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Á Søgu- og samfelagsdeildini fer gransking og útbúgving fram á hesum høvuðsøkjum: Samfelagsvísindi, stjórnmálafrøði, søgufrøði, løgfrøði, búskaparfrøði, kirkjusøgu og leiðslu.
Á deildini verður eisini samstarvað við aðrar granskingar- og undirvísingarstovnar og vísindafólk – bæði í og uttan fyri Føroyar. Deildin bjóðar út fleiri útbúgvingar á bachelor- og masterstigi. Tilsamans eru umleið 200 bachelor- og masterlesandi á deildini. Harumframt eru vanliga 4-5 ph.d.-lesandi á deildini.
Søgu- og samfelagsdeildin heldur til í Jónas Broncks gøtu 25 í Havn. Umleið 30 fólk starvast fast á deildini, meðan onnur eru leysari knýtt at deildini.
The Faculty of History and Social Sciences (HSS) of the University of the Faroe Islands is located in a building in Jónas Broncksgøta 25, central Torshavn.
HSS offers ten study programmes at bachelor and master levels. It is the centre of research in a wide range of disciplines and areas, most of which is focused on questions related to the Faroese society. Among its full-time research staff, HSS has two full professors and five associate professors. Research activities affiliated to HSS are mainly within these areas: histories of the Faroe Islands, culture(s) of the Faroe Islands, the legal system of the Faroe Islands, the political institutions and system of governance in the Faroe Islands, and the economic and financial processes in the Faroe Islands. The team of researchers at HSS represent a variety of different disciplines: economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, history, theology, law, human ecology, etc.
The researchers at the faculty participate in many international networks and projects, especially in Nordic, Arctic, and island community contexts. Research on sustainable societal development is also a focus area at the faculty. At HSS, researchers are engaged with projects analysing cultural, economic, political, and social transitions in the Faroese society in the 21st century. Many researchers at HSS have close project collaboration with the industry and other private and public agencies. The faculty represents state of the art interdisciplinary scientific projects examining the Faroese society in relation to some of its special characteristics: a coastal, maritime, fishing, small-scale society with a history connecting it to the Nordic countries. The faculty aims to enhance strategic research of the highest international standards for the development of a sustainable society based on local knowledge and resources in a globalising world.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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POLYGOV: Crisis Management in a Polycentric Nordic Local Democracy
Haug, A. V., Wihlborg, E., Holm, D., Houlberg, K., Godenhjelm, S., Eyþórsson, G. Þ., Ackrén, M., Justinussen, J. C. S., Sefton, T., Øgård, M., Nordensvärd, J., í Jákupsstovu, B., Heggebø, K., Baldersheim, H., Pedersen, A. W., Duy, I. N., Skokstad, S. & Hye, L.
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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How Self-Government Works: Scotland and small Nordic Autonomies Compared
West, H. & Sundberg, J.
1/08/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Changing childhoods in coastal communities
Kjørholt, A. T., Devine, D., Spyrou, S., Bessell, S. & Gaini, F., 2023, In: Children's Geographies. p. 1-12 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chic in knit: Youth, yarn and the comeback of the Faroese sweater
Gaini, F., 1 Dec 2023, In: Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty. 14, 2, p. 155 - 174 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Democratic Formation as the Response to a Growing Cancel Culture
Gaïni, S. M., 6 Jul 2023, In: ATHENA - Critical Inquieries in Law, Philosophy and Globalization. 3, 1, p. 47-73Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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Er haturstala politisk tala? Um talufrælsisprinsipp, haturstalulógir og vaksandi sensur
Sigri M. Gaïni (Speaker)
17 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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PhD course in University Teaching and Learning
Hans Harryson (Organiser), Kalpana Vijayavarathan - R (Organiser), Laufey H. Blaasvær (Participant), Heidi S. Mortensen (Participant), Sólvá Jacobsen (Participant), Rógvi Olavson (Participant), David Turesson (Participant), Regin Berg (Participant), Iben Nyholm Debess (Participant), Rakul Skaale Andreasen (Participant), Bára Berghamar Danielsen (Participant), Birita Arge (Participant), Helgi Winther Olsen (Participant), Eyð Berghamar Steinbjørnsdóttir (Participant), Helena Lamhauge-Mortensen (Participant), Knút Háberg Eysturstein (Participant) & Anna Eikhólm (Participant)
6 Nov 2023 → 11 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Immigration and social change in the Faroe Islands
Erika Anne Hayfield (Speaker)
3 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Student theses
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Essays on Strategic Management of Shared Fish Stocks Applied to the Pelagic Complex in the North East Atlantic
Author: Ellefsen, H., 14 May 2013Supervisor: Grønbæk, L. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Inclusion in the Faroese public school : From political vision to practice in tension between general education and special needs education
Author: Poulsen, F., 2023Supervisor: Hayfield, E. A. (Supervisor), Hedegaard-Sørensen, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Balzer, K. B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Lossingarmenn í Havn
Author: Joensen, E. V., 21 Mar 2003Supervisor: Joensen, J. P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis