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Social sciences at the University of Bergen

There are seven departments at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Bergen. We offer various courses and master's programmes taught in English.

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These politicians in Norway are more easily forgiven after scandals

Female politicians on the right wing in Norway are judged less harshly by voters after political scandals than anyone else.
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Life at Sea: The Invisible Work That Keeps Global Trade Moving

Through immersive fieldwork on tanker ships, anthropologist Marianna Betti has gained rare insight into the life of seafarers.
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Iselin Åsedotter Strønen awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

She will investigate why gender inequalities in the fisheries sector are so difficult to change.

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Politicians Fuel Conflicts, but Fail to Quell Them

Conciliatory statements among Norwegian politicians make no impact on the population, according to recent research by Lars Erik Berntzen.

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The Colonial Power Wanted to Be Culturally Sensitive – They ended up creating more inequality

When the Americans introduced a legal system in the Marshall Islands after World War II, they intended to take local traditions and customs into account. The result was the opposite, says social anthropologist Ola Gunhildrud Berta at the University of Bergen.