Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på emneord "731114"
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Fra hersker til snorklipper - da monarkiene forsvant. Monarki som historisk- politisk regime i Europa 1900- 2015
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)My thesis examines the monarchy as a historical and political type of regime, including the abolishing of the monarchies in 20th century Europe. There were only three republics in Europe in the year 1900, while the rest ... -
Freedom and stability in contemporary monarchies: Testing the theory of monarchical exceptionalism
(Master thesis, 2013-06-02)This thesis investigates whether ruling monarchies are fundamentally different from other authoritarian regimes. The research question is Does having a monarchical regime type increase the degree of political liberalization ... -
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 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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Grant or deny? Gatekeeping on the Norwegian Supreme Court
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Interest in the Supreme Court has grown within political science. The rapidly expanding research on the United States Supreme Court has inspired scholars worldwide to study their own national courts. This field is expanding ... -
Growing Despite the Odds - How NGOs Shift Scale in an Authoritarian Regime
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Similar non-governmental organizations in a similar context should, according to structural analysis have the same outcome. Why can we then observe differences in scale shift between similar organizations that are active ... -
Hardstyret held fram. Ein etterrøknad i strukturelle vilkòr for framvoksteren av nye slag autoritære regime i Sentral-Asia etter uppløysingi av Sovjetsamveldet
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)Denne masteruppgåva presenterer etnonasjonal demografisk samansetnad og innkomor frå eksport av råvareressursar som dei avgjerande strukturelle vilkòri for framvoksteren av nye autoritære regimeslag i dei sentralasiatiske ... -
History matters. A comparative analysis of historical legacies and post-communist corruption
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This thesis investigates the empirical relationship between historical legacies and post-communist corruption. A common argument in the post-communist corruption literature is that the current problems of corruption should ... -
Horizontal Reciprocal Radicalization. A comparative analysis of two cases in a Norwegian context
(Master thesis, 2017-12-13)In 2006, Roger Eatwell introduced the concept of “Cumulative Extremism”, after he observed violent clashes between radical right- and radical Islamist groups in Britain. In 2012, their sister groups, Profetens Ummah and ... -
Hovudstaden som terrormål: Kva faktorar bidreg til angrep mot statens hjerte?
(Master thesis, 2013-06-03)Problemstillinga i denne oppgåva er: I kva grad har terrorangrepa i perioden 1998-2011 vore retta mot ein stats hovudstad, og kva variablar forklarer hovudstadsangrep? Hovudhypotesen i oppgåva er at fleirtalet av angrepa ... -
How the Catholic Church Influences Italian Politics
(Master thesis, 2017-12-12)The Catholic Church has a unique relationship with Italy, with the location of the Vatican in the heart of Rome. From the time of the Italian unification in 1861, the Catholic Church has used different strategies to influence ...