In his contribution to a recently published anthology on economic elites in Europe, Trygve Gulbrandsen presents an analysis of lobbying activities by Norwegian business leaders.
Why do asylum seekers end up in one particular country? In a recently published report ISF researchers Jan-Paul Brekke and Monica Five Aarset present and analyse factors affecting the arrival of asylum seekers to Norway.
A new book edited by Bernard Enjolras and Karl Henrik Sivesind compares different civil society regimes and discusses the democratic role of civil society in activating citizens’ participation.
On November 24 2009, the Institute for Social Research hosted a seminar on asylum policies, irregular migration and integration in the EU.
In his doctoral thesis, Rune Karlsen examines the effect of new media technology on Norwegian election campaigns. - The introduction of new media does not lead to convergence on the American campaign style. National elections still differ on contextual, historical and cultural terms, and these specificities shape the way in which new media is adopted, he says.
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Civil Society in Comparative Perspective
This book presents a collection of comparative studies of civil society around two main issues: the comparison and analysis of civil society regimes in relation to different constructions of citizenship and welfare states and the role of civil society in governance and active participation of citizens.