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EU-debattens fravær i Norge: Strategisk stillhet og demokratisk underskudd
Artikkelen analyserer fraværet av en politisk debatt om Norges forhold til EU i lys av stortingsvalget 2025 og en dramatisk endret geopolitisk kontekst.
Pernille Rieker
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Abstract This article examines the first large‐scale attempts to recruit women as soldiers and officers in 1990s Sweden, focusing on the techniques and promises employed by the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF). Building on a wide range of documents and audiovisual sources, we demonstrate how the SAF utilised various marketing techniques, including ...
Sanna Strand, Fia Cottrell‐Sundevall
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Slovenia: Political Developments and Data in 2024
Abstract Slovenian voters were asked to decide on several topics at consultative referenda in 2024 alongside the European Parliament (EP) election, all held in June. The year brought mixed feelings concerning the coalition government. These ranged from several changes in ministerial positions, quite low support for individual government parties at the ...
ALENKA KRAŠOVEC
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Abstract This article analyzes satisfaction with democracy among legislators in Latin America by centering on the impact of institutional settings. Our dataset contains 2,448 interviews from 17 countries between 2009 and 2022. The results of our multilevel logistic regression analysis underscore the significance of institutions, highlighting that ...
Mar Martínez Rosón +2 more
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Unequal Voices: The Educational Gap of Voting Choices in the Swiss Direct Democracy
Abstract This contribution examines the educational gap in voting behavior in Swiss direct democracy, moving beyond the well‐documented turnout differences to assess how education shapes citizens' choices. Drawing on survey data covering 300 votes between 1985 and 2020, we analyze the extent to which low‐ and highly‐educated voters diverge in their ...
Pascal Sciarini, Maxime Walder
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Human Capital and Social Capital in the Creation of Political Participation in Switzerland
Abstract Political participation is essential for a well‐functioning democracy. Although political participation is linked to the level of education, little research investigates the political participation of people with a low level of education. This study examines whether the effect of low education on political participation can be offset by social
Alina Zumbrunn
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Who Gives Expert Advice? Empirical Evidence From Swedish Policy‐Making
ABSTRACT Experts play a central role in national and international policy‐making. Despite their expanding influence, there is little systematic information about who gives expert advice and their demographic composition. This study contributes to addressing this empirical gap by applying a benchmark‐based approach developed for studying political ...
Rebecca Eriksson
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Denne artikkelen er en kritisk undersøkelse av ideen om demokratisk deltakelse i skolen, slik den formuleres i overordnet del til læreplanverket Kunnskapsløftet 2020 (LK20).
Alexander Elmies-Vestergren
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Technology‐Enabled Surveillance as a Regime Characteristic: Re‐Authoritarianization in Central Asia
Abstract Rapidly advancing information and communication technologies, along with the proliferation of artificial intelligence and closed‐circuit television, have profoundly reshaped state‐society relations worldwide. Initially celebrated for their democratizing potential, these technologies have, over the past two decades, ushered in a wave of ...
Josette Baer, Jasmin Dall'Agnola
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Mobilizing Underground: The Case of the Cypriot Communist Party AKEL in Colonial Cyprus (1955–59)
Abstract This article is the first attempt at recording and analysing the period of illegality of the Cypriot communist party AKEL (Progressive Party of the Working People) and the way it organized its clandestine mechanism during the armed struggle of the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) against the British (1955–59).
YIANNOS KATSOURIDES, ELENI EVAGOROU
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