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Political congruence between adolescence and their parents: evidence from a quasi-experimental local elections in the city of Ghent (Belgium)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Lowering the voting age is often criticized due to the alleged political immaturity of young voters, which is considered as negative for the quality of democracy. We adopt a unique approach to this issue by measuring ... -
The Political Inclusion of Youth : Quotas, Parties, and Elections in Democratic and Democratizing States
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-08-28)This cumulative PhD dissertation studies the political inclusion of young men and women in democratic and democratizing states. It compares three aspects of political inclusion on the macro, meso, and micro levels of ... -
Political institutions and their effect on democracy in the Dominican Republic -A critical assessment
(Master thesis, 2004)This thesis deals with political institutions and their effect on democracy and prospects for stabilising and consolidating democracy. It discusses a single case: The Dominican Republic. The new institutional theories argue ... -
The Politics of EU Asylum Policy. A comparative study of decision-making before and after the 'refugee crisis'
(Master thesis, 2017-06-23)This thesis is concerned with explaining the development of EU asylum policy. The research question – How did the refugee crisis affect EU decision-making in asylum policy? – Is answered by deploying a new theoretical ... -
The Politics of Housing Delivery: A Comparative Study of Administrative Behaviour in South Africa and Zimbabwe
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The Politics of Liberal Rights in Africa : Regulating and legislating freedom of association, expression, and information
(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 ... -
Politiets innsats mot æresrelatert vold
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Politifagforeninger - Hvordan innflytelse har de på staters demokrati?
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Alle stater har politi. Politiet er den institusjon som håndhever statsmaktens legitime voldsbruk på egen befolkning og politiet er en forutsetning for statens demokratiske virke. Fagforeninger er også en sentral institusjon ... -
"Politikk schmolitikk?" En analyse av norsk politisk mediedekning
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)This thesis concerns an important relationship between different actors of the mediated political debate, first and foremost between journalists and politicians. I go through two different theories about their relationship ... -
Politikk teller, kjønnsroller avgjør. Om kjønnsfordelingen i 30 europeiske parlamenter
(Master thesis, 2008)Even though most political scientists writing on gender presence in parliaments tend to focuson either socioeconomic or political factors, my finding is that gender roles is the factor withthe most explanatory power. Those ... -
Politiske og økonomiske effekter på utslipp av drivhusgasser: en kvantitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)Denne studien undersøker hvorvidt det finnes en kurvlineær sammenheng mellom økonomisk utviklingsnivå og utslipp av drivhusgasser, hvor fattige og rike land har lave utslipp mens vanlige land har høye utslipp. Dette er et ... -
Populisme på samisk. Framveksten av Nordkalottfolket på Sametinget
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Nordkalottfolket (NKF) fikk sitt politiske gjennombrudd i Sametinget ved valget i 2021 med 18,3 prosent av stemmene med 9 av 39 representanter fra 6 av 7 valgkretser. Med populismens forståelse av hvordan «folket», «eliten» ... -
Populist MPs on Facebook: Adoption and emotional reactions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Sweden
(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 ... -
Populist Radical Right Parties in Government: Representational Correctives or Vehicles of Discontent?
(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 ... -
Populist Radical Right Voters in Contemporary Democracies in Western Europe: Operationalizing and Testing the Three-Dimensional Political Space hypotheses
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This thesis operationalizes and tests a new theoretical framework of how to map populist radical right voters in the political space. While such research has been dominated by two-dimensional frameworks, the framework of ... -
A Postmaterialist Explanation for Homophobia in Africa: Multilevel Analysis of Attitudes Towards Homosexuals in 33 African Countries
(Master thesis, 2018-06-26)This thesis advances a modified version of Inglehart’s Postmaterialist thesis as an explanation for homophobia in Africa. My argument is that economic development substantially contributes to creating a Postmaterialist ... -
Power and Arms: The Diffusion of Military Innovations and Technology. A Comparative Historical Analysis of the Spread of Military Power After the Cold War and Consequences for the Norwegian Navy in the NATO Alliance
(Master thesis, 2018-07-07)This thesis investigates the extensive puzzle of various influences on the diffusion of military power, meaning the spread of certain innovations, through the international system and the implications for international ... -
Preserving the old or building the new? Reputation-building through strategic talk and engagement with stakeholder inputs by the European Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)How bureaucracies respond publicly to policy inputs received in the context of stakeholder participation in policymaking provides important insights into their reputation-building strategies. We examine the European ... -
Presidencialismo em crise ou parlamentarismo por outros meios? Impeachments presidenciais no Brasil e na América Latina
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)O objetivo desse artigo é contextualizar o impeachment da presidente brasileira Dilma Rousseff na literatura mais ampla sobre interrupções de mandatos presidenciais na América Latina. Contrariando a tese linziana de ... -
Presidential Interruptions in Latin America. Concepts, Causes, and Outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-03-04)This dissertation deals with executive instability in Latin American presidentialregimes, a phenomenon called Presidential Interruptions. The dissertation analyses 14cases of presidential interruptions in Latin America in ...