Francesca R. Jensenius

Former employee

Francesca R. Jensenius was a Research Professor (part time) at NUPI.

Political Change, Women’s Rights, and Public Opinion on Gender Equality in Myanmar
Publication : Academic article | 2020
- Francesca R. Jensenius
Myanmar’s introduction of competitive elections after decades of military rule raised expectations for progress in economic and social development, i1
Fighting Violence Against Women: Laws, Norms & Challenges Ahead
Publication : Academic article | 2020
- Francesca R. Jensenius
In the 1990s and 2000s, pressure from feminist movements and allies succeeded in pushing scores of states to reform their laws to prevent and punish1
Voting for development? Ruling coalitions and literacy in India
Publication : ARTIKKEL_FAG | 2019
- Francesca R. Jensenius
Across the world, governments skew the distribution of state resources for political gain. But does such politicisation of resource allocation affect1
Introduction to Special Issue of Social Politics: Legal Regimes, Women’s Work, and Women’s Empowerment
Publication : ARTIKKEL_FAG | 2019
- Francesca R. Jensenius
The second-wave feminist movement called attention to the endurance of discriminatory laws that deny women equal rights and opportunities. Since the1
Hvem dominerer Indias nasjonale valg?
Publication : ARTIKKEL_POP | 2019
- Francesca R. Jensenius
(Article available in Norwegian only): Antallet uavhengige kandidater har økt kraftig i India siden uavhengigheten i 1947, men hvor stor sannsynlighe1

Advancing female leadership in the institute sector (NUPIBAL)
Research project | 2013 - 2017 (Completed)
NUPIBAL promotes gender equality at NUPI....
Legal Regimes and Women's Economic Agency (WomEcon)
Research project | 2016 - 2021 (Completed)
The project's objective is to improve our understanding of how legal regimes and legal changes affect the economic agency of different subgroupes of women across the world...
Asia Development policy Global economy
Politics and Development in India: A micro-level study of who gets what, when, and how (PoDevInd)
Research project | 2013 - 2017 (Completed)
The primary objective of the project is to study the relationship between electoral dynamics and development in Indian villages 2001-2011....
Governance International economics Asia Development policy

Can quotas lead to social justice?
Event
Tue 20 Jun 2017
Time: 14:45 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
What are the long-term effects of electoral quotas? This is the topic NUPI researcher Francesca R. Jensenius has studied in her new book. At this book launch, she and Mari Teigen (ISF) will talk about some of her key findings and their relevance for discussions of political inclusion in Norway and1
Women in elected politics: variations, barriers, and effects
Event
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Time: 10:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
NUPI is happy to welcome Torild Skard, Mala Htun and Elin Bjarnegård to share insights from their recent research on women in elected politics across the world
Sectarianism and the politics of Shii ritual in contemporary Pakistan
Event
Mon 2 Nov 2015
Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI
This seminar focuses on popular piety among Pakistan’s Twelver Shii community, and on the politics of public ritual in relation to international reformist movements and mounting sectarianism in the country.
The Indian challenge: Diplomacy beyond Europe's order
Event
Mon 8 Jun 2015
Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: C.J. Hambros plass 2 D
Why does India seek to challenge and undermine Western orders?