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- The Norwegian government is trying to normalize relations with China (29.04.2014)
China-expert Hans J酶rgen G氓semyr writes in an op-ed in Aftenposten that Norway needs good relations with a China on the rise, and that it therefore makes sense for the Norwegian government not to meet with the Dalai Lama now.
Politicians want to give the Norwegian Parliament more influence on the selection of Supreme Court justices (23.04.2014)
Professor Gunnar Grendstad argues in an op-ed in Klassekampen that the government鈥檚 and the Supreme Court鈥檚 involvement in the selection of justices could be problematic with respect to the separation of powers and democracy. He notes that some therefore have favored involving the Norwegian parliament more in the selection process.
Tatham with seven new articles on the role of regions in the EU system (22.04.2014)
Associate Professor Micha毛l Tatham does research on the role of regions in the EU system. This spring the prolific researcher has published seven new articles in the field.
- The person-focus of the media creates more political scandals (13.04.2014)
According to Professor Tor Midtb酶 of the Department of Comparative Politics, journalists have become more interested in the political game and what happens offstage, and this leads to more political scandals. Midtb酶 was recently interviewed by newspaper Mandag Morgen about a new Nordic research project on political scandals in which he is engaged.
New international research project on welfare reform in Russia (13.04.2014)
Professor Stein Kuhnle of the Department of Comparative Politics collaborates with Norwegian, Finnish, American and Russian partners on a new research project on welfare reform in Russia. The project is led by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research.
Associate Professor Terje Knutsen鈥檚 Ukraine expertise in demand (09.04.2014)
The TV2 News Channel and The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy are among those asking for the Ukraine expertise of Associate Professor Terje Knutsen. During the tense situation in Ukraine Norwegian media have frequently asked for the Eastern Europe expert鈥檚 assessment.
The EU鈥檚 ambassador to Norway visits the Department of Comparative Politics (04.04.2014)
The Ukraine crisis, the free trade agreement between the EU and the US and the EU鈥檚 relations with Norway were among the topics the EU鈥檚 ambassador to Norway Helen Campbell spoke about in her visit to the Department of Comparative Politics April 4th.