Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla (May 2018)

The power and democracy research project, University of Iceland: Project management details

  • Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson,
  • Sjöfn Vilhelmsdóttir

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 235 – 236

Abstract

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From the article: The Power and Democracy Research Project was a five-year (2014-2018) research project at the School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland. It was established through a decision of the university council and funded by the University of Iceland Centennial Fund. It is a study of power and democratic governance in Iceland focusing on the legislature, executive and judicial powers, public policy and administration, as well as on the actors and participants in the system, such as political parties, interest groups, the media and the public.