A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
Living with Olympic Security
Human rights violations, music and activism in Rio de Janerio. Sterre Gilsing, Utrecht University and Thainã de Medeiros, Coletivo Papo Reto.
Beyond the two-child policy
Family planning and the future of fertility in Asia.
Citizens’ Trust in Public and Political Institutions
Nepal in comparison to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Ishtiaq Jamil Associate Professor at Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen.
Corruption and Criminal Justice
Author Tina Søreide (NHH) in conversation with Linda Grøning (UiB) and David Aled Williams (U4, CMI).
Latin American radicalism in decline?
Franck Gaudichaud, Universite Stendhal, Grenoble 3 / Universidad de Chile. This event will be held mainly in Spanish.
Replacing Judge Scalia
Why the battle to control the US Supreme Court is central for the 2016 elections and beyond. Gunnar Grendstad (Professor, Department of Comparative Politics, UiB) and Eirik Holmøyvik (Professor, Faculty of Law, UiB).
Når grensene stenges. Flyktningkrisen i Midtøsten
Maja Janmyr (UiB), Are Knudsen (CMI) og Kjersti Gravelsæter Berg (UiB) i samtale om flyktningkrisen i Midtøsten.
Taking custody in the best interest of the child?
Meet Marit Skivenes (Department of Administration and Organization Theory, UiB) and Karl H. Søvig (Faculty of Law, UiB) in a conversation on their search for decisive factors and mechanisms that promote or hinder high quality decision-making in the best interest of children.
Why can’t a pastor be president of a “christian nation”?
Mapping the diverse political theologies of Zambia’s pentecostals.
The History of Terrorism
Nick Sitter (BI)
Rainfall and climate trend over the Himalayas
Dr. Bhuwan Bhatt (UiB)
Film & Reflection: “Democrats” – Constitution-making in Zimbabwe
Lise Rakner (UiB) and Siri Gloppen (Centre on Law & Social Transformation)
Oil regimes on the verge of collapse
Aslak Orre (CMI), Leiv Marsteintredet (UiB) and Åse Gilje Østensen
Truende maskuliniteter
Stine Helene Bang-Svendsen (UiS og NTNU), Thomas Michael Walle (NMF), Mari Norbakk (UiB) og Shoaib Sultan (Antirasistisk senter og Miljøpartiet de Grønne)
Mediated Transitions
Katrin Voltmer (University of Leeds)
Terrorism explained
Jan Oskar Engene (UiB)
