A joint initiative between the University of Bergen and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
29.10.2024 08:30 – 09:30English
Georgians head to the polls on 26 October in an election some frame as a choice between war and peace, and a future with Europe or with Russia.
Elina Troscenko (UiB) Kyle Lohse Marquardt (UiB) Paulina Maria Salek-Lipcean (UiB) Giorgi Cheishvili ()
31.10.2024 08:30 – 09:30English
The US is heading to the ballot boxes on 5 November. What will it take to capture the undecided and mobilise those who usually do not take part in elections?
Lise Rakner (UiB) Hilmar Mjelde (HVL) Kyle Lohse Marquardt (UiB)
04.11.2024 12:15 – 13:15English
After 11 years as president, Nicolás Maduro claims victory in Venezuela’s election this summer. But so does the opposition.
Sonia Zapata (the Norwegian Venezuelan Justice Alliance.) Leiv Marsteintredet (UiB) José Zurita-Tapia (UiB)
07.11.2024 14:15 – 15:30English
State attempts to regulate access to “halal” intimacy may not be as airtight as it seems due to legal ambiguities and loopholes in Islamic law.
Nurul Huda Mohd. Razif (UiB)
12.11.2024 08:30 – 09:30English
What are the similarities and differences between Scandinavian policies on Africa?
Lise Rakner (UiB) Elling Tjønneland (CMI) Anne Mette Kjær (University of Aarhus) Jan Pettersson (The Expert Group for Aid Studies)
15.11.2024 13:00 – 14:30English
Can the Gulf, which is mostly known for its oil resources and Islamic conservatism, also be home to a transnational Jewish past?
Eirik Kvindesland (kvindesland.net) Pelle Valentin Olsen (UiB)
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