Bjørn Erik Rasch

• Shomer, Yael; Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Akirav, Osnat (2021). Termination of parliamentary governments: revised definitions and implications. West European Politics. ISSN 0140-2382. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2021.1997498. Full text in Research Archive
• Hazan, Reuven Y. & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2021). Parliaments and government termination: understanding the confidence relationship. West European Politics. ISSN 0140-2382. 45(3), p. 455–469. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2021.2001155.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (2021). Constitutional parliamentarism in Europe, 1800-2019. West European Politics. ISSN 0140-2382. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2020.1870841. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper analyses the institutions associated with government termination in parliamentary systems: no-confidence and confidence motions, and the early dissolution of the parliament. We consider constitutional texts for all European countries between 1800 and 2019 and identify two broad trends: (1) the constitutionalisation of practices that have first emerged as the result of strategic interactions between the government and the parliament; (2) the tendency towards protecting both the executive and the parliament from mutual interference. While the first tendency has culminated with an almost universal constitutionalisation of the principle of parliamentarism in European constitutions, the second led to the protection of executives and the extension of effective legislative terms. We suggest that these constitutional developments are associated with the stabilisation of parliamentarism after World War II and conclude that although parliamentarism remains a flexible system, contemporary regimes do not function like their forebears did in the 19th century.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Mindretallsregjeringer i norsk parlamentarisme i komparativt perspektiv, Uten sammenligning. Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-3300-7. p. 489–508.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Norske regjeringer etter 1945 - ville investitur gjort en forskjell? In Bergh, Johannes; Haugsgjerd, Atle & Karlsen, Rune (Ed.), Valg og politikk siden 1945. Velgere, institusjoner og kritiske hendelser i norsk politisk historie. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-66460-2.
• Cheibub, Jose Antonio; Martin, Shane & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2019). Investiture rules and formation of minority governments in European parliamentary democracies. Party Politics. ISSN 1354-0688. doi: 10.1177/1354068819850447. Full text in Research Archive
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Strøm, Kaare (2019). En mindre særegen parlamentarisme? Utviklingstrekk og reformforsøk. In Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Saglie, Jo & Østerud, Øyvind (Ed.), Makt og opposisjon : De politiske partiene som demokratisk paradoks. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-03431-7. p. 117–133. Show summary

  "Makt og opposisjon" diskuterer partienes rolle i det norske demokratiet. Hva ved partiene fungerer relativt bra i Norge, og hva fungerer mindre godt? Boka tar for seg de norske partienes utforming og virke både i sivilsamfunnet og i storting og regjering, sett i et internasjonalt perspektiv. "Makt og opposisjon" inneholder både fagartikler og essays. I første del presenterer ledende forskere status og bidrar med ny forskning på hver sine felt, og de diskuterer partienes bidrag til å fremme ulike demokratiske verdier og demokratiaspekter. I andre del skriver et knippe tidligere og nåværende politikere samt én erfaren journalist og politisk kommentator om mange av de samme temaene, basert på egne erfaringer. Slik får leseren kjennskap til hvordan problemstillingene fortoner seg for dem som selv er en del av eller jobber tett på det politiske liv, og vi får gode eksempler på hvordan partienes utfordringer fortoner seg i den politiske hverdagen.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Bucur, Cristina (2019). Institutions for Amending Constitutions. In Congleton, Roger D.; Grofman, Bernard & Voigt, Stefan (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice. Volume 2.. Oxford University Press. ISSN 978-0-19-046977-1. p. 156–176. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190469771.013.40.
• Bucur, Cristina; Cheibub, Jose Antonio; Martin, Shane & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2018). Constitution Making and Legislative Involvement in Government Formation. In Elster, Jon; Gargarella, Roberto; Naresh, Vatsal & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Ed.), Constituent Assemblies. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781108427524. p. 186–202. doi: 10.1017/9781316998748.009. Show summary

  Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-making has emerged and taken form only in the last quarter-century. While much of the initial impetus came from the study of the American and French constituent assemblies in the late eighteenth century, this volume exemplifies the large comparative scope of current research. The contributors discuss constituent assemblies in South East Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, and in Nordic countries. Among the new insights they provide is a better understanding of how constituent assemblies may fail, either by not producing a document at all or by adopting a constitution that fails to serve as a neutral framework for ordinary politics. In a theoretical afterword, Jon Elster, an inspirational thinker on the current topic, offers an analysis of the micro-foundations of constitution-making, with special emphasis on the role of crises-generated passions. Read more at http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/constitutional-and-administrative-law/constituent-assemblies#WZFOvGZXdYHYDgD0.99

• Gargarella, Roberto; Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Naresh, Vatsal & Elster, Jon (2018). Introduction. In Elster, Jon; Gargarella, Roberto; Naresh, Vatsal & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Ed.), Constituent Assemblies. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781108427524. p. 1–13. Show summary

  Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-making has emerged and taken form only in the last quarter-century. While much of the initial impetus came from the study of the American and French constituent assemblies in the late eighteenth century, this volume exemplifies the large comparative scope of current research. The contributors discuss constituent assemblies in South East Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, and in Nordic countries. Among the new insights they provide is a better understanding of how constituent assemblies may fail, either by not producing a document at all or by adopting a constitution that fails to serve as a neutral framework for ordinary politics. In a theoretical afterword, Jon Elster, an inspirational thinker on the current topic, offers an analysis of the micro-foundations of constitution-making, with special emphasis on the role of crises-generated passions. Read more at http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/constitutional-and-administrative-law/constituent-assemblies#WZFOvGZXdYHYDgD0.99

• Hovi, Jon; Høyland, Bjørn & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2016). Topptidsskrifter i statsvitenskap. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. ISSN 0801-1745. 32(3), p. 290–298. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-2936-2016-03-04.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (2015). Investiture Rules Unpacked. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (Ed.), Parliaments and Government Formation. Unpacking Investiture Rules. Oxford University Press. ISSN 978-0-19-874701-7. p. 331–356. doi: 10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198747017.003.0019. Show summary

  Parliaments and Government Formation explores the role of national legislatures in shaping government formation in parliamentary regimes. Under parliamentarism, the government comes from, and remains responsible to, the national parliament. Yet, although legislatures and the politics of government formation are two of the most studied phenomenon in comparative politics, relatively little attention has focused on the degree to which parliamentary rules and procedures impact government formation. For instance, exactly what does 'come from parliament' mean in the context of government formation? To answer this question, the volume seeks to 'unpack' the parliamentary investiture vote. Investiture consists of a vote in parliament to demonstrate that an already formed or about to be formed government has legislative support. The volume analyses investiture along six dimensions: (1) the number of chambers involved in government formation, (2) the exact topic of any investiture vote - for example whether the votes focuses on one or more of the prime ministership, the cabinet and/or the government's policy program, (3) the sequencing and timing of the vote in the overall game of government formation, (4) the decision rule - for example absolute majority, simple or some form of negative parliamentarism, (5) the number of rounds provided for, and (6) what happens in the event of a failure to invest a government. Each of the 16 case studies, written by leading scholars of legislative politics in their respective polities, seeks to describe the institutional rules and practices and analyse their origins and consequences. These case studies are supplemented with two comparative chapters.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (2015). Investiture Rules and Government Formation. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (Ed.), Parliaments and Government Formation. Unpacking Investiture Rules. Oxford University Press. ISSN 978-0-19-874701-7. p. 3–26. doi: 10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198747017.003.0001. Show summary

  Parliaments and Government Formation explores the role of national legislatures in shaping government formation in parliamentary regimes. Under parliamentarism, the government comes from, and remains responsible to, the national parliament. Yet, although legislatures and the politics of government formation are two of the most studied phenomenon in comparative politics, relatively little attention has focused on the degree to which parliamentary rules and procedures impact government formation. For instance, exactly what does 'come from parliament' mean in the context of government formation? To answer this question, the volume seeks to 'unpack' the parliamentary investiture vote. Investiture consists of a vote in parliament to demonstrate that an already formed or about to be formed government has legislative support. The volume analyses investiture along six dimensions: (1) the number of chambers involved in government formation, (2) the exact topic of any investiture vote - for example whether the votes focuses on one or more of the prime ministership, the cabinet and/or the government's policy program, (3) the sequencing and timing of the vote in the overall game of government formation, (4) the decision rule - for example absolute majority, simple or some form of negative parliamentarism, (5) the number of rounds provided for, and (6) what happens in the event of a failure to invest a government. Each of the 16 case studies, written by leading scholars of legislative politics in their respective polities, seeks to describe the institutional rules and practices and analyse their origins and consequences. These case studies are supplemented with two comparative chapters.

