Ballots or Bullets: Will Colombia vote for peace?

28.05.2026 08:30 – 09:30English

Assassinations, bombings and ceasefire announcements from armed groups are shaping the run-up to Colombia’s presidential elections on 31 May. As violence worsens, the candidates are sharply divided over how to confront the conflict and restore security.

Håkon Tveit (UiB) José Zurita-Tapia (UiB) Natalia Flórez Mejía (NHH)

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English

Ballots or Bullets: Will Colombia vote for peace?

28.05.2026 08:30 – 09:30

Assassinations, bombings and ceasefire announcements from armed groups are shaping the run-up to Colombia’s presidential elections on 31 May. As violence worsens, the candidates are sharply divided over how to confront the conflict and restore security.

Håkon Tveit José Zurita-Tapia Natalia Flórez Mejía

English

Reproductive justice for people on the move within the Global South

29.05.2026 08:30 – 09:30

The African continent remains the epicentre of displacement, underscoring the need for a localised Reproductive Justice framework.

Adrian Jjuuko Satang Nabaneh Irene Maffi Liv Tønnessen

English

Spectacles of immigration enforcement in the United States

04.06.2026 12:15 – 13:30

What are the features of immigration enforcement by the second Trump administration? 

Leti Volpp Christine M. Jacobsen

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Chr. Michelsen Lecture: International encounters on Palestinian terrain

The paradox of international humanitarian law, its growing ubiquity alongside its apparent impotence.

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China, Africa and the future of development aid

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Økonomisk krigføring

Multilaterale avtaler og institusjoner er under press, og handel og tollsatser er i økende grad brukt som politiske virkemidler.
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Anti-corruption in a discordant world

The turbulent contemporary practice of anti-corruption

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