Past events

From Guns to Government

Sinn Fein’s transformation and the peace process in Northern Ireland. Open lecture by Sissel Rosland, Bergen University College.

Salafism – Global Ideology and Local Practices

What is Salafism in terms of religious doctrine and ideology? Dr. Martijn de Koning (University of Amsterdam/Radboud University and Dr. Terje Østebø, University of Florida.

Muslim and Christian reform-movements; From Pious Hermits to Political Activists

Terje Østebø, Associate Professor at the University of Florida and Hans Geir Aasmundsen, Researcher at UiB Global in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen, CMI.

Den vanskelige freden

Tidligere utviklingsminister og tidligere spesialrepresentant for FNs generalsekretær til Sør-Sudan, Hilde Frafjord Johnson, vil snakke om sine erfaringer fra fredsprosessen der. Hun vil også trekke linjene til andre land og andre fredsprosesser.

European Constitutional Language

Author András Jakab in conversation with Siri Gloppen (CMI/UiB).

Racial Disparities in Policing in the United States: Toward Understanding & Reform

This open lecture is part of the 2016 Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation.

Lives & Law in Flux: migrant mobilization & refugee rights

Joins us for a day on Migration and Refugee Rights here at Bergen Resource Centre. The program is part of The 2016 Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation.

Threats to the independence of the judiciary – cross-regional perspectives

This seminar is part of The 2016 Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation.

Summer 2016 at Bergen Resource Centre

This summer the Centre will be closed from Monday June 27 to Friday August 5.

The Political Economy of Organized Crime in Mexico

UiB Global Seminar with Karol Gil Vasquez, Nichols College, USA. NB! Held in Seminar Room 240, UiB Global, Jekteviksbakken 31.

Jemen – det ulykkelige Arabia?

Knut Vikør, Eirik Hovden og Reier Møll Schoder i samtale med Åse Gilje Østensen (CMI) om Jemen.

Anders Breivik and the Rise of Islamophobia

Author Sindre Bangstad (KIFO) in conversation with Christine M. Jacobsen (SKOK, UiB).

Documentary: The Olympic Dream

Screening of the documentary «The Olympic Dream». Director Anne Kjersti Bjørn and producer Einar Braathen will introduce the film and answer questions after the screening.

Maternal and newborn health in Ghana

– Maltreatment, social support and social autopsy.

Open lecture by Cheryl A. Moyer, PhD, MPH, University of Michigan.

Barn til salgs?

Nuray Yildirim Gullestad (IMDI) og Anja Bredal (HiOA) i samtale med Åse Gilje Østensen (CMI) om barneekteskap og tvangsekteskap i kjølvannet av den pågående krisen i Syria.

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