Bjørn Erik Rasch

• Reuven Hazan & Bjørn Erik Rasch eds. (2023): Parliaments and Government Termination. A New Perspective on Parliamentary Democracies. London: Routledge.
• José Antonio Cheibub & Bjørn Erik Rasch (2021): "Constitutional parliamentarism in Europe, 1800-2019", West European Politics (first published online February 9, 2021). DOI 10.1080/01402382.2020.1870841.
• José Antonio Cheibub, Shane Martin & Bjørn Erik Rasch (2021): "Investiture rules and formation of minority governments in European parliamentary democracies," Party Politics 27: 351-362 (first published online June 4, 2019).
• Bjørn Erik Rasch: "Institutional Foundations of Legislative Agenda Setting," pp. 455-480 in Shane Martin, Thomas Saalfeld and Kaare Strøm, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
• Richard Niemi og Bjørn Erik Rasch: "An extension of Black's theorem on voting orders to the successive procedure", Public Choice 1987.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch: «Manipulation and Strategic Voting in the Norwegian Parliament», Public Choice, 1987, 52: 57-73.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch: «Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Agenda Setting in Europe», Legislative Studies Quarterly 25 (2000): 3-23.
• George Tsebelis and Bjørn Erik Rasch: «Patterns of Bicameralism», in Herbert Döring (red.), Parliaments and Majority Rule in Western Europe. Frankfurt/New York: Campus/St. Martin's Press, 1995.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch: «Electoral Systems, Parliamentary Committees, and Party Discipline», in Shaun Bowler, David M. Farrell and Richard S. Katz (eds.), Party Cohesion, Party Discipline, and the Organization of Parliaments. Columbus, OH.: Ohio State University Press. 1999.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch: "Norway: Institutionally Weak Governments and Parliamentary Voting on Bills," pp. 234-253 in Bjørn Erik Rasch and George Tsebelis, eds. The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting. London: Routledge, 2011.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch: "Why Minority Governments? Executive-Legislative Relations in the Nordic Countries," in Thomas Persson and Matti Wiberg, eds. Parliamentary Governments in the Nordic Countries at a Crossroads. Coping with Challenges from Europeanisation and Presidentialisation. Stockholm: Santerus, 2011.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch and Roger Congleton, «Stability and Constitutional Amendment Procedures», in Roger Congleton and Birgitta Swedenborg, ed. Democratic Constitutional Design and Public Policy: Analysis and Evidence. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2006.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch, Demokrati - ideer og organisering. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, 2000.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch, Kampen om regjeringsmakten. Norsk parlamentarisme i europeisk perspektiv. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, 2004.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch, red. Islamistisk terrorisme. Oslo: Abstrakt forlag, 2005.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch, Janne Haaland Matlary og Per Kristen Mydske, red. Spillet om Irak. Oslo: Abstrakt forlag, 2003.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch, red. Amerikansk politikk. Politisk system og politisk tenkning. Oslo: Abstrakt forlag, 2008.
• Bjørn Erik Rasch, red. Symbolpolitikk og parlamentarisk styring. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1993.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Forum, Bjørn Mo & Bucur, Cristina (2026). Parliamentary institutions and portfolio allocation in coalition governments, Democracy at the Crossroads – Challenges for Governance and Representation: Essays in Honour of Thomas Saalfeld for Governance and Representation. Routledge. ISSN 9781003660248. s. 329–355. doi: 10.4324/9781003660248-18. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  How does variation in the involvement of legislators in the making and breaking of governments affects the share of portfolios that formateur parties reap? Legislative bargaining models typically predict over-compensation of formateur parties in coalition cabinets, yet allocations tend to be highly proportional. We argue that restrictive rules for government formation and termination increase the prospects of coalition durability and provide formateur parties with weaker incentives to overcompensate coalition partners in exchange for their support. Analysing data on 583 coalition governments in 30 parliamentary democracies over 1945–2015, we find that absolute majority requirements for cabinet formation and removal tend to advantage formateur parties in portfolio allocation. These findings are robust to various coalition characteristics and national settings. Moreover, we improve the measurement of portfolio allocation by basing calculations on the Sainte-Lagüe divisor method, removing cabinet-size bias, and providing a substantially meaningful measure of under- and overrepresentation of parties in coalition governments.

