Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Subject "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240"
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Abolition of the death penalty. An event history analysis of the political, cultural and socioeconomic determinants of death penalty abolition.
(Master thesis, 2008-09)During the past 50 years, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. Today,more than half of the countries of the world have removed capital punishment from theirlaws for crimes such as murder. The use of ... -
Finanskrisen og de europeiske velferdsstatene
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Models with Men and Women: Representing Gender in Dynamic Modeling of Social Systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-23)Dynamic engineering models have yet to be evaluated in the context of feminist engineering ethics. Decision-making concerning gender in dynamic modeling design is a gender and ethical issue that is important to address ... -
The Politics of Housing Delivery: A Comparative Study of Administrative Behaviour in South Africa and Zimbabwe
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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 ... -
Systems Engineering Applied to Evaluate Social Systems: Analyzing systemic challenges to the Norwegian welfare state
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-01)The Norwegian welfare state is one of the most generous in the world providing social security through universal healthcare, education and childcare. Elderly Norwegians also face a relatively secure retirement with a solid ... -
Trade liberalization: The right engine of growth? A quantitative analysis
(Master thesis, 2007)Do lower barriers to international trade induce a positive effect on economic growth? This has been a highly debated issue within the field of economics for more than a century. Several studies find a positive relationship ...