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Conciliatory statements among Norwegian politicians make no impact on the population, according to recent research by Lars Erik Berntzen.
On monday, October 27, KODEM organized a conferanse adressing the challenges established liberal democracies are facing today.
Between August 25th and 29th, the 21st SCANCOR PhD course was held at the Department of Government.
Our master’s program Politics and Governance of Global Challenges was awarded the 2025 Study Quality Award!
Professor Ishtiaq Jamil has been the editor on a handbook about the Global South.
Anne Lise Fimreite og Jacob Aars have published a new book!
Congratulations to our associate professor Esther Song. who has been elected as a delegate for the UiB Momentum program for 2025-26.
The Department of Government hosted a master ceremony for the students that have finished their master degree Spring 2025 on our two master programs.
"Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight − driven by censorship and media that downplay humanitarian crisis" by Carlo Koos (University of Bergen) and Jori Breslawski (Tel Aviv University) discusses how censorship and media coverage in Israel contribute to a skewed perception of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The second edition of GOV-Day was dedicated to reflections on how knowledge is created, validated, and challenged in today’s world.
The fresh numbers from The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service show an increase in applicants to the Department's various study programs.
Since the terrorist attack on 22 July 2011, Lars Erik Berntzen has dedicated much of his time to studying far-right actors in Europe.
Norway was pleased to be a part of the recently concluded The Raisina-IE Global Student Challenge.
On 8 March 2025 we celebrate the International Women's Day. For this occasion we chat with SUCCESS-member Torill Stavenes about her research, gender inequality and what she will do on the 8th of March.
The article finds significant counterevidence for one of the key claims of the administrative burden framework in the official data from Germany.
In the side event “License to Operate – The Arctic Energy Transition” at Arctic Frontiers 2025, stakeholders from across sectors joined forces to discuss the challenges lying ahead for the Arctic and the green transition of energy markets in a geopolitically challenging situation.
“On a day when resistance to autocratisation seems particularly urgent, Lise Rakner and I are pleased that our article on "Legalized resistance to autocratisation in common law Africa" is out in Third World Quarterly” – Siri Gloppen says.
My name is Helle, and I have spent a semester in Bordeaux in France as part of my masters in Politics and Governance of Global Challenges.

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