Past events

Hungersnaud anno 2023

Thor Olav Iversen (UiB) i samtale med forskar Cecilie Hellestveit (Folkerettsinstituttet).

The Green Transition: Oil, Unions, and Climate

How can the oil industry along with its knowledge and labour contribute to facilitating the green transition? Film screening followed by panel discussion.

Samefolkets dag: Konflikt, sanning og forsoning

Elin Monstad (UiB), Per Selle (UiB), Felizia Sara-Skree (Bergen Sameforeining), Kai Grieg (FN-sambandet) og Elin Skaar (CMI)

Working Rightly: Syrian Refugees in Jordan

In the Jordan compact, signed in 2016, Jordan committed to improving access to education and legal employment for Syrian refugees in return for funds and benefits from the European Union.
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Border tension in the Horn of Africa: Opportunities for Sudan-Ethiopia collaboration

What happens to tightly integrated border communities when the relationship between the bordering countries is deteriorating?

Brasil: Tilbake til fremtiden?

Brasils rolle i verden etter valget av president Lula.
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Citizenship by the People?

What are the different practices of citizenship in repressive political regimes and post-authoritarian regimes, and how do people negotiate their relationship with the state?

Food and Water Security in a Changing World

Selected keynotes from the Makerere-Bergen Research School

Fractured protection and bodily exhaustion: Navigating the paradigm shift in Danish asylum policy

Since 2015, a political turn towards temporary protection and return of refugees has taken place in Denmark.
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All that Xi wants – a conversation on China-Taiwan relations

Julia Marinaccio (UiB) and Harald Bøckman (UiO) in conversation with Thor Olav Iversen (UiB)

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Where is Russia headed? Public opinion and a silent opposition

Irina Anisimova (UiB), Kyle Lohse Marquardt (UiB) and Martin Paulsen (UiB)

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Afghanistan – a graveyard of Empires

Petter Bauck in conversation with Arne Strand (CMI)

Sexual Violence in the War in Ukraine

Yuliia Ansonova (La Strada Ukraine), Kateryna Busol (lawyer), Anna Gopsill (University of London) and Dorothee Alberts (LawTransform)

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Women, life, freedom. Activism in Iran

Gilda Seddighi (Vestlandsforsking), Marianne Bøe (UiS) and Anne Bang (UiB)

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Do specialised anti-corruption courts make a difference?

Sofie Schütte, (U4/CMI), Olha Nikolaieva (USAID), Marta Mochulska (Lviv National University), Ivan Gunjic (University of Zurich) and Matthew C. Stephenson (Harvard Law School)

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How dare we? Om mennesker, klima og hvorfor vi ikke gjør nok

Espen Gamlund (UiB), Ida Vikøren Andersen (UiB), Thea Gregersen (NORCE) og Øyvind Gjerstad (UiB)

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