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Nearly 10 million Ukrainians 🇺🇦 have been displaced by Russia’s full‑scale invasion. What are the implications for their return—or non‑return? Welcome to ☕🥐 and presentations by Ukrainian researchers from Karazin University, UCU & @camgeopolitics.bsky.social ➡️ Wed 25 March 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 here / Zoom
05.03.2026 09:46 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What are the characteristics of China’s 🇨🇳 development aid, and how does it compare with aid from traditional donor countries? Join us for lunch ☕🥐 and book launch 📚 of "Chinese Development Aid and Africa: What, How and Why" ➡️ Thursday 5 March 🕦 12:00-13:00 📍 here / Zoom
02.03.2026 09:56 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Around a quarter of Venezuelans 🇻🇪 have left the country in recent years. Join our panel w/Venezuelan voices of resistance as they discuss what drove this mass exodus: @leivm.bsky.social, @yendrive.bsky.social, Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás & Aslak Orre ➡️ Fri 6 March 🕦 12:00-13:30 📍 ☕🥐 here / Zoom
18.02.2026 15:03 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Har internasjonal handel og utenrikspolitikk igjen blitt et nullsum-spill? Vi har invitert en økonom, en historikker og en ekspert på sikkerhetspolitikk til en samtale om makt og økonomisk utvikling ➡️ torsdag 19. feb. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 velkommen til ☕🥐 eller bli med på zoom
12.02.2026 13:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New forms of collective action and technology are reshaping the fight against corruption. Authors of a new book from @u4acrc.bsky.social will share insights from around the world ➡️ Tuesday 17 Feb 🕦 09:00-10:00 📍 join us for ☕🥐 or follow us on zoom
09.02.2026 11:53 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Truth Hounds researcher Vitalii Poberezhnyi and legal experts Terje Einarsen and Liliia Oprysk (UiB) explore how drones change modern conflict with examples from Ukraine 🇺🇦 What are the challenges of documenting violations of international humanitarian law? ➡️ Thursday 12 Feb 🕦 12:00-13:00 📍 here/zoom
02.02.2026 15:48 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
How do prisons enforce inequality and gendered harm? ☕🥐 Breakfast panel with Shanika Freeman, Naledi Mpanza & Sofia Rolim on carceral violence in 🇿🇦 South Africa and 🇺🇸 the U.S. ➡️ Thurs 5 Feb 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 here/zoom
29.01.2026 14:37 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Iran 🇮🇷 og Israel 🇮🇱 knives om å dominere Midtøsten, men en gang var de nære allierte. Sist sommer brøt det ut krig. Hvordan skjedde dette, og hang det sammen med Israels krig i Gaza? @kvindesland.net har skrevet bok om forholdet og trekker de lange linjene ➡️ ons 4. feb 🕦 08:30-09:30 ☕🥐 Velkommen!
26.01.2026 12:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What defines the recent wave of "Gen Z" protests 🌏🌎🌍? @hannageschewski.bsky.social, @indianoceanist.bsky.social, Tony Awiti @janabelschner.bsky.social look at Nepal, Madagascar & Kenya to see whether this overarching narrative obscure national/social/political differences ➡️ Thur 29 Jan 🕦 08:30-09:30
21.01.2026 12:05 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Uganda’s 🇺🇬 politics is increasingly centered on succession. What real room is left for change, and what do the upcoming elections mean for the country’s future? Join us for 🥐☕ and our expert panel’s insights into Uganda’s behind‑the‑scenes succession dynamics ➡️ Wed 14 Jan. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 here/zoom
12.01.2026 12:07 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
How is social science data collected in wartime, what challenges and ethical dilemmas arise, and why is it vital for understanding Ukraine’s 🇺🇦 social / political developments? Welcome to 🥐☕ w/ @tymofiibrik.bsky.social @sveinunga.bsky.social and Martin Paulsen ➡️ Tues 13 Jan. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 here/zoom
12.01.2026 10:16 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hva påvirker psykisk helse blant unge? Hvilken rolle spiller sosiale medier? Velkommen til frokost m/ Amanda Iselin Olesen Andersen (UiB), Paul Joachim Bloch Thorsen (Helse Vest), Turi Reiten Finserås (FHI) og Thomas Potrebny (HVL) ➡️ torsdag 4. des. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 her/zoom 🥐☕
26.11.2025 12:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hvordan kan vi balansere behovet for energi, klima og hensynet til urfolks rettigheter? Velkommen til lunsj med Tor Martin Misund (Grøn region Vestland), Sigrid Eskeland Schütz (UiB) og Elin Skaar (CMI) om juss, etikk og rettferdig energiomstilling ➡️ onsdag 26. nov. 🕦 12:00-13:00 📍 her/zoom 🥐☕
20.11.2025 12:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who is María Machado 🇻🇪, why will she receive the Nobel peace prize 🕊️🏅 and why is she so controversial? Join us for a conversation with @benedictebull.bsky.social Ramón Dønvold Barreto-Pirela @leivm.bsky.social and Eirik Holmøyvik ➡️ Thur 27 Nov 🕦 10:00-11:00 📍 here / online 🥐☕ Welcome!
12.11.2025 13:31 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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!
04.11.2025 10:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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!
28.10.2025 14:23 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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 🥐☕
21.10.2025 13:54 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕
13.10.2025 14:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
01.10.2025 12:21 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
01.10.2025 10:15 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕🥐
10.09.2025 09:29 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕🥐
05.09.2025 09:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕🥐
05.09.2025 09:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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04.09.2025 10:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕🥐
27.08.2025 12:19 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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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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 ☕🥐
22.05.2025 09:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
21.05.2025 09:33 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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 📍/💻
16.05.2025 13:50 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
You may watch Eugene Finkel's @efinkel.bsky.social excellent lecture about the history of Russo-Ukrainian 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 relations here.
09.05.2025 08:58 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0