Meet our new PhD Fellows! 👋 Mads Raun Østergaard and Gvantsa Kheladze are part of the doctoral network Contested EU Foreign Policy in an Era of Geopolitics (EUFOG). Read more about the project and Mads and Gvantsa's research here: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis...

Two new publications today, both in Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 🏗️ Why Do Americans Not Care about Interstate Barriers in Construction? doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaf027 🍸 Federal Spirits: Single Markets and the Case of Spirits Drinks doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjaf033

Velkommen til frokostdebatt fredag 19. september! Meld deg på her👉 www.uio.no/om/aktuelt/u... @unioslo-jus.bsky.social @statsvitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @uio.no

Velkommen til frokostdebatt fredag 19. september! Meld deg på her👉 www.uio.no/om/aktuelt/u... @unioslo-jus.bsky.social @statsvitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @uio.no

#OutNow‼️ Download the RECLAIM #Toolkit for Media Literacy & deliver successful trainings on #MediaLiteracy, with lectures, interactive activities & group discussions ⬇️ Find out more on our website ➡️ tepsa.eu/analysis/rec...

Senterleder ved ARENA, @prieker.bsky.social er intervjuet av @forskning.bsky.social om at norske politikere unngår å snakke om EU. – De frykter velgerflukt og intern splid i partiet, særlig nå som er det er valgkamp, sier Rieker. Les hele intervjuet her 🔗 www.forskning.no/eu-politikk-...

Hvordan kan forskere bidra til å motvirke autoritære tendenser? Og hvilket ansvar har forskerne for å bidra til demokratiet? Velkommen til panelsamtale! 📍Fredag 19. september 08.30, Scene Domus Bibliotheca www.uio.no/om/aktuelt/u... @uio.no @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @unioslo-jus.bsky.social

What can we do to strengthen the public sphere against the spread of lies, #disinformation & conspiracy theories? 🤔 Read #RECLAIM's policy recommendations🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/rec... @haskoliislands.bsky.social @sns.it @iaionline.bsky.social @iirprague.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

Hvordan kan forskere bidra til å motvirke autoritære tendenser? Og hvilket ansvar har forskerne for å bidra til demokratiet? Velkommen til panelsamtale! 📍Fredag 19. september 08.30, Scene Domus Bibliotheca www.uio.no/om/aktuelt/u... @uio.no @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social @unioslo-jus.bsky.social

Hva vil de politiske partiene med EØS-avtalen etter valget? Torsdag kan du møte politkere som kanskje svarer på dette, og eksperter på EØS-avtalen som gir sine vurderinger av politikernes svar. Sted: Scene Domus Bibliotheca. Tid: 21/8 kl. 18.00 kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemeldin...

Congratulations, Elena! 👏 Elena Escalante-Block is #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at ARENA. Her project, PROTRUST investigates how the politicisation of antitrust cases influences citizen's trust in the European Commission and Tech companies. 🔗 www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis...

New blog post! 🖊️ How can digitalisation strengthen democracy instead of undermining it? Christopher Lord, at @unioslo-arena.bsky.social, argues we need more than “ethical” tech, we need democratic standards. That means equal access and respect for rights. Read here: regroup-horizon.eu/blog-lord/

Takk for nå, Arendalsuka! ARENA arrangerte to panelsamtaler om sikkerhetspolitikk, Europa og Norges forhold til EU. Les mer og se opptak 🔗 www.sv.uio.no/arena/om/akt... @nupinytt.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

🧐 Does journalistic style impact the credibility of a news story? ➡️ Find out in our latest infographic based on a recent #RECLAIM publication 🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/jou... @martinmoland.bsky.social @uio.no @sns.it

Møt oss på Arendalsuka! 🔸EU og Europa mellom Trump og Putin – fra fredsprosjekt til sikkerhetspolitisk prosjekt? Mandag klokken 15.00. www.sv.uio.no/arena/forskn... 🔸Trump og geopolitisk tilspissing: Hva betyr det nye EU for Norge? Tirsdag klokken 17.15. www.sv.uio.no/arena/forskn...

#NewPublication‼️ In our latest Experts' Debrief we asked 1⃣4⃣ leading experts from our pan-European network to reflect on the future of the transatlantic partnership in the context of mounting global challenges and the impacts of the #Trump administration on 🇺🇸 in the world 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...

