Events

Upcoming events

Norsk

Kampen mot transnasjonal undertrykkelse

17.09.2026 08:30 – 09:30

Mellom krim, aktivisme og forskning

Lovise Aalen Jørgen Watne Frydnes Jørgen Jæger Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt Kai Grieg

English

Why dictators hold elections

17.09.2026 15:00 – 16:15

Russia is heading for the polls – why bother?

Kyle Lohse Marquardt Irina Anisimova Mstislav Grivachev

English

Climate change adaptation and migration in the Global South

22.09.2026 08:30 – 09:30

What does climate change adaptation mean for migration and agricultural practices in the Global South?

Jon Einar Flåtnes Christian Neumann Ninna Nyberg Sørensen Cathrine Talleraas Andreas Forø Tollefsen

English

Should nature have rights?

23.09.2026 13:00 – 14:30

What would it mean to recognise rivers, ecosystems and the natural world as subjects of rights?

Yenny Vega Cárdenas Sören Koch Robert Rient Maria Mercedes Sánchez

English

Hashtag Wars: War, media and participation in the digital age

29.10.2026 14:00 – 15:30

Contemporary wars have become hashtag-wars that extend beyond the physical battlefield into global war ecologies.

Rhys Crilley Matthew Ford Stein Tønnesson Eva Johais

Past events

Video

When societies choose not to know

Belgium and homosexuality 1870-1965

“Lagom” i Sverige: Nordens kjedeligste land går til valg

NB: samtalen finner sted i Norli Akademisk, Studentsenteret
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Woman looking at the City of London

Enduring the everyday: Women navigating immigration insecurity in the UK

How do women with precarious immigration status navigate an increasingly restrictive legal system?

Spectacles of immigration enforcement in the United States

What are the features of immigration enforcement by the second Trump administration? 
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Reproductive justice for people on the move within the Global South

The African continent remains the epicentre of displacement, underscoring the need for a localised Reproductive Justice framework.
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Ballots or Bullets: Will Colombia vote for peace?

As violence worsens ahead of Colombia’s presidential election on 31 May, the candidates are sharply divided over how to confront the conflict and restore security.
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Countering antiziganistic media representations

How are Roma framed as outsiders in the media, and how are these narratives resisted and negotiated by those affected by antiziganism?

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