Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Subject "731114"
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Procedural justice in welfare complaints systems: A comparative study of Norway and Germany
(Master thesis, 2013-05-27)The thesis investigates to what extent Norwegian and German complaints systems secure procedural justice for welfare claimants. Complaints systems are important mechanisms for protection of citizen's welfare rights. The ... -
Public Support for a Ban on Begging in Norway - A Consequence of Negative Stereotypes about the Roma Minority?
(Master thesis, 2016-11-21)This thesis examines whether public support for a ban on begging in Norway is influenced by negative stereotypes about the Roma minority. In 2005, the ban on begging was abolished in Norway by a unanimous vote in Parliament. ... -
Rådgivere i Norge - politiske aktører?
(Master thesis, 2010-05-20)The purpose of this master thesis is to describe the role of advisors in Norwegian politics. Political communication and democratic research have found that political advisors have gained an enhanced role in politics. ... -
Reaching sustainability: Combining sustainable development with emission reductions in the Clean Development Mechanism. A study of the sustainability contributions in the CDM projects with Norwegian investment
(Master thesis, 2014-11-20)This thesis investigates how projects of The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) contribute to sustainable development. These are projects with the dual objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to ... -
Regionale endringer - nøkternhet, pragmatisme og status quo: En kvantitativ studie av holdninger til regionreformen blant fylkesadministrasjonenes ansatte
(Master thesis, 2018-06-16)This thesis seeks to understand the regional administrative employees' attitudes to the ongoing regional reform in Norway. The reform consists of two elements – the merge, both voluntary and by force, of counties, and the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Rough Aid? An econometric analysis of Chinese development aid`s effect on good governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2017-12-09)This thesis attempts to estimate the effect of Chinese development aid on good governance in Sub-Saharan Africa over time. The motivation of this thesis is the growing importance of China as a donor, and the many assumptions ... -
Same, but different
(Master thesis, 2016-06-17)The Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden and Norway is home to the Sámi people, an indigenous group that has in recent decades gone from political marginalization to empowerment. The strongest symbols of this political ... -
Samvirkebonden - En empirisk undersøkelse av en gruppe melkebønder i Hordaland
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Abstract The topic of this master thesis is about the Hordaland farmer and his relationship to the cooperative. The research questions of this thesis are as follows: Which negative and positive sides does the cooperative ... -
Sannfinnene og Sverigedemokratene: Populistiske høyreradikalister? En analyse av partienes policymessige preferanser, og ideologi, fra 2010-2013
(Master thesis, 2013-06-03)Denne studien er basert på følgende forskningsspørsmål: Hvordan sammenfaller Sverigedemokratenes (SD) og Sannfinnenes (PS) policymessige preferanser, og ideologi, fra 2010-2013, med et populistisk, høyreradikalt rammeverk? ... -
Seizing the moment of opportunity? Emerging movements of Coptic activists in Egypt
(Master thesis, 2013-06-14)This thesis aims to explain the development of a Coptic secular movement in Egypt. By using social movement literature I produce a conceptual framework that emphasizes the three variables of opportunity structures, mobilizing ... -
Sentrum-periferi-relasjoner: Kan avstand påvirke holdninger til europeisk integrasjon? Et komparativt casestudium av Tyskland og Romania
(Master thesis, 2012-11-20)Abstract This master thesis is at hypothesis-generating case stadium focusing on center-periphery relations between EU and its member countries. Center-periphery relations between EU as an organization and its member ... -
Siblings or distant relatives? A comparison of populist radical right parties in Europe
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)This thesis has compared which political issues that mobilize voters for populist radical right (PRR) parties in Europe. The research question is Can populist radical right-voting be explained by the same political issues ... -
Skattemoral i en global kontekst: Hvilke faktorer bidrar til høy vilje til å betale skatt? En flernivåanalyse fra 1994-2014
(Master thesis, 2016-05-30)Denne studien undersøker hva som påvirker skattemoral i en rekke land fra 1994 til 2014 . Majoriteten av studier innen skatteetterlevelse og moral benytter en adferds - økonomisk tilnærming. Disse tar gjerne utgangspunkt ... -
Skattereforma av 1992: Nyliberale idear med sosialdemokratiske briller
(Master thesis, 2017-06-22)This thesis analyses the interaction between neoliberal ideas and the political parties Labour (Arbeidarpartiet) and Conservatives (Høgre) in the Norwegian tax reform of 1992. It is a single-case study of Norwegian tax ... -
Sosial kapital -: hvor kommer det fra?
(Master thesis, 2010-10-04)I denne masteroppgaven undersøker jeg ulike antagelser om hvor sosial kapital kommer fra, og hvordan den blir opprettholdt. Jeg jobber ut i fra følgende problemstilling: Hvor kommer sosial kapital fra? Ut i fra eksisterende ...