Browsing Institutt for statsvitenskap by Author "Dahlum, Sirianne"
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Democracy by Demand? Reinvestigating the Effect of Self-expression Values on Political Regime Type Dahlum, Sirianne; Knutsen, Carl Henrik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)The notion that cultural characteristics influence political regimes remains popular, despite mixed supporting evidence. In particular, democracy is argued to emerge and thrive in countries where liberal or freedom-oriented ...
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Dahlum, Sirianne (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)In this thesis I critically investigate and test the central implications of Inglehart and Welzel’s (2005) theory claiming that mass values explain democracy. The proposition that democracies will emerge and survive as a ...
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Dahlum, Sirianne; Knutsen, Carl Henrik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)We investigate whether democracy enhances the skills and knowledge of citizens through improving education quality. This, in turn, could have ramifications for other development outcomes such as economic growth. We offer ...
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Dahlum, Sirianne; Knutsen, Carl Henrik (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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Dahlum, Sirianne; Knutsen, Carl Henrik; Wig, Tore (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Several prominent accounts suggest that democratic transitions are more likely to take place when opposition to the incumbent regime is led by certain social groups. We further develop the argument that opposition movements ...