Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på tittel
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Regulating low wages: cross-national policy variation and outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article provides a comparative analysis of three central policies to regulate low wages: statutory minimum wages, state support for collective bargaining and topping up low wages with public transfers (in-work benefits). ... -
Rejected Cultural Biases Shape Our Political Views: A Migrant Household Study and Two Large-Scale Surveys
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-09-28)The main research problem of how we should understand the relationship between individuals, social structures in institutions, and cultural biases is approached from two different angles: from a study of migrant households ... -
The relationship between financial development and economic growth
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)Developing countries in Asia and Africa have economically often been lagging behind the economies of the West. One reason can be found by looking at the executive capacities and the necessary financial structures. Global ... -
The relationship between natural resources and armed conflict onset:"It's complicated". A quantitative analysis of how natural resources affect internal armed conflict onset during the period 1950-2003
(Master thesis, 2012-05-31)The thesis examines how natural resources affect internal armed conflict onset through a quantitative analysis of data on 167 countries covering the period 1950-2003. Previous research on the relationship between natural ... -
Religious change and political continuity. The evangelical church in Guatemalan politics
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-20)This thesis explores the political implications of the rapid growth of Protestantism in Guatemala. Contrasting the considerable changes in the religious landscape, Guatemalan politics has long been characterised by continuity. ... -
“Ren populisme!” Finnes det populistiske trekk ved Rødts kommunikasjonsstil på Facebook?
(Master thesis, 2021-06-15)Denne oppgaven tar for seg Rødt og har som formål å undersøke hvorvidt det finnes populistiske trekk ved partiet. I den offentlige debatten er det flere eksempler på at partiet på ulike måter er omtalt som populistisk. Med ... -
Representative democracy and climate change : Climate policy preferences and congruence between citizens and elected representatives
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-06-09)Denne avhandlingen tar for seg to viktige aspekter ved politikken i dag. For det første, koblingen mellom innbyggere, folkevalgte og offentlig politikk, som er essensielt for funksjonen til et representativt demokrati. For ... -
Repressing or regulating? How African states control online activities
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-06)Sosiale medier og internett har blitt sett på som gode verktøy for demokratisk deltakelse, som gjør det lettere for innbyggerne å delta i politikken og for kandidatene å nå ut til velgerne. Internett og sosiale medier byr ... -
Reserved but Principled – and Sometimes Functional: Explaining Decentralisation Preferences Among Regional Bureaucrats
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In recent decades, decentralisation measures have been implemented in most advanced democracies. While such reforms may be driven by subnational pressures and demands for empowerment, the central government usually has the ... -
Responding to the gig economy: A comparative case-study of platform work in Norway and United Kingdom
(Master thesis, 2022-06-22)The rise of the gig economy is a challenge facing many established economies in Europe. The ongoing digital transformation of society has resulted in rapid changes to the labour market. Work through digital labour platforms ... -
Responsibility to Protect in Application: A Comparative Analysis of Libya and Syria during the Arab spring
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)Responsibility to protect (RtoP) is a recent concept of international politics, whose goal is to define the best attitude to adopt when the world is confronted to grave humanitarian crises. Within RtoP, each state carries ... -
The Responsibility to Protect: En løsning for konflikten i Syria?
(Master thesis, 2014-05-26)Konflikten i Syria startet mars 2011 og har utviklet seg til en borgerkrig med store menneskelige lidelser mens denne studien har blitt utarbeidet. Reaksjonene fra verdenssamfunnet har vært å fordømme volden, men avgjørende ... -
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 ... -
Rethinking public funding of parties and corruption: Confronting theoretical complexity and challenging measurement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Does the provision of state subsidies to political parties reduce their involvement in corruption? Existing research provides inconclusive evidence on this relationship, perhaps because cross-national studies on public ... -
Rett og politikk. En studie av NSR og Ap på Sametinget 1998-2004
(Master thesis, 2004)Formålet med denne undersøkelsen er å avdekke hovedforskjellene mellom Norske Samers Riksforbund (NSR) og Arbeiderpartiet (Ap) på Sametinget i dag. De er Sametingets to største partigrupper, og har vært representert i alle ... -
The Revolving Door in In International Investment Arbitration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)It is often claimed that international investment arbitration is marked by a revolving door: individuals act sequentially and even simultaneously as arbitrator, legal counsel, expert witness, or tribunal secretary. If this ... -
Rising Tide or Skilful Manoeuvring? Comparison of classical theories on elections and parties applied to a novel case: The Green Parties
(Master thesis, 2020-08-28)There has been a steadily increasing interest in the study of the phenomenon of “niche” parties in the last decade. The resulting literature has predominantly focused on populist right-wing parties, and while this is vital, ... -
The road towards 2020: A multiple case study on the implementation of the RES-Directive in Estonia, Latvia and Norway and the factors affecting their performance towards meeting the 2020 renewable energy targets.
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)The purpose of this study is to examine which factors have affected the performance of Estonia, Latvia and Norway towards reaching their 2020 renewable energy goals they have committed themselves to as a result of the ... -
Roads to Autonomy. Similar paths, different outcomes in two Inuit regions
(Master thesis, 2017-12-12)The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain why two Inuit regions in Canada, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut, experienced different outcomes after extensive tripartite negotiations for self-government. Although both regions ... -
Rogue aid or the poor helping the poor? Making sense of Chinese foreign aid to Africa
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)This thesis investigates Chinese foreign aid allocation to Africa between 2000 and 2014. China is an emerging donor of foreign aid and has become an alternative source of assistance for African recipient countries. Considering ...