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Professor & Deputy Head of Department, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. Bureaucratic politics, political-administrative relations, comparative public administration. www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/people/aca/tobibac/index.html .. more

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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · Sep 8

Norway, 82% of the vote counted:

Seat projection

Ap-S&D: 53 (+5)
FrP~ECR: 48 (+27)
H-EPP: 24 (-12)
Sp~RE: 10 (-18)
SV~LEFT: 9 (-4)
R~LEFT: 9 (+1)
MDG-G/EFA: 7 (+4)
KrF-EPP: 7 (+4)
V-RE: 2 (-6)

+/- vs. Last election

➤ europeelects.eu/norway

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Sep 8

Norway’s center-left Labor Party looks likely to win the country’s parliamentary election, with the center-right Conservative Party on track for one of its weakest performances in decades.

Labor Party on track to win Norway election

First projections put the center-left’s share of the vote at 28 percent.

www.politico.eu

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Suthan Krishnarajan @suthank.bsky.social · Dec 3

Join our team! 🚨

We are hiring 2 postdocs for the new Advertising Democracy project at Aarhus University.

We are looking for researchers who are passionate about advertisements & citizens’ democratic values in Western democracies.

Feel free to share!👇🏾

bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...

Postdoctoral positions in Political Science at Aarhus University – Advertising Democracy - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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DIGSSCORE @digsscoreuib.bsky.social · Apr 3

🚀 Ønsker du å jobbe med forskingsdata? No har du sjansen! 🚀
KODEM søker ein forskningsdatakoordinator – ei stilling for deg som vil jobbe med surveydata og forskarar frå heile Noreg.
📅 Søknadsfrist: 23. april
🔗 Les meir her: www.jobbnorge.no/nn-no/ledige...
@unibergen.bsky.social

Forskingsdatakoordinator (277512) | Universitetet i Bergen

Stillingstittel: Forskingsdatakoordinator (277512), Arbeidsgivar: Universitetet i Bergen, Søknadsfrist: onsdag 23. april 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 7

Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4

Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events

Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration

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Steven Van de Walle @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social · Mar 5

What is happening with the civil service? Is merit still a guiding principle? Are consultants taking over? Will traditional civil servants still exist in the future? Chapters by M. Nistotskaya, @rosiecollington.bsky.social @tobiasbach.bsky.social A. Ritz G Ripoll, L. Micacchi
lup.be/book/futures...

Futures for the Public Sector | Leuven University Press

Thought-provoking analysis of how illiberalism, major crises and digital transformation are changing our politico-administrative systems What does the future hold for the public sector? A convergence ...

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Dec 16

📣We are hiring! Please share!
👉 Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science
🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
📅 Deadline: February 15th, 2025.
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢 New article 🌟
👥 Jean-François Daoust @jfdaoust.bsky.social, Miroslav Nemcok @miroslavnemcok.bsky.social, Philipp Christian Broniecki & Peter J. Loewen
🔎 Reassessing the winner-loser gap in satisfaction with democracy
📖 Open access in PLOS ONE
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Dr. Annemieke van den Dool @pubpolicychina.bsky.social · Dec 18

Leiden University is looking to hire an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, with a focus on digital governance www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

Assistant Professor of Public Policy, with a focus on digital governance (1.0fte)

Assistant Professor of Public Policy, with a focus on digital governance (1.0fte)Join our dynamic team at Leiden University! We seek a passionate scholar to contribute to cutting-edge research on the ...

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Dec 18

📣CfA for a PhD Research Fellow Position (three years or four years incl. teaching) as part of the EU-funded Horizon Europe Consortium "Sustainable Public Administration in Modern Democracies" (SUPA) - PI Yves Steinebach. The application deadline is 4th February 2025.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (272231) | University of Oslo

Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (272231), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Tobias Bach @tobiasbach.bsky.social · Dec 9

Come an work with us! Happy to answer questions. 👇🏻

Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Dec 9

📣We are hiring! Please share!
👉2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science
🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
📅 Deadline: February 3rd, 2025
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034) | University of Oslo

Job title: 2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Dec 9

2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034) | University of Oslo

Job title: 2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Nov 28

Come and join us! We are recruiting a researcher (with PhD) for a three-year position as part of the EU-funded Horizon Europe Consortium "Sustainable Public Administration in Modern Democracies" (SUPA) - PI Yves Steinebach. The application deadline is 16 December 2024.

Researcher position in political science (three years) (271092) | University of Oslo

Job title: Researcher position in political science (three years) (271092), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Elin Lerum Boasson @elinlb.bsky.social · Nov 26

Can your research help us to better understand the role of the state in bringing down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and/or how to ensure that emissions scenarios and pathways reflect this knowledge? If yes, join us for a workshop in Paris in May 2025. More info here: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...

