Department of Comparative Politics

Comparative politics is the systematic study of political institutions, organisations, processes and behaviour at the local, national and international level. Comparisons across political systems and over time are central to the subject. The main focus of the research is democracy and democratisation in a wide sense, thematically and geographically.

Do you want to study Comparative Politics?

We offer study programs in Comparative Politics, European Studies and Democracy Building.
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If you need information regarding your studies, you can contact the student adviser or The Information Centre at The Faculty of Social Sciences.

Women in economics and political science

Bilde av Kvinnenettverket og Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe

Professor Ulltveit-Moe visits the Women's network at Sampol

Professor and Head of Department of Economics at the University of Oslo, Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe visited the Department and Women's network to talk about challenges women face in academia.

Political science exchange during difficult times

Bilde av Robert Jenkins med representanter for Eurokratene og Kabinettet

Visit from UNC Chapel Hill

The Department of Comparative Politics has just had a visit from Robert (Bob) Jenkins, professor of political science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). During his visit he held a lunch seminar on transatlantic security and he met incoming and outgoing students on CONTEST exchange...

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SAMPOL research project holds kickoff workshop with esteemed scholars

The research project ConFront, based in the Department of Comparative Politics, successfully held its inaugural workshop last month, launching an international collaboration on the study of “contested frontiers.”

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Europe in a perfect storm of new security challenges

Europe is in the middle of a demanding new security situation that will quickly change how private companies, the public sector and politicians think about the region's security. How should European institutions and actors relate to the United States, Russia and anti-democratic forces from within?...

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