A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Welcome to a book launch with Adam Fejerskov and his book "The Global Lab: Inequality, Technology, and the Experimental Movement".
The Global Lab tells the story of a group of organisations and corporations that use low-income countries as live laboratories. It reveals how they experiment with untested technologies, biometric humanitarian solutions, and radical methodologies for social change.
In his book, Adam Fejerskov maps out the political, institutional, and ethical coordinates of new transnational practices of experimentation. Where and how does this movement work? What are the human, philosophical, and political consequences of its ideas and interventions?
Fejerskov`s presentation will be followed by a discussion with Jamie Wintrup and a Q&A.
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Adam Fejerskov is Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. He studies the terrains and ramifications of contemporary global inequalities, examining how these flow from and are manifested in a diverse cast of issues, from emerging technology, science and knowledges to humanitarianism and aspirations of global development.
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James Wintrup is a medical anthropologist focusing on global health interventions, health systems, and politics. James’s research has examined the social and political effects of global health interventions in Zambia.
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Adam Fejerskov is Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. He studies the terrains and ramifications of contemporary global inequalities, examining how these flow from and are manifested in a diverse cast of issues, from emerging technology, science and knowledges to humanitarianism and aspirations of global development.
James Wintrup is a medical anthropologist focusing on global health interventions, health systems, and politics. James’s research has examined the social and political effects of global health interventions in Zambia.
Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, he has explored how people in rural Zambia – including health professionals, government officials, traditional healers, and patients – have understood and engaged with different health interventions over time.
James has published articles on global health partnerships, randomised control trials (RCTs), community health worker (CHW) programmes, and the projects of Christian medical humanitarian organisations.
Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
