Past events

Researching the Middle East in the current US political climate

What it is like to conduct research in and about Middle East in today’s political climate in the USA?
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Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia

Hvor er friheten og kreativiteten i akademisk skriving?
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Kvinner på ytre høyre: Feminisme på vrangen?

Hva har det egentlig å si at stadig flere kvinner har fått lederstillinger i Europas ytre-høyrepartier?

Workshop – Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia

Hvor er friheten og kreativiteten i akademisk skriving?
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Flags of China and Pakistan

China-Pakistan relations in uncertain times

How are the China-Pakistan relations evolving amidst regional uncertainties and geopolitical tensions?
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Norge og NATO i et europeisk forsvar

Hva betyr EUs nye posisjon på forsvar og hvordan påvirker dette NATO og Norge?

Caught in the Middle: Georgia and Moldova

What is it like to be caught between East and West—between EU and Russia—with great powers pulling in different directions?
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Brazil’s leadership on climate change: COP 30 and Trump 2.0

Despite the challenging geopolitical climate, particularly due to the second presidency of Trump, Brazil is prepared with contingency plans to invigorate the conference.

How do we tackle climate-related migration?

What are the causes, consequences and potential responses to climate-related migration?
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Biodiversity conservation beyond market-based instruments?

Conservation Basic Income — a novel non-market support for convivial conservation.
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China as provider of development finance

China’s development finance and infrastructure development in the Global South.

Anti-war dissent: Russian repression of civil and political rights

Welcome to a presentation of the new OVD-Info report and discussion about the state of political repression in Russia today.

Advocating against sexual and reproductive rights after autocracy

How did advocacy groups mobilise for and against sexual and reproductive rights during and after Brazil’s Bolsonaro?
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Unlocking female leadership in Africa

What is the state of female leadership in the diverse contexts of Africa?

Archeology, art, and literature for a new Sudan: Reimagining the past, rethinking the future

Given Sudan’s apocalyptic present, it may be difficult to recall that not long ago a promising movement of democratic solidarity filled its streets.
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Plastic fantastic? Plastens livssyklus og utfordringer ved gjenvinning

Kan plast resirkuleres i det evige? Vi forsøker å følge plastens livssyklus og ser på hva som skjer med plasten etter at du har sortert den for gjenvinning.

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