News archive for Faculty of Social Sciences

Still, a handful of neighboring states continue to host the majority of Syrian refugees.

The Christie Conference is one of Norway's most important meeting places for academia, business, culture and society. UiB invites decision makers and key people from business, cultural life, public sector, NGO's and the media. This year associate professor Eeva Mauring, assistant professor Nina Serdarevic and head of Department Tommy S. Gabrielsen participated with engaging lectures.

Read the latest updates on the OceanStates research front in our blog.

Detachment and separation continue to be central to urban development across the globe, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Will enclaving—the construction of these detached societies—further fuel socio-economic differences?  

Fort the first time, data from the Panel of Public Representatives are being published in a scientific journal. The article also builds on data from the Norwegian Citizen Panel. 

Trond Mohn Foundation, who gave DIGSSCORE a significant 5-year grant back in 2016, has written a generous article on our results. Read about our achievements here.

Høivik Bye with a new open-access publication on individual and cultural stereotypes and prejudices and their relationship with behavior toward asylum seekers, using data from the Norwegian Citizen Panel.

An article in the online newspaper "Energi og Klima" makes use of Citizen Panel data to examine how Norwegians feel about the use of hydrogen as fuel.