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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.
- Study programs

- For exchange students

- Read mores about studies in comparative politics

If you need information regarding your studies, you can contact the student adviser or The Information Centre at The Faculty of Social Sciences.

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Lecture in the 610 course.

High demand for business and human rights training

A diverse and large group of students participated the first weekend of the “Business and Human Rights Course.”

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Picture of Jana Birke Belschner

Jana Belschner’s TMF project has begun

– I want to understand very specifically which electoral reforms can contribute to making democracy in aging societies more generationally equitable.

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Picture of Itay in Oslo

Came to Bergen and Norway to examine the private education market

Itay is taking a PhD at UNC Chapel Hill. This semester he is visiting Sampol.

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Picture of Aaron Spitzer

Setting out to build a new research field

Aaron Spitzer’s ERC project, CONFRONT, has started. Over a period of five years, the project will explore arising conflicts between settlers and indigenous peoples.

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Dalia Grybauskaitė.

Breakfast meeting with former Lithuanian president

Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the Christie Conference and the Institute of Comparative Politics this week.

Research at the Department of Comparative Politics is organised in two research groups and two research seminars.

Citizens, Opinion, Representation

Challenges in Advanced Democracies

Lunch seminars in Comparative Political Economy

Research Design and Methods