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Sigrid Eskeland Schütz

Espen Villanger

Synnøve Kristine Nepstad Bendixsen

Jostein Kobbeltvedt

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Research Topics

  • Autocratization Dynamics (Intpart)
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Most Recent Events

 
MUNDURUKUYÜ – free screening and conversation
04
March 2026
 
Carceral harm and gender: Perspectives from South Africa and the United States
05
February 2026
 
Queer rights struggles in Italy’s increasingly hostile political climate
29
October 2025

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