• Stein, Jonas & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2025). Executive– Legislative Relations: Negative Parliamentarism and Its Consequences for Governing Norway. I Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780198888581. s. 87–101. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The most salient feature of negative parliamentarism is that the confidence relationship between the legislative and executive branches is weak. In the case of Norway, the sitting government can maintain power if it is tolerated by the legislature; no formal vote of confidence or similar (positive) recognition is necessary when a new government assumes power or while it governs. The government will only have to resign if the parliament passes a vote of no confidence by a simple majority. Notably, Norway also stands as the sole parliamentary country in Europe where the parliament has a fixed electoral term and cannot be dissolved by itself or any other institution. The negative parliamentarism, combined with changing societal cleavages, has led to a more fragmented political system. The flexibility within the system accommodates a system with more political parties in government. However, this has led to a situation where it is more than twenty years since Norway had a one- party government, and for the foreseeable future, coalition governments are more likely to be dominant. At the same time, increased fragmentation over time and the fact that the largest party has become smaller and smaller mean that no parties have sufficient strength to govern alone; coalitions become the only viable way. Finally, increased polarization (i.e. that parties on the extreme wings have grown at the expense of more centrist parties) is part of the explanation for why one gets minority coalitions rather than majority coalitions.

• Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid; Kolltveit, Kristoffer & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2025). Introduction: Norway, A Stable Democracy in Flux. I Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780198888581. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The literature on government coalitions uses a common definition of when governments terminate and new ones form. This terminology is convenient and has served empirical coalitions studies quite well. This article challenges this terminology on the ground that it risks inflating the number of governments and, at least in some countries, severely distorts scholarly understanding of government duration and durability. Specifically, this article criticises the definitional condition that any partisan change in the composition of a government signifies its termination. The article demonstrates how using more precise definitions affects government duration considerably in a number of countries. In some cases, countries experience short-lived governments because minor partisan changes take place within a surplus coalition. Given these observations, the article re-visits the finding that minimum winning governments survive longer than oversized governments. When applying the modified definitions, differences in duration between these two types of majority coalitions almost disappear.

• Hazan, Reuven Y. & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2021). Parliaments and government termination: understanding the confidence relationship. West European Politics. ISSN 0140-2382. 45(3), s. 455–469. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2021.2001155. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The core feature of a parliamentary system is not that governments tend to emerge from the legislatures in some way or another, but their political responsibility to this body. While in only some parliamentary systems the government needs formal support of parliament in order to take office, in all parliamentary systems no government can survive against the will of parliament. The academic literature related to the rules for how governments form is vast. Strikingly, scholars have paid far less attention to unpacking the core institution of parliamentary systems of government – the confidence relationship and the various no confidence procedures. Placing the focus on how the parliament can hold the government accountable, this special issue assesses the larger influences legislative confidence has on executive–legislative relations, and improves our understanding of the ways in which the executive may be challenged or dismissed.

