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Department of Comparative Politics UiB
@sampol.bsky.social
Sampol • Institutt for sammenliknende politikk • UiB
Comparative Politics • Political Science • University of Bergen, Norway
https://www.uib.no/sampol
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New publication 🚨 Happy to have a chapter in the new Handbook of Comparative Political Economy, which offers a great overview of the state of the field, edited by Marino Regini.

doi.org/10.4337/9781...

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November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Torvald Falch & Per Selle
👉 Indigene Politik in Finland, Norwegen und Schweden: Gleich und doch anders
📘 Henningsen & Jochem (eds): Die politischen Systeme Nordeuropas, Nomos
🔗 www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/die-pol...
Die politischen Systeme Nordeuropas
www.nomos-shop.de
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🌟 Ny artikkel
👤 Gunnar Grendstad
👉 «For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.» En analyse av innstillingen av dommere til Norges Høyesterett 2004–2025
📘 Lov og Rett
🔗 doi.org/10.18261/lor...
«For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.» En analyse av innstillingen av dommere til Norges Høyesterett 2004–2025
Norges Høyesterett ønsker Norges beste jurister. Etter utlysning av ett eller flere dommerembeter blir søkerne vurdert av Innstillingsrådet for dommere i en lukket prosess der offentligheten til slutt...
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Who is María Machado 🇻🇪, why will she receive the Nobel peace prize 🕊️🏅 and why is she so controversial? Join us for a conversation with @benedictebull.bsky.social Ramón Dønvold Barreto-Pirela @leivm.bsky.social and Eirik Holmøyvik ➡️ Thur 27 Nov 🕦 10:00-11:00 📍 here / online 🥐☕ Welcome!
Nobel Peace Prize: Who is María Machado? - Bergen Global
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November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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🎉 Many congratulations to @saradybesland.bsky.social for winning Best Paper Prize at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference 2025! Her paper is entitled "Misrepresented or Miss Represented?" focusing on gender and policy responsiveness, praised for its contribution and creativity! Well done! 🥳
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
🇪🇸 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 and 𝗩𝗼𝘅 in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation
🔓Read the new #openaccess article by @javiermcanto.bsky.social & @julitudo.bsky.social here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Radicalright #Catalonia #Vox #AliançaCatalana #nationalism
Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation
Radical right nativist parties have gained ground across Europe in recent decades. However, a key unanswered question is how these parties adapt in contexts marked by the centre–periphery cleavage ...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📣 New article 🌟
👥 Javier Martínez-Cantó @javiermcanto.bsky.social & Julià Tudó-Cisquella @julitudo.bsky.social
👉 Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation
📗 Open Access in: Regional & Federal Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
CORE Lecture today with Jonathan Slapin, University of Zurich: How Descriptive Over- and Under-Representation Impacts Citizens Evaluations of Decision-making across Policy Domains.
 
Thanks for sharing your research!
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Fay Farstad, Erlend A. T. Hermansen & Bård Lahn
👉 For Better or for Worse. A Break with Norway’s Consensual Climate Tradition?
📗 OA in: Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance, eds Paul Tobin, Matthew Paterson & Stacy D. VanDeveer
🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance
Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance
www.cambridge.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Institutions, Policies, and Actors (IPA) research group meeting today: Silvana Târlea, ZHAW, presenting the paper “From presence to participation – What explains parties’ active participation in UN climate negotiations?”
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Klart for Sampolkonferansen 2025 og geopolitisk spenning i en usikker tid. Organisert av våre dyktige masterstudenter 🙌

Konferansen fyller 40 år i år! Slik bygges akademiske tradisjoner og positivt omdømme 👏👏👏
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Torvald Falch & Per Selle
📘 Indigenous Policies: Sámi System Building through Internationalization and Legalization
📚 The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, eds Kolltveit, Allern, Braut-Hegghammer & Rasch
🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
September 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Adriana Bunea @adrianabuneauib.bsky.social & Idunn Nørbech @norbidunn.bsky.social
📘 Public Policymaking and Stakeholder Consultations in Norway
📚 The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, eds Kolltveit, Allern, Braut-Hegghammer & Rasch
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September 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Mari S. Helliesen, Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social & Yvette Peters
📘 The Fairest of Them All? Political Representation and Equality in Norway
📚 The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, eds Kolltveit, Allern, Braut-Hegghammer & Rasch
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September 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Staffan Kumlin & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social
📘 Political Trust in Norway: A Large but Lopsided Research Field
📚 The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, eds Kolltveit, Allern, Braut-Hegghammer & Rasch
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September 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Dag Arne Christensen & Kristin Strømsnes
📘 Political Participation and Voter Turnout Inequalities in Norway
📚 The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics, eds Kolltveit, Allern, Braut-Hegghammer & Rasch
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September 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📣 New chapter 🌟
👥 Arjan Schakel & Michaël Tatham
📘 Multilevel territorial governance
📚 Handbook of Territorial Governance, Giancarlo Cotella & Umberto Janin Rivolin (eds.), Edward Elgar
🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
September 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Thank you to the department for hosting me, for everyone joining the lecture and asking wonderful questions.

It was a great visit.
Rokkan Memorial Lecture 2025. Professor Catherine De Vries: Public Service Deprivation and the Geography of Far-Right Support in Europe.
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Rokkan Memorial Lecture 2025. Professor Catherine De Vries: Public Service Deprivation and the Geography of Far-Right Support in Europe.
September 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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New publication: my co-author, Trond Holmen Erlien, and I provide a historical case study of the introduction of statutory extensions of collective bargaining in Norway.

doi.org/10.1111/1467...

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The Politics of Statutory Extensions of Collective Bargaining in Norway
By extending collective wage agreements through the force of law, states can prop up dwindling collective bargaining. This is a common policy in Continental Europe, but less so in Scandinavia. Norway...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Jeg skriver metodebok 📖 📈:

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September 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Resultatene fra skolevalget kommer på tirsdag (2. september). Hva kan de fortelle om hvem som vinner stortingsvalget?

Jeg har analysert dataene: rubenmathisen.substack.com/p/kan-skolev...

Her er 3 ting jeg fant 🧵
Kan skolevalget avsløre vinneren av stortingsvalget?
De siste 20 årene har blokken som vinner skolevalget alltid vunnet det "ekte" valget.
rubenmathisen.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Can states extend collective wage agreements through the force of law, thus propping up dwindling collective bargaining? Trond Holmen Erlien and Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social examine this feature in Norwegian labour market politics and the appears to be positive. doi.org/10.1111/1467....
The Politics of Statutory Extensions of Collective Bargaining in Norway
By extending collective wage agreements through the force of law, states can prop up dwindling collective bargaining. This is a common policy in Continental Europe, but less so in Scandinavia. Norway...
doi.org
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Intervju i Aftenposten om partienes pengegaver:
Syvdoblet valgkampstøtte til Frp. Fått over 100 millioner kroner sammen med Høyre.
Pengegaloppen i norsk politikk fortsetter. Fremskrittspartiet har så langt mottatt syv ganger så mye i bidrag som foran forrige stortingsvalg.
www.aftenposten.no
August 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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🚨Oppdaterte tall: Hvem får mest i pengegaver foran årets valg?

+ data for valgnerder og journalister👨‍💻
Pengekappløpet 2025
Oppdaterte tall for pengegaver i norsk politikk
rubenmathisen.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM