A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
Sami Struggles in Art & Law
The importance of art in the Sami political struggle, and advances made in terms of – and through – rights and law. With Ánde Somby, Sami joik artist and associate professor at the University of Tromsø.
FreeStellaNyanzi
Protests, Power and Sanitary Pads in Uganda. With Svein-Erik Helle (CMI) in conversation with Adrian Jjuko (HRPF-Uganda), Monica Kirya (U4/CMI) and Vibeke Wang (CMI).
Radicalization of Women and Girls in Kenya: Implications for Peace and Security
Linnet Hamasi, guest researcher at Nordic Africa Institute.
China’s Global Interests – Environment and Climate Change
Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (UiB, NUPI) and Iselin Stensdal (FNI) in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen (CMI).
LawTransform Film & Open Day
Open Day with a screening of the film “13th” and call for volunteers for Bergen Exchanges 2017.
Trump’s Impact in the World – Integrity, Crime and Corruption
Dr. Nikos Passas, Professor and Co-Director of Institute for Security and Public Policy, Northeastern University.
Bitter Grapes – Profits over rights?
Film, Reflection & Popcorn with panel discussion with Tom Heinemann (writer, director and producer) and Jorge Dahl (Fellesforbundet).
Fake Academia
And Consequences for Academia’s Credibility. With Gry-Ane Lavik, NSD – Norsk senter for forskningsdata AS, Kristina Espeseth, NSD, and Erik Knudsen, The Digital Social Science Core Facility (DIGSSCORE) and UiB, in conversation with Runa Falck Langaas, LawTransform.
Sustainable Development in Africa: Issues and Challenges
Prof. Betty Munbangizi, UKZN, and Prof. Francisco Sozinho Matsinhe, CODESRIA, in conversation with Alberto D. Cimadamore, CROP.
Beyond Deviance? Unpacking Political Ecologies of Natural Resource Corruption
Aled Williams , U4-CMI, Tina Søreide, NHH, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, CMI, Inge Amundsen, CMI, and Päivi Lujala, NTNU, in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen, CMI.
Disability Rights: Exploring equal access through the life experience of a passionate chef
A seminar on the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with Patricio Villanueva-Donoso, Catalina Vallejo (Los Andes University and LawTransform) and Ragnhild Osnes Legreid (Bergen Resource Centre).
US re-instating the ‘Global Gag Rule’ – what now?
Thera Mjaaland (UiB) and Camila Gianella (UiB) in conversation with Ragnhild Osnes Legreid (BRC).
Trump’s First Weeks
Hilmar Langhelle Mjelde, Uni Rokkansenteret, and Michael Mayer, Norwegian Institute of Defence Studies, in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen, CMI.
Abortion Lawfare: Struggles in Latin America and Europe
Paola Bergallo (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), Camila Gianella (CMI / UiB) and Elzbieta Kurdziel (UiB) in conversation with Bruce Wilson (University of Central Florida, CMI).
Gambia Unchained: What’s the Future for Africa’s Newest ”Democracy”?
Sait Matty Jaw, Gambian human rights activist, in conversation with Vegard Vibe, PhD, department of Comparative Politics, UiB.
What is Putin’s Plan?
Senior Researcher Julie Wilhelmsen, NUPI, and Associate Professor Terje Knutsen, UiB, in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen, CMI.
