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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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03 June
Is This Space Public? How Do You Know?
2:15 PM, Auditorium 5, Eilert Sundst hus, Moltke Moes vei 31, Blindern, University of Oslo
04 June
Vilhelm Aubert Memorial Lecture 2019
1:15 PM, Auditorium1, Eilert Sundts Building

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  • environment-and-150 Environment and Sustainability in a Globalizing World Apr. 29, 2019

    Andrea J. Nightingale has edited a textbook on environment and sustainability, as well as written several chapters. The book covers conceptual and theoretical issues based on a range of disciplines, and it illustrates this with case studies from across geographical regions.

  • deliberation-after-150 Deliberation after Consensus Apr. 25, 2019

    The role of consensus in theories of deliberative democracy is discussed in a symposium edited by Cathrine Holst together with Henrik Friberg-Fernros and Johan Karlsson Schaffer. An overview of the debate is given in the introductory article written by the editors.

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