Recent publications
Adolescents Trust in the Child Welfare System: Does Institutional Contact and Performance Matter?
May 15, 2026
NEW ARTICLE by Hege Stein Helland (University of Bergen, DIPA) A new article published in Child & Family Social Work examines adolescents’ trust in the child …
Women Judges in Fragile States (special issue of EJPG)
February 18, 2026
This special issue in the European Journal of Politics and Gender presents fidndings from the CMI/LawTransform project "Women on the Bench". The project was headed …
Visibility without protection: Yemeni women’s activism between war-time opportunity and backlash
February 4, 2026
The war in Yemen has challenged traditional gender roles, pushing women into public life as both activists and breadwinners. Yet, these gains are fragile: Increased …
Cash-Based Assistance Versus In-Kind Aid in Conflict Zones: A System Dynamics Evaluation of Humanitarian Effectiveness in Sudan
March 6, 2026
Abeer Tajalsir's article “Cash-Based Assistance Versus In-Kind Aid in Conflict Zones: A System Dynamics Evaluation of Humanitarian Effectiveness in Sudan,” is published in System Dynamics …
The interconnected challenges of climate politics and autocratisation
July 1, 2025
Reflections about the conference-format joint Master and PhD Course (2 ECTS) offered by the Department of Government (UiB) in collaboration with LawTransform 25-26 March 2025 A …
Recent news
Book Review: Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights
May 15, 2026
The book Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons from Norway in the Development and Contestation of Children’s Rights, edited by Dr. …
Applications open for #BeEx2026 PhD course “Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change”
January 7, 2026
Join the LawTransform/UiB Department of Goverment PhD course “Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change” which is an integrated part of the …
The International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. 80 years on
November 20, 2025
Blogpost by Dorothee Alberts When on 20 November 1945 the opening session of the International Military Tribunal (IMT)[1] was being held in Nuremberg by the four …
#BeEx2025 activist interviews and more
October 21, 2025
The CMI recap of the 2025 Bergen Exchanges, featuring interviews with some of our dear scholars: Satang Nabaneh, Ayo Sogunro, Reem Abbas, and Adrian Jjuuko and …
Check out the #BeEx2025 videos
October 3, 2025
The videos from the Bergen Exchanges 2025 are now available on YouTube. Check out the BeEx2025 playlist!