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Portrettbilde av Espen Helgesen
Disputation at the Department of Social Anthropology (09.12.2016)
On 9 December Espen Helgesen from the Department of Social Anthropology defended his thesis.
Strømledninger i Tyrkia
Exploring ‘the Nordic model’ (08.12.2016)
This December, the Energethics group met in Bergen to present the ongoing case studies and to discuss the way forward for the project.
Group photo
Utilising small fish for global food security (06.12.2016)
Consumption of fish and its contribution to the diets, especially of low income populations and vulnerable groups, offers important means for improving nutrition. Despite this, fish is strikingly missing from strategies for reduction of nutrient deficiency, for example among pregnant and lactating women, children and poor people.
Yvette Peters
Yvette Peters honoured (05.12.2016)
UiB event celebrates recipients of 2016 Bergen Research Foundation prize
Fullt hus ved åpningen av Medborgerlaben
Full house at the opening of the Citizen Lab (01.12.2016)
New UiB digital-research laboratory makes its debut
Cover denaturalizing difference
Book launch at the Department of Social Anthropology (30.11.2016)
Several staff members from the Department of Social Anthropology have edited and written chapters in new books. The latest release is "The Social Life of Economic Inequalities in Contemporary Latin America", edited by Iselin Å. Strønen and Margit Ystanes.
Oil rig
Climate policy – yea or nay? Depends if your job pays the price. (29.11.2016)
Comparative politics professor Elisabeth Ivarsflaten finds fossil-fuel workers support renewable energy while opposing constraints on oil and gas.
Portrait of Tord Austdal
Disputation at the Department of Social Anthropology (22.11.2016)
On 23 November Tord Austdal from the Department of Social Anthropology defended his thesis.
Ten flags at Comparative Politics
Ten nationalities now represented at Comparative Politics (18.11.2016)
- Diverse groups are more likely to succeed.
House from metal sheeting.
The aesthetics of earthquake reconstruction in Nepal (08.11.2016)
Questions of aesthetics and cultural identity add layers of complexity to the reconstruction process that cannot – and should not – be ignored.
Illustrasjonsfoto
Adoption as a child welfare measure - New research project at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory (28.10.2016)
November 1 the project "Adoption as a child welfare measure" is starting up at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory.
Staing claims
Staking claims (26.10.2016)
Michael Alvarez på Amalie Skram
The Big Question (25.10.2016)
Hans Tanks auditorium at Amalie Skram high school was packed with interested and engaged students at Vg3 when Associate Professor of Comparative Politics Michael Alvarez lectured about democracy and American politics for the students of Amalie Skram on Monday.
Assistant Director of NAV Hordaland, Tommy Johansen
Guest Lecture by Assistant Director of NAV Hordaland (25.10.2016)
On Tuesday October 25th, The Assistant Director of NAV Hordaland, Tommy Johansen, gave a presentation for students in the course SAMPOL216 ‘Labour market policies in comparative perspective’.
Participant observation.
Use of Waste and Wastewater in peri-urban Agriculture in Kathmandu Valley (25.10.2016)
In this study I analyse both risks and benefits of using waste and wastewater in peri-urban agriculture in Kathmandu Valley.
Household survey.
Agricultural innovation in Arun Valley, Nepal (19.10.2016)
My master project is about agricultural innovation in Arun Valley, Nepal: innovation capacity in response to climatic and non-climatic uncertainties.
Field work
Addressing impacts of oil and gas extraction on fishing in Axim (18.10.2016)
My master prosject is addressing fisheries governance and the concerns of fisher folks with regards to oil and gas extraction activities in Axim, Ghana.
Barn for food storage in Doba.
Food insecurity during the lean season (17.10.2016)
My master project study focuses on food insecurity in smallholder farmers household during the Lean season in the Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana with Navrongo as the study area.

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