13 - 17 March 2018 08:00 - 22:00

Afghanistan-week 2018

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    The Afghanistan Week 2018 is a series of events related to Afghanistan, which is a collaboration between the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The week is made possible, thanks to support from NORAD  and the Fritt Ord Foundation .

    Tuesday 13 March

    The Human Face of Corruption (side event)

    Impacts and implications of corruption for development aid in Afghanistan - the case of the education sector.
    • Time: 11-12:45
    • Place: Norad, Bygdøy allé 27, Oslo
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

    Military Capacity Building: Lessons Learnt from Afghanistan

    Seminar with Robert Mood, Tora Fæste, Eirik Kristoffersen and Nicholas Marsh
    Moderator: Kristian Berg Harpviken

    • Time: 14:00-16:00
    • Place: Oslo Militære Samfund, Myntgaten 3
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

     

    Wednesday 14 March

    Afghanistan Now: Opportunity-in-Crisis or Collapse-in-the-Making?

    Main event of the 2018 Afghanistan Week

    Seminar with Shukria Barakzai, Orzala Nemat, Borhan Osman, Barnett R. Rubin and Patricia Gossman.

    • Time: 17:00-19:00
    • Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 7, Oslo
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

    Thursday 15 March

    Afghanistan: Broadening the Aperture

    A Breakfast Talk by Barnett R. Rubin

    • Time: 08:30-09:30 (breakfast from 08:00)
    • Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

    Prospects for Peace? Chinese perspectives on Afghanistan

    Seminar with Barnett R. Rubin. Ying Rong, Hu Shisheng, Wang Shida and Wang Xu. 
    Moderator: Kristian Berg Harpviken

    • Time: 09:45 -11:30
    • Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3.
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

    Warlords and Governance in post-2001 Afghanistan: Accommodation versus Justice?

    Seminar with Patricia Gossman and Dipali Mukhopadhyay. 
    Moderator: Kai Eide

    Surviving in Today's Afghanistan

    Seminar followed by a political deebate on Norway’s policies towards Afghan asylum seekers.

    • Time: 16:30 - 18:30
    • Place: Kulturhuset, Youngs gate 6.
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

    Language, Legacy and Landey (LLL)

    Afghan Women's Voices as Cultural Heritage and Free Expression
    An evening mushaira with music and poetry reading

    Friday 16 March

    New Afghan Men? Marriage, Masculinity and Gender Politics amongst Afghans

    Breakfast seminar with Aziz Hakimi and Torunn Wimpelmann.
    • Time: 08:30-10:00
    • Place: Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo.
    • Please follow this link for more information and registration.

    Saturday 17 March

    Language, Legacy and Landey (LLL)

    Afghan Women's Voices as Cultural Heritage and Free Expression

    Welcome to a poetic evening with Norwegian and Afghan poets, Afghan music and literary conversation.

    • Time: 18:00 - 19:30
    • Place: Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo.
    • Please follow this link for more information