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Trump er tilbake i Det hvite hus 🇺🇸 FRP er nest størst på Stortinget 🇳🇴 og Kristendemokratene og AfD farger Riksdagen 🇩🇪 blå. Står vi overfor et verdiskifte i vesten? ➡️ torsdag 13. nov. 🕦 09:00-10:00 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕ Velkommen!
Hvorfor stemmer flere konservativt? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Trump er tilbake i Det hvite hus 🇺🇸 FRP er nest størst på Stortinget 🇳🇴 og Kristendemokratene og AfD farger Riksdagen 🇩🇪 blå. Står vi overfor et verdiskifte i vesten? ➡️ torsdag 13. nov. 🕦 09:00-10:00 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕ Velkommen!
Hva betyr globale kriser, rask endring og store kutt i bistanden for Norges 🇳🇴 rolle i utviklingspolitikken? Statssekretær Stine Renate Håheim, @norad.no-direktør Gunn Jorid Roset, Ottar Mæstad @cmi.no og Hilde Selbervik (U4) tar diskusjonen ➡️ onsdag 5. nov. 🕦 13:30-14:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕ Velkommen!
Fremtidens utviklingspolitikk: Hvordan navigere i en verden med kriser og kutt? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hva betyr globale kriser, rask endring og store kutt i bistanden for Norges 🇳🇴 rolle i utviklingspolitikken? Statssekretær Stine Renate Håheim, @norad.no-direktør Gunn Jorid Roset, Ottar Mæstad @cmi.no og Hilde Selbervik (U4) tar diskusjonen ➡️ onsdag 5. nov. 🕦 13:30-14:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕ Velkommen!
Hvordan klarer politikere å overse vår største utfordring ♻️🌍🍃 og hvor er folks engasjement? Velkommen til frokost m/ Gisle Andersen, Ida Vikøren Andersen (NORCE), Kine Ellingsen (Unge Høyre), Andreas Ormevik @mdg.no og Tom Skauge @naturvernforbundet.no ➡️ fredag 31. okt. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕
Hvordan få klima og natur tilbake på dagsorden? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
October 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hvordan klarer politikere å overse vår største utfordring ♻️🌍🍃 og hvor er folks engasjement? Velkommen til frokost m/ Gisle Andersen, Ida Vikøren Andersen (NORCE), Kine Ellingsen (Unge Høyre), Andreas Ormevik @mdg.no og Tom Skauge @naturvernforbundet.no ➡️ fredag 31. okt. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕
Hva skjer med verdens viktigste organisasjon 🇺🇳 når den mister støtte fra USA🇺🇸? Arild Aurvåg Farsund (UiB), Jostein Kobbeltvedt (Raftostiftelsen), Kai Grieg (FN-sambandet) og @liserakner.bsky.social ➡️ tirsdag 21. okt. 🕦 11:00-12:00 📍 her/zoom ☕
FN på prøve: Når verdens største bidragsyter trekker seg - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hva skjer med verdens viktigste organisasjon 🇺🇳 når den mister støtte fra USA🇺🇸? Arild Aurvåg Farsund (UiB), Jostein Kobbeltvedt (Raftostiftelsen), Kai Grieg (FN-sambandet) og @liserakner.bsky.social ➡️ tirsdag 21. okt. 🕦 11:00-12:00 📍 her/zoom ☕
Hvilke rettslige plikter har Norge for å forhindre folkerettsbrudd på Gaza 🇵🇸 og hvordan etterleves disse i praksis? Terje Einarsen (UiB), Marthe Engedahl @lawtransform.bsky.social, Mads Harlem @reddbarna.bsky.social, Cecilie Hellestveit, Andreas Kravik (UD) ➡️ man 20 okt 🕦 14:15-15:45 📍 her/zoom
Norges rettslige forpliktelser knyttet til Israels krigføring på Gaza - Bergen Global
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October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hvilke rettslige plikter har Norge for å forhindre folkerettsbrudd på Gaza 🇵🇸 og hvordan etterleves disse i praksis? Terje Einarsen (UiB), Marthe Engedahl @lawtransform.bsky.social, Mads Harlem @reddbarna.bsky.social, Cecilie Hellestveit, Andreas Kravik (UD) ➡️ man 20 okt 🕦 14:15-15:45 📍 her/zoom
How can researchers in conflict zones effectively engage communities? What are the benefits / challenges of using participatory methods? Four @wareffectserc.bsky.social fellows share fieldwork insights from 🇪🇹🇲🇱🇱🇷🇨🇴 ➡️ Tues 14 Oct 🕦 13:00-14:15 📍 here/zoom
Research in conflict-affected settings - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
How can researchers in conflict zones effectively engage communities? What are the benefits / challenges of using participatory methods? Four @wareffectserc.bsky.social fellows share fieldwork insights from 🇪🇹🇲🇱🇱🇷🇨🇴 ➡️ Tues 14 Oct 🕦 13:00-14:15 📍 here/zoom
How does Latin American decolonial theory shape our understanding of colonial legacies in Africa—and what might it overlook? Welcome to guest lecture with Suren Pillay (University of Cape Town) ➡️ Tues 23 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍 here/zoom ☕🥐
Assimilation, difference and debating decolonial theory in Africa - Bergen Global
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September 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
How does Latin American decolonial theory shape our understanding of colonial legacies in Africa—and what might it overlook? Welcome to guest lecture with Suren Pillay (University of Cape Town) ➡️ Tues 23 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍 here/zoom ☕🥐
