News archive for Department of Comparative Politics

Yvette Peters has contributed chapter 13 of the recently published book "Party Politics and Democracy in Europe", honouring Peter Mair. Peters' essay is named "Hollower Democracy? Studying the Consequences of a Changing Demos".

Hollower Democracy? Consequences of a Changing Demos (25.09.2015)

Political parties in Western Europe have changed. Yvette Peters analyses the consequences of a changing demos in a chapter of a book honouring Peter Mair.

Professor Lee Epstein frå Washington University i St. Louis heldt årets Rokkanførelesing. Temaet for førelesinga var «The Study of Judicial Behavior».

Full University Aula for the Rokkan Lecture (22.09.2015)

Students, academics and - not so common - justices of the Supreme Court of Norway filled the brand new University Aula when prof. Lee Epstein held this years Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture.

Hovudtalaren hadde sjølvsagt bachelorgrad i samanliknande politikk: Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen, dagleg leiar i Norsk klimastiftelse

Diploma ceremony for BA candidates (17.09.2015)

26 BA candidates of Comparative Politics and European Studies were handed their diplomas by vice dean Knut Hidle and head of department Gunnar Grendstad.

Nordic Welfare Research in China (04.09.2015)

The last edition of China Social Welfare is dedicated to the welfare politics conference organised by the Sino-Nordic Welfare Research Network (SNOW) in Beijing in June.