A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
Coup or Conversations? Understanding Current Events in Harare
Svein-Erik Helle (CMI/UiB) in conversation with Elling Tjønneland (CMI) and Victor Chimhutu (UiB/Zimbabwe Yadzoka).
Bergen Lecture 2017
This year’s lecture is given by Professor Douglas N. Husak from the Rutgers University.
Er Kabul trygt for retur?
Med Arne Strand (Forskingsdirektør, CMI og Direktør, U4) i samtale med Torunn Wimpelmann (Forskar, CMI).
Migration-medley 2017
With Benjamin T. White (University of Glasgow), Dallal Stevens (University of Warwick), Martin D. Jones (University of York), Maja Janmyr (UiB) and Sarah Tobin (CMI).
Human Rights Defender: Shackelia Jackson
With Shackelia Jackson, a human right defender from Jamaica. The case of her brother is one of this years six cases of Amnesty’s Write for Rights Campaign/ Skriv for Liv.
Power, Conflict and Development in Contemporary South Africa
Prof. Sithembiso Myeni, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
Stein Tønnesson, Research Professor, The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).
Suing the State for climate change (and holding it to account?)
Catalina Vallejo (LawTransform/University of Los Andes), Catherine Banet (Nordisk Institutt for Sjørett/UiO), Esmeralda Colombo (UiB/Faculty of Law) and Lara Côrtes (LawTransform/CMI).
Global Health Research Opportunities in H2020
GLOBVAC and the Centre for International Health presents the opportunities for global health research funding in H2020.
Catalonia and Self-Determination: An Unexpected Revolution?
Antoni Abat (Law Professor, University of Copenhagen), Johannes Nymark (Associate Professor of Spanish, NHH) and Artur Rubinat (Catalan activist, Master student at UiB and LawTransformer).
Belo Monte: After the Flood
Film, Reflection & Popcorn: A screening of the documentary “Belo Monte: After the Flood” followed by a discussion moderated by Lara Côrtes.
Angola and Venezuela: Oil-Fueled Corruption and Authoritarian Elections
Svein-Erik Helle in conversation with historian and sociologist Margarita López Maya and economist Alves da Rocha.
Eurobondage – A Discussion About the Political Costs of Monetary Union
Book Salon with author Jonathon Moses (NTNU) in conversation with Michael Alvarez (UiB).
Money, Gender and Political Recruitment
With Rainbow Murray (University of London), Gretchen Bauer (University of Delaware), Dr Akosua Darkwah (University of Ghana) and Amy Mazur (Washington State University) in conversation with Ragnhild Muriaas (UiB/CMI).
Veier ut av fattigdom
Med Øyvind Eggen (Civita), Heidi Nordby Lunde (H), Hilde Frafjord Johnson (KrF), Espen Villanger (CMI) og Rune Jansen Hagen (UiB).
The Latin American Reality
Ángeles Diez, Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