Hvordan oppleves trygghet når du har flyktet fra et autoritært regime, men fortsatt blir overvåket og truet i eksil? Hvordan kan vi bygge trygghet sammen, og hvorfor er det ofte er så vanskelig? ➡️ torsdag 18. sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍Bergen bibliotek, Strømgaten 6 ☕🥐
Trygg havn? Når eksil ikke gir trygghet - Bergen Global
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September 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Hvordan oppleves trygghet når du har flyktet fra et autoritært regime, men fortsatt blir overvåket og truet i eksil? Hvordan kan vi bygge trygghet sammen, og hvorfor er det ofte er så vanskelig? ➡️ torsdag 18. sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍Bergen bibliotek, Strømgaten 6 ☕🥐
How has the Israeli 🇮🇱 society at large, and academia 🎓 in particular, responded to the ongoing war in Gaza? Welcome to guest lecture by Ido Shahar of University of Haifa ➡️ Thur 18 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 10:00 📍Café Christie ☕🥐
Israeli academia and the war in Gaza: A personal perspective - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
How has the Israeli 🇮🇱 society at large, and academia 🎓 in particular, responded to the ongoing war in Gaza? Welcome to guest lecture by Ido Shahar of University of Haifa ➡️ Thur 18 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 10:00 📍Café Christie ☕🥐
Despite the traditional dominance of the global north, nations in the global south, like Ethiopia 🇪🇹, are exerting greater influence over the return process than previously perceived. Welcome to guest lecture by Asnake Kefale of Addis Ababa University ➡️ Tues 9 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍here / zoom ☕🥐
Norway’s return policies to Ethiopia and global deportation trends - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
August 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Despite the traditional dominance of the global north, nations in the global south, like Ethiopia 🇪🇹, are exerting greater influence over the return process than previously perceived. Welcome to guest lecture by Asnake Kefale of Addis Ababa University ➡️ Tues 9 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍here / zoom ☕🥐
Debatten om aktiv dødshjelp blir vi aldri ferdige med. Hva mener vi med aktiv dødshjelp og hvilke dilemmaer reiser det? Velkommen til samtale med jurist Sören Koch, lege Bettina Husebø og filosof Espen Gamlund ➡️ onsdag 27. sept. 🕦 09.00 - 10:00 📍her / zoom ☕🥐
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Å velge døden: En samtale om aktiv dødshjelp i Norge - Bergen Global
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August 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Debatten om aktiv dødshjelp blir vi aldri ferdige med. Hva mener vi med aktiv dødshjelp og hvilke dilemmaer reiser det? Velkommen til samtale med jurist Sören Koch, lege Bettina Husebø og filosof Espen Gamlund ➡️ onsdag 27. sept. 🕦 09.00 - 10:00 📍her / zoom ☕🥐
@igs-uib.bsky.social
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How do EU's 🇪🇺 external migration policies shape mobility, governance and development across West Africa 🌍? Welcome to breakfast w/ Cathrine Talleraas, Elling Tjønneland and Ndeye Fatou Ndiaye @cmi.no ➡️ Tue 27 May 🕦 9 am 📍/ zoom ☕🥐
The impact of EU external migration policies on West Africa - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
May 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
How do EU's 🇪🇺 external migration policies shape mobility, governance and development across West Africa 🌍? Welcome to breakfast w/ Cathrine Talleraas, Elling Tjønneland and Ndeye Fatou Ndiaye @cmi.no ➡️ Tue 27 May 🕦 9 am 📍/ zoom ☕🥐
How do asylum practices & shift towards temporary protection impact the well-being & future aspirations of Ukrainian 🇺🇦 refugees? Marie Mallet-Garcia @compasoxford.bsky.social, @lnare.bsky.social, Synnøve Bendixsen (UiB), @camilleschmoll.bsky.social & Are Knudsen @cmi.no ➡️ Mon 26 May 🕦 3 pm 📍/ zoom
The reception of Ukrainian refugees in Europe: Temporary protection, welfare regimes and practices - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
May 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
How do asylum practices & shift towards temporary protection impact the well-being & future aspirations of Ukrainian 🇺🇦 refugees? Marie Mallet-Garcia @compasoxford.bsky.social, @lnare.bsky.social, Synnøve Bendixsen (UiB), @camilleschmoll.bsky.social & Are Knudsen @cmi.no ➡️ Mon 26 May 🕦 3 pm 📍/ zoom
Development aid has dropped📉 for the first time in 5 years. Now, donors cut aid further, shifting funds to military spending & aid to Ukraine🇺🇦. The US🇺🇸 suspends aid and multilateral initiatives. Trade wars add to the challenge. Welcome to the future of global development aid ➡️ Thur 22 May 🕦 1 pm 📍/💻