🎧The podcast series Arena Europa gives you a deeper understanding of Europe, the EU, and the European Economic Area. Listen online: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... In Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2lyLtQi... Or in Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

How is Europe navigating the challenges of the digital world? Christopher Lord, from @unioslo-arena.bsky.social, explores how the EU can ensure that digitalisation remains democratic and legitimate - across policy, society, and institutions. Read more here: regroup-horizon.eu/publications...

💡How do journalists respond to the spread of #disinformation? Our latest RECLAIM #infographic explores journalists' opinions on the challenges of post-truth politics & asks for their solutions🗒️ Download the infographic 🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/how... @martinmoland.bsky.social

Has Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs strengthened the relationship between Europe and China? And how does the Russian invasion of Ukraine play into this relationship? Listen to the latest episode of Arena Europa, with Reuben Wong 🎧 www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social #podcast

We are grateful to colleagues from the Tuesday seminar @unioslo-arena.bsky.social and the European governance seminar @unileiden.bsky.social for feedback on earlier versions of the text. @karolinapomorska.bsky.social @adinaakbik.bsky.social @dnaurin.bsky.social

3/ On substance: The Commission seems intent on waiting for the C-769/22 judgment before acting on Hungary’s latest anti-🏳️‍🌈 legislation. That’s a mistake, even if the #CJEU rules against Hungary. I explain why in this @unioslo-arena.bsky.social policy brief 👇 🔗 www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis...

Maxilian Conrad from @haskoliislands.bsky.social (and the PI of RECLAIM, that I’ve worked on for three years) with interesting thoughts on what «post-truth» actually is and what we can do about it. @tepsa.bsky.social

Starting SOON | The #RECLAIM Final Conference "Frontiers of truth: Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in a post-factual world" will begin at 11‼️ Follow us here for key quotes and join our livestream on our YouTube channel 🔗 youtube.com/live/voB0950... /🧵

👉 Key research insights from work package 5! The pandemic showed how easily emergency powers can be extended or misused. Strengthening democratic resilience means ensuring that accountability does not disappear when urgency takes over. Read all WP5 papers here: regroup-horizon.eu/work-package...

💡New policy brief! Read "Safeguarding EU values in Hungary: Navigating next steps amid increasing repression" by Vlagyiszlav Makszimov here: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... #Hungary #EU #PolicyBrief #EuropeanStudies @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

This Sunday is the deadline to apply for the two post-doc positions at ARENA! 🔗https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/281038/two-positions-as-post-doctoral-fellow-wage-project #postdoc

The deadline to apply for the ARENA student grant is on Monday 16 June! Read more and apply: www.sv.uio.no/.../arena-st...

What do people want from the #news? 👉 Find out in our new RECLAIM animated video! 🔎 Based on a RECLAIM publication by @martinmoland.bsky.social, Jacopo Custodi & Hans-Jörg Trenz 📺 Find out more: youtu.be/kr_iX4MpZ6I?... @unioslo-arena.bsky.social @sns.it

We have started a policy brief series! Read "Europe Knows Best? The European Union’s patronising trade negotiations with the Global South" by @elenaescalanteb.bsky.social here 🔗 www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... #policybrief #mercosur #EU #EuropeanStudies @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

👉 Key research insights from work package 1! From extended emergency powers to uneven impacts across EU states, COVID-19 reshaped EU governance. The Recovery Fund showed what’s possible during crisis, but effected democratic legitimacy. Find the WP1 papers here: regroup-horizon.eu/work-package...

How is #China responding to a changing world order – and what does this mean for the rest of us? Join our seminar with Reuben Wong and Pernille Rieker ( @unioslo-arena.bsky.social ) live at 10 AM (CEST): www.youtube.com/watch?v=liAI...

