Bård Harstad, who is a professor at the Department of Economy at The University of Oslo receives his third ERC-grant. He will, among other things, investigate how international and policies agreements can be designed to exploit the domestic political forces, that is, to take advantage of them, so that the agreement or policy becomes stronger or more attractive.
The more irregular noises you hear in the background, the harder your brain has to work to direct your attention to what is important. It does this by learning to anticipate the unforeseen.
New research at the Department of Psychology has revealed a dramatic increase in loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression as a result of the pandemic restrictions. Women and young people are the hardest hit.
The Ideal Justice: Who Are Selected to Serve and What Does It Say about Swedish High Courts?
In a new, co-authored article in the Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap, Daniel Naurin concludes that high courts have become more diverse over time and that the background of the Justices reflect the prevailing understanding of the proper functioning of the courts .
Directed technical change and the resource curse
In this newly published report, financed by Osiris, Mads Greaker and colleagues propose that abundance of fossil fuels can lead to the wrong type of technological progress.
The EU and Third Countries: Consequences for Democracy and the Political Order
In a new article in Journal of Common Market Studies, John Erik Fossum discusses the democratic implications of third country incorporation for the EU and for third countries.
Women’s Mobilisation in the Digital Era: Lobbying and Advocating for European Women’s Rights
In this report, Emilie Faarup Storvik examines the role of social media in the lobbying and advocacy strategies of the European Women’s Lobby and Young Feminist Europe.