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		<title>Demokratiets irrganger: Noen foreløpige eksempler på oppslagsord</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Den tekniske løsningen er som nevnt flere steder, enda ikke på plass. Nedenfor presenteres tre  oppslagsord: Politikk Politikk er strid om kontroll over statens ressurser uten bruk av vold (lenke). Det avgjørende øyeblikket i et demokrati er overlatelsen av «kontorer» (lenke) til en motpart etter at det regjerende partiet har tapt et valg. Politikken har [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demokratiets irrganger</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bakgrunnen for prosjektet finner du her. Demokratiets irrganger er en nettressurs i to lag. Den formidler dybdeinnsikt om demokrati og rettsstat på en lett tilgjengelig måte. Nettressursen bygges opp av oppslag basert på autoritativ litteratur, kvalitetssikret gjennom prosjektets ressursgruppe. Nettressursen leverer et vokabular tilpasset utålmodige konsumenter. Korte begrepspresentasjoner gir svar på spørsmål som oppstår i [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Georgia is a part of a long-term peace, the EU says</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Nicolay B. Johansen, LovUrett and Moreta Bobokhidze, ModusA Reading time 4 minutes. Norsk versjon her. There is light at the end of the tunnel when the EU announces demands to Russia for a long-term peace solution. The EU deliberately mirrors Russia&#8217;s absurd demands for peace, when they demand free elections in a country that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Georgia’s Civic Space Under Threat: New Grant Amendments and the Moscow Mechanism Response</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Moreta Bobokhidze, ModusA, reading time 4  minutes Georgia is once again confronting a wave of legislative initiatives that could profoundly reshape the country’s civic landscape. The latest amendments, introduced on 28 January, target the Law on Grants and six additional legal acts, prompting strong reactions from domestic and international human rights institutions. Among the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Drug allegations as a means of political suppression</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Nicolay B. Johansen, LovUrettMoreta Bobokhidze, ModusA, 3 minutes reading time Georgia: Anton Chechin, a 26-year-old political activist, was detained in December 2024 and sentenced to 8 years in prison earlier this month. This is by all standards a purely political decision, although it was made in the courtroom. This is typical for autocratic societies. People [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Daily Defiance, Weekly Uprising: The New Shape of Georgia’s Protest Wave</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Moreta Bobokhidze, 7 minute read Norewgian version here For more than a year, Tbilisi has lived in a state of constant civic unrest, with demonstrations unfolding daily across the city. What began in late 2024 as a spontaneous response to allegations of electoral fraud, democratic backsliding, and the government’s decision to halt progress toward [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Now what? Recent georgian Prime Minister convicted</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Moreta Bobokhidze, reading time: 5 minutes. Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to large‑scale money laundering, marking one of the most significant prosecutions of a senior political figure in the country’s recent history. The announcement was made by Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office, which confirmed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Did Georgian police use a chemical weapon against protesters?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Moreta Bobokhidze. Reading time: 2 min.  In 2024, the Georgian capital of Tbilisi became the stage for some of the longest running anti government protests in Europe. Night after night, demonstrators filled the city’s main street, demanding progress on Georgia’s accession talks with the European Union. When the government announced that negotiations would be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Georgian Dream’s Proposal to Restrict Voting Rights for Emigrants is Another Step Towards Autocracy</title>
		<link>https://www.modusa.no/georgian-dreams-proposal-to-restrict-voting-rights-for-emigrants-is-another-step-towards-autocracy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Moreta Bobkhidze, 4 minutes read The protests against the ruling Georgian Dream party are now in their second year. Protesters are being met with increasing violence. The dismantling of democracy is taking place in many small steps. This is also important for Norway and Europe. The ruling Georgian Dream party has unveiled plans to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Georgia – a mirror for the West</title>
		<link>https://www.modusa.no/georgia-a-mirror-for-the-west/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Moreta Bobokhidze and Nicolay B. Johansen In the effort to spread knowledge and understanding of the democratic rule of law, ModusA has initiated a collaboration with Georgian activists. In this text, we compare the rule of law in Georgia and Norway. The concept of the rule of law is discussed in more detail here. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hva kan vi lære av demokratier som dør?</title>
		<link>https://www.modusa.no/hva-kan-vi-laere-av-demokratier-som-dor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen, LovUrett Engelsk versjon her Lesetid: 27 minutter, minst. Særlig hvis du som meg har problemer med å lese lange tekster i ett strekk.  Er demokratiet i fare, spør de prisvinnende forfatterne Steven Levistky og Daniel Ziblatt fra USA? Boka deres, «How democracies die», endte med å bli en bestseller og regnes i [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Georgia – Europas speil</title>
		<link>https://www.modusa.no/georgia-europas-speil/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Av Nicolay B. Johansen Ca. 11 minutters lesetid I arbeidet med å utbre kunnskap om og forståelse av den demokratiske rettsstaten, har ModusA innledet et samarbeid Georgiske aktivister. I denne teksten forklarer vi sammenstillingen av rettsstat, Georgia og Norge. Begrepet rettsstat er diskutert mer utførlig her. Georgia er et lite land med et areal og [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Akademias samfunnsoppdrag</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolay B. Johansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Det er dyrt for et samfunn å holde seg med en universitets- og høyskolesektor.  Men da må man også være sikre på at sektoren leverer forskning og kunnskap som holder mål og er relevant. Tilliten til akdemiet vokser ut av at det er en institusjonalisert kunnskapsmaskin. Kunnskapsmaskinen virker gjennom en "intern" og en "ekstern" dynamikk.]]></description>
		
		
		
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