A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
Network Corruption and its Democratic Consequences
Willeke Slingerland (Saxion University of Applied Sciences) and Lise Rakner (CMI, UiB) in conversation with Tina Søreide (NHH, LawTransform)
#MeToo — Implications for Criminal Law?
Lecture by
Prof. Dr.
Tatjana Hörnle (Humboldt University of Berlin)
Toxic masculinity and hope in modern-day India
Torunn Wimplemann (CMI) in conversation with Harish Sadani (Men Against Violence and Abuse, India)
Right-wing populist parties and the future of democracy
Svein-Erik Helle (CMI/UiB) in conversation with Jonas Linde (UiB) and Leiv Marsteintredet (UiB)
Making professional decisions and judgments
Participants/introductions by: Asgeir Falch-Eriksen (OsloMet), Marit Skivenes (UiB), Karl Harald Søvig (UiB), Helen Stalford (University of Liverpool), and Anne Mette Magnussen (Western Norway University of Appliced Science). Moderator: Amy McEwan-Strand (UiB)
The Politics of the Headscarf in the United States
Meet Sarah Tobin (CMI), Aubrey Westfall (Wheaton College, Massachusetts, US) , özge Celik Russell (Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey) in conversation with Lise Rakner about this new book.
Yemen’s Huthi Crisis
Marieke Brandt (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna) gives an open lecture about the Tribal Factor in Yemen’s Ḥuthī Crisis.
Controversial Headscarf
Sarah Tobin (CMI), Aubrey Westfall (Wheaton College, Massachusetts, US) , özge Celik Russell (Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey) in conversation with the Bergen Student Society ( Studentersamfunnet)
The Social and Political Challenges of Migration
Migration is one of the major political issues in Europe today, challenging the cohesion of the European Union and affecting national elections. How should Europe handle the increasing immigration?
What works and what does not work in social and economic policy?
What works and what does not work in social and economic policy?
Women in China
Professor Guo Xiajuan in conversation with Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (Department of Comparative Politics, UiB).
Hajj explained
Mahmood Kooria (Leiden University) explains Hajj, the muslim pilgrimage.
The growing age gap between rulers and ruled in Africa
Bheki Dlamini (Centre for Law and Social Transformation), Marta González (IESA-CSIC/University of Granada) and Svein-Erik Helle (University of Bergen/CMI) in conversation with Lisa-Marie Selvik (University of Bergen).
CANCELLED: Boomtown. Runaway Globalisation on the Queensland Coast
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
(UiO/CMI) presents his new book in conversation with
Antonio De Lauri
(CMI).
Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation
Welcome to the 2018 Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation!
Child’s best interest principle
Panel: Katre Luhamaa (UiB), Kirsten Sandberg (University of Oslo, member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child), Marit Skivenes (UiB), Asgeir Falch-Eriksen (Velferdsforskningsinstituttet NOVA, OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet), Kenneth Burns (University College Cork) and Thomas Meysen (the International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies). Moderators: Siri H. Pedersen and Hege S. Helland (UiB).
