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Oil rig and workers

Are workers not engaging with climate issues for fear of losing their jobs?

The green shift is creating losers in the labour market. What do people who are in danger of losing their jobs think about Norwegian climate policy?

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“The urban space is sexualised and misogynistic”

Emma Arnold intended to look for graffiti and street art, but advertisements interfered.

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So much more than just play

- It is the university of life that people engage in in their leisure time, says Lise Kjølsrød. In her new book the sociologist argues that "adults’ play" such as rock climbing and art collecting are not only important for the individual, but also for society.

ERC Consolidator Grant to Torkild Hovde Lyngstad

In the ERC Consolidator Grant project "Societal openness, normative flux, and the social modification of heritability" Lyngstad will look at the importance of genetics, environments and their interactions in family demography and social stratification

Oslo is a divided city

There are major differences in people's wealth in Norway, and the biggest differences are in Oslo, according to Associate Professor Øyvind N. Wiborg.

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17 Jan.
Donald Tomaskovic-Devey og Dustin Avent-Holt: Relational Inequalities – An Organizational Approach
12:00 PM, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts hus, Blindern, Universitetet i Oslo
19 Mar.
Borders – Winter seminar in Human Geography 2020
Professorboligen, Karl Johans gate 47, Oslo
20 Mar.
Borders – Winter seminar in Human Geography 2020
Professorboligen, Karl Johans gate 47, Oslo
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