A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Past events
The Politics of Inequality and the Rise of the Illiberal Right
Welcome to the annual GRIP Lecture with Walden Bello — activist, academic, journalist and writer.
Book salon: Democratic Backsliding in Africa?
Lise Rakner in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students. 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. Video
The Legacy of Aleksei Navalnyi and the Future of Russian Opposition
How will Russian opposition move on without Navalnyi?