The end of development aid as we know it? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
May 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Development aid has dropped📉 for the first time in 5 years. Now, donors cut aid further, shifting funds to military spending & aid to Ukraine🇺🇦. The US🇺🇸 suspends aid and multilateral initiatives. Trade wars add to the challenge. Welcome to the future of global development aid ➡️ Thur 22 May 🕦 1 pm 📍/💻
Mario Behrens @unibas.ch on the humanitarian consequences the war in Sudan 🇸🇩 has on South Sudan 🇸🇸. What urgent issues must the humanitarian system address to deliver essential goods to the over 1 million people who have fled the violence? ➡️ Thur 8 May 🕦 12:30 📍 here & zoom 🥪☕️
The humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan on South Sudan - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
May 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Mario Behrens @unibas.ch on the humanitarian consequences the war in Sudan 🇸🇩 has on South Sudan 🇸🇸. What urgent issues must the humanitarian system address to deliver essential goods to the over 1 million people who have fled the violence? ➡️ Thur 8 May 🕦 12:30 📍 here & zoom 🥪☕️
Violence and repression are deeply rooted in the history of Russo-Ukrainian 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 relations. Nothing scares a Russian autocrat more than a democratic Ukraine, argues @efinkel.bsky.social ➡️ Fri 9 May 🕦 08:30 📍 here & zoom 🥐☕️
What drives Russia's violence in and against Ukraine? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
May 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Violence and repression are deeply rooted in the history of Russo-Ukrainian 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 relations. Nothing scares a Russian autocrat more than a democratic Ukraine, argues @efinkel.bsky.social ➡️ Fri 9 May 🕦 08:30 📍 here & zoom 🥐☕️
Who gets to shape the future of AI and how do we responsibly regulate it? This stellar panel will explore the contested politics of AI — the economy, EU regulations, ethics and democratic values ➡️ Wed 7 May 🕦 13:30 📍 here & zoom 🍪☕️
How do we responsibly regulate AI? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
May 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Who gets to shape the future of AI and how do we responsibly regulate it? This stellar panel will explore the contested politics of AI — the economy, EU regulations, ethics and democratic values ➡️ Wed 7 May 🕦 13:30 📍 here & zoom 🍪☕️
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Reminder: This upcoming event with @lawtransform.bsky.social at @bergenglobal.bsky.social: 6 May, 14.15. @haleymcewen.bsky.social & Jon Braddy will talk to Kari Jegerstedt about the Trump administration's #antigender strategy and its broader implications for #academicfreedom. #standupforscience
Trump, anti-gender politics and academic freedom
This panel conversation is open to everyone and is part of "Sex and politics in a global perspective", a combined seminar series, PhD and master course organised by SKOK, LawTransform and SkeivForsk.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Reminder: This upcoming event with @lawtransform.bsky.social at @bergenglobal.bsky.social: 6 May, 14.15. @haleymcewen.bsky.social & Jon Braddy will talk to Kari Jegerstedt about the Trump administration's #antigender strategy and its broader implications for #academicfreedom. #standupforscience
What implications does the IHRA definition of antisemitism have for academic freedom — particularly for academics in Middle Eastern Studies? Sindre Bangstad (KIFO) and Pelle Valentin Olsen (UiB) ➡️ Wed 30 April 🕦 12:15 📍 here & zoom ☕🥪
Academic Freedom and IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
April 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
What implications does the IHRA definition of antisemitism have for academic freedom — particularly for academics in Middle Eastern Studies? Sindre Bangstad (KIFO) and Pelle Valentin Olsen (UiB) ➡️ Wed 30 April 🕦 12:15 📍 here & zoom ☕🥪
Hva har det å si at stadig stadig flere kvinner får lederstillinger i Europas ytre-høyrepartier? Velkommen til debatt m/ @annebitsch.bsky.social, @rubenmathisen.bsky.social, Randi Gressgård og Ida-Elise Seppola Asplund ➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 11:30 📍 her og på zoom ☕🥐
Kvinner på ytre høyre: Feminisme på vrangen? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hva har det å si at stadig stadig flere kvinner får lederstillinger i Europas ytre-høyrepartier? Velkommen til debatt m/ @annebitsch.bsky.social, @rubenmathisen.bsky.social, Randi Gressgård og Ida-Elise Seppola Asplund ➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 11:30 📍 her og på zoom ☕🥐
Velkommen til debatt og workshop om språk som verktøy i akademia m/ Randi Brodersen, Iben Brinch, Anders Johansen og @lektormelby.bsky.social. Alle interesserte er velkomne, men workshop har begrenset plass, så meld deg på!