Accelerating climate action: Examining the role of the state in emission scenarios and pathways - Department of Political Science

Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

www.sv.uio.no

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Nov 19

Unconstitutional abuse of administrative processes:
"And the team plans to stop issuing citizenship-affirming documents, like passports and Social Security cards, to infants born on domestic soil to undocumented migrant parents in a bid to end birthright citizenship"
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u...

Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations

Mr. Trump’s top immigration policy adviser has discussed using military assets to build detention centers and support civilian immigration agents.

www.nytimes.com

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Aug 31

📢 New book chapter 🌟
👥 Jostein Askim, Bjørn Mo Forum @bjornforum.bsky.social, Bent Sofus Tranøy @bentsofus.bsky.social
🔎 The party politics of policy endurance: parliamentary settlements in Norway
📖 Open Access in Pathways to Positive Public Administration, Edward Elgar
🔗 doi.org/10.4337/9781...

Chapter 21: The party politics of policy endurance: parliamentary settlements in Norway, 1980-2021

This chapter moves the scope of positive public administration by connecting it to legislative performance and the role of party politics. It studies parliamentary settlements, defined as single-issue...

doi.org

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Jun 28

📣1-3 PhD fellow positions open at Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
👉We invite applications from excellent candidates in all sub-fields of political science.
📅Deadline: September 1st, 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

1-3 PhD Research Fellowships (264970) | University of Oslo

Job title: 1-3 PhD Research Fellowships (264970), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Jun 28

📣We are hiring! Please share!
👉Postdoc 3-4 years, part of the part of the project “Energy turbulence, the political response”
🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
📅 Deadline: September 10th, 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow -Political Science (3-4 years) (265121) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow -Political Science (3-4 years) (265121), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Department of Political Science, University of Oslo @statsvitenskap.bsky.social · Jun 28

📣We are hiring! Please share!
👉Postdoc 3-4 years, part of the ERC Project “Systemic Effects of Crises on Policy-Making in Modern Democracies"
🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
📅 Deadline: September 10th, 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (264998) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (264998), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Tobias Bach @tobiasbach.bsky.social · May 16

Congratulations!

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Matthias Döring @matdoering.bsky.social · Feb 20

Want to work in an inspiring and young public administration research group?

Come and join us! We are hiring

one or more Assistant Professors (tenure track) and

one or more Associate Professors in Public Administration. Application deadline: April 1, 2024.

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · Feb 1

We are planning the first WhoGov Workshop to be held in Oslo on the 29-30th of August 2024. We welcome all research using WhoGov in some capacity and we have funding to cover travel expenses for participants.

Find the call for papers through the link or use the QR code: bit.ly/WhoGov_Workshop

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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · Jan 29

Cutting UNRWA's funding means the end of the localization agenda in development aid. Organizations won't hire people from the community if that means risking their funding, and funders won't fund local organizations.

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Tobias Bach @tobiasbach.bsky.social · Jan 9

The extended deadline for paper proposals ends this Friday 12th January 👇🏻 polisky

Tobias Bach @tobiasbach.bsky.social · Nov 21

We invite paper proposals for the workshop “The politics of bureaucracy: New perspectives on politics and administration” at the NOPSA congress in Bergen (Norway) in June 2024. Please send your proposals by 15th December - more instructions below and here: www.nopsa2024.no @sog-rc27.bsky.social

Tobias Bach @tobiasbach.bsky.social · Dec 22

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Tobias Bach @tobiasbach.bsky.social · Dec 22

We are hiring! Postdoctoral Fellowship, 4 years, all sub-disciplines of Political Science, at Department of Political Science in Oslo, Norway. Application deadline 15th February. Happy to answer questions! More information 👇
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (255384) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (255384), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Tiziano Zgaga @tizianozgaga.bsky.social · Dec 20

Interested students could still apply by sending
- a short motivational statement
- an updated CV
to [email protected]

Tiziano Zgaga @tizianozgaga.bsky.social · Dec 12

For an exciting project @unikonstanz.bsky.social on corruption in the public procurement of face masks during the pandemic in all 27 MS, we are seeking a Research Assistant (BA/MA/PhD) with very good (B2+) language skills in LATVIAN
- Remote work possible
- Details and info on how to apply below:

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ARENA Centre for European Studies @unioslo-arena.bsky.social · Dec 20

Reminder that we are hiring a post-doctoral fellow in political science!

The post-doc will develop and implement their own research related to the legal-political aspects of the domestic implementation of European law.

Application deadline: 2 January 2024

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Post-doctoral Fellow (EURNOR) (254514) | University of Oslo

Job title: Post-doctoral Fellow (EURNOR) (254514), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

www.jobbnorge.no

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Philipp Lutscher @plutscher.bsky.social · Dec 18

Polisky hivemind: Does anyone know good resources for event data on the Russian-Ukrainian war?

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