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New Article: The Matthew Effect in the EU (09.02.2015)
In a new article, Michaël Tatham finds that the influence of demographically heavier and supranationally well-networked regions is greater than that of smaller regions. This is, however, conditioned by an indirect effect of the level of decentralisation.
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Syriza’s victory and the twilight of Neoliberalism (03.02.2015)
Last week's Greek electoral earthquake has left in its wake a wave of hope that an alternative to neoliberalist orthodoxy is possible. Laurence Cox and Alf Gunvald Nilsen examine the prospects of further breakthroughs elsewhere in Europe.
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How learning and processes of becoming are shaped and enacted in retail apprenticeship in Norway (23.01.2015)
PhD canidate Kaja Reegaard has published an article in the latest issue of Vocations and Learning.
PhD Candidate Kuber Prasad Bhatta.
Temporal changes in the plant species composition along elevation gradient of Nepal Himalaya (19.01.2015)
Changes in spatial patterns of the plant species across globe are the ecological fingerprints of climate - and landuse - change on all but mostly the mountain plant communities including the Himalayas.
Professor Emeritus Gunnar Håland foreleser om instituttets historie, mens Professor Emeritus Jan-Petter Blom følger nøye med.
Celebrating 50 years of social anthropology in Bergen (16.01.2015)
The 50-year anniversary of the University of Bergen’s Department of Social Anthropology will be celebrated with a special seminar series.
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Accumulation and Persistence of Welfare Problems over Time (15.01.2015)
Postdoctor Miia Bask has published an article in Social Indicators Resarch on accumulation and persitence of welfare problems based on longitudinal analysis' of a data-set from Sweeden.
Ingrid Foss Ballo
Energy transition towards a low-carbon society: Perspectives and approaches to energy transition on different scales of Smart Grids (06.01.2015)
PhD Candidate Ingrid Foss Ballo.
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Cappelen in new article: inheritance taxation has low legitimacy within the Norwegian population (19.12.2014)
Post-doctor Cornelius Cappelen finds in a new article in Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning that inheritance taxation has low legitimacy within the Norwegian population. Nonetheless, he and co-author Jørgen Pedersen conclude, an increase of the tax is principally defensible in light of egalitarian ideals.
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The Commercialization of Security in Peace and Conflict (SAMPOL 208) (18.12.2014)
In the spring semester 2015 the Department of comparative politics offer a new course titled SAMPOL 208: The Commercialization of Security in Peace and Conflict.
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Post-doctor Gyda Marås Sindre lands mobility grant (16.12.2014)
Post-doctor Gyda Marås Sindre has received a mobility grant co-funded by the EU (The Marie Curie Fellowship) and the The Norwegian Research Council. Sindre will study post-conflict political parties.
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New volume co-edited by Gloppen: juridification and social citizenship in the welfare state (16.12.2014)
Professor Siri Gloppen and colleagues study the nature and effects of the juridification of welfare policy in a new edited volume published by Edward Elgar Publishing. Post-doctor Cornelius Cappelen and Professor Lise Rakner contribute chapters.
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How stable is issue ownership? New evidence from Sweden (11.12.2014)
Visiting scholar Stefan Dahlberg finds in a new article that transitions in issue ownership are fairly common – more common than usually believed – but that the frequency of these transitions largely depends on the precise definition being used. The article is published in Scandinavian Political Studies and is co-authored by Love Christensen and Johan Martinsson.
Families, relationships and society
New publication (11.12.2014)
Ann Nilsen at The Department of Sociology has published a new article in the latest edition of Families, Relationships and Societies.
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Prestigious research funding to the research talent Katrine Vellesen Løken (11.12.2014)
Associate Professor Katrine Vellesen Løken at the Department of Economics is one of the researchers at the University of Bergen who has been given a prestigious research funding throught the FRIPRO program for young research talents.
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Norwegian energy companies abroad - Expanding the anthropological understanding of corporate social responsibility (10.12.2014)
How do Norwegian energy corporations handle corporate social responsibility when they invest abroad? A new project at the Department of Social Anthropology, led by Professor Ståle Knudsen, aims to explore this timely issue. The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway and will involve partners from Christian Michelsen Institute, the University of Sussex, and others.
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New Article by Svåsand: the Negative Systemic Effects of Flawed Party Regulation in Malawi (08.12.2014)
Professor Lars Svåsand finds in a new article that flawed party regulation has contributed to a deinstitutionalization of the Malawian party system. The article is published in International Political Science Review.
Dancers in a scene in "Moana: The Rising of the Sea".
Pacific Studies at the Bergen International Festival (04.12.2014)
The ECOPAS project of the university’s Department of Social Anthropology brings the climate challenges faced by the Pacific Islands to Bergen, through a new collaboration between the University of Bergen and the Bergen International Festival.
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Who has heard of EU think tanks? (01.12.2014)
Marybel Perez presents her dissertation 02. December 2014 for the degree of PhD at the University of Bergen: ‘The European Union’s socialising institutions. The role of EU think tanks in EU policymaking’.

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