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Oslo dumps tons of construction materials in neighboring cities
Trucks driving out of Oslo with stone and excess materials from construction sites account for about 40 percent of the annual CO2 emissions from heavy transport. A new research project has delved into the topic but finds little information and environmental regulation.
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Marginalization Can Lead to Radicalization
"Growing up with a lot of marginalization in terms of class background, ethnicity, skin colour, religion, and criminality can make a criminal path a resource for finding one's place. This can be the case in encounters with religion and with political crises," says extremism researcher Uzair Ahmed.
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Scandinavian Prisons: – We are in danger of losing what other countries want to copy
Prisons in the USA are testing out the Scandinavian prison model with promising results. However, budget cuts in Scandinavia puts the world-famed model under considerable pressure, according to researcher Synøve Nygaard Andersen.
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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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Fourth prestigious ERC grant to SV faculty June 4, 2024
Andrea Joslyn Nightingale from The department of sociology and human geography has received an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. This is the fourth prestigious Advanced Grant to The faculty of social sciences and accounts for four of UiO's five grants this year.
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Former Student Honored for Innovative Master's Thesis Mar. 8, 2024
Selma Forfod Yssen was granted the award for innovative master's thesis at this year's Winter Seminar in social geography.
