News archive for Faculty of Social Sciences

A new film category at the department opens with a paper by Professor Olaf H. Smedal given at the AAA Conference in 2014. With the help of anthropological film producers and colleagues Rolf Scott and Frode Storaas, the paper is now available as a screen version.

Johs. Hjellbrekke and Vegard Jarness, in cooperation with Magne Flemmen from University of Oslo, have recently published an article in Sociology. The title is "Class, Culture and Culinary Tastes: Cultural Distinctions and Social Class Divisions in Contemporary Norway."

The sociologist Gisle Andersen wants the climate debate to be viewed more from a societal aspect. For this to happen, he believes the social sciences should get more actively involved in both research and the public debate.

Comparative politics associate professor Johanna Söderström's study of state building was inspired by experiences in Africa.

“It is going to be interesting to look at tools for achieving greater political diversity,” says Jana Birke Belschner.

In a new work, comparative politics scholar Hakan Sicakkan shines light on the European public sphere.