Brexit Futures: Between a Model and a Martyr
The EU has good reason to hope that Brexit goes badly, writes Noragric’s Paul David Beaumont. That would continue to deter Eurosceptic parties on the continent from hardening their stance. But […]
Social Sciences
Understanding Boris Johnson’s ‘retrotopian’ appeal to Conservatives
The election of Boris Johnson once again highlights the salience of nostalgia to the Brexit debate. This is more than a throwaway attack line – drawing upon social psychology can […]
Power and Strategies of Resistance – Visible, Invisible and Hidden Resistance
Written by Shai Divon, Head of Department, Noragric. This post is one of a series that will explore the aims and conceptual bases of the Noragric-led Greenmentality project. First published in the […]
Mentalities of greening, governing, and getting rich
Written by Connor Cavanagh, Postdoctoral Fellow, Noragric. This post is one of a series that will explore the aims and conceptual bases of the Noragric-led Greenmentality project. First published in the […]
Climate Change, Jihadism and Policy Failures in the Sahel
Written by Tor Arve Benjaminsen. Originally published in the PRIO Climate & Conflict blog. On the 22 November 2017, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence in the European Parliament held […]
A tale of two cities: flooding in Houston and Mumbai – time to learn?
Written by Hans Nicolai Adam, Lyla Mehta & D. Parthasarathy Dramatic images of the impacts from flooding from Houston in the US and Mumbai, India have called to attention the […]
Courting catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate
A call for the humanitarian aid- and climate change sectors to work together to support long-term adaptation to climate change. Written by Jayne Lambrou, Faculty of Landscape and Society, NMBU. In […]
Stay Skeptisk
Vitenskapelige sannheter er både virkelige og sosialt konstruerte Written by Morten Jerven, Professor at Noragric Min forrige spalte i Kron og Mynt (Klassekampen) gav meg mange leserbrev (Falsk Forskning, Klassekampen, 12. […]
Herder warfare in East Africa: A social and spatial history
On the eve of the publication of his major new monograph, Gufu Oba considers the genesis and wider impact of his work. Herder Warfare in East Africa will be published […]
The Politics of Fear: Russia Decriminalizes Violence against Women
Written by Kirsti Stuvøy, Associate Professor at Noragric In last week’s news headlines, we could read that Russia decriminalizes violence against women. The traditionalist, conservative and anti-liberal forces in Russian […]