Finished research projects

Less Hate, More Speech

The Less Hate, More Speech project examined the role political elites and mass media play, intentionally or unintentionally, in reducing or promoting anti-democratic and intolerant discourse among the citizens.

Byborgerpanelet

Byborgerpanelet was a research collaboration between Bergen kommune and the University of Bergen.

Consequences of camouflaged advertising for readers' trust in journalism

Erik Knudsen received funding from The Norwegian Media Authority for the project: "Konsekvenser av kamuflert reklame for lesernes tillit til journalistikk."

The Politics of Inequality. How Representative Democracy Functions in Europe

Pathways to Energy Transition

By using data from the Norwegian Citizen Panel, this project will explore Norwegian citizens' understanding of and opinions on energy and energy transition.

Democracy in the age of populism

Jonas Linde, professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, UiB, was awarded a FRIHUMSAM-grant for the project "Democracy in the age of populism". The project aims to explore how the growth of the radical right has fuelled political polarization and mistrust - and what can be done about it.

Camilla Krakstad awarded with the Falch Junior Prize for young researchers

Individualized treatment of endometrial cancer

Camilla Krakstad's research project involves extensive mapping of changes in tumors, and also involves Norwegian Citizen Panel as part of user involvement in all aspects of research.

Hidden costs of implementing afforestation as a climate mitigation strategy: A comprehensive assessment of direct and indirect impacts

HiddenCosts will evaluate the overall costs and benefits of afforestation in open landscapes by analyzing the direct and indirect impacts such schemes, thereby gaining overall understandings of climatic, ecological, and societal impacts of afforestation and the two alternative scenarios, continued...

Professor Elisabeth Ivarsflaten at the opening of the Norwegian Citizen Lab on 30 November 2016.

Claims-Making On Behalf Of Migrants In A Time Of Populism: Comparative Survey Experiments In Norway And California

Claims-Making On Behalf Of Migrants In A Time Of Populism is a cooperation between University of bergen and UC Berkeley, funded by the Peder Sæther Grant Program (2017-2018).

Can Fair Decision-Making Procedures Increase the Legitimacy of Democracies?

Senior researcher Sveinung Arnesen’s (NORCE) research project PROLEG (Can Fair Decision-Making Procedures Increase the Legitimacy of Democracies) addresses how democratic institutions and decision-making bodies should organize decision-making procedures and implementation procedures in order to make...

Exploring the imaginations and experiences of the refugee crisis

Susanne Bygnes received a FRIPRO Young Research Talents grant for the project "Imagining and Experiencing the 'Refugee Crisis'" (IMEX). Bygnes is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Bergen. Bygnes is affiliated with DIGSSCORE, and will use the DIGSSCORE facilities...

Illustration of carbon capture and storage

Public Perceptions of Carbon Capture and Storage

The research project "perCCSeptions" studies people's opinion and knowledge of carbon capture and storage technology.

Strengthening Regional Democracy - Contributing to Good Democratic Governance

Regional reform is constantly debated and implemented in Norway, Scandinavia, and across the whole of Europe. Very often, the main argument for implementing institutional reform is to improve representative democracy. Yet, when and how regional reform contributes to good democratic regional...

Ivarsflaten presenting Sniderman at DIGSSCORE seminar

Terms of Agreement: The Challenge of Muslim Inclusion

TERMS is a research project that examines the willingness of the majority population to include Muslim minorities alongside demonization of Muslims, especially in online media. Is it possible that both openness to inclusion and anti-Muslim activism are features of our time? And if so, how can that...

The Challenge from Terrorism in the Nordic Countries: An analysis of citizens’ reactions, policy responses and legitimacy

Does the threat of terrorism lead to a ruder, more caustic political environment and an erosion of confidence in the authorities?

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