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The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics provides a comprehensive examination of Norway's political institutions, politics, public policy-making, and international relations.
As the introductory chapter highlights, Norway has traditionally been characterized as a stable, homogeneous, corporatist, and consensus-oriented democracy. At the same time, it is well established that many of the country's distinctive features have been challenged and have perhaps declined in recent decades. Norway has evolved in the face of 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. This Handbook gives readers an updated account of major political developments and what characterizes Norway's politics compared to other countries in Scandinavia and beyond.
The diverse set of authors, selected for their in-depth knowledge and extensive expertise, offer valuable insights into the different aspects of Norwegian politics. 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 the respective fields. The authors also provide original analyses of more specialized topics or trace historical developments and overarching trends. With over seventy contributors and written in an accessible manner, this Handbook is an indispensable resource for understanding Norwegian politics.
Contents
1: Elin Haugsgjerd Allern, Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Kristoffer Kolltveit, and Bjørn Erik Rasch: Introduction: Norway, A Stable Democracy in Flux
I. Constitutional Design and Political Institutions
2: Eirik Holmøyvik: The Constitution
3: Bjørn Høyland: Parliament
4: Jostein Askim: The Norwegian Cabinet
5: Jonas Stein and Bjørn Erik Rasch: Executive-Legislative Relations: Negative Parliamentarism and its Consequences for Governing Norway
6: Bernt Aardal and Jørgen Bølstad: The Electoral System: Representing Voters and Territory
7: Kristoffer Kolltveit and Jarle Trondal: The Norwegian Central Government: A Robust Yet Adaptive Apparatus
8: Øyvind Stiansen: The Courts
9: Signy Irene Vabo: Municipalities and Regions: Further Reform Required
10: Sirianne Dahlum and Carl Henrik Knutsen: The State of Norwegian Democracy
II. Electoral and Legislative Politics
11: Dag Arne Christensen and Kristin Strømsnes: Political Participation and Voter Turnout Inequalities in Norway
12: Maiken Røed and Torill Stavenes: The Party Organizations
13: Peter Egge Langsæther: Polarization and Cleavage Conflict in a Multidimensional Party System
14: Johannes Bergh and Atle H. Haugsgjerd: Voting Behaviour in Norway: Social Structure, Ideology, and Issue Ownership
15: Anne Lise Fimreite and Elisabeth Ivarsflaten: Populism in Norwegian Politics
16: Anders Ravik Jupskås and Jacob Aasland Ravndal: Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway
17: Rune Karlsen: Election Campaigns
18: Jo Saglie and Signe Bock Segaard: Local Electoral Politics: How Local Are Norwegian Local Elections?
19: Oda Nedregård and Martin Søyland: Legislative Party Groups in the Storting: Cohesion and Discipline
20: Kaare W. Strøm: Parties and Governments: Two-bloc Politics and Minority Cabinets
21: Elin Haugsgjerd Allern and Vibeke Wøien Hansen: Interest Groups in Norwegian Politics: Strategies, Access, and Influence
22: Toril Aalberg: Media and Politics in Norway
23: Staffan Kumlin and Jonas Linde: Political Trust in Norway: A Large but Lopsided Research Field
24: Mari S. Helliesen, Ruben Mathisen, and Yvette Peters: The Fairest of Them All? Political Representation and Equality in Norway
III. Policy Making and Public Policies
25: Adriana Bunea and Idunn Nørbech: Public Policymaking and Stakeholder Consultations in Norway
26: Johan Christensen and Stine Hesstvedt: The Role of Experts in Policymaking
27: Hilmar Rommetvedt and Kristine Nergaard: Changing Characteristics of Corporatism and Tripartite Cooperation
28: Einar Lie: Economic Policies and the Oil Fund
29: Magnus B. Rasmussen: The Norwegian Welfare State
30: Jens Jungblut and Mari Elken: Searching for the Right Balance between Equality and Differentiation - Education Policies in Norway
31: Terje P. Hagen and Eli Feiring: Health Policy Reforms for Three Decades - Then Returning to Square One?
32: Cathrine Holst and Mari Teigen: Gender Equality Policies in Norway: From Innovator to Laggard?
33: Torvald Falch and Per Selle: Indigenous Policies: Sámi System-building through Internationalization and Legalization
34: Vilde Hernes and Anne Balke Staver: Immigration and Integration Policy
35: Dag Harald Claes: Energy Policy: Resource Abundance and External Challenges
36: Alf Håkon Hoel and Jahn Petter Johnsen: Norway's Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies: In Search of Sustainability
37: Elin Lerum Boasson and Lars H. Gulbrandsen: Paradoxes of Twin Crises: Nature Protection and Climate Governance in Norway
IV. International Relations
38: Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer: Norwegian Foreign Policy: Shifts under the Surface
39: Kjell Inge Bjerga: Norwegian Defence Policy
40: Kristin Ven Bruusgaard and Stig Stenslie: Norwegian Intelligence
41: Kristian Berg Harpviken and Torunn L. Tryggestad: Norway's Peace Diplomacy: Punching above its Weight Class?
42: Sunniva Engh: Development Aid
43: Janne Haaland Matlary: Westward Bound: Norway in NATO
44: Johannes Gullestad Rø and Ingeborg Nortvedt Bjur: The Plea for a Guarantee: Norway and the United States (1945-2024)
45: Geir Flikke: From Involvement to Entanglement: Norwegian-Russian Relations (1992-2022)
46: Guri Rosén and Ulf Sverdrup: Norway and the European Union
47: Mats Berdal: Norway and the United Nations, Balancing Idealism and Realpolitik
48: Paal Sigurd Hilde and Sven G. Holtsmark: The High North and the Arctic
