agency of private military and security companies (PMSCs) and, in particular, the legitimation of their authority. Four case studies provide four inroads into the manner in which these ... -
Political and institutional limits to the rise of platform work
(Chapter, 2022)This chapter discusses why it is unlikely that platform work will replace standard employment on a massive scale. I discuss social, economic, institutional, and political factors that limit platform work. Among the ... -
Political congruence between adolescence and their parents: evidence from a quasi-experimental local elections in the city of Ghent (Belgium)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Lowering the voting age is often criticized due to the alleged political immaturity of young voters, which is considered as negative for the quality of democracy. We adopt a unique approach to this issue by measuring ... -
The Political Inclusion of Youth : Quotas, Parties, and Elections in Democratic and Democratizing States
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-08-28)This cumulative PhD dissertation studies the political inclusion of young men and women in democratic and democratizing states. It compares three aspects of political inclusion on the macro, meso, and micro levels of ... -
Political institutions and their effect on democracy in the Dominican Republic -A critical assessment
(Master thesis, 2004)This thesis deals with political institutions and their effect on democracy and prospects for stabilising and consolidating democracy. It discusses a single case: The Dominican Republic. The new institutional theories argue ... -
The Politics of EU Asylum Policy. A comparative study of decision-making before and after the 'refugee crisis'
(Master thesis, 2017-06-23)This thesis is concerned with explaining the development of EU asylum policy. The research question – How did the refugee crisis affect EU decision-making in asylum policy? – Is answered by deploying a new theoretical ... -
The Politics of Housing Delivery: A Comparative Study of Administrative Behaviour in South Africa and Zimbabwe
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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 ... -
Politiets innsats mot æresrelatert vold
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Politifagforeninger - Hvordan innflytelse har de på staters demokrati?
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Alle stater har politi. Politiet er den institusjon som håndhever statsmaktens legitime voldsbruk på egen befolkning og politiet er en forutsetning for statens demokratiske virke. Fagforeninger er også en sentral institusjon ... -
Politikk i sentrum og periferi - en analyse av Arbeiderpartiets kommunepartier
(Master thesis, 2020-12-12)This thesis aims to identify differences in policy and ideology between different levels of the Norwegian Labour Party along the centre-periphery dimension. To do this I combine local election manifestos with data on ... -
"Politikk schmolitikk?" En analyse av norsk politisk mediedekning
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)This thesis concerns an important relationship between different actors of the mediated political debate, first and foremost between journalists and politicians. I go through two different theories about their relationship ... -
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 ... -
Politisk kultur og demokratiutvikling i Polen
(Master thesis, 2022-12-01)Denne oppgaven tar for seg autokratiseringen som foregår i Polen og om denne utviklingen har noe med politisk kultur å gjøre, både blant de styrende og hos deler av befolkningen. Bakgrunnen for denne studien, er den generelle ... -
Politiske og institusjonelle trekk: En kvantitativ studie av norske kommuners budsjettbalanse
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)This thesis examines what political and institutional factors effect municipalities fiscal balance. Previous research in this field has tended to investigate single phenomenon’s effect on fiscal balance. This thesis aims ... -
Politiske og økonomiske effekter på utslipp av drivhusgasser: en kvantitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)Denne studien undersøker hvorvidt det finnes en kurvlineær sammenheng mellom økonomisk utviklingsnivå og utslipp av drivhusgasser, hvor fattige og rike land har lave utslipp mens vanlige land har høye utslipp. Dette er et ... -
Populism and the pandemic. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro leading the country in times of COVID-19
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)While there are many studies on the buzz-word populism, there are far fewer studies on how populism effects crisis management. When the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 disease a global pandemic on March ... -
Populisme på samisk. Framveksten av Nordkalottfolket på Sametinget
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Nordkalottfolket (NKF) fikk sitt politiske gjennombrudd i Sametinget ved valget i 2021 med 18,3 prosent av stemmene med 9 av 39 representanter fra 6 av 7 valgkretser. Med populismens forståelse av hvordan «folket», «eliten» ... -
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 ... -
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 ...