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Podcast: The inner life of the government: Marked by collegiality
Who among us becomes ministers? And what happens behind closed doors when decisions are made? A new study reveals a high degree of collegiality within various governments. The researchers also uncover that decision-making processes function well and continue apace – despite the coming and going of governments, prime ministers, and ministers.
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Tore Wig receives the Fridtjof Nansen award for younger researchers
"It is very significant for me to receive an award in Fridtjof Nansen's name, especially in these times with brutal wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and serious threats to democracy internationally", says Professor Tore Wig from the Department of Political Science. He receives this year's Fridtjof Nansen Award for Younger Researchers in the category of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Will the USA’s first climate legislation produce green results?
President Biden is seeking to entice Americans into adopting a green economy by offering subsidies and tax benefits. However, political ideology could stand in the way of America's first climate bill having the effects that Biden is seeking.
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Podcast: The inner life of the government: Marked by collegiality Mar. 19, 2024
Who among us becomes ministers? And what happens behind closed doors when decisions are made? A new study reveals a high degree of collegiality within various governments. The researchers also uncover that decision-making processes function well and continue apace – despite the coming and going of governments, prime ministers, and ministers.
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Dag Harald Claes awarded project through the new Academia agreement Mar. 15, 2024
Claes leads a project that will investigate the conflict of interest between energy markets and energy politics. It is one of nine projects at the University of Oslo funded through the new Academia Agreement between the university and Equinor.
Events
Morality in the Narrative Policy Framework: The Case of Climate Change
To mark the end of the multi-year SAMEVAL project funded by the Research Council Norway, which has funded the Comparative Institutions and Regimes (CIR) seminar and workshop series at the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo, we invite you to the 2024 CIR Conference on Comparative Politics.
The conference takes place at Professorboligen, by UiO’s Law Faculty in downtown Oslo. Each presenter is given 20-25 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for the discussant and a 10-15 minute Q&A session.
To mark the end of the multi-year SAMEVAL project funded by the Research Council Norway, which has funded the Comparative Institutions and Regimes (CIR) seminar and workshop series at the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo, we invite you to the 2024 CIR Conference on Comparative Politics.
The conference takes place at Professorboligen, by UiO’s Law Faculty in downtown Oslo. Each presenter is given 20-25 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for the discussant and a 10-15 minute Q&A session.
Origins and consequences of policy complexity in the European Union
C-REX Center for Research on Extremism
A cross-disciplinary center for the study of right-wing extremism, hate crime and political violence.
Publications
- Paperback edition: Social Democracy in the 21st Century (2024) Brandal, Nikolai; Bratberg, Øivind & Thorsen, Dag Einar
- Kommer ingen vei om alle som taper får vetorett på klimatiltak (2024) Tørstad, Vegard Heggelund & Hovi, Jon
- Do green parties in government benefit from natural catastrophes? How wildfires are linked to voting (2024) Kronborg, Anton Mynster; Hedegaard, Frederik; Klindt, Isak & Vandeweerdt, Clara