• Populist MPs on Facebook: Adoption and emotional reactions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden 

  Sandberg, Linn; Jacobs, Kristof; Spierings, Niels (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 ...

• Sametingets relevans og rekkevidde 

  Falch, Torvald; Selle, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Sametinget, som et direkte folkevalgt organ av og for samer, kan sies å være etablert for å utøve selvbestemmelse for et eget urfolkspolitisk fellesskap innenfor staten. Det er en institusjon som imidlertid har betydelige ...

• Trust in political parties and ideological proximity voting in Europe: the role of trust in political parties as a heuristic mechanism 

  Okolikj, Martin; Goubin, Silke; Stiers, Dieter; Hooghe, Marc (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 ...

• The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court 

  Nie, Mintao; Grendstad, Gunnar; Waltenburg, Eric N.; Shaffer, William R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  What is the effect of gender on the deliberative process of judging? Drawing on previous research on female leaders’ inclination to foster a more inclusive and collaborative decision-making process, we argue that decision ...

• Understanding the Power of Framing: The Role of Policy Context and Stakeholder Characteristics in the EU Feedback Mechanism 

  Haukeland, Maren Søvre (Master thesis, 2022-07-06)

• The Politics of Liberal Rights in Africa : Regulating and legislating freedom of association, expression, and information 

  Selvik, Lisa-Marie Måseidvåg (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 ...

• The Norwegian welfare state and the integration of refugees through activation. An exploratory case study of Bergen 

  Drabløs, Karoline Henriette Måløy (Master thesis, 2022-06-22)

  Within the field of immigration research one particular topic keeps resurfaces, namely how will immigrants affect the welfare state, a discussion that is often focused on how to protect the welfare state from immigrants. ...

• Diversity in Stakeholder Preferences Regarding EU Policy: The Effect of Survey Elements within Processes of Open Public Consultation 

  Hanssen, Rebekka Strandmann (Master thesis, 2022-06-22)

  Since the "European Governance A White Paper" launched in 2001, the European Union has worked to improve accountability and transparency within the organization. Preferences voiced by the public are one of the most important ...

• Populist Radical Right Parties in Government: Representational Correctives or Vehicles of Discontent? 

  Helgesen, Sara Brügger (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 ...

• When Women Run Again. Re-Candidacy Rates in the Norwegian Parliament 1921 - 2021 

  Wågen, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2022-06-22)

  Research on gendered patterns of political representation has grown drastically over the last couple of decades. At the same time, the existing research and literature on this field has primarily focused on the numbers of ...

• Why can’t we agree on the effect of education on income inequality? A meta-analysis 

  Meland, Ida Marie Støp (Master thesis, 2022-06-22)

  Does education influence income inequality? Despite being a widely examined subject within political, sociological, and economic research over the past 70 years, researchers have not reached unanimity on whether higher ...

• Responding to the gig economy: A comparative case-study of platform work in Norway and United Kingdom 

  Massey, Daniel (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 ...

• Women, work, and wages: How family policies continue to shape the gender wage gap 

  Bakkevoll, Sandra Elise (Master thesis, 2022-06-22)

  Despite a dramatic convergence in the gender wage gap at the end of the 20th century, there has been a puzzling stability ever since. The thesis addresses this puzzling development by asking: How do family policies intended ...

• Authoritarian or Simply Disillusioned? Explaining Democratic Skepticism in Central and Eastern Europe 

  Auerbach, Kiran Rose; Petrova, Bilyana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Survey research has revealed that post-communist citizens are skeptical towards democracy. Despite a substantial body of literature that has researched the origins and determinants of these attitudes, consensus has not yet ...

• Humanitarian Diplomacy at the United Nations 

  Turunen, Salla (Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-09)

  I en verden preget av kriser, langvarige væpnede konflikter og hyppigere naturkatastrofer på grunn av klimaendringer, forventes humanitære behov på tvers av landegrenser og kontinenter å øke. Dette tvinger humanitære aktører ...

• Do informal Networks Increase Migrants’ Over-Education? Comparing Over-Education for Natives, Migrants and Second Generations in Italy and Assessing the Role of Networks in Generating It 

  VanWolleghem, Pierre-Georges; De Angelis, Marina; Scicchitano, Sergio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Whilst migration has become a structural feature of most European countries, the integration of foreigners in the labour market continues to raise concerns. Evidence across countries shows that migrants are more often ...

• Same Rules, Higher Costs: Women’s Pathways to Candidacy in Zambia 

  Rakner, Lise; Arriola, Leonardo; Phillips, Melanie L. (Chapter, 2021)

• Introducing the Party-interest group relationships in contemporary democracies datasets 

  Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Hansen, Vibeke Wøien; Rødland, Lise; Maiken, Røed; Klüver, Heike; Le Gall, Cal; Marshall, David; Otjes, Simon; Poguntke, Thomas; Rasmussen, Anne; Saurugger, Sabine; Witko, Christopher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Few existing datasets on parties and interest groups include data from both sides and a wide variety of interest groups and parties. We contribute to filling this gap by making several interconnected new datasets publicly ...

• Changing Attitudes towards Government Responsibility for Social Welfare in China between 2004-2014: Evidence from Three National Surveys 

  Dalen, Kristin (Journal article, 2022)

  Social policies in China have expanded rapidly since the early 2000s, broadening welfare provisions aiming to improve citizens’ well-being in a context of rapid development and increasing inequality. How people see the ...

• Norge som mål for utenlandske investeringer: Trender og forklaringer 

  Gåsemyr, Hans Jørgen; Medin, Hege (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Utenlandske investeringer er en viktig del av økonomien i mange land. Det gjelder også Norge, hvor utenlandskontrollerte foretak sysselsetter 21 prosent av arbeidstakerne i privat næringsliv. Samtidig vet vi at strømmene ...

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