Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Title
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Fremskrittspartiets organisatoriske utvikling fra 1973 til 2013: fra antiparti til masseparti?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Denne artikkelen analyserer Fremskrittspartiets organisatoriske utvikling fra oppstarten som en løs bevegelse under Anders Lange, og spør om Frp i dag har blitt et regulært masseparti. Selv om massepartiet ikke representerer ... -
From Anti-establishment Social Movement to Successful Political party - Following the Emergence of the Five Star Movement in Italy
(Master thesis, 2016-11-21)Using Social Movement Theory (SMT) and political party theory, this paper has explored the phenomenon of anti-establishment social movements transitioning to political parties. The focus has been on four propositions (P) ... -
From Backlogs to Quality Assurance. The Development of Law Clerk Units at Norwegian Courts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) approves the role of law clerks assisting judges in their decision making but cautions against clerks replacing judges. In this article we put CCJE’s caution to a test and ... -
From convergence to congruence: European integration and citizen–elite congruence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Recent research argues that European integration has led to an ideological convergence of member state party systems, which is purported to have significant consequences for democratic representation. We argue that convergence ... -
From Guerillas to Cabinets - A Study of the Development of Post-War Political Parties in Kosovo
(Master thesis, 2017-06-17)The fourth Yugoslav war, the war in Kosovo, was fought between 1998 and 1999. The Kosovo Liberation Army and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo, fought the Serb police, military and paramilitary forces, but also ... -
“From radical revolution to pragmatic moderation.” What drives anti-system moderation in former rebel parties?
(Master thesis, 2021-12-17)A growing literature researches how former rebel parties (FRPs), parties with a past as insurgency groups, adjust to being part of formal political systems. Yet, little has been written about FRPs as a cohesive category ... -
From Russia with Cleavages. A Study in Party System and Voting Behaviour in Post-Communist Russia
(Master thesis, 2005)Introduction: On December 12th 1993 the Russians were about to elect their new national assembly: TheState Duma. Nearly 106 million registered voters were allowed to participate in the election.This was the first election ... -
From secessionism to regionalism: Intra-organizational change and ideological moderation within armed secessionist movements
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05)Secessionist movements rarely succeed in their quests for separate statehood. Hence, conflict resolution efforts in secessionist wars tend to focus on making autonomy frameworks acceptable to both sides. This article posits ... -
From state capture to business capture: A qualitative analysis of institutional development in post-Soviet Russia
(Master thesis, 2014-05-29)This thesis investigates Russian institutional development since the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The aim of the study is to explore whether the role of formal institutions has increased at the expense of informal ... -
Føderalisme som et komponent i statsbygging: det belgiske tilfellet.
(Master thesis, 2013-06-02)Denne oppgaven studerer hvorvidt føderalisme kan sees som en komponent i statsbygging. Studien tar for seg Belgias overgang fra enhetsstat til føderalstat og spør om denne organisatoriske endringen har bidratt til å styrke ... -
Gen(d)eralized Trust: An Experimental Approach to Interpersonal Trust and Gender Sensitivity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this research note, the authors examine the extent to which one gender is more trusted than the other, relying on between-subjects survey experiments fielded in Germany, Norway and the United States. The authors’ findings ... -
Gender in the Supreme Court of Norway - Judicial behaviour in child custody cases, 1968 - 2011
(Master thesis, 2013-06-03)This thesis explores how gender affects the votes of Norwegian Supreme Court judges in cases of disputed child custody in the period from 1968 to 2011. A typology of four common approaches to the study of gendered behaviour ... -
Gender Parity and the Symbolic Representation of Women in Senegal
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)In 2010, Senegal adopted a 50/50 gender quota law called the “Law on Parity”, which led to a dramatic increase in the number of women elected to the National Assembly in the following legislative election from 22,7% to ... -
Geografisk konflikt i det politiske landskapet: En fortelling om to dimensjoner
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)I denne artikkelen undersøker vi geografiske og territorielle skiller i dagens norske politiske landskap der innbyggerne i bygd og by, i sentrum og periferi har kommet nærmere hverandre på grunn av teknologisk og ... -
Gerrymandering v. The Constitution: The case of Gill v. Whitford
(Master thesis, 2018-06-16)In this case study I analyze partisan gerrymandering in the United States with the research question: Does partisan gerrymandering violate the Constitution of the United States of America? With this as a starting point I ... -
"Gimme Shelter": How Can States and the World Community Protect "Climate Refugees"?
(Master thesis, 2012-08-02)The aim of this paper is to look at how the world community can offer protection to climate refugees". Although migration in the face of natural or human made disasters is not a new trend, there are signs of increases in ... -
Globalisation and democracy - friends or foes? Examining the effects of economic globalization on the quality of democracy in established democracies.
(Master thesis, 2021-07-16)This thesis examines whether economic globalisation has any general effects on the quality of democracy in established democracies. Globalisation is considered a crucial contemporary challenge to modern democracies. While ... -
Globalisation and the welfare state - A meta-regression analysis
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)The effect of economic globalisation on the welfare state is a widely polarised debate in the scholarly literature. In essence, there are three possible effects of this relationship: economic globalisation increases welfare, ... -
Glocal politics: Local political parties and GHG emissions in Norwegian municipalities, 2009-2021
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)