News archive for Department of Comparative Politics

The Department is well represented in a new comprehensive reference work in political science (29.01.2026)

International Political Science Association has recently published a new Companion to Political Science, a reference work on the 200 most central concepts in political science focusing on the most cited articles on each concept. The Department is well represented in the Companion, which is an important resource for researchers and students looking for the most cited literature on their topics.

Exchange to Chapel Hill (20.01.2026)

My name is Eline Snøfugl, I am 22 years old and from Trondheim. I study Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen, and in the fall of 2025, I went on exchange to UNC Chapel Hill in the USA. UNC Chapel Hill is in North Carolina, in the southeastern USA. It is a public university with around 30,000 students and is the oldest public university in the USA. Because of this, the place has long... Read more

My Bergen experience (06.01.2026)

An exchange semester at the University of Bergen was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I had wanted to study abroad since the start of university and the partnership between UNC and UiB made this possible. When I was offered the opportunity to study in Norway, I was beyond excited. Norway seemed like the ideal country to combine my passions for environmental policy, international... Read more