A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
Democractic Backsliding in Africa
Why has not Africa become MORE democratic in the last three decades?
Women Fight for Rights: Labour movements in the Global South
On multi-level discrimination of paid domestic workers in Brazil and India.
Brazil: Political decision-making in times of crisis
Constitutional courts have become central actors in political, institutional and social crises. How does the Brazilian Supreme Court meet these challenges? Video
What now, Nigeria?
Oludotun Babayemi (Cloneshouse), Ifeaanu Ajekiigbe (master student at UiB) and Pauline Lemaire (CMI) Video
Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change Solutions
Ranjan Datta (Mount Royal University), Jebunnessa Chapola (Mount Royal University), Ragnhild Freng Dale (Western Norway Research Institute) and Shayan Shokrgozar (UiB)
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. Video
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. Video
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. Video
All that Xi wants – a conversation on China-Taiwan relations
Julia Marinaccio (UiB) and Harald Bøckman (UiO) in conversation with Thor Olav Iversen (UiB)
Video
Where is Russia headed? Public opinion and a silent opposition
Irina Anisimova (UiB), Kyle Lohse Marquardt (UiB) and Martin Paulsen (UiB)
