Webpages tagged with «Elections and Democracy» - Page 2

The starting point for the project is that all eligible voters shall have the same opportunity to vote in elections.

A Comparative Study of the Elections in Sweden and Norway 2013

What are the greatest challenges to freedom of expression today? The public debate on freedom of expression is distinguished by strong opinions and numerous warnings. There is growing unrest about freedom of expression as the foundation of truth-seeking, knowledge, democracy and the formation of opinion.

The project U+MxV (Youth participation) will map how participation from young people takes place in Norwegian municipalities, as well as contribute to creating models for participation processes.

Consequences for Participation and Democracy.

The growing impacts from climate change and environmental problems raise a variety of different questions for social research. This research initiative sheds light on social science research questions within climate change and environmental policy and aims to put forward new insights on this profound challenge of our times.

The initiative is coordinated as an umbrella project with experience-sharing across subprojects.

In this project we investigate what kind of contact the local politicians have with the citizens.

Danish politicians are often harassed on social media such as Facebook and Twitter. In this project, we investigate what forms of abuse politicians are exposed to and whether efforts to stop the harassment are working.

On behalf of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Developments, NORCE and ISF carry out the evaluation of the provision on assistance for voters with disabilities.

The purpose of the project is to provide new insight into how the assistance provision in the Electoral Act is put into practice.

The umbrella project NORPOL is a collection of researcher-initiated sub-projects. The aim is to analyse whether Norwegian society is being polarized – and, if so, how.