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A view of Ruga, with luxury residental buildings in the background
No-man’s land (23.09.2022)
How is a local community developed and operated, with hundreds of homes and economic enterprises close together - in an area where none of the residents own or have legal control over the land? The neighbourhood of Ruga in Accra, Ghana is an example of how inhabitants and small-business owners together are changing and shaping the urban landscape to the benefit of the people living there.
Women, Thea Gregersen looking at the camera with a slight smile in a dark shirt
Ph.D: Climate change perceptions across Europe (19.09.2022)
Thea Gregersen defended her PhD "Climate change perceptions across Europe. From climate change beliefs to climate change mitigation behaviors" on September 23, 2022.
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Welcome to Jana as new post doctoral researcher at the Department (09.09.2022)
Jana got her PhD from the Department of Comparative Politics in 2020, and is now returning "home" to do research on political representation, political parties and elections
Picture of a Unicef poster with a picture of a woman and the text: Don't be afraid to speak out when pressuered into marriage". #ENDviolence
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.
Gaming
Receives millions for project about masculinity and gaming (06.09.2022)
Professor Kristine Jørgensen and the Department of Information Science and Media Studies receives NOK 12 million from the Research Council of Norway to do research on men's subjective experiences of games as a gendered arena and thereby create better insight into how men experience the increased diversity in the world of gaming.
screenshot of the ERDM
Dive into the structures and political dynamics of regional democracy in Europe (29.08.2022)
Arjan Schakel and Alexander Verdoes have been part of developing the recently launched European Regional Democracy Map (ERDM) - An interactive hub that allows both researchers and non-experts to explore and compare a wide array of data on regional democracy in Europe and the EU.
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Available positions at DIGSSCORE (26.08.2022)
We have the pleasure of announcing two positions as research assistant at DIGSSCORE.
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Course feature on work and the welfare state (23.08.2022)
What challenges does the welfare state face in a post-pandemic era and how does the labor market work in developed capitalistic countries? The new course feature at the department will try to give the students the answer.
Department of Economics
We are looking for new colleagues (18.08.2022)
Exciting academic positions at Department of Economics
Increased support to EU membership and NATO's presence in Eastern Europe (18.08.2022)
In the Norwegian Citizen Panel questions about EU membership and NATO's presence in Eastern Europe, both before and after Russians invasion of Ukraine. In this short "Medborgernotat", "Citizen note", Endre Tvinnereim studies these data, and show the differences before and after the Russian invasion. The note is in Norwegian.
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UEF researchers shortlisted for best article in Urban Studies (04.08.2022)
Morten Nielsen, Jason Sumich and Bjørn Enge Bertelsen have been shortlisted for 'Urban Studies' best article of 2021
A guided tour group standing in a park overlooking a playground, backs to the camera
Urban Enclaving explores the many faces of Johannesburg (07.07.2022)
Having been delayed by the COVID pandemic, the third Urban Enclaving Workshop was at last held the 25th of April until the 1st of May 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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New department name : Department of Government (06.07.2022)
- The new name reflects the breadth of our research interest, says head of department Lise H. Rykkja. The Norwegian name will be Institutt for politikk og forvaltning and the changes will take place from 1 August 2022.
Job opening
Researcher to MUCS and PhD to EcoLogic (23.06.2022)
Two positions related to CET are currently taking applications: An one year researcher position (extended deadline) and a three year position as PhD. Application deadline August 12th and 15th!
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DIGSSCORE writing stipend for PHD-application (20.06.2022)
This summer, DIGSSCORE is offering a summer scholarship opportunity for prospective PhD applicants that wish to prepare their research design. The deadline is June 28.
Æresdoktorpromosjon 2022
Eight new honorary doctors at UiB have been appointed (03.06.2022)
In a solemn ceremony in the University Hall, the eight new honorary doctors at UiB were honored. They received the award for their outstanding work for science.
Study System Dynamics (31.05.2022)
Master's students explain why they study system dynamics, what a master project in system dynamic could be, what valuable lessons they have learned and how they plan to use system dynamics after the studies.

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