Theme

Governance

Governance is about which political institutions a society have, the processes these are involved in, and their governing behavior.

A country is deemed to be ‘democratic’ if the political leadership is chosen by means of free elections – but to qualify as a true democracy, there must also be a well-functioning legal system and respect for human rights.Contrary to democracies we have dictatorial or authoritarian countries. The less authority citizens in a society wield, the more authoritarian the country is deemed.

At NUPI, research on governance examine various forms of government to understand better the ways in which countries may be authoritarian or democratic, as well as the consequences of different types of governance for the economy and living conditions.

Questions in focus include:

Why do democratic states less often go to war with each other?
What can influence the economy to shift from an authoritarian to a democratic form of governance?
Why is famine less common in democracies?

News about governance

Launching Norway’s Plan for the UN’s “Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development”
8 Jan 2021
- - Paul Beaumont
NUPI’s Centre for Ocean Governance is ready to step up to challenge.

Hav Styring The Arctic Climate Energy Utenrikspolitikk
NUPI replaces NRK P2's 'Ekko' this week

7 Dec 2020

NUPI has produced ten hours of high quality radio about foreign policy and international relations. The programs will air on NRK P2 during week 50, Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 11.00. Tune in!

Utenrikspolitikk Diplomacy Europe International organizations Security policy Cyber Etterretning Defence Terrorisme og ekstremisme Peace operations Humanitarian issues Conflict resolution Migrasjon Nasjonalisme Russia and Eurasia Asia Pandemier Sårbare stater Opprørsgrupper United Nations Styring The EU Globalisering Trade International economics Internasjonale investeringer Regional integrasjon Economic growth Energy Hav Climate Africa The Middle East and North Africa North America South and Central America
Doubling Down on Arctic Diplomacy
12 Nov 2020
- - Elana Wilson Rowe
- - Helge Blakkisrud
- Alf Håkon Hoel
- Yun Sun
- Alexander Sergunin
- Robert Orttung
What impact will the new Biden administration have on Arctic politics? While the Arctic as a region is not likely to figure as feature in the 100-day plan of a new Biden presidency, there are reasons to expect some key changes for the region.

The Arctic Diplomacy Utenrikspolitikk Security policy Styring Hav Climate Russia and Eurasia

All news about governance (total 59)

Publications about governance

Publication

Is France in a no-win situation in Sahel region?
Leaders of a group of five West African Sahel nations are currently meeting for the second day in Chad’s capital N'Djamena. The summit seeks to find ways to boost security, and comes as France prepares to drawdown its troops in the volatile region. Andrew E. Yaw Tchie from the Norwegian Institute...
Africa Opprørsgrupper Conflict resolution Security policy Terrorisme og ekstremisme Styring
Publication : Feature article
Ingen troverdig leder
2021
- - Minda Holm
US' International leadership was in crisis long before Donald Trump.
Security policy NATO North America Styring
Publication

The Palgrave Handbook of EU Crises

2020
The Palgrave Handbook of EU crises comprehensively explores the European Union’s institutional and policy responses to crises across policy domains and institutions – including the Euro crisis, Brexit, the Ukraine crisis and other foreign policy crises, the migration crisis, the legitimacy crisis and...
The EU Regional integrasjon Europe Pandemier Migrasjon Climate Styring