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Kari Elida Eriksen og Marikke Wulff Wathne
Beyond interesting: Reflections from first-time conference participants (05.11.2015)
As master students in human geography, quite a lot of our time is dedicated to discussing issues related to our subject. Heated debates over the philosophy of sciences and whether or not the current environmental crisis can be solved through social revolutions or new types of city planning are normal aspect of our days.
Disputaskandidatene
Disputations at the Department of Social Anthropology (30.10.2015)
In October this year three PhD scholars from the Department of Social Anthropology defended their thesis.
Til Prasad Pangali Sharma
Livelihood vulnerability and adaptation strategies to flood (29.10.2015)
In my master project I study livelihood vulnerability and adaptation strategies to flood: A case from Kailali district, Nepal.
Norwegian Anthropology Day at RAI
Norwegian Anthropology Day at the Royal Anthropological Institute (27.10.2015)
The Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) has in recent years organised a series of annual full-day presentations of other countries’ anthropologies, conveyed by speakers and panels from the countries in question. In 2015, the spotlight is on Norwegian anthropology.
Master student Ernestina Ohenwaah Denchie.
Land governance in Ghana’s emerging oil city (27.10.2015)
In my master project I study land governance and competition for space in Ghana’s emerging oil city, Sekondi-Takoradi.
Master student Rosina Badwi.
Integration of Ghanian immigrants in Bergen (27.10.2015)
In my master project, I study integration of Ghanaian immigrants in Bergen's labour market and their contribution to development at home.
Master student Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga.
Mechanization of smallholder Agriculture (27.10.2015)
In my master project I study Mechanization of smallholder Agriculture in the Northern Savanna of Ghana and its implications on Land use and Farm Productivity.
The organisers were researchers connected to the Spaces of Climate and Energy Lab (SpaceLAB, LINK) at the Department of Geography
Beyond Oil conference (26.10.2015)
Are we moving beyond oil? How are climate and energy transformations experienced in different parts of the world? What measures do we need to take to move our energy systems in a renewable direction?
Panel Debate
Celebrating 50 years of Bergen Anthropology (23.10.2015)
The Department's 50th anniversary was celebrated with a variety of distinguished guests, an engaging panel debate and the first Fredrik Barth Honorary Lecture.
Forsiden til boken The Event of Charlie Hebdo
NEW BOOK: The Event of Charlie Hebdo: Imaginaries of Freedom and Control (15.10.2015)
Alessandro Zagato edits new book where all the chapters are written by project members from the project “Egalitarianism: Forms, Processes, Comparisons”.
Screenshot: Dhaka Tribune
Kenneth Bo Nielsen writes about India's many ghost airports in Dhaka Tribune (08.10.2015)
Read the article through the link below.
BECCLE bygning
Successful cooperation (29.09.2015)
A recent evaluation describes Centre for Competition Policy (BECCLE) as a success. The evaluation committee points out that the centre has a high activity level and cross-disciplinary collaborations which encourage solid research activities.
Yvette Peters has contributed chapter 13 of the recently published book "Party Politics and Democracy in Europe", honouring Peter Mair. Peters' essay is named "Hollower Democracy? Studying the Consequences of a Changing Demos".
Hollower Democracy? Consequences of a Changing Demos (25.09.2015)
Political parties in Western Europe have changed. Yvette Peters analyses the consequences of a changing demos in a chapter of a book honouring Peter Mair.
Professor Lee Epstein frå Washington University i St. Louis heldt årets Rokkanførelesing. Temaet for førelesinga var «The Study of Judicial Behavior».
Full University Aula for the Rokkan Lecture (22.09.2015)
Students, academics and - not so common - justices of the Supreme Court of Norway filled the brand new University Aula when prof. Lee Epstein held this years Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture.
Karen Christensen og Ashgate Forlag
Karen Christensen editor of new handbook (17.09.2015)
Professor Karen Christensen has been invited to edit the 'Handbook on Care Work Around the World' to be published in 2017.
Hovudtalaren hadde sjølvsagt bachelorgrad i samanliknande politikk: Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen, dagleg leiar i Norsk klimastiftelse
Diploma ceremony for BA candidates (17.09.2015)
26 BA candidates of Comparative Politics and European Studies were handed their diplomas by vice dean Knut Hidle and head of department Gunnar Grendstad.
Nilsen podcast
Listen to podcast of the book release: 'New Subaltern Politics: Reconceptualizing Hegemony and Resistance in Contemporary India' (14.09.2015)
The book New Subaltern Politics: Reconceptualizing Hegemony and Resistance in Contemporary India (Oxford University Press), which associate professor Alf Gunvald Nilsen has co-edited with Srila Roy (University of the Witwatersrand) was the subject of events in both Oslo and Copenhagen last week.
China Social Welfare, nr. 7, 2015
Nordic Welfare Research in China (04.09.2015)
The last edition of China Social Welfare is dedicated to the welfare politics conference organised by the Sino-Nordic Welfare Research Network (SNOW) in Beijing in June.

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