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• February 12, 2010
• 17:13

  Challenges “Western” Journalistic Ideals

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  They reach several million people, and they are feared by totalitarian regimes. Jade Josefine Nordahl believes that it is about time academia devote serious attention to exiled media. In her Masterrsquo;s thesis, this Culcom scholar shows how Oslo-based Democratic Voices ...
• February 07, 2010
• 0:35

  An immigrant journalist? No, thanks!!

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  "My environment? The Norwegian elite," the informant answers. Multicultural journalists are not interested in representing minorities. In her Master's thesis, Marianne Mikkelsen shows that even though most of these journalists feel valued, they also confront a number of prejudices among ...
• 0:02

  Avoiding confrontation increases the gap

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  "Muslims who avoid confrontation do not make the gap between Muslims and mainstream society smaller," says Culcom scholar Rojan Ezzati. In her Master's thesis, this sociologist examines how the September 11th attacks and similar events have affected identity-work among Norwegian-Muslim ...
• December 10, 2009
• 14:51

  - The media hinders a sense of belonging to Norway

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  Many Norwegian-Iranians are highly educated, have jobs, and are formally well integrated. Yet Norwegian media hinders their sense of belonging to Norway. Sharam Alghasi demonstrates this in Culcomrsquo;s first doctoral dissertation. "There is surprisingly little focus on what kind of ...
• October 29, 2009
• 21:34

  Internet fatwas cautiously support divorce among women

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  Can a divorce be granted via text messaging? Can I get a divorce from my husband when he has a relationship with another woman? In her Master's thesis, Therese Bogstad analyzed 84 internet fatwas about divorce. The Culcom scholar found ...
• October 07, 2009
• 21:21

  Unjustified force against forced marriage

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  The proposal to introduce 21-year-old age limit on transnational marriages as a way of curbing forced marriage was unjust. This is the conclusion of Culcom scholar Simen Rommetveit Halvorsen in his Master's thesis in philosophy, "Å bekjempe tvang med tvang" ...
• October 06, 2009
• 18:59

  Southeast Asian immigrants assimilate well into the labor market

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  In her Master's thesis, Jun Yin shows that immigrants from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand have managed to swiftly integrate themselves into the Norwegian labor market.  "It is especially interesting that the success the women experience is equally great ...
• September 03, 2009
• 19:37

  Shared human feelings constitute morality

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  Do norms and values like justice and equality on premises that is determined by the "Western tradition"? Philosopher Ernst Tugendhat doesn't think so. It is possible to identify the basis for moral norms independent of specific traditions or religions, says ...
• September 01, 2009
• 19:48

  Tamil nationalism helps create a sense of home in Norway

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  The conflict in Sri Lanka has scattered parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins who used to lived together to diverse places in Europe, Asia, Canada, the United States, and Australia. The struggle for a Tamil nation helps the families create ...
• August 27, 2009
• 22:46

  "Urgent anthropology" at the chapel

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  It previously had a solid grip on society. Now it has become a minority culture and a research field for "urgent anthropology": Edle Lerang Nes has conducted one of the first anthropological studies of chapel culture in Norway. The CULCOM ...
• February 16, 2009
• 19:01

  Shia Islam = peace, love, and social democracy?

   » ‎ Cultural complexity in the new Norway
  They are a minority within Islam and must often limit themselves in practicing their traditions. Yet the attention surrounding Islam and terrorism has led Shia Muslims in Norway to be more open about their practices. They stress that their tradition ...
• 18:10

  Why is the caricature debate not progressing?

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  Why are there such uncompromising fronts in the caricature controversy? - This polarization is easier to understand if we orient ourselves to the background and motives of the participants in the debate, says CULCOM scholar Freweini Katerina Weldeghebriel. In her ...
• 17:38

  Cooperation instead of religious dialogue?

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  Religious dialogue has become a popular tool for preventing conflict in Norway. Yet this type of dialogue is a more sensitive subject to the Church of Norway than they outwardly reveal. - There is a great distance between the elites ...
• November 21, 2008
• 17:18

  Less education no obstacle

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  Political involvement does not depend on education, income, or trust in political institutions. In her Master's thesis on the political integration of immigrants, CULCOM scholar Ingrid Wergeland challenges well-established sociological theories....
• 15:45

  A protest against “De-Christianization”

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  "Truet av islamister" (Threatened by Islamists) is the title of Vebjørn Selbekk's book about the caricature controversy. He could have also called the book "Threatened by Socialists". The publication of the caricatures is not only a critique of Islam, but also ...
• 15:10

  Focusing on the minorities’ point of view

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  What happens when people from war-torn countries begin a new life in a new country? Remittances, traditions from the home-country, and conflicts between the first and second generation are topics to be addressed in the dissertation project of CULCOM scholar ...
• October 18, 2008
• 13:19

  - The Norwegianization of the Samis was religiously motivated

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  Norwegianization did not arise with the nation-state. It has a prior history: the missionary period. The Norwegianization of Samis was motivated by religious belief, says CULCOM scholar Bente Persen....
• October 07, 2008
• 20:10

  What happened to holism?

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  - Attempting to create a holistic analysis of a modern society with all of its complexity is probably a megalomaniacal endeavor. But it is this megalomania that fascinates me. The University has moved too far in the direction of specialization, ...
• August 27, 2008
• 21:15

  Hoping for five new years of CULCOM

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  -The goal was to redefine Norway. We are in the process, but it takes time to establish a new analytical gaze and challenge conventional academic thought.  Therefore, I have been increasingly considering the possibility of continuing the CULCOM-project for several ...
• 19:30

  In favor of a more transnational sociology

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  The required books for the introductory courses in sociology at the University of Oslo barely receive a passing grade: In his Master's thesis, CULCOM scholar Hans Erik Næss documents how sociology does not focus enough on transnational aspects in society. ...