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ostrovdoktora.bsky.social
Professor of History, University of Oslo| global social policy| working conditions| ILO |humanitarianism| Quaker relief| New book: The Politics of Service. American Quakers and international humanitarian relief 1917-1945 (2024)
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Diese Dinge drohen derzeit im allgemeinen Getöse unterzugehen. Die SPD muss hier in den Verhandlungen klare rote Linien ziehen. Was die Union betreibt verschiebt die Grenzen sonst immer weiter in Richtung einer Orbanisierung des politischen Diskurses. Es geht schlicht um Einschüchterung!

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I agree with almost everything which is said here, except for the obvious discount of the kind of politics a CDU-led government will pursue on the domestic level. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

6 days to go until the German elections and the prospectives are pretty bleak - at least from my view. We are heading towards a situation in which there are a much-strengthened far-right and at the same time the prospect of a return/reinforcement of policies by a CDU-led government

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Ich war wirklich dankbar für diesen Artikel von @pbahners.bsky.social in der FAZ, der Heinrich August Winklers Thesen und die Debatte um den Asylparagraphen wie ich finde sehr präzise und gleichzeitig fair seziert.

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Last October I had the pleasure of being interviewed by our wonderful Oslo-based student-run history magazine Fortid and to talk about my research and my teaching. As their website is still down, I have gained permission to share it. Anyone interested in a pdf of the full interview, let me know.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

#humanitarianism #humanitarianhistory #quaker #skytorians

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The urgency of the situation created by the recent assault on USAID conveyed through this statement by the AFSC, a Quaker organization which throughout its long history (founded in 1917) has often acted as a critical observer and participant in official US aid efforts. afsc.org/news/shuttin...

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Ich möchte nur noch schreien angesichts der schieren Niedertracht. Biggest German tabloid baselessly suggests that pre-election mass demonstrations where hundreds of thousands of people have been marching for democracy and against normalizing the far right are orchestrated by government agencies.

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www.tagesschau.de/inland/bunde... sorry, ich habe es einfach immer noch nicht verstanden. Unter keinen Umständen mit den rechtsextremen zusammenzuarbeiten - war das nicht im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch "die Brandmauer" sprechen wir hier von einer anderen?

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Ich warte eigentlich minütlich darauf, dass der Wahlkampf sich vom Migrationsthema auf Fragen der sozialen Gerechtigkeit, der Klimapolitik, der Infrastruktur, der Sicherung des Rechtsstaats gegen Rechts, künstliche Intelligenz, Wohnungsbau, Bildung verlagert. Wann geht's los?

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Berlin. 200.000 on the street to defend the #brandmauer

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Berlin. 200.000 on the street to defend the #brandmauer

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Deutschland ist ein Einwanderungsland. Die DGB-Gewerkschaften haben selbst viele Mitglieder mit Migrationshintergrund, darunter auch viele Geflüchtete. WIR LASSEN UNS NICHT SPALTEN. WIR STEHEN ZUSAMMEN FÜR DEMOKRATIE! #BlueKita #BlueLZ #BTW25

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Tag der Schande. www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

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With all the exciting things recently going on on this platform I thought I'd quickly (re-) introduce myself to all new followers: I am a German-Norwegian #skystorians working as a professor of modern and contemporary history @uio.no www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Bleak beauty. Beams of light and a happy 2025 from frozen Franconia.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Join us in Oslo. My department at @uio.no has announced three openings for ph.d positions in history. Applicants should address at least one the following research Fields: • Democracy • Knowledge • Migration • Rights Please share generously! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

www.nybooks.com/online/2024/... A very good historically grounded analysis by Ernesto Semán of the recent developments in Argentina with cross-references to among others Quinn Slobodian's book "crack-up capitalism"

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Since we're on this topic, I wrote about Band Aid / Live Aid as populist humanitarianism and the kind of intervention it created here: amzn.eu/d/bu3sJ7r. I also mention Bryan Adams, AC/DC *and* Céline Dion in a single paragraph... 🗃️

submitted 96 days ago • 8 comments

Great initiative!

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"If we can't unionise at Amazon, we have no future": The film [co-directed by Antipode Foundation trustee Brett Story!] about the workers who took on Jeff Bezos and won www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...

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