political parties, party organisations, parties in new democracies, democratization, electoral processes

Elections and political parties

Scandinavian politics

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• Harmel, Robert; Mjelde, Hilmar; Svåsand, Lars (2024). The Trumpization of the Grand Old Party. (ekstern lenke)
• Harmel, Robert; Svåsand, Lars; Mjelde, Hilmar (2024). Personalization and de-institutionalization: Ourcommon conceptual framework. (ekstern lenke)
• Muriaas, Ragnhild Louise; Svåsand, Lars G (2015). Opposition parties and the decentralisation process in South Africa and Zambia. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2014). Regulation of political parties and party functions in Malawi: Incentive structures and the selective application of the rules. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2013). “Competition and participation, but no democracy: The politics of elections in Africa´s feckless regimes”. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2013). The concept of opposition and the structure of opposition in Malawi. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2011). Democratization in Malawi: Moving Forward, Stuck in Transition or Backsliding?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2011). Financing Elections in Malawi: Between National Processes and the International Community. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2010). In search of the impact of international support for political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2009). Valgets politikk: Betydningen av legale og administrative virkemidler for å beholde makten i Malawi og Uganda. (ekstern lenke)
• Makara, Sabiti; Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2009). Turnaround: The national resistance movement and the reintroduction of a multiparty system in Uganda. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2009). Valgets politikk: Betydningen av administrative og legale virkemidler for å beholde makten i Malawi og Uganda. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G; Khembo, Nixon S. (2007). Fissions and fusions, foes and friends - Party system restructuring in Malawi in the 2004 general elections. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2005). Stuck in Transition: Electoral Processes in Zambia 1991-2001. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Heidar, Knut (2004). Political parties in Norway - 40 years later. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2004). Hanne Marthe Narud, Mogens N. Pedersen, Henry Valen (eds.): Party sovereignty and citizen control. Selecting candidates for parliamentary elections in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway, Odense 2002, University Press of Southern Denmark. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2004). From Dominant to Competitive Party System: The Zambian Experience 1991-2001. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2002). Introduction: The contribution of parties to democracy and democratic consolidation. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2002). Political parties and democratic consolidation in Africa. (ekstern lenke)
• Randall, Vicky; Svåsand, Lars G (2002). Party institutionalization in new democracies. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Pierre, Jon; Widfeldt, Anders (2000). State subsidies to political parties: confronting rhetoric with reality. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Pierre, Jon; Widfeldt, Anders (2000). State subsidies to political parties: confronting rhetoric with reality. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Pierre, Jon; Widfeldt, Anders (2000). State subsidies to political parties: Confronting rhetoric with reality. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1997). The Influence of new parties on old parties' platforms: the case of the Progress parties and the Conservative parties of Denmark and Norway. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

• Svåsand, Lars G (2019). The Swedish Pirate Party: Towards Institutionalisation? . (ekstern lenke)
• Harmel, Robert; Svåsand, Lars G; Mjelde, Hilmar (2019). Party Institutionalisation: Concepts and Indicators. (ekstern lenke)
• Harmel, Robert; Svåsand, Lars G (2019). Introduction. (ekstern lenke)
• Mjelde, Hilmar Langhelle; Svåsand, Lars G (2016). Party decline?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2013). Party development in the old world: And in the new. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2012). Foreign aid, democracy promotion and democratic progress. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2011). In search of the impact of international support for political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared. (ekstern lenke)
• Magolowonde, Augustin; Svåsand, Lars G (2010). One Man Ownership: Political Parties and their Struggle for Democratic Standards. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Kiiza, Julius; Tabaro, Robert (2008). Organising parties for the 2006 elections. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Makara, Sabiti; Rakner, Lise (2008). Turnaround: The National Resistance Movement and the re-introduction of a multiparty system in Uganda. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Khembo, Nixon S. (2007). Political Parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Demker, Marie (2005). Partisystemenes utviklingslinjer. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Wørlund, Ingemar (2005). Partifremvekst og partioverlevelse: Fremskrittspartiet og Ny Demokrati. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Demker, Marie (2005). Partiene som institusjoner i demokratiet. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Demker, Marie (2005). Den nordiska fempartimodellen: En tilfallighet eller ett fundament?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2002). The cross-pressure hypothesis. (ekstern lenke)
• Randall, Vicky; Svåsand, Lars G (2001). Party Institutionalization and the New Democracies. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Statlig finansiering av politiske partier: intensjonene og utfallet. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1999). Krysspresshypotesen. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1998). The Center-Right Parties in Norwegian Politics: Between Reformist Labor and Radical Progress. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1998). Nordiske partiers samarbeismønstre - med hverandre og med Europa. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1998). Scandinavian Right-Wing Radicalism. (ekstern lenke)
• Heidar, Knut Martin; Svåsand, Lars (1998). Nordiske partiers samarbeidsmønstre - med hverandre og med Europa. (ekstern lenke)
• Heidar, Knut Martin; Pettersen, Hanne C.; Svåsand, Lars (1997). Internasjonalt partisamarbeid. (ekstern lenke)
• Heidar, Knut Martin; Svåsand, Lars (1997). Politiske partier og den internasjonale arena. (ekstern lenke)
• Heidar, Knut Martin; Pettersen, Hanne C.; Svåsand, Lars (1997). Norske partiers internasjonale forbindelser. (ekstern lenke)
• Heidar, Knut Martin; Svåsand, Lars (1997). Internasjonale partisammenslutninger: partier eller organisasjoner?. (ekstern lenke)
• Strøm, Kaare; Svåsand, Lars G (1997). Conclusion: The limits of entrepeneurship. (ekstern lenke)
• Strøm, Kaare; Svåsand, Lars G (1997). Beyond the nation-state: Foreign policy controversies. (ekstern lenke)
• Strøm, Kaare; Svåsand, Lars G (1997). Political parties in Norway: Facing the challenges of a new society. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Strøm, Kaare; Rasch, Bjørn Erik (1997). CChange and adaption in party organization. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Selle, Per (1982). Partiorganisasjon og valgresultat: en drøfting av ulike sammenhenger. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie

