News archive for Department of Comparative Politics

Getting the big picture of Norwegian political science (27.03.2017)

Comparative politics scholars analyze 15 years of major publications.

When reintegrating ex-fighters, does ‘how’ matter more than ‘what’? (27.03.2017)

Comparative politics scholar Johanna Söderström makes a surprising discovery as part of a research project on peacebuilding.

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Meeting Bill Gates in the lift (16.03.2017)

Imagine that you were to meet Bill Gates in a lift. You strike up a conversation and he asks you what you do. As it happens, you have just come up with an idea that you believe could change the world. In the approximately two minutes until the elevator reaches your floor, you decide to try to convince him that he should invest in your idea. What would you say?