Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Title
Now showing items 554-573 of 633
-
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
(Master thesis, 2019-12-12) -
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
(Master thesis, 2022-11-21) -
Tilbakekall av norsk statsborgerskap: Konsekvenser for integrering og samfunnstillit i det norsk-somaliske miljøet?
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Sammendrag Denne masteroppgaven undersøker konsekvensene av UDIs praksis med tilbakekall av norsk statsborgerskap for norske somalieres tillit til myndighetene og staten, samt hvordan denne praksisen påvirker integreringen ... -
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 ... -
The trade-off between admitting and paying: Experimental evidence on attitudes towards asylum responsibility-sharing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The concentration of the world's refugees in developing countries calls for international collaboration on the matter. In the face of concerns voiced not only amongst politicians but also the public, we investigate how ... -
Trajectories of Mental Health Problems in Childhood and Adult Voting Behaviour: Evidence from the 1970s British Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The link between childhood mental health difficulties such as conduct problems and adult political abstention has been overlooked despite early mental health difficulties potentially resulting in political self-marginalisation. ... -
Trust and credibility: a study of Norwegian asylum practice in sexual orientation claims
(Master thesis, 2013-06-01)This thesis looks at the Norwegian asylum process in cases where the claimant's sexual orientation is their grounds for seeking asylum. Semi- structured interviews with gay asylum seekers, asylum caseworkers, lawyers and ... -
Trust beyond borders: The Norwegian welfare state, social coordinated security schemes and the free movement of labour
(Master thesis, 2014-11-20)Will the increase in the number of labour immigrants after the EU enlargements in 2004, 2007 and 2013, in the context of having to comply with the regulation of coordinated social security from EU, harm levels of general ... -
Trust in political parties and ideological proximity voting in Europe: the role of trust in political parties as a heuristic mechanism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Previous studies have investigated to what extent voters can achieve proximity between their preferences and the positions of the party they vote for. Combining data from the European Social Survey and the Chapel Hill ...