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Alex Ruser
@alexruser.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology & Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation (CeDiT) @University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
One of the most corrupt organisations just awarded a made-up "peace price" to DJT while his "secretary of war" is accused of war crimes. I'm really looking forward to not watching football next summer!
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What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why is Donald Trump expected to win? | CNN
As billions of fans around the world tune in to watch the World Cup draw on Friday, they’ll also have the opportunity to watch FIFA president Gianni Infantino present a new, somewhat puzzling, award.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our new paper "Imaginaries of the sustainable state in Europe: ecological modernity, environmental stewardship, energy security, and green growth" was just published in Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy. Its open access and can be found here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Imaginaries of the sustainable state in Europe: ecological modernity, environmental stewardship, energy security, and green growth
State governments around the world have pledged to decarbonize their economies and facilitate a sustainability transformation. But transformation requires imagination; the possibilities for the sta...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
After doing research on the sociology of expertise for 15 years, I´m finally an expert myself Oh and the NRK documentation is definitely worth watching too:
lnkd.in/d_xkhR4b

Trust me on this. I´m a media expert!
August 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We are hiring! We are offering a 100%, 3 year position for a PhD Research Fellow in the Sociology of AI at the University of Agder in Kristiansand Norway!
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PhD Research Fellow in the sociology of AI (282726) | University of Agder
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in the sociology of AI (282726), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
June 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Interested in doing a PhD in Sociology in Norway? We are offering two 100% positions for 3 years at the Department of Sociology & Social Work at the University of Agder in Kristiansand!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellow in Sociology  (277237) | University of Agder
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in Sociology  (277237), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
May 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Looking for an opportunity to do a PhD in Sociology? What about coming to the University of Agder in Kristiansand Norway? We are offering a 3 year, 100% Position as a PhD Research Fellow in Sociology: All infos here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellow in Sociology  (277237) | University of Agder
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in Sociology  (277237), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
March 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Given the current state of the world we couldn't have chosen a worse title for our new book....
March 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Reposted by Alex Ruser
Trump and Vance act as if the problem is that Ukraine is resisting an ongoing Russian invasion. The problem is the ongoing Russian invasion. If they want to use American power to stop the war, apply it to the aggressor. Abusing the victim is not going to end a war of aggression.
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
With the German Election just 2 days away, it might be worth (re)reading Umberto Ecos insightful 1995 text on "Ur-Fascism"
sites.evergreen.edu/politicalsha...
sites.evergreen.edu
February 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Reposted by Alex Ruser
Join us February 21 for our event, "The State of Climate Negotiations, and Why COP30 is Important." This is part of a webinar series hosted by @ufpa.bsky.social @brown-ibes.bsky.social, NAEA, and CSSN.
cssn.org/event/cop30-...
February 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Reposted by Alex Ruser
MANUSCRIPT DEADLINE AROUND THE CORNER: Working group leads Ruth E. McKie and Carlos R.S. Milani are looking for manuscripts for their special issue on Climate Obstruction in the Global South. Submit by January 31.

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Climate Obstruction in the Global South
think.taylorandfrancis.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The formula: Do something outrageous (but in the end meaningless since we know that many Trump supporters are fine with authoritarian and fascist rhetoric), capture media attention and divert attention
Anybody interested in discussing the consequences of Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement?
January 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Research Centre for the Social Conditions, Consequences and Co-Creation of AI (R4)One year in the making, over 1200 (!) emails sent, 3 national "pitch-events" and a final consortium of 19 national and international partners! We finally submitted our application to the research council of Norway!
January 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
So, finally I´m posting something here. Thought users on Bluesky might be interested in a my new article on Feyerabend´s Philosophy & the Post-factual. If you want download it for free here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 29, 2024 at 1:35 PM