Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Title
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Same Rules, Higher Costs: Women’s Pathways to Candidacy in Zambia
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Same, but different
(Master thesis, 2016-06-17)The Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden and Norway is home to the Sámi people, an indigenous group that has in recent decades gone from political marginalization to empowerment. The strongest symbols of this political ... -
Samepolitikkens plass i utviklingsprosesser i nord
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)I løpet av de siste 30 årene har framveksten av Sametinget og andre samiske institusjoner løftet samepolitikken inn i en internasjonal urfolksdiskurs, hvor samiske rettigheter er styrket gjennom norsk støtte til internasjonale ... -
Sametingets relevans og rekkevidde
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Sametinget, som et direkte folkevalgt organ av og for samer, kan sies å være etablert for å utøve selvbestemmelse for et eget urfolkspolitisk fellesskap innenfor staten. Det er en institusjon som imidlertid har betydelige ... -
Samvirke politi og Forsvar; et samvirke som fungerer men som krisen utfordrer.
(Master thesis, 2018-06-30)I denne oppgaven har jeg forsøkt å belyse at kompetanse har en innvirkning på samvirke mellom Forsvaret og politiet i krisehåndtering. Utallige meldinger og proposisjoner fra Storting og regjering omhandler de fire ... -
Samvirkebonden - En empirisk undersøkelse av en gruppe melkebønder i Hordaland
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Abstract The topic of this master thesis is about the Hordaland farmer and his relationship to the cooperative. The research questions of this thesis are as follows: Which negative and positive sides does the cooperative ... -
The ‘sanction‑policy’ linkage from the perspective of citizens and the role of the party system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Research on dynamic representation stresses the effect of electoral incentives on politicians’ motivation to pursue policies in line with the preferences of the majority of the citizens. However, comparative research on ... -
Sannfinnene og Sverigedemokratene: Populistiske høyreradikalister? En analyse av partienes policymessige preferanser, og ideologi, fra 2010-2013
(Master thesis, 2013-06-03)Denne studien er basert på følgende forskningsspørsmål: Hvordan sammenfaller Sverigedemokratenes (SD) og Sannfinnenes (PS) policymessige preferanser, og ideologi, fra 2010-2013, med et populistisk, høyreradikalt rammeverk? ... -
Sámi agency in economic development processes in the Norwegian High North
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The emergence of the Sámi Parliament has lifted Norwegian Sámi politics into an international discourse on indigenous peoples. The clearest imprints of the new Sámi political space are found in the High North region of ... -
The scope of exclusionary public response to the European refugee crisis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We know from previous research that an exclusionary reaction in public opinion is likely following a sudden and large-scale influx of refugees of the sort experienced in many European countries in 2015. Yet, we know much ... -
Seizing the moment of opportunity? Emerging movements of Coptic activists in Egypt
(Master thesis, 2013-06-14)This thesis aims to explain the development of a Coptic secular movement in Egypt. By using social movement literature I produce a conceptual framework that emphasizes the three variables of opportunity structures, mobilizing ... -
Sentrum-periferi-relasjoner: Kan avstand påvirke holdninger til europeisk integrasjon? Et komparativt casestudium av Tyskland og Romania
(Master thesis, 2012-11-20)Abstract This master thesis is at hypothesis-generating case stadium focusing on center-periphery relations between EU and its member countries. Center-periphery relations between EU as an organization and its member ... -
The settler-rights backlash: understanding liberal challenges to Indigenous self-determination
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the archetypal settler-colonial states of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Indigenous peoples have joined the ‘rights revolution’, pressing for self-determination. They have been met by a ‘settler-rights ... -
Shifting parties, constant cleavage. Party system formation along the urban-rural cleavage in post-communist Lithuania
(Master thesis, 2006)When studying the party system formation in post-communist Lithuania, the WesternEuropean theoretical framework is a useful, although not sufficient tool to understand thisprocess. Weak alignments between voters and parties ... -
Siblings or distant relatives? A comparison of populist radical right parties in Europe
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)This thesis has compared which political issues that mobilize voters for populist radical right (PRR) parties in Europe. The research question is Can populist radical right-voting be explained by the same political issues ... -
Sivilsamfunns demokratiske rolle. Er Norge og Danmark så ulike?
(Master thesis, 2007)The starting point of this paper is the reports on power and democracy which were finished in Denmark and Norway in 2003. The paper is an attempt at explaining the reason for the great differences between the conclusions ... -
Skattemoral i en global kontekst: Hvilke faktorer bidrar til høy vilje til å betale skatt? En flernivåanalyse fra 1994-2014
(Master thesis, 2016-05-30)Denne studien undersøker hva som påvirker skattemoral i en rekke land fra 1994 til 2014 . Majoriteten av studier innen skatteetterlevelse og moral benytter en adferds - økonomisk tilnærming. Disse tar gjerne utgangspunkt ... -
Skattereforma av 1992: Nyliberale idear med sosialdemokratiske briller
(Master thesis, 2017-06-22)This thesis analyses the interaction between neoliberal ideas and the political parties Labour (Arbeidarpartiet) and Conservatives (Høgre) in the Norwegian tax reform of 1992. It is a single-case study of Norwegian tax ... -
Social policy responsiveness in multilevel contexts: How vertical diffusion of competences affects the opinion-policy link
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Do multilevel structures of governance affect representation? This study examines how regionalization and globalization are related to social policy responsiveness. It has been argued that the interests of nonpopular actors, ... -
Socially mediated issue ownership
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Given the growing importance of issue competition and the growing use of social media during elections, this study seeks to create a better understanding of how issue dynamics relating to political parties play out on ...