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Can critical policy studies outsmart AI? (26.09.2022)
Regine Paul proposes new research agenda to tackle techno-solutionist hypes in public policy
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Public administration and public management (13.09.2022)
Is there a difference between Public Administration and Public Management as academic fields? In his newly published Chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management, Per Lægreid claims there are no significant differences between the two.
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Vote-buying, anti-corruption campaigns, and identity in African elections (08.09.2022)
Lise Rakner with new article in World Development.
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How do parents argue for their right to care? (08.09.2022)
In this recently published article in the Journal of Social Work, PhD fellow Ida B. Juhasz (DIPA, UiB) examines how parents in child protection proceedings argue their case, defending their right to care for their newborn baby.
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New department name : Department of Government (06.07.2022)
- The new name reflects the range of our research interest, says Head of Department Lise H. Rykkja. The Norwegian name will be Institutt for politikk og forvaltning and the change will take place from August 1st 2022.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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Experiences and challenges of performance management (10.05.2021)
Per Lægreid and Tom Christensen with new chapter in Handbook of Public Administration
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Global Health and Public Administration most popular with international applicants (07.05.2021)
Four of the five most popular master programmes among international applicants directly tackle global challenges. 
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Bridging higher education and the world of work? (02.03.2021)
Hanne Kvilhaugsvik examines employer panels in Nordic university governance.
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Language as a feature of representative bureaucracy in regional and international organizations? (02.02.2021)
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How does changes in leadership positions affect staff attitudes? (20.01.2021)
Zuzana Murdoch co-authors a new article looking at how staff attitudes are affected by changes in top leadership positions.
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ICT use in Central Government (19.01.2021)
Per Lægreid co-authors in a newly published article in the International Journal of Public Administration about the use of ICT tools in the central government.

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