• Cheibub, Jose Antonio; Martin, Shane & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2015). Government Selection and Executive Powers: Constitutional Design in Parliamentary Democracies. West European Politics. ISSN 0140-2382. 38(5), p. 969–996. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2015.1045289.
• Aardal, Bernt & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2015). Stemmer også norske velgere taktisk? In Aardal, Bernt & Bergh, Johannes (Ed.), Valg og velgere. En studie av stortingsvalget 2013. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202484347. p. 219–246.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Institutional Foundations of Legislative Agenda Setting. In Martin, Shane; Saalfeld, Thomas & Strøm, Kaare (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies. Oxford University Press. ISSN 978-0-19-965301-0. p. 455–480. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199653010.013.0010.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). On the Non-Deliberative Nature of Parliamentary Debates. In Nurmi, Hannu & Raunio, Tapio (Ed.), The Serious Game of Politics. Festschrift for Matti Wiberg.. Finnish Political Science Association. ISSN 978-952-67472-3-1. p. 137–158.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Opposisjonen. In Narud, Hanne Marthe; Heidar, Knut & Grønlie, Olav Tore (Ed.), Stortingets historie 1964-2014. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1586-7. p. 439–454.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Fagkomiteene - politiske verksteder? In Narud, Hanne Marthe; Heidar, Knut & Grønlie, Olav Tore (Ed.), Stortingets historie 1964-2014. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1586-7. p. 384–398.
• Nguyen Duy, Iris & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Hvor gammel er grunnloven? Grunnlovsendringer gjennom 200 år. In Baldersheim, Harald & Østerud, Øyvind (Ed.), Det norske demokratiet i det 21. århundre. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245016147. p. 95–113.
• Beyer, Audun; Knutsen, Carl Henrik & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Election campaigns, issue focus and voting intentions: Survey experiments of norwegian voters. Scandinavian Political Studies. ISSN 0080-6757. 37(4), p. 406–427. doi: 10.1111/1467-9477.12029. Show summary

  This article investigates whether and how changes in issue focus in election campaigns affect voting intention, even if no preference change takes place, and whether such effects vary systematically across different groups of voters. Evidence is reported from two survey experi- ments of Norwegian voters, where respondents were treated with information drawing their attention towards issues pertaining either to immigration or the environment. Although irrel- evant for policy learning or persuasion, this information strongly increased the support of particular parties. More specifically, parties with ‘ownership’ of the issues involved gained votes. Certain types of voters were more likely to change voting intentions post-treatment than others, but which types crucially depended on the issue area under focus. Nevertheless, the results indicate that the issue focus of campaigns is very important for vote choice. Hence, one should expect that, for instance, even ‘neutral’ political news coverage at or close to election day could affect voters in predictable ways. Furthermore, one should expect different parties to fight hard to steer the focus of campaigns towards issues where they have ownership.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Insincere Voting under the Successive Procedure. Public Choice. ISSN 0048-5829. 158(3-4), p. 499–511. doi: 10.1007/s11127-012-0054-6. Show summary

  Most European parliaments use the successive procedure to reach decisions. This means that a parliament votes feasible alternatives one-by-one in a pre-determined order until one of them obtains a majority of votes. The paper has two objectives. First, I sketch a simple method making it easy to uncover instances of successful insincere voting under the successive procedure. Second, by focusing on data from one national assembly consistently using this procedure, I demonstrate that insincere or strategic voting is very rare. The finding does not indicate that politicians necessarily behave in a non-strategic or unsophisticated manner. It means only that strategic maneuvers may take place at earlier stages of the decision-making process, for example, in designing the voting agenda.