• Harmel, Robert; Svåsand, Lars G (2019). Institutionalisation of political parties. Comparative cases. (ekstern lenke)
• Demker, Marie; Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Partiernas århundrade. Fempartimodellens uppgång och fall i Norge och Sverige. (ekstern lenke)
• Strøm, Kaare; Svåsand, Lars G (1997). Challenges to Political Parties: the case of Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Heidar, Knut Martin; Svåsand, Lars (1994). Partiene i en brytningstid. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig monografi

• Harmel, Robert; Svåsand, Lars G; Mjelde, Hilmar (2018). Institutionalization (and De-Institutionalization) of Rightwing Protest Parties - The Progress Parties of Denmark and Norway. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig foredrag

• Svåsand, Lars G (2016). Electoral finance and the recruitment of women in African elections: Typology of finances and methodological challenges,. (ekstern lenke)
• Muriaas, Ragnhild Louise; Svåsand, Lars G (2015). Opposition Parties and the Decentralization Process in South Africa and Zambia. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Mjelde, Hilmar (2014). Party decline?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2014). Promoting programmatic political parties:Exploring international party assistance and its impact on party manifestos in new democracies. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Mpesi, Andrew (2013). The development and functions of electoral manifestos in Malawi: The impact of weak parties and excessive presidentialism. (ekstern lenke)
• Muriaas, Ragnhild Louise; Svåsand, Lars G (2013). Party Adaptions to Municipal Elections in Post-transitional Regimes: Exploring Democratic Decentralization in Zambia and South Africa. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2013). The ambiguous state of political parties in new democracies. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Opsahl, Jon Peder (2013). Party manifestos in unorthodox parties:the cases of the Pirate Parties in Sweden and Germany. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2011). “Political parties and democratic consolidation in Malawi”, Chapter for the NUFU project book: Democratic consolidation in Malawi,Solstrand, 19. October – 21. October, 2011. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Helle, Svein-Eik (2011). Lars Svåsand and Svein-Erik Helle (2011): The future of democracy in Africa Paper prepared for the work shop on Party systems and the future of democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Warwick 22.-24. September. 2011. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2011). Political parties and the democratic trajectory of Malawi, 1993-2011. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2011). Lars Svåsand: The fragmentation of Malawian opposition,. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Mpesi, Andrew (2011). Electoral manifestos and the functions of political parties in new democracies: the case of Malawi,. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2011). The functions of political parties: In theory and in Malawi. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2010). Democratic consolidation in Malawi: progressing, stuck in transition, or backsliding?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2010). Formal rules and informal processes in the recruitment of political party elites in Malawi. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2009). The impact of international support for political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2009). Party system change in the context of the 2009 parliamentary and presidential elections. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2009). The impact of international party support to political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2008). Internal party democracy and the Malawian parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2008). Procedural democracy in Malawian political parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise; Gloppen, Siri (2007). Political paralysis in Malawi: Reprecussions of party splits in a weakly institutionalised democracy. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2007). Turnaround: The National Resistance Movement and the re-introduction of a multiparty system in Uganda. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2007). The politics of the elections (Or how incumbents remain in office.)The cases of Malawi and Uganda. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Tostensen, Arne; Kanuyani, Happy (2007). Non-state actors and democratic consolidation. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2007). "Free but not fair': Explaining the declining quality of electoral administration in Malawi 1994-2004". (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Kiiza, Julius; Tabaro, Robert (2007). Organizing parties for the 2006 elections. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise; Makara, Sabiti (2006). From no-party to multiparty system: NRM and its competitors in Uganda’s 2006 elections. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Rakner, Lise (2005). Fissions and fusions, friends and foes: Party system restructuring in Malawi. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2003). The Norwegian Progress party: a populist party?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2002). Elections, party system development and democratic consolidation in Zambia. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2002). The quality of electoral processes: Zambian elections 1991-2001. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2002). The re-emergence of the EU issue in Norwegian politics. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Partier i nye demokratier. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Comments on the manuscripts "Interest groups and parties in Scandinavian politics". (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Party system change in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). The theory of institutionalism and the study of political parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Norsk og svensk partiutvikling. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Challenges to political parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Partiorganisasjon og valgresultat. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Comments on the manuscripts "Interest groups and parties in Scandinavian politics". (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Norsk og svensk partiutvikling. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Challenges to political parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Partier i nye demokratier. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). The theory of institutionalism and the study of political parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Partiorganisasjon og valgresultat. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Party system change in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Randall, Vicky; Svåsand, Lars G (1999). Party Institutionalization and the New Democracies. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1999). Explaining the success of new rigth wing political parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1999). Current issues in Norwegian party politics. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1997). Opportunity for participation in political parties. An examination of party statues and empirical reality. (ekstern lenke)

