Events
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Democracy's Reach: Political Representation and Elections in India June 6, 2024 12:00 PM
The ongoing Young CAS project on Democracy's Reach in India is organizing a series of workshops on Indian politics.
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Seminar with Yves Steinebach June 13, 2024 12:15 PM
Bureaucratic Overload and Policy Triage: Evidence from the Introduction of the Acid Rain Program in the United States
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EITM-OSLO Summer Institute 2024 June 17, 2024 12:00 AM
University of Oslo and EITM Europe are inviting PhD-students and junior faculty to our 2024 Summer Institute «The Foundations of Representative Democracy and its Challenges ».
News
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Election in India: Populist Modi seem to win for the third time Apr. 25, 2024 12:56 PM
There is an election in India, which, with its over 1.3 billion inhabitants, is the most populous country in the world. Many indications suggest that the incumbent Prime Minister Modi – also known as India's Trump – will be reelected. Why is that? And what is at stake?
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What do we really know about those governing us? Apr. 25, 2024 12:43 AM
With a new database researchers can for the first time guess what government members from around the world are up to. It turns out, among other things, that women have far better access to positions of power in democratic countries than dictatorships.
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Podcast: The inner life of the government: Marked by collegiality Mar. 19, 2024 1:09 PM
Who among us becomes ministers? And what happens behind closed doors when decisions are made? A new study reveals a high degree of collegiality within various governments. The researchers also uncover that decision-making processes function well and continue apace – despite the coming and going of governments, prime ministers, and ministers.