• Martin, Shane & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2013). Political Parties and Constitutional Change. In Müller, Wolfgang & Narud, Hanne Marthe (Ed.), Party Governance and Party Democracy. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISSN 978-1-4614-6588-1. p. 205–229. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6588-1_11.
• Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2013). Til minne om Hanne Marthe Narud. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. ISSN 0801-1745. 29, p. 3–9.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2011). Why Minority Governments? Executive-Legislative Relations in the Nordic Countries. In Persson, Thomas & Wiberg, Matti (Ed.), Parliamentary Government in the Nordic Countries at a Crossroads. Coping with Challenges from Europeanisation and Presidentialisation. Santérus Academic Press Sweden. ISSN 978-91-7335-026-6.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2011). Behavioural Consequences of Restrictions on Plenary Access: Parliamentary Questions in the Norwegian Storting. The Journal of Legislative Studies. ISSN 1357-2334. 17(3), p. 382–393. doi: 10.1080/13572334.2011.595131.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (2011). The role of governments in legislative agenda setting: conclusion. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (Ed.), The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-415-48101-4. p. 270–273. Show summary

  Setting the agenda for parliament is the most significant institutional weapon for governments to shape policy outcomes, because governments with significant agenda setting powers, like France or the UK, are able to produce the outcomes they prefer, while governments that lack agenda setting powers, such as the Netherlands and Italy in the beginning of the period examined, see their projects significantly altered by their Parliaments. With a strong comparative framework, this coherent volume examines fourteen countries and provides a detailed investigation into the mechanisms by which governments in different countries determine the agendas of their corresponding parliaments. It explores the three different ways that governments can shape legislative outcomes: institutional, partisan and positional, to make an important contribution to legislative politics. It will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, legislative studies/parliamentary research, governments/coalition politics, political economy, and policy studies.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2011). Norway: institutionally weak governments and parliamentary voting on bills. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (Ed.), The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-415-48101-4. p. 234–253. Show summary

  Setting the agenda for parliament is the most significant institutional weapon for governments to shape policy outcomes, because governments with significant agenda setting powers, like France or the UK, are able to produce the outcomes they prefer, while governments that lack agenda setting powers, such as the Netherlands and Italy in the beginning of the period examined, see their projects significantly altered by their Parliaments. With a strong comparative framework, this coherent volume examines fourteen countries and provides a detailed investigation into the mechanisms by which governments in different countries determine the agendas of their corresponding parliaments. It explores the three different ways that governments can shape legislative outcomes: institutional, partisan and positional, to make an important contribution to legislative politics. It will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, legislative studies/parliamentary research, governments/coalition politics, political economy, and policy studies.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (2011). Governments and legislative agenda setting: an introduction. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (Ed.), The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-415-48101-4. p. 1–20. Show summary

  Setting the agenda for parliament is the most significant institutional weapon for governments to shape policy outcomes, because governments with significant agenda setting powers, like France or the UK, are able to produce the outcomes they prefer, while governments that lack agenda setting powers, such as the Netherlands and Italy in the beginning of the period examined, see their projects significantly altered by their Parliaments. With a strong comparative framework, this coherent volume examines fourteen countries and provides a detailed investigation into the mechanisms by which governments in different countries determine the agendas of their corresponding parliaments. It explores the three different ways that governments can shape legislative outcomes: institutional, partisan and positional, to make an important contribution to legislative politics. It will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, legislative studies/parliamentary research, governments/coalition politics, political economy, and policy studies.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2010). Lotteridemokrati? Om det manglende samsvaret mellom velgerflertall og stortingsflertall. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. ISSN 0801-1745. 26(2), p. 168–181.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). Opposition Parties, Electoral Incentives and the Control of Government Ministers: Parliamentary Questioning in Norway. In Ganghof, Steffen; Hönnige, Christoph & Stecker, Christian (Ed.), Parlamente, Agendasetzung und Vetospieler. Festschrift für Herbert Döring. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISSN 978-3-531-15297-4. p. 199–214.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). Politiske valg, maktspredning og folkevilje. In Malnes, Raino Sverre (Eds.), Prekær Politikk. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-05-39508-4. p. 31–44.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Eriksen, Sara Kristine (2009). En eller to sensorer? Et eksperiment i sosial interaksjon. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. ISSN 0040-716X. 50(3), p. 293–316.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Innledning. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Eds.), Amerikansk politikk: politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 978-82-7935-180-1. p. 9–19.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Presidenten. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Eds.), Amerikansk politikk: politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 978-82-7935-180-1. p. 75–102.
• Narud, Hanne Marthe & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Ideologiske avstander og regjeringskoalisjoner. In Mydske, Per Kristen; Claes, Dag Harald & Lie, Amund (Ed.), Nyliberalisme - ideer og politisk virkelighet. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01162-2. p. 228–243.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Congleton, Roger D. (2006). Amendment Procedures and Constitutional Stability. In Congleton, Roger D. & Swedenborg, Birgitta (Ed.), Democratic Constitutional Design and Public Policy. Analysis and Evidence. MIT Press. ISSN 0-262-53280-8. p. 319–342.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Strand, Håvard (2005). "Terrorens demokratiparadoks". In Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Eds.), Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 82-7935-179-5. p. 217–238. Show summary

