Akademisymposiet i humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap

Division and cohesion in society

Åpent
Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi

Praktisk informasjon

Kontakt: E-post gro.havelin@dnva.no

Det ble gjort opptak fra symposiet, som du finner lengre nede på denne siden.

 

Illustrasjonsbilde: Arbeidere på vei hjem, av Edvard Munch. Foto: Børre Høstland/ Nasjonalmuseet. 

 

This year's Academy symposium will discuss themes of societal division and cohesion. What will be the societal glue in an increasingly heterogeneous society?

Praktisk informasjon

Kontakt: E-post gro.havelin@dnva.no

Det ble gjort opptak fra symposiet, som du finner lengre nede på denne siden.

 

Illustrasjonsbilde: Arbeidere på vei hjem, av Edvard Munch. Foto: Børre Høstland/ Nasjonalmuseet. 

 

Division and cohesion in society

Polarization and distrust are challenges to the stability of western societies. Norway has long been seen as a mature and stable democracy where citizens have a high level of trust in public institutions. Will that last?

Societal glue

Immigration, increased economic inequality, debates on minority rights and discrimination, the threat of extremist groups, the rise of parallel societies and closed communities – all of these factors have led to a less homogeneous society. The question is what will be the glue, making the Norwegian society and policy stick, in the years to come?

Watch the morning schedule (in English) here:

Watch the afternoon schedule (in Norwegian) here:

Morning schedule (in english)
08:30

Coffee and registration

09:00

Welcome and introduction

Academy President Annelin Eriksen

09:10

About the Symposium

Committee leader Knut Heidar

09:15

On Togetherness

Sverker Sörlin

10:05

On Citizenship

Christian Joppke

10:50

Coffee break

11:10

From Homogeneity to Diversity? Norway 1970-2025

Finn Olstad

11:45

Ethnicity, culture and class in the making: The children of immigrants coming of age in Norway

Jon Horgen Friberg

12:20

Panel I: Sörlin, Joppke, Olstad, Friberg. 

Discussion and questions from the audience. Moderator: Marianne Lien

12:50

Lunch

Afternoon schedule (in norwegian)
13:45

Økonomisk ulikhet

Kalle Moene

14:20

Den norske kulturarven

Aslak Sira Myhre

14:55

Identitetspolitikk i Sápmi

Helge Chr. Pedersen

15:25

Kort pause

15:35

Samene i litteraturen

Lisbeth Wærp

16:10

Innvandreridentitet: Integrasjon og fellesskap

Shazia Majid

16:40

Kaffepause

17:00

Nasjonalisme og post-nasjonalisme i litteraturen

Elisabeth Oxfeldt

17:35

Panel II: Moene, Myhre, Wærp, Pedersen, Majid, Oxfelt

Diskusjon og spørsmål fra salen. Moderator: Camilla Serck-Hanssen

18:30

Dinner

Bilde
Fra venstre topp: Finn Olstad, Shazia Majid, Lisbeth Wærp, Sverker Sörlin, Aslak Sira Myhre. Fra venstre nede: Helge Chr Pedersen, Grete Brochmann, Christian Joppke, Karl Ove Moene, Elisabeth Oxfeldt.
Fra venstre topp: Finn Olstad, Shazia Majid, Lisbeth Wærp, Sverker Sörlin, Aslak Sira Myhre. Fra venstre nede: Helge Chr Pedersen, Jon Horgen Friberg, Christian Joppke, Karl Ove Moene, Elisabeth Oxfeldt.

Contributors

Christian Joppke is a political sociologist, professor and chair in general sociology at The University of Bern.

Sverker Sörlin is a professor of historical studies at KTH in Stockholm

Jon Horgen Friberg is a researcher at FAFO

Finn Olstad is a professor of history at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences

Kalle Moene is professor emeritus in economics at The University of Oslo

Aslak Sira Myhre is Head of The Norwegian National Library

Lisbeth Wærp is a professor of Nordic Literature at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

Helge Chr Pedersen is a professor of History at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

Shazia Majid is a journalist and writer

Elisabeth Oxfeldt is a professor of Nordic Literature at The University of Oslo