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The private life of a nation in crisis: A study on the politics in / of Greek television fiction
(2018-10-24)
The private life of a nation in crisis offers in-depth studies of the fictional reconstruction and negotiation of moments of heightened societal tension that take place throughout the life of a nation. Its constituent ...
Sex, crime and politics. How organized crime influences and adapts to political institutions, with a particular focus on sex trafficking
(2018-12-19)
The trafficking in women and girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation worldwide has startled policy makers. Despite efforts to tackle this crime, the magnitude of victims remains. Simultaneously, the dimension of sex ...
Electoral Contestation: A Comprehensive Polity-Level Analysis
(2018)
The study of electoral contestation generally focuses on districts or regions rather than polities. We present a new dataset that measures electoral contestation through historical records of elections in sovereign and ...
Eliciting information in intelligence interviews through priming: An examination of underlying mechanisms
(2018-10-10)
An emerging body of research in human intelligence interviewing suggests that subtle influence tactics, such as priming, could be used to increase informants’ disclosure of sensitive information. However, the mechanisms ...
Balancing mobility and solidarity: Multilevel Governance Challenges of East-West EU Mobility in Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden
(2018-08-31)
Each year, millions of Europeans exercise their right to move freely between EU member states – particularly so since the eastern enlargements in the 2000s. Mobility from eastern and central Europe (CEE) affects host ...
Fishing from the Shore: Exploring coastal transformations and changing life opportunities in an urban fishing community of India
(2018-02-22)
This thesis explores changing life opportunities in an urban fishing community in the Global South, based on a case study of a village situated on the periphery of Mangalore, a swiftly growing, middlesized city in Karnataka ...
The electoral consequences of institutional failure: A comparative study of audits, rulers, and voters in Swedish municipalities
(2018-12)
Electoral accountability is widely considered an essential element for ascertaining institutional quality. Nevertheless, and contrary to this notion, a growing body of empirical research finds weak or limited support for ...
Not Even for Merriment - Economic Concentration and Institutions
(2018-08-13)
Institutional design is often argued to be an expression and an instrument of the will of powerful
interests. In this dissertation, I examine the impact of diversification and changes in the economy on
institutional ...
Introducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy Dataset: Political Institutions in the Long 19th Century
(2018)
The Historical Varieties of Democracy Dataset (Historical V-Dem) is a new dataset containing about 260 indicators, both factual and evaluative, describing various aspects of political regimes and state institutions. The ...