Programme council for the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences
The programme council is the highest authority of the PhD programme. The PhD candidates and all the departments are represented in this council, which meets four to five times a year.
Meetings and meeting reports (in Norwegian)
Reports from the council's meetings.
The Programme Council's mandate (in Norwegian)
The Programme Council is responsible for the overall coherence and development of the programme, within the framework provided for the PhD degree at the University of Oslo.
Election of representatives in the council
The PhD representatives are elected for two year periods.
Members of the programme council
Leader of the programme council
7 representatives, one from each discipline
- Sociology: Alexi Gugushvili
- Human Geography: Alexi Gugushvili
- Political Science: Staffan Kumlin
- Social Anthropology: Alessandro Rippa
- Technology, Innovation and Culture: Tone Druglitrø
- Psychology: Espen Røysamb
- Economics: Jo Thori Lind
Representatives for the PhD candidates 01.07.2024 - 30.06.2026
- Kaja Sparre Bakke, PhD at ISV
- Anna Harpviken, PhD candidate at PSI and NKVTS
- We still need two deputy representatives for the PhD candidates
Senior Advisor Ingebjørg Hovde is the secretary for the programme council.
The programme council members mentioned above have academic responsibility for the relevant field of study. They can be contacted regarding academic questions about the program, approval of external courses, etc.