A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
Swaziland: Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy
LawTransform Film & Reflection: Swaziland, Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy. Q&A with political activist Bheki Dlamini and journalist Peter Kenworthy after the film.
Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability: Bangladesh and Norway
LawTransform presents: Ranjan Kumar Datta and Scott Bremer (UiB) on indigenous communities, climate change and sustainability.
Maternal Mortality and Young Women’s Right to Life and Health
Centre of Law & Social Transformation Seminar: Henriette Sinding Aasen (UiB), Ingvild Sandøy (UiB) and Patrick Lombule (Center on Law and Social Transformation).
Child Rights Unit: Book Launch
LawTransform presents: Presentation of Child Rights Unit and Book Launch with Marit Skivenes, UiB.
University Protests in South Africa
Liv Tørres, Executive Director at the Nobel Peace Center, and Professor John Higgins, University of Cape Town, in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen, CMI.
Does Employment Empower Women?
The impact of industrial jobs on health, domestic violence and political participation among women i Ethiopia. Key note Prof. Ruth Pearson , POLIS, University of Leeds. With presentations from Lovise Aalen (CMI), Andreas Kotsadam (Frisch Centre), Bente Moen (UiB) and Wakgari Deressa (Addis Ababa University).
Kvinner – bare til pynt i politikken?
Fremmer kvotering likestilling i afrikansk politikk og har Norge en rolle å spille? Vibeke Wang, CMI, Ragnhild Muriaas, UiB og CMI, Gunhild Ørstavik, FOKUS forum for kvinner og utviklingsspørsmål, og Hilde Danielsen, Uni Research.
Climate Change Lawfare
Nnimmo Bassey, climate activist and Rafto Prize winner, Truls Gulowsen, Chair of Greenpeace Norway, Catalina Vallejo, PhD candidate at Los Andes University in Bogota, and Siri Gloppen, LawTransform Director.
International diplomacy and African LGBTI Rights
Associate Professor Michael Wahman, University of Missouri, and Frank Mugisha, 2011 Rafto Price Laureate and LGBT activist from Uganda, in conversation with Lise Rakner, Siri Gloppen and Vegard Vibe.
Oil for development … or for decay?
Coping with oil in Norway, Angola and Venezuela. Javier Corrales, Amherst College, Jonathon Moses, NTNU, and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, University of Oxford, in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen, CMI.
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Uværet som aldri stilnet – En bok om Thorolf Rafto
Forfatter Atle M. Skjærstad i samtale med Ragnhild Osnes Legreid.
US Election 2016
The campaigns, the debates and the new US President. Hilmar Langhelle Mjelde, Uni Rokkansenteret, and Jens Elmelund Kjeldsen, UiB, in conversation with Ragnhild Osnes Legreid, Bergen Resource Centre.
Film & Reflection: The Case Against 8
Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary ” The Case Against 8” (2014) by Ben Cotner and Ryan White.
Migration Week 2016
Join us for a week full of events on Migration.
The week is organised by CMI, IMER, SKOK and the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen in cooperation with Bergen Resource Centre.
Arrivals – Migration Week
Michel Agier (EHESS), Ilse van Liempt (Utrecht University) and Dallal Stevens (University of Warwick).
Sites – Migration Week
Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham), Kamel Dorai (Institut français du Proche-Orient) and Evthymios Papataxiarchis (University of the Aegean).
