Browsing Institutt for statsvitenskap by Author "Povitkina, Marina"
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Povitkina, Marina; Jagers, Sverker C (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Since a more substantial recognition of environmental degradation in the 1960s, the scholarly community has looked at democracy with mixed feelings. Some assert that democracy is devastating for the environmental performance, ...
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Boräng, Frida; Jagers, Sverker C; Povitkina, Marina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Long-lasting democratic institutions have been found to matter for the universal provision of reliable electricity. In this article we revisit this finding, suggesting that the effect of democracy on electricity provision ...
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Martinangeli, Andrea F.M.; Povitkina, Marina; Jagers, Sverker; Rothstein, Bo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Abstract Generalized trust is essential for collective action, which is at the heart of many societal problems. Institutional quality has been proposed as a driver of generalized trust, but while the correlation between ...
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Carlitz, Ruth D.; Povitkina, Marina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)An extensive literature shows that democracies tend to do a better job of protecting the environment than autocracies. Much less work has been done to explain the considerable variation in environmental quality within many ...
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Povitkina, Marina; Jagers, Sverker C; Matti, Simon; Martinsson, Johan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)In order to reach climate goals, governments need to gain support from their voters for the necessary policy interventions, such as carbon dioxide taxes. Previous research concludes that people often do not support and ...