• 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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). Norske regjeringer etter 1945 - ville investitur gjort en forskjell? I Bergh, Johannes; Haugsgjerd, Atle & Karlsen, Rune (Red.), Valg og politikk siden 1945. Velgere, institusjoner og kritiske hendelser i norsk politisk historie. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202664602. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Mindretallsregjeringer i norsk parlamentarisme i komparativt perspektiv, Uten sammenligning. Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245033007. s. 489–508. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In parliamentary systems, political parties must often bargain with each other in order to form a government. Do parliamentary rules regulating government formation impact the type of government that is formed? Existing scholarship suggests that the need for an investiture vote—a requirement that a new government must face a parliamentary vote at some point during its formation—reduces the likelihood of a minority government. This article suggests that while real-world investiture rules can vary across several dimensions, only the investiture decision rule—which specifies the size of the majority required for a decision to be made—impacts the propensity for parties to form minority governments. Using new data on investiture rules for 26 European countries since 1946 or the first year of democracy, we find that parliamentary democracies that have an investiture requirement are not less likely to experience minority governments than those where governments come to power without an investiture vote. However, when an absolute majority is required for a government to succeed at the investiture stage, minority governments are considerably less likely to form; absolute majority investiture rules reduce the frequency of minority governments.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Bucur, Cristina (2019). Institutions for Amending Constitutions. I Congleton, Roger D.; Grofman, Bernard & Voigt, Stefan (Red.), The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice. Volume 2.. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780190469771. s. 156–176. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190469771.013.40. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Strøm, Kaare (2019). En mindre særegen parlamentarisme? Utviklingstrekk og reformforsøk. I Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Saglie, Jo & Østerud, Øyvind (Red.), Makt og opposisjon : De politiske partiene som demokratisk paradoks. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215034317. s. 117–133. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  "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.

• Gargarella, Roberto; Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Naresh, Vatsal & Elster, Jon (2018). Introduction. I Elster, Jon; Gargarella, Roberto; Naresh, Vatsal & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Constituent Assemblies. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781108427524. s. 1–13. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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