📢We are hiring two post-doctoral fellows! The positions are connected to the research project Egalitarian but not Equal: Sectoral Wage Formation and Gendered Wage Differentials (WAGE). ✍️Apply by 22 June 2025: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... #postdoc #EuropeanStudies #hiring

Register today for the RECLAIM project's Final Conference "Frontiers of truth: Reclaiming liberal democracy in a post-factual world"⏰ Join us for panel discussions, keynote speeches & a live recording of "Post-truth be told" 🔗https://tepsa.eu/events/reclaim-final-conference/ @tepsa.bsky.social

🎧New podcast episode! Pernille Rieker interviews Erik Jones, Director of @eui-schuman.bsky.social at @eui-eu.bsky.social about EU-US relations. Find Arena Europa in Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../arena-eu... Or on ARENA's website: www.sv.uio.no/.../news-and... @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

Tomorrow at 10.45am we will be taking evidence from @cbarnard.bsky.social , @richardcorbett.bsky.social and Professor John Erik Fossum of @unioslo-arena.bsky.social as part of our inquiry into Strengthening NI's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework committees.parliament.uk/event/24159/...

"Opinion polls show that there has been an increase in popular support for EU membership, up 10% from 2013 to 37% in favour, 43% against and 18% undecided." 🖊️ John Erik Fossum considers the prospect of an EU membership bid in Norway and the change in public opinion 🇳🇴 ukandeu.ac.uk/is-norway-ed...

Are you writing a Master's thesis on Europe, the EU or Norway's relation to the EU? We offer student grants to two students submitting their thesis in the spring of 2026. Read more and apply by 16 June 2025: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... #studentgrant #europeanstudies @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

Vi inviterer til debatt om hvordan Europa kan styrke sin globale posisjon i møte med økt konkurranse og geopolitiske utfordringer og samtidig holde på engasjementet rundt klima.

Looking for some weekend listening? Arena Europa dives into European politics, Norway's cooperation with the EU, transatlantic relations and more 🎧 All episodes in Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/a... Or on our webiste: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... #podcast #research #europeanstudies

Listen to our new podcast series Arena Europa! In the first episode, you can hear @prieker.bsky.social interview Craig Parsons about the single market, tariffs and Trump. 🎧Listen on iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 📃Or read and listen here: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis...

New research paper! 📢 How to safeguard #democracy in the #EU? A democratic audit is the answer! John Erik Fossum and Christopher Lord, from @unioslo-arena.bsky.social, recommend regular #democraticaudits in crisis and post-crisis times. 🇪🇺 Read here how it works: regroup-horizon.eu/publications...

📢Deadline Friday 11 April ARENA welcomes expressions of interest in working together on an #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship application. www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... We will work with selected applicants to write a proposal for the 10 September deadline. #postdoc #europeanstudies #horizoneurope

📢 Ledig stilling som forsker Stillingen er tilknyttet det EU-finansierte prosjektet "Encouraging a Digital and Green Transition through Revitalised and Inclusive Union-Employer Negotiations". Les mer og søk 👉https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/278090/researcher-egruien

Listen to our new podcast series Arena Europa! In the first episode, you can hear @prieker.bsky.social interview Craig Parsons about the single market, tariffs and Trump. 🎧Listen on iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 📃Or read and listen here: www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis...

New focus paper! What is legitimate #digitalisation and what can be done to achieve this in the #EU? Christopher Lord, from @unioslo-arena.bsky.social, presents his advice, such as encouraging media pluralism and fighting censorship and disinformation. Read more: regroup-horizon.eu/publications...

Hvordan blir et land medlem i EU? Hva er fordelene og ulempene? Og hvordan er mulighetene for å bli medlem raskt dersom det er krise? Det snakker Pernille Rieker, senterleder ved ARENA, om i dagens Ekko i P2. 🎧Lytt her: radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/s... @prieker.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

Hvordan organiserer EU seg i møte med kriser? Og hvordan ruster Norge seg for samarbeid med et Europa i endring? Velkommen til panelsamtale om fremtiden for Norges samarbeid med EU! 🕒 17. mars 15.00 📍Scene Domus Bibliotheca Les mer: www.uio.no/om/aktuelt/u... @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social

📣Ledig stilling som forskningsassistent Stillingen er i hovedsak knyttet til to av ARENAs pågående forskningsprosjekter: REGROUP som studerer politisk styring etter koronapandemien og REDIRECT som ser på representativt demokrati i Europa. Søk her innen 9. mars 👉 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

ARENA welcomes expressions of interest in working together on an #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship application. Get in touch by 11 April 2025📩 www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis... We will work with selected applicants to write a proposal for the 10 September deadline. #postdoc #europeanstudies #horizoneurope