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Economic security for young Nordic adults wanes (21.03.2014)
Circumstances for jobless persons under the age of 25 in Sweden, Finland and Norway have changed dramatically the last 15 years. Many have become poor.
Appointed as UiB's representative to the Nordic India Centre (NCI) (10.03.2014)
Associate professor Alf G. Nilsen is the new representative for the University of Bergen to the India Nordic Centre.
Case-study published at Social Research Methods Case Study database (26.02.2014)
The case study "Disability, Independence and Care in the United Kingdom and Norway: An International Social Research Methods Case Study", carried out by Professor Karen Christensen is included as a learning case in the SAGE research methoods database.
Sickness Absence Among Immigrants in Norway: Does Occupational Disparity Matter? (10.02.2014)
Non-Western immigrants in Norway have more sickness absence than other immigrants and native Norwegians. Measured in wages, income, and positions of authority, non-Western immigrants have less favourable jobs.
"Héritiers et outsiders : sur la noblesse d’État norvégienne" (03.02.2014)
In this article our professors Johs. Hjellbrekke and Olav Korsnes discuss how Pierre Bourdieu’s (1930-2002) theory of fields can be applied in comparative studies of the field of power.
Forest management in the context of REDD+: Cases from Nepal Himalaya (10.01.2014)
The term ‘REDD+’ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is a well-articulated discourse in the name of mitigating deteriorating climate and sustaining local livelihoods. Articulation is an act or process of establishing relations between words where independent meaning of words is modified.
Natural Resources Management (02.01.2014)
While there exists much detailed knowledge about natural resources, they are frequently mismanaged, often with dramatic consequences for those involved. One aim of this course is to build solid intuitive understanding of the interplay between humans and nature. A second aim is to help students develop the skills and competencies needed for proper management of for instance water reservoirs,... Read more
Community forestry in the green economy: reforming the van panchayats in the Indian Himalaya (19.12.2013)
Community forestry is increasingly seen as an important component in environmental governance. In the Indian state of Uttarakhand a process of reform has made forest councils compulsory in every village and introduced new rules within which they are to function. In this doctoral project I explore the many views of this contested reform process, taking into consideration current local livelihoods... Read more
Photo by social anthropologist Edvard Hviding taken during fieldwork in the Marovo lagoon of Solomon Islands in 2010 showing a fast eroding village shore.
Pacific front lines of climate change (18.12.2013)
The EU-funded ECOPAS project brings together anthropology, climate research and performative arts to highlight the challenges faced by Pacific island nations.
Web Based Master Course on Environment and Development (02.12.2013)
Department of Geography is offering the web based course "Critical Perspectives on Environment and Development" in the spring semester 2014.
Picture of students at a school in Tanzania
Empowerment of School Committees and parents in Tanzania (27.11.2013)
- Public administration is about everything we are doing in national development, says ph.d. candidate Orest Masue. His project is about empowerment of school committees and parents in Tanzania. - It seems that the assumption “the more opportunity, the more empowerment” does not work here.
The reemergence of a class cleavage? (25.10.2013)
The annual Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture was held 24 October. Professor Donatella della Porta, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy gave the lecture The reemergence of a class cleavage? Social movements in times of austerity. Professor Donatella della Porta is a prominent scientist in the field of social movements.
Cultural journalism in Finland (25.10.2013)
The journalism study research group is pleased to invite you to a lecture by Maarit Jakkola, University of Tampere, Finland on the topic of Cultural Journalism in Finland.
Quantifying recent glacier fluctuations in the Manaslu region of the Nepali Himalayas (25.10.2013)
The glaciers of the Himalayan mountains are some of the most undersampled in the world owing to their remoteness, harsh conditions, and in some areas political situations.
Safeguarding the academic freedom goes on (24.10.2013)
On september 11th Alf G. Nilsen wrote an invited comment on the norwegian elections in the renowned British newspaper The Guardian. After this he received threats. - We are witnessing a development of society where we really need that different opinions come forward, and that people can participate in public debate without putting their own safety at risk.
Alf G. Nilsen: Resisting Dispossession in the Narmada Valley, India (23.10.2013)
The full title of the article is "Against the Current, From Below: Resisting Dispossession in the Narmada Valley, India" and it is published in the latest volume of Journal of Poverty (Volume 17, Issue 4, 2013)
Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage (23.10.2013)
The book explains the Narmada conflict and addresses how the building of the anti-dam campaign was animated by processes of collective learning, how activists extended the spatial scope of their struggle by building networks of solidarity with transnational advocacy groups, and how it is embedded in and shaped by a wider field of force of capitalist development at national and transnational... Read more
Tarje I. Wanvik
Local effects of transnational corporate social responsibility (CSR) (18.10.2013)
Increasingly, transnational companies are expected to contribute to economic and social development in the countries they operate in. In this doctoral thesis I will examine how the Norwegian corporate social investment and CSR activities affect local communities in Indonesia and Canada, and how local stakeholders receive and perceive such investments.

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