In recent decades, the number of schools in Norwegian rural municipalities has been reduced substantially, often accompanied by much contestation in the local community. In Norway's decentralized governance system, the ...

Survey data from selected geographical areas in India, Nepal and Bhutan show that attitudes towards women’s participation in local politics are overwhelmingly positive. The findings indicate a shift from the deeply embedded ...

Artikkelen diskuterer boforhold og boligtilfredshet blant innvandrere i norske distriktskommuner. Basert på registerdata, en spørreundersøkelse blant ulike kategorier innvandrere og norskfødte, samt feltarbeid i tre ...

The sudden mass influx of asylum-seekers in Europe in 2015, emplaced major stresses on refugee reception systems and challenged central – local migration policymaking. This article explores how this crisis affected ...

Within the broad category of migration industries, we focus on intermediaries between employers in Norway requiring migrant labour, and suppliers of Latvian workers willing to migrate. Mediation of labour power is a regulated ...

This article examines local democracy in Ukrainian cities from the perspective of the local population, with a focus on citizen participation and city authorities’ responsiveness to the concerns of local inhabitants. It ...

This article analyzes influences on the post-2012 Russian pension reform, focusing on influences “from below.” We identify four main controversial issues related to pension reform: changes in individual accumulative accounts, ...

Decentralisation reforms presuppose the transfer of powers from central to local authorities. From being a highly centralised state, since 2015 Ukraine has taken some important steps towards reforms of local government ...