@bergenglobal.bsky.social
Where researchers, students and the public meet for conversations about international affairs and global challenges. https://uib.no + https://cmi.no = https://bergenglobal.no
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 — 👍 0 🔁 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 — 👍 4 🔁 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
Du kan få med deg samtalen i opptak her!
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 ☕🥐
@igs-uib.bsky.social
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
Did you miss this excellent presentation on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan 🇸🇸? We recorded it for you!
08.05.2025 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 🥪☕️
06.05.2025 09:36 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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 🥐☕️
05.05.2025 12:59 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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 🍪☕️
05.05.2025 10:18 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
02.05.2025 08:17 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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 ☕🥪
22.04.2025 09:41 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕🥐
02.04.2025 12:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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 ☕🥐
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 ☕🥐
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 ☕🥐
21.03.2025 14:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 ☕🥐
18.03.2025 13:45 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
