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

The European Court of Human Rights

Children and Rights to Identity at the European Court of Human Rights

17.10.2024 14:15 – 15:30English

How has human rights law and the European Court of Human Rights developed the right to personal identity?

Jill Marshall (Royal Holloway, University of London)

People on MRT Kuala Lumpur

Sexualised Joking and Polygamy in the Malay Corporate Workplace

18.10.2024 12:15 – 13:45English

Gender and power relations, and Islamic understanding of marital and sexual politics in Malaysian Islam, have significantly changed in the past few decades.

Patricia Sloane-White (University of Delaware)

The US Presidential Election

31.10.2024 08:30 – 09:30English

On 5 November, the US is heading to the ballot boxes. 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)

Scandinavian Strategies for Africa

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)

Map of the Jews of the Persian Gulf

Jews of the Persian Gulf: The making of a modern oceanic network

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)

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