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

The end of development aid as we know it?

22.05.2025 13:00 – 15:00English

Evolving geopolitics, changing world order, and declining resources for development.

Jon Lomøy (Langsikt) Trine Østereng (Agenmda) Elling N. Tjønneland (CMI) Torunn Wimpelmann (CMI) Hilde Selbervik (U4)

The reception of Ukrainian refugees in Europe: Temporary protection, welfare regimes and practices

26.05.2025 15:00 – 16:00English

How do current asylum policies and the shift towards temporary protection impact the well-being and future aspirations of Ukrainian refugees?

Marie Mallet-Garcia (University of Oxford) Lena Näre (University of Helsinki) Camille Schmoll (EHESS) Synnøve Bendixsen (UiB) Are Knudsen (CMI)

The impact of EU external migration policies on West Africa

27.05.2025 09:00 – 10:00English

How do EU external migration policies shape mobility, governance, and development across West Africa?

Cathrine Talleraas (CMI) Elling N. Tjønneland (CMI) Ndeye Fatou Ndiaye (Complutense University of Madrid / UiB)

Norway’s return policies to Ethiopia and global deportation trends

23.06.2025 12:00 – 13:00English

Nations in the global south, such as Ethiopia, are exerting greater influence over the return process than previously perceived.

Asnake Kefale (Addis Ababa University) Lovise Aalen (CMI)

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