Norway

Jupskås, Anders Ravik; Langsæther, Peter Egge

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“…Right-wing populist parties, however, often display charismatic or authoritarian leadership and are usually highly centralized (Heinisch and Mazzoleni, 2016), fitting what has been referred to as the “business-firm model” (Hopkin and Paolucci, 1999). In Norway, the Greens and the Socialist Left party resemble the first type, while the Progress Party is most like the latter (Jupskås, 2013, 2016; Jupskås and Langsæther, forthcoming). We expect that…”

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Deliberative democracy in contemporary political parties: Longitudinal evidence from Norway

Heidar

Jupskås

2022

Party Politics

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Parties lose members and organizational measures adopted to counter the alleged “crisis of parties” have often turned out to be counterproductive. In response to this development, scholars have argued that parties need to strengthen their deliberative capacity. Despite this (normative) claim, we know very little about levels of deliberation in contemporary parties. Based on unique longitudinal surveys among Norwegian party members between 1991 and 2017, the article analyzes levels of deliberative capacity across time and parties. The study finds a substantial level of deliberative capacity and that this capacity has been strengthened in recent decades. There is some inter-party variation, but it reflects the organizational origin of the parties only to a limited degree. The findings suggest that the deliberative capacity of political parties is far better than often assumed in the literature. Therefore, the study argues that “crisis” is a term unfit to describe recent developments in contemporary parties in Norway, and that membership figures alone are an insufficient indicator to measure the linkage potential of party organizations in democracies.

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Deliberative democracy in contemporary political parties: Longitudinal evidence from Norway

Heidar

Jupskås

2022

Party Politics

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Party-political dynamics in Norway as a factor in Russian-Norwegian relations

Chistikov

2024

Полис. Политические Исследования

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The relations between Russia and Norway are of a contradictory nature, containing both positive and negative elements. In the scientific literature, the systemic factors affecting Russian-Norwegian relations are well studied, while the internal political reasons for the transformation of bilateral relations are insufficiently explored. In 2013, i.e. before the international political crisis of 2014, a number of studies noted the cooling of relations between Russia and Norway. At the same time, a center-right coalition came to power in Norway in 2013. The empirical base of the study consists of texts of debates in the Norwegian parliament and program documents of Norwegian parties. The article analyzed the collected data quantitatively and qualitatively. The main method of the quantitative analysis was a targeted sentiment analysis. As a result of the quantitative analysis, it was found that the parties in the center-left ruling coalition had a more positive stance towards Russia than the parties in the center-right coalition. On the basis of this qualitative analysis, three main factors determining the position of one or another party in relation to Russia were identified. First, the view of Norway’s position within the framework of Russia-NATO and Russia-EU relations, which reflects the party’s opinion about Norway’s place in the system of international relations. Secondly, the value content of relations with Russia, which is connected with the ideology of party representatives and the presence of positive historical experience. Thirdly, the assessment of Russia as a threat to Norway’s security. As a result, it was found that the left-wing parties are generally more inclined to consider Norway as a more autonomous and independent actor in relation to the EU and NATO than the right parties. This is due to the positive experience of the left parties in their interaction with Russia, as well as the higher level of importance of development issues in the northern regions of Norway. For right-wing parties, liberal values play an important role in the context of relations with Russia. In addition, they are more inclined to view Russia as a threat to Norway’s security than the center-left and center-right parties.

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Norway

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Deliberative democracy in contemporary political parties: Longitudinal evidence from Norway

Deliberative democracy in contemporary political parties: Longitudinal evidence from Norway

Party-political dynamics in Norway as a factor in Russian-Norwegian relations

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