A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute

How can development aid create jobs?

26.10.2026 11:45 – 13:15English

Launch of the Knowledge Centre for Development Cooperation

Hashtag Wars: War, media and participation in the digital age

29.10.2026 14:00 – 15:30English

Contemporary wars have become hashtag-wars that extend beyond the physical battlefield into global war ecologies.

Rhys Crilley (University of Glasgow) Matthew Ford (Swedish Defence University) Stein Tønnesson (Toda Peace Institute) Eva Johais (CMI)

US midterm elections: What’s next?

30.10.2026 08:30 – 09:30English

The midterm elections will shape Trump’s ability to advance his agenda, and America’s relationship with the rest of the world.

Michael Alvarez (UiB) Kyle Lohse Marquardt (UiB) Hilmar Mjelde (HVL) Candela Arias Perez (U Washington)

Paradoxes of vulnerability in the age of ‘cancel culture’

19.11.2026 13:30 – 14:30English

Rage, desire, and ‘bad objects’ of feminist, queer and trans activism and academia

Kata Kyrölä (UCL)

The sovereignty–vulnerability nexus in postcolonial justice

19.11.2026 17:15 – 18:00English

In postcolonial justice systems, vulnerability is not only a shared human condition; it is also a product.

Dianne A. Williams (Columbia University)

Heterosexual melancholy: Butler before vulnerability

20.11.2026 11:00 – 12:00English

Traces of other relations to kin and gender in the early writings of Butler.

Sara Edenheim (Umeå University)

Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.