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Overview

Per Selle is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and primarily works within the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Political Science and International Relations. Their research spans several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Strategy and Management, and Building and Construction.

The scope of Per Selle's work covers multiple main topics, notably European and International Law Studies, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Political Systems and Governance, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Mining and Resource Management, and Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

Among recent publications attributed to Per Selle is the paper "Urbanisering av det samiske elektoratet:en fremvoksende skillelinje i den moderne samepolitikken?" published in 2020 in the journal Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. This work has garnered citations indicating engagement from the academic community.

Frequent co-authors in Per Selle's research include:

  • Torvald Falch
  • Kristin Strømsnes
  • Aaron John Spitzer
  • Elisabeth Angell
  • Sveinung Eikeland

Common publication venues for Per Selle's work are:

  • Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift
  • Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning
  • International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
  • Polar Record
  • Scandinavian Political Studies

The volume of publications shows a concentration in Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift with four articles, followed by several contributions to Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (three articles) and International Journal on Minority and Group Rights (two articles). Other journals include Polar Record and Scandinavian Political Studies.

Per Selle's research addresses various aspects of political and social structures, including indigenous rights and the complexities of political participation within diverse communities in the Norwegian context. Their work contributes to ongoing discussions in the fields of governance, law, and indigenous studies, particularly in relation to the Sami population.

Best Publications

  • Does Participation in Voluntary Associations Contribute to Social Capital? The Impact of Intensity, Scope, and Type

    Dag Wollebaek;Per Selle

  • Cultural Theory as Political Science

    M. Thompson;Gunnar Grendstad;Per Selle

  • Det nye organisasjonssamfunnet : demokrati i omforming

    Dag Wollebæk;Per Selle

  • Participation and Social Capital Formation: Norway in a Comparative Perspective1

    Dag Wollebæk;Per Selle

  • The Importance of Passive Membership for Social Capital Formation

    Dag Wollebæk;Per Selle

  • Government and voluntary organizations : a relational perspective

    Stein Kuhnle;Per Selle

  • Membership in Party Organizations and the Problem of Decline of Parties

    Per Selle;Lars Svåsand

  • Cultural Theory and the New Institutionalism

    Gunnar Grendstad;Per Selle

  • The Voluntary Sector in Norway : Composition, Changes, and Causes

    Karl Henrik Sivesind;Håkon Lorentzen;Per Selle;Dag Wollebæk

  • Power and Democracy in Norway: The Transformation of Norwegian Politics1

    Øyvind Østerud;Per Selle

  • Origins of Social Capital: Socialization and Institutionalization Approaches Compared

    Dag Wollebæk;Per Selle

  • The third sector in Scandinavia

    Kurt Klaudi Klausen;Per Selle

  • Generations and Organizational Change

    Dag Wollebæk;Per Selle

  • The eroding of representative democracy in Norway

    Per Selle;Øyvind Østerud

  • Women in Nordic Politics: Closing the Gap

    Lauri Karvonen;Per Selle

  • Frivillig innsats i Noreg 1998-2014 : Kva kjenneteikner dei frivillige og kva har endra seg?

    Bjarte Folkestad;Dag Arne Christensen;Kristin Strømsnes;Per Selle

  • Cultural myths of human and physical nature: integrated or separated?

    Gunnar Grendstad;Per Selle

  • Reform Strategies Matter: Explaining the Perplexing Results of Regional Government Reforms in Norway and Denmark

    Jens Blom-Hansen;Peter Munk Christiansen;Anne Lise Fimreite;Per Selle

  • Voluntary organisations and the welfare state: the case of Norway

    Per Selle

  • Investigating social capital : comparative perspectives on civil society, participation and governance

    Sanjiv Prakash;Per Selle

  • The Sámi: 25 Years of Indigenous Authority in Norway

    Torvald Falch;Per Selle;Kristin Strømsnes

  • Unique Environmentalism: A Comparative Perspective

    Gunnar Grendstad;Per Selle;Kristin Stromsnes;Oystein Bortne

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Jens Blom-Hansen
Jens Blom-Hansen Aarhus University

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