• Bucur, Cristina; Cheibub, Jose Antonio; Martin, Shane & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2018). Constitution Making and Legislative Involvement in Government Formation. I Elster, Jon; Gargarella, Roberto; Naresh, Vatsal & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Constituent Assemblies. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781108427524. s. 186–202. doi: 10.1017/9781316998748.009. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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), s. 290–298. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-2936-2016-03-04. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (2015). Investiture Rules and Government Formation. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (Red.), Parliaments and Government Formation. Unpacking Investiture Rules. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780198747017. s. 3–26. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198747017.003.0001. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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 Unpacked. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Martin, Shane & Cheibub, Jose Antonio (Red.), Parliaments and Government Formation. Unpacking Investiture Rules. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780198747017. s. 331–356. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198747017.003.0019. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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), s. 969–996. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2015.1045289. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Aardal, Bernt & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2015). Stemmer også norske velgere taktisk? I Aardal, Bernt & Bergh, Johannes (Red.), Valg og velgere. En studie av stortingsvalget 2013. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202484347. s. 219–246. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Duy, Iris Nguyen & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Hvor gammel er grunnloven? Grunnlovsendringer gjennom 200 år. I Baldersheim, Harald & Østerud, Øyvind (Red.), Det norske demokratiet i det 21. århundre. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245016147. s. 95–113. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Insincere Voting under the Successive Procedure. Public Choice. ISSN 0048-5829. 158(3-4), s. 499–511. doi: 10.1007/s11127-012-0054-6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). On the Non-Deliberative Nature of Parliamentary Debates. I Nurmi, Hannu & Raunio, Tapio (Red.), The Serious Game of Politics. Festschrift for Matti Wiberg.. Finnish Political Science Association. ISSN 9789526747231. s. 137–158. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Opposisjonen. I Narud, Hanne Marthe; Heidar, Knut & Grønlie, Olav Tore (Red.), Stortingets historie 1964-2014. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245015867. s. 439–454. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2014). Institutional Foundations of Legislative Agenda Setting. I Martin, Shane; Saalfeld, Thomas & Strøm, Kaare (Red.), The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780199653010. s. 455–480. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199653010.013.0010. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• 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), s. 406–427. doi: 10.1111/1467-9477.12029. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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). Fagkomiteene - politiske verksteder? I Narud, Hanne Marthe; Heidar, Knut & Grønlie, Olav Tore (Red.), Stortingets historie 1964-2014. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245015867. s. 384–398. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Martin, Shane & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2013). Political Parties and Constitutional Change. I Müller, Wolfgang & Narud, Hanne Marthe (Red.), Party Governance and Party Democracy. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISSN 9781461465881. s. 205–229. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6588-1_11. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2013). Til minne om Hanne Marthe Narud. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift. ISSN 0801-1745. 29, s. 3–9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (2011). Governments and legislative agenda setting: an introduction. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (Red.), The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISSN 9780415481014. s. 1–20. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (Red.), The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISSN 9780415481014. s. 234–253. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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). The role of governments in legislative agenda setting: conclusion. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Tsebelis, George (Red.), The role of governments in legislative agenda setting. Routledge. ISSN 9780415481014. s. 270–273. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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). Behavioural Consequences of Restrictions on Plenary Access: Parliamentary Questions in the Norwegian Storting. The Journal of Legislative Studies. ISSN 1357-2334. 17(3), s. 382–393. doi: 10.1080/13572334.2011.595131. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2011). Why Minority Governments? Executive-Legislative Relations in the Nordic Countries. I Persson, Thomas & Wiberg, Matti (Red.), Parliamentary Government in the Nordic Countries at a Crossroads. Coping with Challenges from Europeanisation and Presidentialisation. Santérus Academic Press Sweden. ISSN 9789173350266. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2010). Lotteridemokrati? Om det manglende samsvaret mellom velgerflertall og stortingsflertall. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift. ISSN 0801-1745. 26(2), s. 168–181. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Eriksen, Sara Kristine (2009). En eller to sensorer? Et eksperiment i sosial interaksjon. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS). ISSN 0040-716X. 50(3), s. 293–316. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). Politiske valg, maktspredning og folkevilje. I Malnes, Raino Sverre (Red.), Prekær Politikk. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205395084. s. 31–44. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). Opposition Parties, Electoral Incentives and the Control of Government Ministers: Parliamentary Questioning in Norway. I Ganghof, Steffen; Hönnige, Christoph & Stecker, Christian (Red.), Parlamente, Agendasetzung und Vetospieler. Festschrift für Herbert Döring. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISSN 9783531152974. s. 199–214. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Presidenten. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Amerikansk politikk: politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 9788279351801. s. 75–102. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Innledning. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Amerikansk politikk: politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 9788279351801. s. 9–19. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Narud, Hanne Marthe & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Ideologiske avstander og regjeringskoalisjoner. I Mydske, Per Kristen; Claes, Dag Harald & Lie, Amund (Red.), Nyliberalisme - ideer og politisk virkelighet. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215011622. s. 228–243. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Congleton, Roger D. (2006). Amendment Procedures and Constitutional Stability. I Congleton, Roger D. & Swedenborg, Birgitta (Red.), Democratic Constitutional Design and Public Policy. Analysis and Evidence. MIT Press. ISSN 9780262532808. s. 319–342. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Rasch and Congleton survey the relatively small literature on constitutional amendment procedures. A wide variety of formal amendment procedures are used by democratic countries. These vary from relatively easy majoritarian procedures, as in Sweden and the United Kingdom, to relatively more demanding and inclusive procedures, as in Denmark and the United States. Evidence from the OECD countries suggests that the stability of a nation's formal constitution increases as the number of veto points in the amendment process increases.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). "Innledning". I Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 9788279351795. s. 9–19. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Innledningskapitlet gir oversikt over innholdet i boken. Dessuten diskuteres definisjoner av begrepet terrorisme, hva som kjennetegner islamistisk terrorisme som underkategori, og kort hvordan det er mulig å bekjempe terrorisme.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Strand, Håvard (2005). "Terrorens demokratiparadoks". I Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Red.), Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 9788279351795. s. 217–238. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Et sentralt tema i kapitlet er, foruten å gi et bilde av omfanget av internasjonal terrorisme de siste tiårene, å belyse forholdet mellom styreformer og terrorisme. Det er vanskelig å tenke seg at islamistisk terrorisme kan bekjempes uten at demokratiske styreformer får bedre fotfeste i den delen av verden som opplever mest politisk vold. Samtidig kan det å åpne opp den politiske prosessen i de landene det gjelder, på kort sikt lett få som konsekvens at terroren øker heller enn avtar. Det er nettopp land som befinner seg i en overgangsfase, eller hvor sentrale statsinstitusjoner av andre grunner er svake, at grobunnen for terrorgrupper synes å være best.

