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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · 16d

This was fun! www.uib.no/en/gov/17966...

The 21st SCANCOR PhD course

Between August 25th and 29th, the 21st SCANCOR PhD course was held at the Department of Government.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Sep 8

That would be my exact description of Norwegian climate policies….

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Sep 8

Kom hit for å si dette, men du kom meg forkjøpet.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Sep 4

Question for those interested in Norwegian climate policy: do you have a “go-to” for a historical overview of Norway’s climate policies, say from 1985 until today? Looking for a list!

Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · May 22

Question for fellow climate scholars, regardless of academic discipline: I'm working on the issue of time/temporality in climate knowledge, policies, decisions, etc. From politics to geological periods, decision processes to climate dynamics: any good tips for readings that deal with temporality?

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Apr 11

Identifying who you are is a legitimate requirement, I guess - but what I don't understand is the need for separate registering process before voting: why aren't voting rights simply connected to citizenship in existing registries? I mean, surely the US knows who its citizens are... or?

Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Apr 9

Building roads and infrastructure is insanely expensive, takes time to finish, and so on. We know.

But why do we not question the premise for the entire idea of Hordfast? What IS the argument for seeing Bergen, Stavanger and everything in between as one integrated region? www.nrk.no/vestland/sa-...

Så mykje vil Hordfast på E39 mellom Bergen og Stavanger kosta

Prisen på ferjefri E39 mellom Bjørnafjorden og Stord blir 53,7 milliardar kroner. Det er 7,5 milliardar meir enn tidlegare rekna med.

www.nrk.no

Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Apr 3

"Scientific asylums" for US academics in Europe? It's happening.

I think I like it, but it is oh so important to remember to be just as forthcoming when equally deserving academics holding other passports knock on our doors! www.khrono.no/300-forskere...

300 forskere fra USA har søkt om akademisk asyl i Marseille

Rektor ved universitetet Aix Marseille, Éric Berton, vil motta forskerflyktninger fra USA. Han oppfordrer andre europeiske universiteter til å bli med på dugnaden, så de får hjulpet flere.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Mar 26

86% of students that grew up in Oslo and attended higher education there, still resided in the city one year after finishing higher education. I'm thinking the up-and-comers of Oslo may well need to broaden their horizons a little! www.khrono.no/vokser-opp-i...

Vokser opp i Oslo, studerer i Oslo, blir i Oslo

Godt over halvparten av studentene som fullførte høyere utdanning i Oslo blir værende. — Jeg elsker storbyen, støy og bråk, sier student Hilja Stering.

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Per-Erik Schulze @pererikschulze.bsky.social · Mar 15

Det er vår felles kyst. Equinor sitt oljeutslipp. Kan de virkelig hemmeligholde hvor oljen slår på land?

For 8 dager siden sendte jeg på vegne av @naturvernforbundet.no en forespørsel til Equinor og til oljebransjens eget oljevern om å få se registreringene av oljepåslag etter Njord A utslippet.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Mar 11

Equinor now starts using the Gulf of America instead Gulf of Mexico. Explains their idea of sustainability, perhaps.

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · Mar 7

We #standupforscience2025 at the University of Bergen! Look how many people showed up just at a couple hours notice. To our colleagues in the USA: we support you and we hope you have courage to show up for today's demonstrations for science all over the USA and the world: standupforscience2025.org

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Mar 7

Stand up! #standupforscience

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Rafael Rosales @rafaelrosales.bsky.social · Mar 6

I have 1 more PhD-related news to share: my last PhD-article has finally been published!

In "Less emissions or less freight? Conflicting narratives for sustainable logistics in Norway" I compare public and business narratives of sustainable logistics. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Less emissions or less freight? Conflicting narratives for sustainable logistics in Norway

Logistics is a vital yet energy-intensive sector and policies for sustainable logistics require cooperation between public authorities and businesses.…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Mar 5

seems like a discursive triumph of populism: when everyone (both sides, I guess) is preoccupied with attacking some "elite" that supposedly is a danger for "the people", it is hard to join forces for the actual common good: the joint endeavor is to dismantle elites, not to improve society. Or?

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Elin Lerum Boasson @elinlb.bsky.social · Mar 4

Everyone likes a good and reliable weather forecast.

Have anyone ever heard of any political party or campaign that took a clear stand against weather forecasting?

The US was suppose to have a robust political system, but when it is possible to dismantle weather forecasting than anything goes.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Mar 4

This geopolitical dumbfuckery has to end. I'm afraid the narcissistic kindergarten behavior, the disgraceful rhetoric and complete lack of insight into what the world actually looks like will have consequences well beyond what the US, Europe, and certainly Ukraine can handle by "making deals".

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 27

No US delegation participating in the IPCC meetings prepping the next reports. Another day, another stupidity. www.nrk.no/norge/trump-...

Trump stopper Nasas sjefforsker fra toppjobb i FNs klimapanel

Nasas sjefforsker skal være tvunget til å trekke seg fra toppjobben i FNs klimapanel.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 18

Don’t know where it’s from (sorry, Edith), but a nice illustration of US policies these days.

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 17

Let’s just make sure we’re on the same page here: “the leader of the free world” is not a term applicable to anyone in today’s world, anywhere.

Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 13

The whole thing is like Titanic heading for the iceberg, except everyone watching actually knows the iceberg is there and can clearly see that the ship is heading straight at it.

Filter Nyheter @filternyheter.no · Feb 13

Kommentar: – Norske politikere må snart tørre å gi sin 'trusselvurdering' av at hele USAs statsapparat er i ferd med å bli korrumpert av en anti-demokratisk mafia av oligarker og fascister uten et fnugg av lojalitet til historiske allianser, skriver Filter Nyheters redaktør.

Kommentar: Hva som truer Norge i 2025? USA - Filter Nyheter

Da de hemmelige tjenestene i Norge 5. februar presenterte sine ugraderte trusselvurderinger for 2025, var det nok å ta innover seg for norske borgere: Vi må forvente russiske sabotasjeaksjoner i løpet...

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 13

oh, yes...

"cash flow trumps (sic!) government oversight and audit"
"no need to protect personal information"
"no problems with American Mediterranean resorts replacing refugee camps"
"what's this with the rule of law, again?"
"pardon is the rational consequence of insurrection"

Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 13

I'm just a political scientist making personal notes - *scribbling*

"State sovereignty can be overturned by orange goblins"
"States are no different than corporations"
"The richest man on the planet can shut down relief for the poorest people on the planet"

Let's see, what else?

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Simon Neby @sneby.bsky.social · Feb 12

Brilliant! Help Denmark buy California! Because why not...? denmarkification.com

Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not?

Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdsourcing ever

denmarkification.com

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Feb 2

Book burning?
If everything was digital in Hitler's 1930s Germany, this is what his book burning would have looked like: deletion of data, removal of websites, retraction of scientific studies, censorship of words like "equity," "diversity," "climate change."

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