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

PODCAST: Why populism? Why here? Why now?
26 Sep 2019
- - Endre Stangeby
Are we living through a populist moment, or is the term just a journalistic cliché?

Europe The EU Styring North America Nasjonalisme
Tax and fragile states: Challenges for Norwegian development assistance
10 Sep 2019
- - Frida Kvamme
States need revenue to function and an efficient tax system plays an important role. Can Norwegian development assistance contribute to this?

Economic growth Development policy International economics South and Central America Africa Sårbare stater Nasjonsbygging International organizations
New CADGAT Data Reviews on 261 Belt and Road (BRI) Projects in Central Asia
28 Aug 2019
- - Roman Vakulchuk
One of the main observations from the research is that nobody really knows what a BRI project is and what it is not.

Russia and Eurasia Asia Styring Regional integrasjon Economic growth Internasjonale investeringer Utenrikspolitikk

All news about governance (total 51)

Publications about governance

Publication : Academic monograph

Governing complexity in the Arctic region
This book argues that confining our understandings of Arctic governance to Arctic states and a focus on the Arctic Council as the primary site of circumpolar governance provides an incomplete picture. Instead, the authors embrace the complexity of governance in the Arctic by systematically analyzing...
The Arctic Styring International organizations
Publication : Academic article
The GeGaLo index: Geopolitical gains and losses after energy transition
2019
This article presents the GeGaLo index of geopolitical gains and losses that 156 countries may experience after a full-scale transition to renewable energy. The following indicators are considered for inclusion in the index: fossil fuel production, fossil fuel reserves, renewable energy resources, governance,...
Utenrikspolitikk Europe Russia and Eurasia The Middle East and North Africa Africa Asia North America South and Central America The Arctic Norden Oseania Conflict resolution Climate Energy Styring
Publication : Academic article
The Political Economy of Policy Vacuums: The European Commission on Demographic Change
2019
- - Johann Ole Willers
Supranational organisations can only confront politico-economic issues that are recognised as important. Typically, issues gain recognition either when they provide an external shock to the system, shaking political actors into action, or when they are framed as important in policy networks concerned...
Styring The EU