  Hva kjennetegner islamistisk terrorisme? Hvilke mål har terrorgruppene? Er den radikale islamismen på fremmarsj? Hva får noen til å ta livet av seg selv og flest mulig andre uten å være lei av livet? Hva er egentlig forholdet mellom jihad og politisk vold? Fører terrortrusselen til at etablerte friheter og rettigheter må innskrenkes? Står vi midt oppe i en intens konfrontasjon mellom sivilisasjoner? Dette er noen av spørsmålene som et bredt spekter av eksperter belyser i denne boken. Forfatterne undersøker bakgrunnen for den type terrorisme som preger dagens nyhetsbilde, analyserer ideologien, visjonene og motivene til islamistiske terrorgrupper, og drøfter hvordan terrortrusselen kan og bør møtes.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). "Innledning". In Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Eds.), Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 82-7935-179-5. p. 9–19. Show summary

  Hva kjennetegner islamistisk terrorisme? Hvilke mål har terrorgruppene? Er den radikale islamismen på fremmarsj? Hva får noen til å ta livet av seg selv og flest mulig andre uten å være lei av livet? Hva er egentlig forholdet mellom jihad og politisk vold? Fører terrortrusselen til at etablerte friheter og rettigheter må innskrenkes? Står vi midt oppe i en intens konfrontasjon mellom sivilisasjoner? Dette er noen av spørsmålene som et bredt spekter av eksperter belyser i denne boken. Forfatterne undersøker bakgrunnen for den type terrorisme som preger dagens nyhetsbilde, analyserer ideologien, visjonene og motivene til islamistiske terrorgrupper, og drøfter hvordan terrortrusselen kan og bør møtes.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Parliamentary Government. In Heidar, Knut Martin (Eds.), Nordic politics : comparative perspectives. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-00628-4. p. 127–141.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Innledning, Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. p. 11–20.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Valg og demokrati, Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. p. 185–216.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Et demokratisk Irak? Om okkupasjon som strategi for demokratisering. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Haaland Matlary, Janne & Mydske, Per Kristen (Ed.), Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 82-7935-098-5. p. 213–238.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Rigidity in Constitutional Amendment Procedures. In Smith, Eivind (Eds.), The Constitution as an Instrument of Change. SNS förlag. p. 111–125.
• Mydske, Per Kristen; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Innledning. In Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (Ed.), Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 8279350985. p. 9–14.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Det politiske landskap. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. ISSN 0040-716X. 44(1), p. 37–66.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Mindretallsregjeringer, investitur og mistillitsordninger i europeisk perspektiv. Politica - Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab. ISSN 0105-0710. 34(3), p. 237–254.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2002). Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Agenda Setting in Europe. In Loewenberg, Gerhard; Squire, Peverill & Kiewiet, D. Roderick (Ed.), Legislatures. Comparative Perspectives on Representative Assemblies. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. ISSN 0-472-09790-3. p. 269–287.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2001). Islamsk styre og demokrati. In Baldersheim, Harald; Hagtvet, Bernt & Heidar, Knut Martin (Ed.), Statsvitenskapelige utsyn : politiske tema og tenkemåter i en oppbruddstid. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. ISSN 82-7634-333-3. p. 193–199.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Agenda Setting in Europe. Legislative Studies Quarterly. ISSN 0362-9805. 25(1), p. 3–23.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Kan mindretallsregjeringene reguleres bort? Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0800-336X. 17(2), p. 186–194.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1999). Electoral Systems, Parliamentary Committees, and Party Discipline: The Norwegian Storting in a Comparative Perspective. In Bowler, Shaun; Farrell, David M. & Katz, Richard S. (Ed.), Party Discipline and Parliamentary Government. Ohio State University Press, Columbus. p. 121–140.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1999). Glasovalne procedure in formiranje dnevnega reda v evropskih parlamentih. In Zajc, Drago (Eds.), Parlamentarno Vodenje. Republika Slovenija Drzavni Zbor, Ljubljana.

