Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Subject "731114"
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Achieving justice by starvation: a quantitative analysis of hunger strike outcomes
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This thesis analysis hunger strikes as a specific protest tactic and aims to contribute to the understanding of where, when and how hunger strikes are most likely to reach their intended goals. By using a dataset consisting ... -
Adapting to closing space: Human rights NGOs’ strategies in Putin’s Russia
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)This thesis is concerned with investigating two phenomena related to civil society occurring in competitive authoritarian regimes: Closing space for civil society and deliberation in the form of limited pluralism. The study ... -
"Addressing the Gender Blindness of Decommodification" - Adapting decommodification of the paradox of female commodification
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis seeks to resolve the gender blindness of Esping-Andersen's decommodification index and examine which socioeconomic and political forces that explain decommodification when female decommodification is accounted ... -
Afrikansk samarbeid i regionale mellomstatlege institusjonar.
(Master thesis, 2009-05-20)The thesis deals with interstate cooperation in African regional institutions, and poses the question: What characterizes African interstate cooperation as opposed to regional cooperation in other world regions. Institutional ... -
Arctic governance: Understanding the geopolitics of commercial shipping via the Northern Sea Route
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)The purpose of this study is to examine the implications of the development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with regard to governance in the Arctic. This topic is of importance as Arctic waters are getting bluer, more ... -
Balancing budgets. Political explanations of central government’s budget balance
(Master thesis, 2010-06-02)This thesis tries to identify which political and societal factors influence central governments' fiscal balance. It conducts the analysis using the statistical technique longitudinal multilevel models. 46 electoral ... -
Balancing the thin line between political and ecological protest, A Study of the Shies Protest
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«Barnevernet vil de ha fullstendig fjernet» En studie av årsaker til mistillit til barnevernet
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)This study examines what underlies critical attitudes towards the Norwegian child protection service (CPS) by using quantitative methods and survey data. The CPS`s mandate is to ensure that children in Norway who live under ... -
Between communism and democracy: why postcommunist regimes get "stuck in transition"
(Master thesis, 2010-11-19)The transitions from communist rule throughout Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have resulted in high regime diversity among the postcommunist regimes. Which factors may explain these differences in the political ... -
Bistand for utvikling. Effekten av handelsrelatert bistand på økonomisk utvikling i land sør for Sahara
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)The aim of this thesis is to study the relationship between Aid for Trade, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. The research question is: Does trade related aid has a positive direct effect on economic development ... -
Bompengeopprøret i Rogaland. Hets, truslar og bompengar
(Master thesis, 2020-08-28)Målet med denne oppgåva var å få økt kunnskap om bompengeopprøret som tok stad frå hausten 2018 til våren 2019 i Rogaland. Problemstillinga forsøkjer og gje eit svar på kva som gjorde at debattklimaet i bompengesaken vart ... -
Causes of regime breakdown in Tunisia and Egypt, economy or hybrity?
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)This analysis tests regime-related and economical explanations for regime breakdowns in Tunisia and Egypt. Generalizations from four large N-studies are used to find out if the two breakdowns find themselves within the ... -
The challenge from within: A multilevel analysis of ethnic separatist demands, 1990-2003
(Master thesis, 2009-11-19)This thesis aims to identify which factors that explain why ethnic groups raise separatist demands and what factors that are associated with a radicalization or de-radicalization of these demands over time. The topic is ... -
A changed welfare-state: Sweden through the 1980s
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis seeks to contribute to the important debate regarding whether who governs matter, and if the relationship between the government and labor unions affect economic performance. The research question is: "Did ... -
Changing Narratives? An Analysis of the Effects of the European Debt Crisis on the European Integration Narratives of the SPD and the CDU/CSU
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)With this thesis I aim to investigate the effects of the European debt crisis on the European Integration narratives of political parties. Taking an actor centred view on European integration, a qualitative analysis of the ... -
China in Africa: New colonialism or sustainable development?
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This paper examines the criticisms China has received over its involvement in Africa over the past decade. By utilising case studies of two sub- Saharan African countries, empirical data, and economic development theory ... -
Chinese colonialism or south-south cooperation? The case of chinese resources for infrastructure contracts in Angola
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)This thesis examines the use of Chinese resources for infrastructure contracts in Angola. China has engaged in this mechanism that trades African natural resources for Chinese infrastructure construction with several African ... -
Citizens’ Attitudes toward a System of Responsibility Sharing for Asylum Seekers in Europe: A Replication Study
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)Four years after the unprecedented influx of refugees to Europe in 2015/2016, Europe still only has temporary solutions for refugee protection. The current regulations of the Common European Asylum System are not capable ... -
Cleavages and party systems in post-communist Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria
(Master thesis, 2008-11-20)This thesis examines the presence of cleavages and their effect on party systems in post-communist Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. By using logistic regression models, operationalisations of cleavages from different surveys ... -
Climate and Conflict: A logistic multilevel analysis of the relationship between climate variability and violent conflict
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)In this thesis I investigate the link between climate variability and violent conflict. By applying an unconventional way of measuring conflict with regards to death toll based in contemporary climate-conflict literature, ...