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Policymaking informed by experts? (10.05.2022)
Per Lægreid has together with Tom Christensen published the article “Scientization under pressure – the problematic role of expert bodies during the COVID-19 pandemic” in Public Organization Review.
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Kappe – what and how? (04.05.2022)
On 3 May Sampol and Admorg jointly organised the seminar "Kappe – tips, tricks and experiences" for all interested PhD candidates at SV
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Determining the Best Interests of the Individual Child (31.03.2022)
Senior Researcher Jenny Krutzinna proposes a new child-centric approach for determining the best interests of the child as an individual.
Svein Michelsen og Ivar Bleiklie
The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Norway (22.03.2022)
Together professor emeritus Ivar Bleiklie and professor Svein Michelsen have written a chapter in The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Europe. The chapter investigates the position of academic policy advice in Norway, and in particular the role played by political scientists in policy advice.
The differences we see in the public’s orientation toward rights between the two countries are indicative of the underlying cultural conditions to which legislators and, ultimately, child protection staff must respond, concludes Skivenes
How do citizens balance children’s rights against parents’ rights? (28.01.2022)
Professor Marit Skivenes and colleagues at UC Berkeley, USA, compare citizens’ rights orientations in context of child protection in Norway and California (USA).
Professor Arild Aurvåg Farsund
Politicization Strategies in Domestic Trade Policy Making (05.01.2022)
Arild Farsunds new article investigates how Norway’s trading policies have adapted to the new world order of multilateral agreements.
From left to right: John Higgins, Edward Kirumira, Anja Myrtveit, Tor Halvorsen and Reidar Øygard
Neoliberalism and the fall of the academic profession (30.11.2021)
Tor Halvorsen, Anja Myrtveit, Andrea Felde and Reidar Øygard studies how neoliberalism has worked to transform the university sector and the academic profession in a new publication.
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Digital Era Collaboration – Final Event for the TROPICO project (04.11.2021)
How to make digitalisation work? What can be done to successfully involve citizens in policy design processes? In what ways can we create innovation by involving different actors in service delivery? How to assess the legitimacy and efficiency of collaborations? What is the impact of the TROPICO project in terms of research and what are the steps forward?
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A Central Concept in Institutional Theory (13.10.2021)
Per Lægreid and Tom Christensen write about "The Logic of Appropriateness" in new book celebrating the work of James G. March
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Shame, Art and Hells Angels (16.09.2021)
Zuzana Murdoch studies the implications of engaging with a Stigmatized Organization in new publication.
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Political (Over)Representation and the Double-Motive Hypothesis (14.09.2021)
Zuzana Murdoch uses evidence from Norwegian Register Data in new publication on Public Sector Employees in JPART.
High-level summit at the University of Bergen: Global counter-terrorism after 22 July (20.08.2021)
What can society and global organizations do better to stop right-wing extremist radicalization and terrorist content online?
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Democracy and the Discourse on Relevance (19.08.2021)
New book by Andrea Kronstad Felde, Tor Halvorsen, Anja Myrtveit & Reidar Øygard.
Rykkja og Lægreid
Accountability and inter-organizational collaboration (17.08.2021)
Per Lægreid and Lise H. Rykkja with new publication in Public Management Review.
#BeEx2021
Welcome to Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation 2021!  (01.07.2021)
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New book and article from professor Ishtiaq Jamil (15.06.2021)
Professo‪r Ishtiaq Jamil with a newly published book (Palgrave) and article (Public Administration) with empirical examples from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
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Digital events are the future (12.05.2021)
The TROPICO project shares tips and tricks for organising an online event.
Migration
Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Migration (11.05.2021)
Associate Professor Regine Paul at the department has just published the Edward Elgar Handbook on "the Governance and Politics of Migration"

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