News archive for Faculty of Social Sciences

Gender, Christianity and Change in Vanuatu (27.02.2009)

An elegantly conceptualized and closely argued ethnographic work, this strikingly innovative study of cultural change should have a wide audience not only among area specialists but also among those working on Christianity, gender, and cultural change in other regions as well, who will need to engage its strong arguments that invite comparative application.’ – Joel Robbins, University of... Read more

Writing about death and diseases (26.02.2009)

Kari Wærness, professor emerita at the Department of Sociology, has co-edited a book on care for the seriously sick and dying in Ghana.

Applied Health Economics (17.02.2009)

Doctoral Course, June 22 – July 3 2009 Department of Economics, University of Bergen

New book, St Clair and McNeill (12.02.2009)

Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Asunción St Clair, has co-authored a book with Professor Desmond McNeill called "Global Poverty, Ethics and Human Rights".