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This research groups mission is to promote a sense of mattering and belonging where people can connect to a sense of meaning and purpose in ways that also contribute to the common good at a societal and global level.
Radicalization of Gender and Anti-democracy: the Case of Incels in Nordic-Europe. INCELNOR-MA aims to generate and share insights into incel communities, shedding light on the broadcasting strategies employed by incels and exploring the visual culture that serves as a medium for communication and mobilization in the context of gender-radicalization and political masculinities.
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A portable, low-magnetic MRI machine gives researchers an indication of whether a child is going to follow typical or atypical cognitive development. The results will be used to implement measures adapted to each individual child.
Safety and Resilience Through Digital Technologies: A Participatory Study with Women at the Intersection of Gender-Based Violence and Immigration in Norway (SaRe-DiGT) is a Marie Curie research project on the interconnectedness of digital technologies, gender-based violence, and immigration in Norway.
A delegation from The University of Havana visited UiS to discuss Norwegian/Cuban conference and how to increase the numbers of Norwegian exchange students to Cuba and vice versa.
The project shall improve the quality and internationalization of education in social work and sociology at the partner institutions, through student and staff mobility between Cuba and Norway in both directions.
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Two years, up to four different countries, several class committees, two births and a pandemic. The MFamily class of 2020 have shared a lot and had many learning experiences. Maria Martinsson believes it has made them more resilient and flexible.
Cultural sociology studies the repertoires of meaning and interpretation that people deploy when they navigate everyday life, work life, lifestyles, family, and civil society. The research group explores the significance of micro interaction.
This research program area is aimed at preparing better graduate and postgraduate candidates.
By developing a new joint curriculum of PhD courses, candidates will be better equipped in areas of innovation and science.
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Two Cuban master students at Nordic Master of Social Work and welfare came on a three month stay to Stavanger one week before Norway closed down.
The research group aims to understand how socio-political practices and processes work in interaction and changes.
The Department of Social Studies trains social workers and child care welfare officers.
The Department of Media and Social Sciences offer academic programmes within, and do research on, media, sociology and political science as well as change management and energy, environment and society.