Academics as the ruling elite in 19th century Norway

'With no aristocracy and its economic bourgeoisie (Wirtschaftsbürgertum) in ruins after the Napoleonic wars, the higher civil servants (Beamten, corresponding to a Bildungsbürgertum) effectively served as the ruling class in the semi-independent democratic state of Norway, created in 1814. Its base was the university in Oslo, founded in 1811. This class dominated politics and much of civil society for decades. Although democratic (wide suffrage) and meritocratic in name, the ruling class would to a large degree intermarry in its own circles and reproduce itself. Only towards the end of the 19th century did the higher civil servants encounter opposition. This came partly from outside as other social groups - peasants, artisans, merchants, workers - would challenge them. But the ruling class was also changed from within, as social recruitment to the university gradually became wider, and as university graduates would enter other occupations than higher civil service. A long-term result has been a noticeable decline in the value of higher education.' (author's abstract)

Hekkebestanden av lappfiskand (Mergellus albellus) i Vikna, Nord-Trøndelag

Lappfiskand (Mergellus albellus) har en østlig utbredelse som er sterkt knyttet til det nordlige barskogbeltet. I Norge er den en svært sjelden hekkefugl, og fram til for 10 år siden bare påvist hekkende i Finnmark. Etter 2003 har imidlertid lappfiskand årlig hekket i Vikna i Nord-Trøndelag. Formålet med denne undersøkelsen var å gjennomføre en totalkartlegging av hekkebestanden i Vikna.Fylkesmannen i Nord-Trøndelag og Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndela

La banlieue souhaitée et non-souhaitée. Annexions et Identité urbaine. L'exemple de Christiana (Oslo) au XIXe siècle

[eng] Abstract In this article, the author explains the suburban problems endured by a town in nothern Europe, Christiana, during the 19th Century. The town had a complicated suburban history during the Classic Era, as the suburbs were confined to a restricted perimeter. The size of the town grew phenonemally during the 19th Century, leading new suburbs to develop. Initially, everyone, both the town autorities and the people from the surrounding countryside alike, rejected these new suburbs. From 1850 onwards, however, the suburbs were only accepted, they were even wanted. The author explains the reasons fot this evolution. [fre] Résumé Dans cette communication, l'auteur explique le problème suburbain d'une ville du nord de l'Europe, Christiana, au XIXe siècle. Après avoir eu à l'époque classique une histoire de la banlieue très compliquée dans un périmètre limité, la ville a une croissance phénoménale au XIXe siècle qui entraîne le développement d'une nouvelle banlieue. En premier temps, celle-ci est rejetée par tous, aussi bien les autorités de la ville que celle de la campagne puis, en un second temps, à partir de 1850, elle est non seulement acceptée mais également souhaitée. L'auteur explique les raisons de cette évolution.

The Boundaries of History, 2013.

This dataset consists of data from "The Boundaries of History, 2013", and includes a database for all master's thesis in history in Norway from 1991-2011. The database is a part of the project "The Boundaries of History" at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo. The database was drawn up in 2012, and categorizes the master's thesis after date of publication, the author's sex, the main theme (primary and secondary), sub themes (sex, class, organizations, local history etc.), period and geography among other things. Sources: UiO: 1991-1994: The Norwegian Journal of History, 1995-2003: annual reports, 2004-2011: www.duo.uio.no. UiB: 1991-2011: Lists from the department. NTNU: 1991-1999: The Norwegian Journal of History, 1999-2011: www.diva-portal.org. UiT: 1991-2011: Lists from the department. Data files: NSD2156-1: "Master's thesis" Internationalization in Norwegian history research - Master's thesis. NSD2156-2: "Master's thesis - Regions" Internationalization in Norwegian history research - Master's thesis. Affected geographical regions among not-norwegian thesis. Data are freely available for downloading