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• Nguyen Duy, Iris; Bragdø-Ellenes, Sunniva Cristina; Backer, Inge Lorange; Eng, Svein & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Uten sammenligning. Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 978-82-450-3300-7. 713 p.
• Elster, Jon; Gargarella, Roberto; Naresh, Vatsal & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2018). Constituent Assemblies. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108427524. 252 p. Show summary

  Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-making has emerged and taken form only in the last quarter-century. While much of the initial impetus came from the study of the American and French constituent assemblies in the late eighteenth century, this volume exemplifies the large comparative scope of current research. The contributors discuss constituent assemblies in South East Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, and in Nordic countries. Among the new insights they provide is a better understanding of how constituent assemblies may fail, either by not producing a document at all or by adopting a constitution that fails to serve as a neutral framework for ordinary politics. In a theoretical afterword, Jon Elster, an inspirational thinker on the current topic, offers an analysis of the micro-foundations of constitution-making, with special emphasis on the role of crises-generated passions. Read more at http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/constitutional-and-administrative-law/constituent-assemblies#WZFOvGZXdYHYDgD0.99

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (2015). Parliaments and Government Formation. Unpacking Investiture Rules. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-874701-7. 385 p. Show summary

  Parliaments and Government Formation explores the role of national legislatures in shaping government formation in parliamentary regimes. Under parliamentarism, the government comes from, and remains responsible to, the national parliament. Yet, although legislatures and the politics of government formation are two of the most studied phenomenon in comparative politics, relatively little attention has focused on the degree to which parliamentary rules and procedures impact government formation. For instance, exactly what does 'come from parliament' mean in the context of government formation? To answer this question, the volume seeks to 'unpack' the parliamentary investiture vote. Investiture consists of a vote in parliament to demonstrate that an already formed or about to be formed government has legislative support. The volume analyses investiture along six dimensions: (1) the number of chambers involved in government formation, (2) the exact topic of any investiture vote - for example whether the votes focuses on one or more of the prime ministership, the cabinet and/or the government's policy program, (3) the sequencing and timing of the vote in the overall game of government formation, (4) the decision rule - for example absolute majority, simple or some form of negative parliamentarism, (5) the number of rounds provided for, and (6) what happens in the event of a failure to invest a government. Each of the 16 case studies, written by leading scholars of legislative politics in their respective polities, seeks to describe the institutional rules and practices and analyse their origins and consequences. These case studies are supplemented with two comparative chapters.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (2011). The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-48101-4. 282 p. Show summary

  Setting the agenda for parliament is the most significant institutional weapon for governments to shape policy outcomes, because governments with significant agenda setting powers, like France or the UK, are able to produce the outcomes they prefer, while governments that lack agenda setting powers, such as the Netherlands and Italy in the beginning of the period examined, see their projects significantly altered by their Parliaments. With a strong comparative framework, this coherent volume examines fourteen countries and provides a detailed investigation into the mechanisms by which governments in different countries determine the agendas of their corresponding parliaments. It explores the three different ways that governments can shape legislative outcomes: institutional, partisan and positional, to make an important contribution to legislative politics. It will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, legislative studies/parliamentary research, governments/coalition politics, political economy, and policy studies.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Amerikansk politikk: politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 978-82-7935-180-1. 326 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Amerikansk Politikk. Politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279351801. 326 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Amerikansk politikk : politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 978-82-7935-180-1. 326 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 8279351795. 354 p. Show summary