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
April 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Velkommen til debatt og workshop om språk som verktøy i akademia m/ Randi Brodersen, Iben Brinch, Anders Johansen og @lektormelby.bsky.social. Alle interesserte er velkomne, men workshop har begrenset plass, så meld deg på!
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
How are China-Pakistan 🇨🇳🇵🇰 relations evolving amidst regional uncertainties and geopolitical tensions? Join our panel from Pak Institute for Peace Studies and @cmi.no ➡️ Thur 3 april 🕦 8:30 🇳🇴📍 here and zoom ☕🥐
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China-Pakistan relations in uncertain times - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
March 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
How are China-Pakistan 🇨🇳🇵🇰 relations evolving amidst regional uncertainties and geopolitical tensions? Join our panel from Pak Institute for Peace Studies and @cmi.no ➡️ Thur 3 april 🕦 8:30 🇳🇴📍 here and zoom ☕🥐
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Hva har EUs 🇪🇺 nye posisjon på Europeisk forsvar å si for NATO og Norge 🇳🇴? Velkommen til frokost med Tor Ivar Strømmen (@forsvaretshogskole.bsky.social),
@terjeknutsen.bsky.social og Maren Kristine Grønnerød (YATA Bergen) ➡️ tirsdag 1. april 🕦 8:30 📍 her og zoom ☕🥐
@terjeknutsen.bsky.social og Maren Kristine Grønnerød (YATA Bergen) ➡️ tirsdag 1. april 🕦 8:30 📍 her og zoom ☕🥐
Norge og NATO i et europeisk forsvar - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
March 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Hva har EUs 🇪🇺 nye posisjon på Europeisk forsvar å si for NATO og Norge 🇳🇴? Velkommen til frokost med Tor Ivar Strømmen (@forsvaretshogskole.bsky.social),
@terjeknutsen.bsky.social og Maren Kristine Grønnerød (YATA Bergen) ➡️ tirsdag 1. april 🕦 8:30 📍 her og zoom ☕🥐
@terjeknutsen.bsky.social og Maren Kristine Grønnerød (YATA Bergen) ➡️ tirsdag 1. april 🕦 8:30 📍 her og zoom ☕🥐
What is it like to be caught between East and West—between the EU🇪🇺 and Russia🇷🇺? Our expert panel on #Georgia🇬🇪 and #Moldova🇲🇩 will discuss what happens when geopolitical ambitions face economic realities, internal conflicts and historical ties ➡️ Mon 31 March 🕦 11:30 am 🇳🇴 here/zoom ☕🥐
Caught in the Middle: Georgia and Moldova - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
March 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
What is it like to be caught between East and West—between the EU🇪🇺 and Russia🇷🇺? Our expert panel on #Georgia🇬🇪 and #Moldova🇲🇩 will discuss what happens when geopolitical ambitions face economic realities, internal conflicts and historical ties ➡️ Mon 31 March 🕦 11:30 am 🇳🇴 here/zoom ☕🥐
Rising temperatures and environmental hazards threaten livelihoods, with consequences for migration and mobility – especially in the Global South. Which countries and communities are particularly affected, and what are the reasons? ➡️ Thur 27 March 🕦 9 am 🇳🇴 here/zoom ☕🥐
How do we tackle climate-related migration? - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
March 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Rising temperatures and environmental hazards threaten livelihoods, with consequences for migration and mobility – especially in the Global South. Which countries and communities are particularly affected, and what are the reasons? ➡️ Thur 27 March 🕦 9 am 🇳🇴 here/zoom ☕🥐