Webpages tagged with «Elections and Democracy»

The project examines how much influence experts have over public policy, and how much power they ought to have.

This is a partner project. See the NORCE project page here.

The project highlights people's institutional trust with a particular focus on institutions that are relevant to national security and national security interests.

This is a partner project. See the UiO project page. 

The Electoral Diary Project (Valgdagbokprosjektet) look at the election campaign from the voters' point of view. There are many research projects that look at how election campaigns take place, but few allow the voters themselves to have a say.

Elite unity and elite/mass correspondence or widended gaps?

Prejudice against Jews is a serious problem, and the Norwegian government has combined and strengthened its efforts against antisemitism through two action plans. This project evaluates the action plans for the period 2016-2023 commissioned by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

Meaning, contest and power

The aim of the project is to examine, systematize and analyze the experiences with various democracy initiatives in seven Norwegian municipalities – Bergen, Bodø, Lørenskog, Gjøvik, Sunnfjord, Suldal and Vadsø.

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.