Tymofii Brik
Rector, Kyiv School of EconomicsTymofii Brik is the Rector at the Kyiv School of Economics and the National Coordinator of the European Social Survey in Ukraine.
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A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Fieldwork in times of war
13.01.2026
08:30 - 09:30English
Inside the European Social Survey in Ukraine
Viacheslav Ratynskyi / the Collection of war.ukraine.ua How is social science data collected when a country is at war? What are the practical and ethical challenges of collecting representative data in a war-zone? And why is the data crucial for understanding social and political developments in Ukraine today?
How do fieldworkers navigate issues of safety, sampling, logistics, and trust?
The European Social Survey (ESS) is Europe’s leading cross-national surveys on social attitudes, values, and living conditions. How does ESS collect data, both under normal circumstances in Norway and under extraordinary conditions in Ukraine during a full-scale invasion.
Join us for a conversation with country representatives from ESS Norway and Ukraine. They will share field experiences, talk about challenges, and provide insights from working under radically different conditions. How do fieldworkers navigate issues of safety, sampling, logistics, and trust?
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Bergen GlobalJekteviksbakken 31, Bergen
13.01.2026
08:30 - 09:30
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Sveinung Arnesen
Professor II, UiBSveinung Arnesen is Research Professor at NORCE and professor II at the University of Bergen. He is the National Coordinator for ESS Norway.
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Martin Paulsen
Professor, UiBMartin Paulsen is Head of Department of Foreign Languages; University of Bergen.
Read moreTymofii Brik
Rector, Kyiv School of Economics
Tymofii Brik is the Rector at the Kyiv School of Economics and the National Coordinator of the European Social Survey in Ukraine.
Tymofii Brik received a PhD in Social Science from Carlos III University of Madrid, an MSc in Sociology from Utrecht University, and a degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
In 2018–2023 he held visiting positions at Northwestern, NYU, and Stanford universities. In 2022–2024 he was a non-residential visiting fellow at the LSE and UMass. His papers have appeared in Governance, Journal of Comparative Economics, Problems of Post-Communism, East European Politics, and Sociology of Religion.
His paper “When church competition matters?”, published in Sociology of Religion, received the N. Panina Award in 2018.
Sveinung Arnesen
Professor II, UiB
Sveinung Arnesen is Research Professor at NORCE and professor II at the University of Bergen. He is the National Coordinator for ESS Norway.
Sveinung Arnesen serves as the National Coordinator for the ESS in Norway. He is a Research Professor at NORCE and Professor II at the University of Bergen. His research focuses on democratic behavior, public opinion, and survey methodology.
Martin Paulsen
Professor, UiB
Martin Paulsen is Head of Department of Foreign Languages; University of Bergen.
Martin Paulsen is an expert on Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian language and culture, with more than twenty years of experience working on Eastern Europe. His research on Ukraine includes contemporary literature, language history, and memory politics in social media. He also serves on the steering group of Ukrainett, Norway’s national network for Ukrainian studies.
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