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Everyday racism in Norway

Norwegians from minority backgrounds would like to see more awareness of minorities in society according to a sociologist: “White people do not perceive the colour of their skin as meaningful”.

Who your parents are matters more and more, even in the social democracy of Norway

The differences in wealth between Norwegians is now far greater than in several other European countries. Marianne Nordli Hansen and Maren Toft have been interviewed by sciencenorway.no after writing about Norwegian inequality in American Sociological Review.

Immigration to Scandinavia:

Will Norwegian and Swedish Social Democrats follow the tough Danish line?

Grete Brochmann believes that the Danes’ latest experimental policy to return refugees to Syria is also an extreme line in the European context.

Read the interview on sciencenorway.no

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Researcher has followed conversations on anti-Islamic online forums

In many countries, the current political opinions of different groups firmly oppose each other. A new study of two Norwegian Facebook forums points out how group discussions on social media may be pushing the boundaries.