Evaluation of the Social Sciences in Norway Report from Panel 3 – Political Science Evaluation Division for Science and the Research System Evaluation of the Social Sciences in Norway Report from Panel 3 – Political Science Evaluation Division for Science and the Research System © The Research Council of Norway 2018 The Research Council of Norway Visiting address: Drammensveien 288 P.O. Box 564 NO-1327 Lysaker Telephone: +47 22 03 70 00 [email protected] www.rcn.no The report can be ordered and downloaded at www.forskningsradet.no/publikasjoner Graphic design cover: Melkeveien designkontor AS Photos: Shutterstock Translation by: Allegro Språktjenester AS Oslo, June 2018 ISBN 978-82-12-03695-6 (pdf) Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 10 Sammendrag ......................................................................................................................................... 11 1 Scope and scale of the evaluation ................................................................................................. 12 1.1 Terms of reference ................................................................................................................ 13 1.2 A comprehensive evaluation ................................................................................................. 13 1.3 The evaluation process and panels ....................................................................................... 14 1.4 Data available to the panels .................................................................................................. 18 1.5 Evaluation process and assessment tools ............................................................................. 21 1.6 The panel’s comments on the evaluation ............................................................................. 23 2 The context: Social Sciences and Political Science research in Norway ........................................ 24 2.1 The research system .............................................................................................................. 24 2.2 Political Science in Norway .................................................................................................... 28 3 CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research ....................................... 31 3.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 32 3.2 Research group: International Climate Policy ....................................................................... 37 4 CMI Chr. Michelsen Institute ......................................................................................................... 41 4.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 42 4.2 Research group: Rights and Gender ...................................................................................... 46 5 Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research ............................................................................... 50 5.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 51 6 Fridtjof Nansen Institute ............................................................................................................... 56 6.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 57 6.2 Research group: European Climate and Energy Politics ....................................................... 59 6.3 Research group: International Management of Natural Resources ..................................... 62 7 Institute for Social Research .......................................................................................................... 65 7.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 66 7.2 Research group: Politics, Democracy and Civil Society ......................................................... 70 7.3 Research group: VELFERD ..................................................................................................... 72 8 IRIS International Research Institute of Stavanger ....................................................................... 75 8.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 76 9 Lillehammer University College ..................................................................................................... 81 9.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 82 10 Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies .................................................................................. 85 10.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 86 10.2 Research group: Asia research group .................................................................................... 88 11 Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences/Faculty of Landscape and Society ....................................................................................................................................... 91 11.1 Political Science at the institutional level .............................................................................. 92 11.2 Research Group: Global Studies ............................................................................................ 97 12 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences 100 12.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 101 12.2 Research group: International Conflict, Civil War and Climate ........................................... 104 12.3 Research group Elections, Values and Political Communication ........................................ 106 13 NUPI Norwegian Institute of International Affairs .................................................................. 108 13.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 109 13.2 Research group: Conflict and Security ................................................................................ 111 13.3 Research group: International Governance and Order ....................................................... 113 14 Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Centre for Welfare and Labour Research .................................................................................................................................. 116 14.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 117 14.2 Research Group: Governance.............................................................................................. 120 14.3 Research group: Migration and Integration Research ........................................................ 123 15 Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences – Faculty of Social Sciences ........ 127 15.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 128 15.2 Research group: Organization and Management in the Public Sector ............................... 132 16 PRIO The Peace Research Institute Oslo ................................................................................. 137 16.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 138 16.2 Research group: Conflict Patterns ....................................................................................... 142 16.3 Research group: Environment ............................................................................................. 144 17 Uni Research Rokkan Centre ................................................................................................... 147 17.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 148 17.2 Research group: Democracy, Civil Society and Public Administration ................................ 152 17.3 Research group: Society, Environment and Culture ........................................................... 154 18 University of Agder, Faculty of Social Sciences ....................................................................... 158 18.1 Political Science at the institutional level ............................................................................ 159 18.2 Research group: EIG ............................................................................................................ 164 18.3 Research group: Governance and Leadership in the Public Sector .................................... 166 19 University of Bergen, Faculty of Social Sciences ..................................................................... 169 19.1 Political Science at the institutional level ...........................................................................