  Forfatterne undersøker bakgrunnen for den type terrorisme som preger dagens nyhetsbilde, analyserer ideologien, visjonene og motivene til islamistiske terrorgrupper, og drøfter hvordan terrortrusselen kan og bør møtes. De tar opp temaer som hva det er som kjennetegner islamistisk terrorisme, hvilke mål terrorgruppene har og ser på forholdet mellom jihad og politisk vold. Har litteraturliste og stikkordregister.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 82-7935-179-5. 354 p. Show summary

  Hva kjennetegner islamistisk terrorisme? Hvilke mål har terrorgruppene? Er den radikale islamismen på fremmarsj? Hva får noen til å ta livet av seg selv og flest mulig andre uten å være lei av livet? Hva er egentlig forholdet mellom jihad og politisk vold? Fører terrortrusselen til at etablerte friheter og rettigheter må innskrenkes? Står vi midt oppe i en intens konfrontasjon mellom sivilisasjoner? Dette er noen av spørsmålene som et bredt spekter av eksperter belyser i denne boken. Forfatterne undersøker bakgrunnen for den type terrorisme som preger dagens nyhetsbilde, analyserer ideologien, visjonene og motivene til islamistiske terrorgrupper, og drøfter hvordan terrortrusselen kan og bør møtes.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 82-7935-179-5. 354 p. Show summary

  Hva kjennetegner islamistisk terrorisme? Hvilke mål har terrorgruppene? Er den radikale islamismen på fremmarsj? Hva får noen til å ta livet av seg selv og flest mulig andre uten å være lei av livet? Hva er egentlig forholdet mellom jihad og politisk vold? Fører terrortrusselen til at etablerte friheter og rettigheter må innskrenkes? Står vi midt oppe i en intens konfrontasjon mellom sivilisasjoner? Dette er noen av spørsmålene som et bredt spekter av eksperter belyser i denne boken. Forfatterne undersøker bakgrunnen for den type terrorisme som preger dagens nyhetsbilde, analyserer ideologien, visjonene og motivene til islamistiske terrorgrupper, og drøfter hvordan terrortrusselen kan og bør møtes.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Kampen om regjeringsmakten. Norsk parlamentarisme i europeisk perspektiv. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 82-7674-841-4. 200 p.
• Midgaard, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 82-450-0218-6. 391 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Midgaard, Knut (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. 391 p.
• Midgaard, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 82-450-0218-6. 391 p.
• Midgaard, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. 391 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati: Vilkår og virkninger. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 8276743404. 362 p.
• Østerud, Øyvind; Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Haaland Matlary, Janne & Mydske, Per Kristen (2003). "Irak i USAs geopolitiske strategi", i Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 82-7935-098-5. 326 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (2003). Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 8279350985. 327 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Haaland Matlary, Janne & Mydske, Per Kristen (2003). Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 82-7935-098-5. 327 p.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Demokrati - Ideer og organisering. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 82-7674-586-5. Show summary

  Hva kjennetegner demokratiske stater? Hvordan kan demokratiske ordninger begrunnes? Dette er et par av de grunnleggende spørsmålene denne boken søker å besvare. I den første delen diskuteres det normative grunnlaget for demokratiske ordninger. Videre drøftes et sentralt dilemma innenfor representative styreformer: Hvordan er det mulig å utstyre folkets representanter med tilstrekkelig makt til at de kan styre effektivt, uten at denne makten misbrukes? Boken anlegger et klart komparativt perspektiv, og det vises hvilke hensyn som ligger bak den konkrete utformingen av demokratiske institusjoner i europeiske land.