Rapport

• Svåsand, Lars G (2015). What do we know about the effects of international assistance to political parties in new democracies?. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Schakel, Lydeke (2015). An evaluation of NIMD’s application of direct party assistance. (ekstern lenke)
• Christensen, Dag Arne; Midtbø, Tor; Ringkjøb, Hans-Erik et al. (2004). Ny personvalgordning og hva så? En analyse av kommune- og fylkestingsvalget i 2003. (ekstern lenke)
• Bwalya, Eddie; Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2003). The PRSP process in Zambia. (ekstern lenke)
• Mathisen, Harald; Svåsand, Lars G (2001). Funding political parties in emerging African democracies: What role for Norway?. (ekstern lenke)
• Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars G (2001). Elections for better or for worse? Assessing the experiences with multiparty elections in sub-Saharan Africa. (ekstern lenke)

Intervju

• Svåsand, Lars G (2015). Intervju om partifinansering, Kapital. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2015). Mijøpartiet De Grønne i Sogn og Fjordane. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2015). Oklara effekter av demokratibistånd SVENSK OPINION 11 februari, 2015 Oklara effekter av demokratibistånd . (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2015). Intervju om lokale lister ved kommunestyrevalg. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2014). Om Miljøpartiet. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2014). Om makt i Bergen. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2014). Intervju om partiorganisasjonen for Miljøpartiet De Grønne. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2006). Intervju om undersøkelse om politisk interesse. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Regjeringsskiftet. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Politisk styring i nye demokratier. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Partienes medlemsutvikling. (ekstern lenke)

Lærebok

• Svåsand, Lars G; Patel, Nandini (2013). Government and Politics of Malawi. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G; Patel, Nandini (2007). Government and Politics in Malawi. (ekstern lenke)
• Strøm, Kåre; Svåsand, Lars (1997). Challenges to Political Parties. (ekstern lenke)
• Strøm, Kåre; Svåsand, Lars (1997). Challenges to Political Parties. The Case of Norway. (ekstern lenke)

Mastergradsoppgave

• Nordli, Lene; Svåsand, Lars G (2006). Politisk opposisjon i et autoritært regime. En analyse av regimets respons til islamsk opposisjon i Egypt. (ekstern lenke)
• Lie, Svenn Arne; Svåsand, Lars G (2006). Shifting parties, constant cleavage. Party system formation along the urban-rural cleavage in post-communist Lithuania. (ekstern lenke)
• Smestad, Annemarie; Svåsand, Lars G (2006). The Color of Polity. Political representation of African Americans in Florida from 1996 til 2002. (ekstern lenke)
• Vatnaland, Hanne; Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Citizenship rights in the holy land and the case of Israeli Palestinians. (ekstern lenke)

