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Adoption as a child welfare measure - New research project at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory (28.10.2016)
November 1 the project "Adoption as a child welfare measure" is starting up at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory.
Staing claims
Staking claims (26.10.2016)
Michael Alvarez på Amalie Skram
The Big Question (25.10.2016)
Hans Tanks auditorium at Amalie Skram high school was packed with interested and engaged students at Vg3 when Associate Professor of Comparative Politics Michael Alvarez lectured about democracy and American politics for the students of Amalie Skram on Monday.
Assistant Director of NAV Hordaland, Tommy Johansen
Guest Lecture by Assistant Director of NAV Hordaland (25.10.2016)
On Tuesday October 25th, The Assistant Director of NAV Hordaland, Tommy Johansen, gave a presentation for students in the course SAMPOL216 ‘Labour market policies in comparative perspective’.
Participant observation.
Use of Waste and Wastewater in peri-urban Agriculture in Kathmandu Valley (25.10.2016)
In this study I analyse both risks and benefits of using waste and wastewater in peri-urban agriculture in Kathmandu Valley.
Household survey.
Agricultural innovation in Arun Valley, Nepal (19.10.2016)
My master project is about agricultural innovation in Arun Valley, Nepal: innovation capacity in response to climatic and non-climatic uncertainties.
Field work
Addressing impacts of oil and gas extraction on fishing in Axim (18.10.2016)
My master prosject is addressing fisheries governance and the concerns of fisher folks with regards to oil and gas extraction activities in Axim, Ghana.
Barn for food storage in Doba.
Food insecurity during the lean season (17.10.2016)
My master project study focuses on food insecurity in smallholder farmers household during the Lean season in the Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana with Navrongo as the study area.
Michaël Tatham og hans nye bok
SAMPOL scholar reveals new insights into European regions (05.10.2016)
In his new book, Professor Michaël Tatham explores how states and their sub-state regions cooperate (and sometimes clash) in the EU
Professor Lee Epstein frå Washington University i St. Louis heldt årets Rokkanførelesing. Temaet for førelesinga var «The Study of Judicial Behavior».
Top law scholar to join UiB (29.09.2016)
One of the world’s leading judicial scholars has joined the University of Bergen as a visiting professor.
Professors Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks
The Three D's of Community: Distance, Difference, Dependence (21.09.2016)
Marks and Hooghe built their lecture on Rokkan’s profound analysis of peripheral community. They discussed how distance, difference and dependence of territorial communities endure within a state.
Yvette Peters and Michael Tatham
Stein Rokkan’s Heritage to Contemporary Political Science: (19.09.2016)
- Understanding Representational and Policy-Making Challenges in Multi-Jurisdictional Polities.
Aaron Spitzer og Elin Monstad
Indigenous People and Governance in the Arctic (19.09.2016)
Elin Monstad and Aaron Spitzer are newly appointed PhD candidates at the Department of Comparative Politics.
impact of oil sand
Combustible rights (19.09.2016)
Local indigenous groups in Alberta, Canada embrace change as a survival strategy in the oil sands areas characterized by instability and uncertainty in the wake of the economic recession and devastating natural disasters.
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Understanding Armed Groups and Party Politics (12.09.2016)
The latest edition of the Journal Civil Wars is a special issue edited by Gyda Marås Sindre and Johanna Söderström.
Forsiden på den nye boken til Bjørn Enge Bertelsen "Violent Becomongs"
NEW BOOK: Violent Becomings: State Formation, Sociality, and Power in Mozambique (12.09.2016)
Associate Professor Bjørn Enge Bertelsen published a new book.
Jakob Grandin and Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås.
New People at SpaceLab (07.09.2016)
In August two new PhD-students started working at SpaceLab: Jakob Grandin and Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås.
Forsiden på den nye boken til Michelle MacCarthy "Making the Modern Primitive: Cultural Tourism in the Trobriand Islands"
NEW BOOK: Making the Modern Primitive: Cultural Tourism in the Trobriand Islands (05.09.2016)
Post doctor Michelle MacCarthy has published a new book.

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