Our interdisciplinary priority
Democracy and Active Citizenship
Societal challenges cross borders, and a changing world demands innovation. UiA is committed to interdisciplinary efforts to find sustainable solutions.
In a rapidly changing world, it is vital that we understand the fundamental principles shaping our society, particularly the forces that threaten and challenge our democracy. At UiA, we are working on comprehending these forces and further developing the foundations and principles for democracy and citizenship through research, dialogue, and community engagement.
Centres that contribute relevant research
Research Groups
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Enviromental humanities
- Child and adolescents’ upbringing and living conditions
- An Including Society
- Governance and leadership in the public sector
- Social Welfare and Welfare Services
- Ethics and Philosophy
- Social Simulation
- Claimed Pasts: Critical knowledge and Heritage Production
- European Integration and Transnational Governance
- Future learning lab
- Institutional Ethnography
- Media and Communication Studies
- Art and Conflict
- Arts and Social Relations
- Mobility, Culture and Gender
- Professions and Professionals in Cooperation
- Religious Minorities and Religious Diversity
Projects
Podcast
Listen to the latest podcast episodes from the priority area.
Latest Doctoral Dissertations in the Priority Area
Disputation
Ahmed Abdulrahem Othman Abouzeid
PhD Candidate
Disputation
Dag Ole Teigen
PhD Candidate
Disputation
Amy Ann Vik
PhD Candidate
Disputation
Ahmed Abdulrahem Othman Abouzeid
PhD Candidate
Disputation
Dag Ole Teigen
PhD Candidate
Disputation
Amy Ann Vik
PhD Candidate
How we work with the priority area
According to professors at UiA, the role of Christianity in shaping the development of society has been given too little attention in Norwegian historical writing.
“We cannot truly understand democracy unless we simultaneously grasp how bureaucracy functions,” says Professor Jarle Trondal.
We need to talk more openly about how the green transition can lead to more inequality, argues Alexander Ruser.
According to professors at UiA, the role of Christianity in shaping the development of society has been given too little attention in Norwegian historical writing.
“We cannot truly understand democracy unless we simultaneously grasp how bureaucracy functions,” says Professor Jarle Trondal.
We need to talk more openly about how the green transition can lead to more inequality, argues Alexander Ruser.