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We welcome Rogers Brubaker as Eilert Sundt Visiting Scholar

He will hold three public lectures during the two first weeks of September, as well as participating in several internal research seminars.

The new feminism

A new feature is the massive mobilization of feminism in social media, says professor Cathrine Holst.

Researchers contributed to groundbreaking report on extreme weather

There is a clear correlation between adaptations to climate change, human safety and reducing disaster risks.- We can reduce our vulnerability to extreme weather, says Karen O'Brien.

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Events

today Oct.

The Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation

25 Oct.

The Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation

08 Nov.

Aubert Memorial Lecture: "Unequal Citizenship, Intersectionality and Political Solidarity"

2:15 PM, Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, blokk A

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Publications

The socio-political ties of expert bodies. How to reconcile the independence requirement of reliable expertise and the responsiveness requirement of democratic governance Sep. 11, 2018

In this article, Eva Krick and Cathrine Holst question the traditional story of the detachment and independence of expert bodies such as agencies, central banks and expert committees.
“The Immigration Problem” and Norwegian Right-Wing Politicians Aug. 24, 2018

In this article Katrine Fangen and Mari Vaage explore Norwegian Progress Party politicians’ change of their rhetoric of immigration after the party for the first time became part of a coalition government in 2013.

Call for Short Stories: Our Entangled Future Oct. 11, 2018

“New metaphors have the power to create a new reality.”

(Lakoff and Johnson, 1980, p. 145)
Sustainability is a Matter of Time Sep. 7, 2018

"Having goals for the future is important, but if they remain nothing more than targets and objectives, we'll never get there". In her presentation at the University of Oslo’s 207th Anniversary celebration September 3, 2018, Professor Karen O´Brien got people thinking about the relationship between time and sustainability.

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Vacant positions

PhD Research Fellowship in Human Geography
Department: The Department of Sociology and Human Geography
Faculty: Det samfunnsvitenskapelige fakultet
Languages: English
Deadline: Wednesday, October 31, 2018