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

‘We need to reflect on what “freedom” means to us’
25 Jun 2020
- - Ane Teksum Isbrekken
What does freedom mean? In her new book, NUPI Senior Research Fellow Rita Augestad Knudsen examines the use of this concept within international politics.

Utenrikspolitikk Diplomacy Conflict resolution International organizations Styring
What previous crises tell us about the likely impact of Covid-19 on the EU
13 May 2020
- - Marianne Riddervold
- Jarle Trondal
- Aksemi Newsome
The Covid-19 crisis and its wide-ranging consequences illustrate the importance of understanding how the EU responds to crises. Drawing on a forthcoming book, Marianne Riddervold (NUPI), Jarle Trondal (University of Agder and ARENA) and Akasemi Newsome (UC Berkeley) discuss...

Europe The EU Pandemier Regional integrasjon Utenrikspolitikk International organizations Styring Diplomacy
Common fears, common opportunities?

5 Mar 2020

How do Czechia and Norway assess and respond to a changing international political context?

Security policy Defence Terrorisme og ekstremisme Diplomacy Styring Utenrikspolitikk NATO Europe Regional integrasjon Diplomati og utenrikspolitikk Forsvar og sikkerhet Global styring

All news about governance (total 55)

Publications about governance

Publication : Report
Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Latin America (2015-2020): Trends, challenges, and prospects
2020
- - Peder Østebø
Through a review of scholarly and other well-informed articles as well as media reports, this CMI Report aims to summarize discussions on challenges for democracy and human rights in Latin America during the last half-decade. The region faces a highly difficult economic outlook, consisting of low commodity...
South and Central America Human rights Styring
Publication : Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

States of exception: Freedom of Speech, Liberal Identities, and European Politics of Security
This chapter deals with dilemmas of current European Security Politics in relation to freedom of speech and liberal values more broadly, in what I call the ‘double exceptionalism’ of liberal security policy. Empirically, I focus on the Norwegian balance after the terrorist attack on 22 July 2011. The...
Security policy Terrorisme og ekstremisme Europe Human rights Styring
Publication : Academic article
Spaces and Institutional Logics in Post-Conflict Settings of Mitrovica
2020
- - Kari M. Osland
Spaces structure interactions between communities in post-conflict settings. They are governed by particular institutional logics, which can foster boundary building and boundary transgression. This article proposes an extended version of the concept of ‘everyday peace’ including a focus not only on...
Security policy Regional integrasjon Utenrikspolitikk Europe Conflict resolution Styring International organizations The EU