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Paradoxes of vulnerability in the age of ‘cancel culture’
19.11.2026 13:30 – 14:30
Rage, desire, and ‘bad objects’ of feminist, queer and trans activism and academiaKata Kyrölä
A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
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The sovereignty–vulnerability nexus in postcolonial justice
19.11.2026 17:15 – 18:00
In postcolonial justice systems, vulnerability is not only a shared human condition; it is also a product.Dianne A. Williams
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Heterosexual melancholy: Butler before vulnerability
20.11.2026 11:00 – 12:00
Traces of other relations to kin and gender in the early writings of Butler.Sara Edenheim
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When Housing Gets Political: The election in Spain
26.11.2026 08:30 – 09:30
The housing crisis in Spain has sparked a snap election on 29 November.Sjur Selsvik Julià Tudó Cisquella Bastian Mjærum Jana Belschner
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US midterm elections: What’s next?
The midterm elections will shape Trump’s ability to advance his agenda, and America’s relationship with the rest of the world. Video
Hashtag Wars: War, media and participation in the digital age
Contemporary wars have become hashtag-wars that extend beyond the physical battlefield into global war ecologies.
How can development aid create jobs?
Launch of the Knowledge Centre for Development Cooperation Video
Students against autocracy: will Serbia’s Gen Z topple the hybrid regime?
President Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party faces challenge from the Student list.
BIFF: The American Doctor
From a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress.
BIFF: Silenced
What happens when those who speak out about violence and abuse are themselves threatened with legal action?
BIFF: The secret reading club of Kabul
The struggle for women’s rights and the risks taken by those operating in the shadows to resist the regime. Video
Democracy at risk? The election in Brazil
Back to Bolsonaro or another term for Lula? Video
Should nature have rights?
What would it mean to recognise rivers, ecosystems and the natural world as subjects of rights? Video
Climate change adaptation and migration in the Global South
What does climate change adaptation mean for migration and agricultural practices in the Global South?
Kampen mot transnasjonal undertrykkelse
Mellom krim, aktivisme og forskning Video
Why dictators hold elections
Russia is heading for the polls – why bother?Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
