Blar i Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap på forfatter "de Soysa, Indra"
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Access and Opportunites - Equality in an Age of Globalization
Solberg, Stian Jernquist (Master thesis, 2022)Tidligere studier indikerer at globalisering fører til større økonomiske ulikheter innad i land, samtidig som globale ulikheter reduseres. De øvrige konsekvensene som globalisering medfører, er stadig oppe til debatt. ... -
Austerity by Design: Comment on “Ensuring Global Health Equity in a Post-pandemic Economy
de Soysa, Indra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Several scholars across many disciplines argue that neoliberal, free-market economic conditions drive inequalities, generating poverty and misery due to unfair austerity, ultimately affecting human health. Professor Labonté’s ... -
Blessing or curse? Assessing the local impacts of foreign direct investment on conflict in Africa
de Soysa, Indra; Brazys, Samuel; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The question of foreign direct investment (FDI) and socio-political development is debated heavily. Liberals believe that FDI brings economic opportunities and/or increased incentives for peace and security among host ... -
Can Bigger Health Budgets Cushion Pandemics? An Empirical Test of Covid-19 Deaths Across the World
de Soysa, Indra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)How has public healthcare spending prepared countries for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic? Arguably, spending is the primary policy tool of governments for providing effective health. We argue that the effectiveness of ... -
Cutting Out the Middlemen - An empirical analysis of e-government as an anti-corruption tool from 2003- 2018
Knutson, Andreas (Master thesis, 2019)This paper study the effect of e-government on political corruption levels. E-government relates to extended use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the public sector. Both international organisations and ... -
Development Aid as Human Rights Promoter - An empirical test of Norwegian aid allocation and human rights practises from 1990-2013
Hoff, Oda Pernille (Master thesis, 2018)Abstrakt på Norsk: Er norsk bistandsallokering sensitiv til mottakerlandenes menneskerettighetspraksiser? Norge blir sett på som en av verdens moralske supermakter innen bistandslitteraturen, og denne studien vil undersøke ... -
Do bigger health budgets cushion pandemics? An empirical test of COVID-19 deaths across the world
de Soysa, Indra; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya; Cooray, Arusha (UNU-WIDER working paper series;, Research report, 2020) -
Do Citizens´ Preferences on Immigration Reflect Governments´ Preferences? A Test of the Theory of Liberal Intergovernmentalism
Norekval, Katrine Loven (Bachelor thesis, 2020)The theory liberal intergovernmentalism argues that domestic preferences shape governments policy preferences. Liberal Intergovernmentalism has become one of the main theories in European integration theory but has also ... -
Do development aid agencies practice what they preach?: Analysing the effects of official development aid on sustainable development, 1989 – 2018
Romundset, Matias Saue (Master thesis, 2020)Siden Verdenskommisjonen for miljø og utviklings rapport Vår felles framtid ble publisert i oktober 1987 har bærekraftig utvikling gjennomsyret alle deler av samfunnet. Alt – fra den lokale butikken på hjørnet til ... -
Do ethnic demographic changes trigger civil war? : an empirical analysis, 1960-2013
Danielsen, Synne Constanse Alstad (Master thesis, 2016)Innen litteraturen som omfavner etnisitet og etnisk konflikt, har viktigheten av etnisk ulikhet og risikoen for konflikt blitt fremhevet. I kontrast til etnisk ulikhet, har den relative distribusjonen av hvordan en etnisk ... -
Do larger immigrant populations increase homicide rates? : a global study, 1995-2014
Solbak, Kristine Stubø (Master thesis, 2017)Relating high immigration to violent crime has been a sensitive topic in the media for quite some time, often concerning highly populistic politics. Still substantial research that validates or disproves this assumed ... -
Do larger immigrant populations increase homicide rates? A global study, 1995-2014
Solbak, Kristine Stubø (Master thesis, 2017)Å relatere immigrasjon til voldelig kriminalitet er et svært sensitivt og debattert tema både i massemedia og blant populistiske politikere. Slik har det også vært over lengre tid. Det mangler likevel data som bekrefter ... -
Do resource-wealthy rulers adopt transparency-promoting laws
Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya; de Soysa, Indra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Some argue that the right kinds of institutions mitigate, or even prevent, the development of “natural resource curses.” Rulers with access to resource wealth, however, are unlikely to adopt such institutions, because doing ... -
Does Egalitarian Democracy Boost Environmental Sustainability? An Empirical Test, 1970-2017
de Soysa, Indra (Journal article, 2021)Many argue that the twin problems of poverty and environmental degradation are best addressed by adopting greater egalitarian processes of governance. Greater egalitarian societies apparently contain the required social ... -
Does Empowering Women in Politics Boost Human Development? An Empirical Analysis, 1960–2018
Hornset, Norunn; de Soysa, Indra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Does Ethnic Diversity Increase Violent Crime? A Global Analysis of Homicide Rates, 1995-2013.
de Soysa, Indra; Noel, Carmen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Many scholars argue that diverse preferences and coordination failure stemming from high ethnic diversity results in high social frictions, leading to socio-political failure. Criminological theories suggest that crime is ... -
Does Foreign Direct Investment Encourage State Militarization and Reduce Societal Security? An Empirical Test, 1980-2017
de Soysa, Indra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Scholars debate the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poor societies. Apparently, FDI could embolden governments to securitize rather than reform, an argument put forth recently by (Kishi, Roudabeh, Maggio, ... -
Does free-market capitalism drive unequal access to health? An empirical analysis, 1970–2015
de Soysa, Indra; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Many scholars, particularly in public health, argue that neoliberal capitalist economic forces adversely affect communities by increasing inequalities, ultimately affecting health. Apparently, corporate capitalism affects ... -
Does Norwegian aid promote good governance in recipient countries? : an empirical analysis, 1985-2013
Aaser, Kristian (Master thesis, 2016)Denne masteroppgaven ser på effekten norsk bistand har på korrupsjonsbekjempelse i utviklingsland. Økonomer har tidligere vært mest opptatt av bistandseffektivitet, mens statsvitere på sin side har vært mest opptatt av ... -
Does Norwegian Aid Reward Equitable Access to Health in Recipient States? Assessing a ‘Moral Superpower’s’ Aid to Pro-Poor Development, 1990–2019
de Soysa, Indra; Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya; Ruth, Rebecca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We assess if Norwegian aid policies, widely heralded for being morally driven, rewards pro-poor governance. If higher levels of equitable access to health attracts higher levels of Norwegian aid, one might argue that ...