Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på tittel

Oceans Apart: Ideologies of Extraterritorial Foreign Policy in Northern Europe and the USA

Stensli, Hans Olav (Doctoral thesis, 2006-06-23)

In the study of international relations, domestic variables have rather seldom been used to explainphenomena on the international level. In comparative politics and historical sociology, explainingdomestic outcomes have ...

OECD-statenes forsvarsutgifter: En kald krig mot finanskrisen?

Møller, Maria Sandtorv (Master thesis, 2016-06-01)

Denne oppgaven studerer determinantene for OECD-statenes forsvarsutgifter. Oppgaven ser spesielt på om finanskrisen fra 2008 har bidratt til en endring i effektene til determinantene. Det er tre variabler som er av spesiell ...

Offentlig støtte i asymmetrisk krigføring: Hvordan amerikansk opinion påvirket utfallet av Afghanistankrigen

Slyngstad, Tuva Ekeroth (Master thesis, 2022-06-22)

In April 2021, President Biden announced the drawdown of American troops in Afghanistan. Thereby ending the United States’ longest war by August 31st 2021. Seemingly, the drawdown was not motivated by any new evolvement ...

Olje for Utvikling. En analyse av norsk petroleumsbistand

Lopez, Paulina Isabel (Master thesis, 2009-12-04)

I denne oppgaven skal jeg analysere valget av hovedsamarbeidsland til bistandsprogrammet Olje for Utvikling. Med opprettelsen av Olje for Utvikling (OfU) i 2005 ble all petroleumsbistand samlet under ett program og tillagt ...

"Om ikke akkurat grasrot, så nesten litt". Miljøverndepartementets bruk av "sivilsamfunnsinitiativer" som virkemidler for økt folkelig miljøengasjement

Sælensminde, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2008)

This thesis studies how the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment tries to increase citizeninvolvement in environmental issues by using “grassroot” consumer organizations as a tool. Twosuch organizations are examined, ...

On studying the unstudyable: a quantitative literature review of proposed causes of corruption and how these have been studied

Blindheim, Kristian (Master thesis, 2011-06-01)

This thesis is a quantitative review of research on the causes of corruption. The aim is twofold: firstly to establish the degree of agreement between researchers regarding the causal effect of seven different explanatory ...

"On Thin Ice?" Understanding Sustainable Development in the Arctic Council

Mevatne, Martine (Master thesis, 2016-11-22)

The thesis investigates the institutional approach" to sustainable development in the Arctic Council. What has been called the institutional approach is conceived of along two dimensions 1. The institutional dimension; ...

Online Service Providers and the Arab Spring

Lemaire, Pauline Margurite (Master thesis, 2018-06-30)

The role played by internet and mobile phone services – access providers, social media etc – in the Arab Spring has been much discussed, including in academia. Whether these services were instrumental in the wave of ...

Organised interests in the media and policy congruence: The contingent impact of the status quo

Rasmussen, Anne; Binderkrantz, Anne Skorkjær; Klüver, Heike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

While a multitude of studies have investigated the link between opinion and policy, we have little knowledge of how and when organised interests affect this linkage. We argue that the alignment of organised interests affects ...

Out of work and out of office: The golden mix for left bloc support in Norway

Arnesen, Sveinung (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)

Across established democracies, the relationship between the economy and party choice is robust. In efforts to test the relationship further, forecasting models based on economic and political variables have been constructed ...

Outsourcing Peace? The United Nations' Use of Private Security and Military Companies

Østensen, Åse Gilje (Master thesis, 2005-09)

Private companies provide security and military services to states, international organizations, international non-governmental organizations, and individuals. This thesis addresses the United Nation’s use of private ...

Parti, velgere, media og politikk. Innflytelse på Stortingets dagsorden gjennom representasjon og agendasetting 1985-2001

Thesen, Gunnar (Master thesis, 2004)

I denne oppgaven analyseres partienes, velgernes og medienes innflytelse på Stortingets dagsorden i perioden 1985-2001. To ulike prosesser for innflytelse på offentlig politikk, politisk representasjon og politisk ...

Participation in Indigenous Democracy: Voter Turnout in Sámi Parliamentary Elections in Norway and Sweden

Bergh, Johannes; Dahlberg, Stefan; Mörkenstam, Ulf; Saglie, Jo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-05)

This article compares and analyzes voter turnout in the 2013 elections to the Sámi parliaments in Norway and Sweden, using data from voter surveys. Is voting in these elections motivated by the same factors that explain ...

Party Competition as an Explanation for New Parties’ Decision to Reenter Elections and Electoral Success: A Heckman’s Selection Model of New Parties in Central and Eastern Europe

Baumann, Sofie Hillestad (Master thesis, 2020-08-28)

This thesis investigates the determinants of reentry and electoral success among new parties that encounter ideological competition from established parties in Central and Eastern Europe. In this part of Europe there is a ...