English
The Politics of Inequality and the Rise of the Illiberal Right
24.04.2024 14:00 – 16:00
Welcome to the annual GRIP Lecture with Walden Bello — activist, academic, journalist and writer.
A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Upcoming events
English
Book salon: Democratic Backsliding in Africa?
24.04.2024 16:15 – 17:15
Lise Rakner in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: Social Rights Judgments and the Politics of Compliance
25.04.2024 16:00 – 17:00
Malcolm Langford in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: Queer Lawfare in Africa
25.04.2024 18:00 – 19:00
Adrian Jjuuko in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: Limits of Judicialization
25.04.2024 17:00 – 18:00
Daniel Brinks in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
The History of Palestine Solidarity in Scandinavia and the World
26.04.2024 14:00 – 15:30
What is Palestine solidarity and how did it emerge and develop globally?Sune Haugbølle Pelle Valentin Olsen
English
Book salon: The Law As a Conversation Among Equals
29.04.2024 16:00 – 17:00
Roberto Gargarella in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: Choice and Conscience
30.04.2024 16:00 – 17:00
Satang Nabaneh in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: Judicial Politics in Polarized times
30.04.2024 17:00 – 18:00
Thomas M. Keck in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: The Impossible Imperative
30.04.2024 18:00 – 19:00
Jill D. Berrick in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: When Misfortune Becomes Injustice
02.05.2024 14:00 – 15:00
Alicia Ely Yamin in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Book salon: The Significance of Sámi Rights
02.05.2024 15:00 – 16:00
Dorothee Cambou in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. English
Who’s who in the Middle East? An introduction
07.05.2024 11:15 – 11:45
Develop an in-depth understanding of key actors in the region.Pelle Valentin Olsen
English
Who’s who in the Middle East? The Houthis
07.05.2024 12:00 – 13:00
Already engaged in a devastating civil war in Yemen, the Houthi movement is now picking a war with the West. Who are they?Alexander Weissenburger Eirik Hovden Maria-Louise Clausen Pelle Valentin Olsen
Did you miss out on these events?
Don’t worry, here you can find recordings and summaries from most of our past evens.
Video
World’s Largest Democracy? India’s 2024 Elections
900 million will soon head to the polls in India and sitting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running for his third term.
Book launch: Islamic paths to modern Zanzibar
Welcome to the launch of two books on Zanzibari history.
Literary criticism of bureaucratic texts
What can social scientists learn from literary criticism methods for analysing public-facing texts? Video
South Africa: Towards the end of an ANC era?
Welcome to a breakfast meeting on the upcoming elections in South Africa. Video
Human Rights in Palestine: A Conversation with the UN Special Rapporteur
Investigating human rights under occupation.
Food and family intervention policies: How are children included?
Welcome to a seminar on the intersection of food and family intervention policies in England.
Policing the Favelas in Rio de Janeiro: Cosmologies of War
Welcome to the book launch of Tomas Salem’s ethnography of the military police in Brazil and its relation to the far-right.
Gendered politics of autocratisation in Africa
How is gender used by populist politicians and autocratic leaders in Africa?
Researching displacement and humanitarian crises
Welcome to a double book launch with Heidi Mogstad and Estella Carpi.
Kan vi regne med støtte fra NATO?
Velkommen til frokostmøte om NATO og stormaktenes militære kapasitet.
Mapping displacement
Welcome to an IMER lunch seminar on modern mapping strategies and displacement.
Kvinnedagen: Selvbestemt abort til uke 18 og avvikling av dagens abortnemnder?
Velkommen til frokostsamtale om reguleringen av abort i Norge og de nylig foreslåtte endringene til Abortutvalget.Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