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• Bragdø-Ellenes, Sunniva Cristina; Nguyen Duy, Iris; Backer, Inge Lorange; Eng, Svein & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Eivind Smith 70 år, Uten sammenligning. Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-3300-7. p. 7–9.
• Heidar, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2017). Political representation and parliamentarism. In Knutsen, Oddbjørn P. (Eds.), The Nordic Models in Political Science : Challenged, but Still Viable?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-2175-2. p. 105–124.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2015). Regjeringsformer i demokratier: Parlamentarisme og presidentstyre. In Malnes, Raino Sverre (Eds.), Demokrati. Historien og ideene. Dreyer Forlag A/S. ISSN 978-82-8265-121-9. p. 494–506.
• Aardal, Bernt; Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Skagestein, Gerhard (2010). En trussel mot demokratiet? Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). FrP kan høste gevinst. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). Hvilke regjeringsalternativer gir velgergevinst? Stat og styring. ISSN 0803-0103. 19(2), p. 12–15.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Smith, Eivind (2009). Konstitusjonell lunsj: Grunnlov og valg i Iran.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Investitur. In Østerud, Øyvind (Eds.), Statsvitenskapelig leksikon. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01197-4.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Oppløsningsrett. In Østerud, Øyvind (Eds.), Statsvitenskapelig leksikon. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01197-4.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Deliberativt demokrati. In Østerud, Øyvind (Eds.), Statsvitenskapelig leksikon. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01197-4.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Insincere Voting under the Successive Procedure. PAPER.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). "Statsvetenskapligt perspektiv på regeringsmakt och kontrollmakt" (Trykt i Rapporter från Riksdagen 2005/06:RFR4.). Show summary

  I november 2005 höll konstitutionsutskottet (KU) ett öppet seminarium om kontrollmakten. KU:s norska motsvarighet var speciellt inbjuden. I en rapport från seminariet återges talen och diskussionerna. Indledare var regeringsrådet Göran Schäder, fil. dr. Stefan Olsson, f.d. kanslichefen i konstitutionsutskottet Magnus Isberg, justitieombudsmannen Cecilia Nordenfelt, riksrevisorn Eva Lindström och professorn Bjørn Erik Rasch. Bland de inbjudna gästerna fanns ordföranden i Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen i det norska Stortinget Lodve Solholm, ledamöterna av kommittén Berit Brørby och Tone Sønsterud samt kommittésekreteraren Hanne Koll Larsen. Seminaret leddes av konstitutionsutskottets ordförande Göran Lennmarker (m) och vice ordföranden Göran Magnusson (s). Seminaret ägde rum i andrakammarsalen.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). (PAPER) "Stability and Constitutional Amendment Procedures" (with Roger Congleton, George Mason University, USA).
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). (PAPER) "Electoral Incentives to Control Government Ministers: Questions from Individual Members of the Norwegian Parliament".
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). (PAPER) "Do Parliamentary Governments Control the Legislative Agenda? The Case of Norway".
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Irans styreform i en demokratiserende verden. Babylon - Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier. ISSN 1503-5727. p. 44–51.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Superparlamentarisme. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Grunnloven er moden for forandringer. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Parlamentsvalg og prestestyre. Dagbladet. ISSN 0805-3766.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1998). Electoral Incentives to Control Government Ministers.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1998). Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Agenda Setting in Europe.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1998). Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Power Indices.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1998). Slagstads fornøyelige fortellinger. Bokomtale. Stat og styring. ISSN 0803-0103.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1998). Var det flertall for ny opera? Stat og styring. ISSN 0803-0103.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Parlamentariske instrumenter og minoritetsparlamentarisme. Makt- og demokratiutredningen. ISSN 82-92028-14-5.
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Alternativ votering over rammeforslag ved behandlingen av finansinnstillingen. Utrykt vedlegg til Innstilling fra utvalget for evaluering av Stortingets behandling av stats- og nasjonalbudsjettet. Show summary

  Formålet med notatet har vært å drøfte voteringsmåten i Stortinget nærmere. Særlig er spørsmålet om avstemningsmåten for rammeforslag ved behandlingen av finansinnstillingen viet oppmerksomhet. Hovedkonklusjonen er at Stortinget både kan og bør gjennomføre lukket serievotering (med alternativ votering), hvis det ikke foreligger et flertallsforslag eller flertallsforlik før voteringen.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Kotzé, Hennie (2000). Elections and Democracy in Southern Africa. Norwegian Institute of Human Rights.

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