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Innledning, Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. s. 11–20. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Parliamentary Government. I Heidar, Knut Martin (Red.), Nordic politics : comparative perspectives. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215006284. s. 127–141. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The purpose of this chapter is to discuss legislative-executive relations in the Nordic region and, in particular, to shed some light on the distinctly Scandinavian form of parliamentarism. Why do minority governments occur so frequently in Scandinavia, while broad majority coalitions seem to be the norm in the two other - apparently quite similar - countries in the region?

• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Valg og demokrati, Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. s. 185–216. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Det politiske landskap. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS). ISSN 0040-716X. 44(1), s. 37–66. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Mindretallsregjeringer, investitur og mistillitsordninger i europeisk perspektiv. Politica - Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab. ISSN 0105-0710. 34(3), s. 237–254. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mydske, Per Kristen; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Innledning. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (Red.), Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 9788279350989. s. 9–14. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Rigidity in Constitutional Amendment Procedures. I Smith, Eivind (Red.), The Constitution as an Instrument of Change. SNS förlag. s. 111–125. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Et demokratisk Irak? Om okkupasjon som strategi for demokratisering. I Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (Red.), Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISSN 9788279350989. s. 213–238. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2002). Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Agenda Setting in Europe. I Loewenberg, Gerhard; Squire, Peverill & Kiewiet, D. Roderick (Red.), Legislatures. Comparative Perspectives on Representative Assemblies. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. ISSN 9780472097906. s. 269–287. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2001). Islamsk styre og demokrati. I Baldersheim, Harald; Hagtvet, Bernt & Heidar, Knut Martin (Red.), Statsvitenskapelige utsyn : politiske tema og tenkemåter i en oppbruddstid. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. ISSN 9788276343335. s. 193–199. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Kan mindretallsregjeringene reguleres bort? Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (NNT). ISSN 0800-336X. 17(2), s. 186–194. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Parliamentary Floor Voting Procedures and Agenda Setting in Europe. Legislative Studies Quarterly. ISSN 0362-9805. 25(1), s. 3–23. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2025). The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198888581. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198888581.001.0001. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of Norway’s political institutions, electoral politics, public policymaking, and international relations. As the introductory chapter highlights, Norway is a highly consolidated, homogeneous, corporatist, and consensus-orientated democracy having faced rapid economic growth, significant government access to massive oil revenues, deindustrialization, public-sector expansion, increasing cultural pluralism, and economic inequality, as well as growing party system fragmentation and the decline of the once dominant Social Democratic Party. Each chapter offers foundational knowledge about the present Norwegian system while presenting state-of-the-art overviews of key issues and findings drawn from the most relevant research in their respective fields. Additionally, the chapters provide original analyses of more specialized topics or trace historical developments and overarching trends. The handbook is designed primarily for scholars and students specializing in the covered topics, but it is also intended to serve a secondary readership that includes politicians, journalists, and other individuals interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Norwegian politics. The authors, selected for their in-depth knowledge and expertise as well as their proven track record of publishing research in highly ranked international outlets, offer valuable insights into the different aspects of Norwegian politics. Although the primary focus is on research within political science, contributions from disciplines such as public law, history, and education science are also included. This diverse set of authors brings extensive expertise and presents the chapters in an accessible manner, making this handbook an indispensable resource for understanding Norwegian politics.

• Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2025). Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198888581. 992 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Hazan, Reuven Y. & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2024). Parliaments and Government Termination. A New Perspective on Parliamentary Democracies. Routledge. ISBN 9781003397168. 260 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Askim, Jostein; Flo, Yngve; Holmøyvik, Eirik; Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Mangset, Marte & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2024). Regjeringen: Historien, makten og hverdagen. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788245040296. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Duy, Iris Nguyen; Bragdø-Ellenes, Sunniva Cristina; Backer, Inge Lorange; Eng, Svein & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Uten sammenligning. Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788245033007. 713 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Elster, Jon; Gargarella, Roberto; Naresh, Vatsal & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2018). Constituent Assemblies. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108427524. 252 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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 9780198747017. 385 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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 9780415481014. 282 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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 9788279351801. 326 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Amerikansk politikk: politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279351801. 326 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2008). Amerikansk politikk : politisk system og politisk tenkning. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279351801. 326 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). Islamistisk terrorisme. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279351795. 354 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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 9788279351795. 354 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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 9788279351795. 354 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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.