Hovedfagsoppgave

• Bakken, Mette; Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Electoral System Design and Effects on Representation and Regionalisation in Malawi 1994-2004. (ekstern lenke)
• Iversen, Erlend; Svåsand, Lars G (2004). "På skinner uten styring?" En analyse av bybaneprosessen i Bergen. (ekstern lenke)
• Andersland, Julie; Svåsand, Lars G (2004). Continuity versus Change. A Study of the British Electoral Reform Debate after 1974. (ekstern lenke)

Populærvitenskapelig foredrag

• Svåsand, Lars G (2005). Partienes valgkampstrategi. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1999). Om veileders rolle hovedfagsoppgavearbeidet. (ekstern lenke)
• Svåsand, Lars G (1999). Statlig finansiering av politiske partier: intensjonene og utfallet. (ekstern lenke)

Leserinnlegg

• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Demokratiets utfordringer i det 21. århundrede. (ekstern lenke)

Kronikk

• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Demokratiets utfordringer i det 21. århundrede. (ekstern lenke)

Annet

• Svåsand, Lars G (2000). Statlig finansiering av politiske partier: intensjonene og utfallet. (ekstern lenke)

Fagbok

• Heidar, Knut Martin; Svåsand, Lars G (1997). Partier uten grenser?. (ekstern lenke)

Se en full oversikt over publikasjoner i Cristin

 

“Party Institutionalization in New Democracies” (with Vicky Randall, University of Essex), Party Politics, Vol. 8 No 1, 2002, 5-29

 

 

“Parties, party systems and democratic consolidation in the Third world”, Special issue of

Democratization, Vol. 9, No.3, guest editors: Vicky Randall and Lars Svåsand

 

 

 

“Stuck in transition: Electoral processes in Zambia, 1991-2001”, (with Lise Rakner), Democratization, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp 1-21

 

Partiernas århundrade. Fempartimodellens uppgang och fall i Norge og Sverige, (Marie Demker och Lars Svåsand, red.), Gøteborg, Santerus Forlag 

 

Government and Politics in Malawi, (eds. Nandini Patel and Lars Svåsand),

Blantyre, Kachere Books. Vol 33, 2007

 

“Political Parties” (with Nixon S. Khembo), in Government and Politics in Malawi, (eds. Nandini Patel and Lars Svåsand), Blantyre, Kachere Books. Vol 33, 2007, pp. 207-238

 

”Fissions and fusions, friends and foes: Party system restructuring in Malawi”, (with Lise Rakner and Nixon S. Khembo) Comparative Political Studies, Vol 40, No. 9, September 2007, 1112-1137

 

 

 

“Organising parties for the 2006 elections” (co-authored with Julius Kiiza and Robert Tabaro), in Julius Kiiza, Sabiti Makara and Lise Rakner (eds.): Electoral democracy in Uganda, Kampala, Fountain Press, 201-230

 

“Partienes funksjoner: Malawi i komparativt perspektiv”, kapitel til K. Pedersen (ed.): Festskrift til Lars Bille, København 2008

“Internal party democracy: The case of the United Democratic Front in Malawi”, Paper til Nordic Political Science Association, Tromsø 6.-8. August 2008

  

“Turnaround: The National Resistance Movement and the re-introduction of a multiparty system in Uganda” (with Sabiti Makara and Lise Rakner), International Political Science Review, March 2009

Magolowondo, A., & Svåsand, L. (2010). “One man ownership: Political parties and their struggle for democratic standards”,  In M. Ott & F. E. Kanyongolo (Eds.), Democracy in Progress.  Malawi’s 2009 parliamentary and presidential elections, Blantyre, Kachere Books, 265-294

 

Lise Rakner and Lars Svåsand:  “In search of the impact of international support for political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared” Democratization, 2010 ;Volum 17.(6) s. 1250-1274

 

Lars Svåsand: Democratic consolidation in Malawi: progressing, stuck in transition, or backsliding? Forum for Development Studies vol 38 no. 1 2011, pp. 1-24

 Lars Svåsand: Financing elections in Malawi: Between national processes and the international comunity, Representation, Vol 47, No. 4, 2011, pp. 417-434

Impacts of international party assistance (with Lise Rakner)

Democratic consolidation in Malawi (see NUFU project overview)

Procedural democracy in political parties

- Political parties in the 2009 general elections