Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Title
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Perspectives on human rights in a local context. A case study of Belarus.
(Master thesis, 2019-07-06)The present research makes several noteworthy contributions to the theme of perspectives on human rights in a local context by examining the case of Belarus. Its major objective is to examine the interrelation between the ... -
A Platform or Partner: Engaging the Media in Advocacy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)What are the roles of media actors in relation to civil society actors in advocacy campaigns, and what factors shape these roles? Interested in media strategies of civil society actors, the paper examines the advocacy for ... -
Platform work in a Coordinated Market Economy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)To investigate whether platform work can grow even in political economies with an adverse institutional environment, we examine Germany as a least likely case. We assess what constrains the growth of platform work in Germany ... -
Policy positions, power and interest group-party lobby routines
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Prior literature points to the importance of party power and ideology for interest group-party contacts in the legislative arena. But interest groups do not often have ideologies – they are typically active in a small ... -
Policy representation in Europe: the 2018 Peter Mair lecture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A key challenge of democratic societies is to ensure a continuous flow of information between the people and elites in order to secure representation of citizen preferences. While there may be occasions where deviations ... -
Political (In)tolerance of the Far-Right: The Importance of Agency
(Journal article, 2021-05-04)This paper examines the impact of far-right agency on public political tolerance—what the parties on the far right do to disconnect themselves from accusations of extremism and thus increase their political tolerance by ... -
The political agency of private military and security companies: Govenors in the making
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-06)This thesis studies the political agency of private military and security companies (PMSCs) and, in particular, the legitimation of their authority. Four case studies provide four inroads into the manner in which these ... -
Political and institutional limits to the rise of platform work
(Chapter, 2022)This chapter discusses why it is unlikely that platform work will replace standard employment on a massive scale. I discuss social, economic, institutional, and political factors that limit platform work. Among the ... -
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» ...