• Midgaard, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788245002188. 391 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Midgaard, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. 391 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati: Vilkår og virkninger. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788276743401. 362 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Midgaard, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788245002188. 391 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2004). Kampen om regjeringsmakten. Norsk parlamentarisme i europeisk perspektiv. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788276748413. 200 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Midgaard, Knut (2004). Demokrati - vilkår og virkninger - revidert utgave. Fagbokforlaget. 391 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (2003). Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279350989. 327 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (2003). Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279350989. 327 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Østerud, Øyvind; Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Matlary, Janne Haaland & Mydske, Per Kristen (2003). "Irak i USAs geopolitiske strategi", i Spillet om Irak. Abstrakt forlag. ISBN 9788279350989. 326 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Demokrati - Ideer og organisering. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 9788276745863. -1 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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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• Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Forum, Bjørn Mo & Bucur, Christina (2023). Portfolio Allocation in Parliamentary Governments. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Askim, Jostein; Rasch, Bjørn Erik; Flo, Yngve & Holmøyvik, Eirik (2023). Hvem skal kongen ringe om Støre må gå? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Bragdø-Ellenes, Sunniva Cristina; Duy, Iris Nguyen; Backer, Inge Lorange; Eng, Svein & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2020). Eivind Smith 70 år, Uten sammenligning. Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245033007. s. 7–9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Heidar, Knut & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2017). Political representation and parliamentarism. I Knutsen, Oddbjørn P. (Red.), The Nordic Models in Political Science : Challenged, but Still Viable?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245021752. s. 105–124. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2015). Regjeringsformer i demokratier: Parlamentarisme og presidentstyre. I Malnes, Raino Sverre (Red.), Demokrati. Historien og ideene. Dreyer Forlag A/S. ISSN 9788282651219. s. 494–506. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Aardal, Bernt; Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Skagestein, Gerhard (2010). En trussel mot demokratiet? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). Hvilke regjeringsalternativer gir velgergevinst? Stat & Styring. ISSN 0803-0103. 19(2), s. 12–15. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2009). FrP kan høste gevinst. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik & Smith, Eivind (2009). Konstitusjonell lunsj: Grunnlov og valg i Iran. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Oppløsningsrett. I Østerud, Øyvind (Red.), Statsvitenskapelig leksikon. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215011974. s. 193–193. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Deliberativt demokrati. I Østerud, Øyvind (Red.), Statsvitenskapelig leksikon. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215011974. s. 42–42. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Investitur. I Østerud, Øyvind (Red.), Statsvitenskapelig leksikon. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215011974. s. 117–117. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2007). Insincere Voting under the Successive Procedure. PAPER. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). (PAPER) "Stability and Constitutional Amendment Procedures" (with Roger Congleton, George Mason University, USA). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). (PAPER) "Electoral Incentives to Control Government Ministers: Questions from Individual Members of the Norwegian Parliament". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2005). "Statsvetenskapligt perspektiv på regeringsmakt och kontrollmakt" (Trykt i Rapporter från Riksdagen 2005/06:RFR4.). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  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) "Do Parliamentary Governments Control the Legislative Agenda? The Case of Norway". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2003). Irans styreform i en demokratiserende verden. Babylon - Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier. ISSN 1503-5727. s. 44–51. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Parlamentsvalg og prestestyre. Dagbladet. ISSN 0805-3766. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Grunnloven er moden for forandringer. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Superparlamentarisme. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rasch, Bjørn Erik (2000). Parlamentariske instrumenter og minoritetsparlamentarisme. Makt- og demokratiutredningen. ISSN 9788292028148. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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