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New post-doc
What factors shape voters’ views of female candidates? (27.10.2017)
New post-doc explores perceptions of women in politics.
Linde, Dahlberg,Arnesen and Johannesson.
Do Polls Influence Opinions? (18.10.2017)
A new publication by Sveinung Arnesen, Mikael P. Johannesson, Jonas Linde and Stefan Dahlberg examines the potential self-fulfilling prophecy of public opinion.
New Ph.D. Troy Saghaug Broderstad
Do the poor vote for politicians who favour the rich? (09.10.2017)
New Ph.D. researcher looks at whether voters’ and leaders’ positions match up.
New Ph.D. Espen Stokke
Ph.D. researcher tackles transitional justice in the Middle East (05.10.2017)
“My research can help policy-makers maximize chances of reconciliation”
Tatham receives award
Michaël Tatham wins the 2017 UACES Best Book Prize (26.09.2017)
Professor at the Institute of Comparative Politics, Michaël Tatham, wins yet another award for his outstanding work on European regions.
14 flags at the Department of Comparative Politics
Fourteen nationalities now represented at Comparative Politics (18.09.2017)
Diverse groups are more likely to succeed
Students on Vidden
BSRS 2018: Global Challenges (18.09.2017)
Yvette Peters and Mari Helliesen
In a bold new blog, scholars weigh in on current events (08.09.2017)
‘Saktuelt’ provides a forum for political scientists to grapple with topics in the news.
Ferrera lecturing at the 2017 Rokkan Lecture.
Can Europe become a ‘community of trust?’ (07.09.2017)
Maurizio Ferrera tackles EU integration in annual Rokkan Lecture.
The U.S. Supreme Court
Seminar compares high courts in Norway and the US (28.08.2017)
American legal experts and Bergen scholars share perspectives on court structures, practices and trends.
For the fourth year, UiB researcher Siri Gloppen (right) gathered researchers across disciplines for the Bergen Exchanges conference. Here with the opening keynote speaker Rashida Manjoo from the University of Cape Town. Photo: Sver
Interdisciplinary debate on gender, sexuality and justice (21.08.2017)
On Monday 21 August, the fourth Bergen Exchanges conference opened with a special focus on legislation as a catalyst for social change regarding gender and sexuality.
Portrait of Georg Picot from the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen (UiB), photographed in June 2017.
Research for the worst off in the labour market (30.06.2017)
Georg Picot has long done research on temporary employment. For his next project he wants to study low-wage employment and how the state influences wages.
Forelesning
Elective courses autumn 2017 (23.06.2017)
Wondering which courses to choose this autumn? Here is an overview over elective courses at the 200-level at the Department of Comparative Politics. The courses are open for all students at the University of Bergen and taught in English.
Michaël Tatham
Political scientist scores publication award (12.06.2017)
Professor Michaël Tatham honoured by the Faculty of Social Sciences for his volume on European regions, which was published by Oxford University Press.
Rope-walker (illustration photo)
How do political parties address precarious labour? (19.05.2017)
SAMPOL researcher examines stances on ‘non-standard employment’
In October 2015, image of migrants on a boat are landing on the Greek island of Lesbos.
A renewed focus on migration (16.05.2017)
Professor Hakan G. Sicakkan wants to strengthen research on migration and transnationality in Bergen as part of the University of Bergen's focus on global challenges, which is one of three focus areas in the university's strategy for 2016-2022.
Social scientists Ståle Knudsen, Siri Gloppen and Hakan G. Sicakkan (from left) at the launch of the University of Bergen focus area, Global Challenges, in the University Aula on 15 May 2017.
New focus area successfully launched (15.05.2017)
The Faculty of Social Sciences contributes strongly within all three pillars of the focus area Global Challenges: global health, inequality and migration.
Kristof Vlaeminck
Opportunity at the UiB Brussels Office (09.05.2017)
The Department of Comparative Politics has a new collaboration in Brussels. BA students in Comparative Politics and European Studies are encouraged to apply for a semester at the UiB Brussels Office.

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