Blar i Department of Comparative Politics på tittel
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Economics, Politics and Young Males. Root Causes of Terrorism on the Aggregate Level in Europe
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)The research question posed in this thesis is: what are the root causes of terrorism on the aggregate level in Europe. There is little convergence on the root causes of terrorism in the field of terrorism research, and ... -
Economy, territory, and identity: A Rokkanian analysis of Indigenous self-determination in Canada and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Indigenous peoples throughout the circumpolar north have made significant progress in terms of securing self-determination through greater political autonomy. Although such change is important, it must be accompanied by ... -
Education at a standstill: how the consociational school of thought has perpetuated ethnic conflict in post-war Bosnia
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This study set out to explore why the consociational prescription to have cultural autonomy in education contributes to perpetuating ethnic conflict instead of conflict resolving, in post-war societies like Bosnia and ... -
Effects of the Refugee Crisis on Perceptions of Asylum Seekers in Recipient Populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article examines the effects of the refugee crisis on perceptions of asylum seekers. Previous research has demonstrated that asylum seekers are perceived in terms of deservingness—either as deserving refugees in need ... -
Effekten av bistand - vellykket demokratipromotering eller olje til autokratiets maskineri?
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)The primary aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the question: Which effect does aid have on democratization? The answer to this has been remarkably diverse, ranging from arguments regarding how aid ... -
Effektiv QUANGO for partnerskap i nord? en hypotesegenererende casestudie av Barentssekretariatets rolle i Barentssamarbeidet
(Master thesis, 2011-06-03)Formålet med denne casestudien har vært å beskrive hvilken rolle Barentssekretariatet spiller i Barentssamarbeidet, og hvorvidt Sekretariatets rolle har implikasjoner for det regionale og nasjonale politiske nivå på norsk ... -
Electoral competition after party splits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)While party splits are a relatively frequent phenomenon in many new and established democracies, the systematic empirical research on electoral competition after schisms is limited. The analysis of more than 200 splits ... -
The Empire Strikes Back. Historical Legacies and Democratic Political Culture in Ukraine
(Master thesis, 2018-06-16)This study investigates how Ukraine’s geographical patterns of democratic political culture are shaped by historical legacies from long defunct empires and states. The thesis’ focus is on what has been called a “natural ... -
An Empirical Evaluation of Explanations for Political System Support
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The literature that examines cross-national satisfaction with democracy seeks to discover a set of predictors that are associated with evaluations of regime performance. The most common way of examining the determinants ... -
En analyse av tendenser i politisk journalistikk i Norge - belyst gjennom Juul- og Snøhvit-saken.
(Master thesis, 2003)Hvor kan den politiske presse i Norge sies å befinne seg per i dag? Med dette som grunnlag har jeg undersøkt og analysert sentrale og definerende sider ved den politiske journalistikken for bedre å kunne forstå hvilken ... -
En brikke i puslespillet - Strategiske aktørers vurderinger av trusler og sårbarheter
(Master thesis, 2022-11-21)This thesis seeks to gain an understanding regarding what threats and vulnerabilities strategic actors in the maritime domain see as most relevant, both towards themselves and more generally in society. A secondary research ... -
En fremtid under overvåking- Hvordan Norges forhold til EU vises i implementeringsprosessen rundt Datalagringsdirektivet.
(Master thesis, 2013-06-02)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg hvordan Norges forhold til EU vises i debatten om Datalagringsdirektivet. -
«En kamp mellom stridende interesser»: Analyse av dommeradferd i økonomiske saker for Norges Høyesterett 1963-2014
(Master thesis, 2015-06-02)The purpose of this thesis is to examine how case-level factors influence judicial behavior in civil economic cases on the Norwegian Supreme Court. While much is known about how justices' individual characteristics influence ... -
“En komparativ studie av Økonomisk og Demokratisk utvikling i utvalgte Afrikanske Oljestater” “-eller Gråt mitt elskede Afrika”
(Master thesis, 2019-07-06)Study of democratic development in African petrostates after decades of strong economic growth. A look into the impact of democracy after decades of economical growth in the Sub-Saharan region. -
En kvalitativ analyse av demokratikvaliteten i Russland fra 1991-2009
(Master thesis, 2009-09-21)As the Soviet Union collapsed and Russia got independent, a transition to democracy started. Despite a democratic constitution, in which democratic institutions are included, the process stagnated and started reversing in ... -
Endogenous Popularity: How Perceptions of Support Affect the Popularity of Authoritarian Regimes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Being popular makes it easier for dictators to govern. A growing body of scholarship therefore focuses on the factors that influence authoritarian popularity. However, it is possible that the perception of popularity itself ... -
Enough food is not enough - Litigation as a strategy to secure the right to food in Guatemala
(Master thesis, 2011-05-27)This thesis aims to investigate the conditions for legal enforcement of the right to food in Guatemala. In recent years there has been an increase in the phenomenon of protecting social rights through the legal opportunity ... -
Er geografisk representasjon i Høyesterett viktig? Holdninger blant befolkning og eliter i sentrum og periferien av Norge
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Mens statens retningslinjer slår fast at høyesterettsdommere skal ha gode faglige kvalifikasjoner, sier representasjonsteorien at dommerne bør speile befolkningen for å gi domstolen og dens avgjørelser legitimitet. Vi ... -
Et flerkulturelt samfunn. En komparativ analyse av norsk og svensk integreringspolitikk som en toveis prosess
(Master thesis, 2018)Denne masteren er en kvalitativ casestudie der jeg sammenlikner norsk og svensk integreringspolitikk utover 2000-tallet, med fokus på introduksjonsprogram, herunder arbeidsmarkedstiltak, bosettingsstrategier og integrering ... -
Et folk uten stat bygger opp en rettsstat. Hvor uavhengige er domstolene i irakisk Kurdistan?
(Master thesis, 2015-06-03)Går det an å bygge opp en rettstat i et land som er i konflikt? Irak har i flere årtier vært mest kjent for krig, vold og terrorisme. Det er mindre kjent internasjonalt at midt i en situasjon av krig og kaos har kurderne ...