The course analyses the debates on the potential and limits of law as an instrument of social change. It provides a unique opportunity to engage with some of the foremost scholars in the field, and with international research projects currently seeking better answers to these questions.
The course period is 5-26 August 2024. The first part of the course is digital for all. For the week of 19-23 August, students are invited to come to Bergen to participate physically at the Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation. It is also possible to take the whole course online.
The course is free of charge and open to PhD students from all disciplines and academic institutions.
Credits (ECTS): The full course yields 10 ECTS (participation, group work, paper abstract, presentation and paper (4000-6000 words), the partial course yields 3 ECTS points (participation, group work, paper abstract and presentation). The language of instruction is English.
Course program: here
Reading list: here
Course page: here
Check out some of the impressions from the 2021 Effects of Lawfare course.
Here you will find useful teaching materials from our Effects of Rights & Law project.
Previous PhD courses
2023: PhD-course Schedule and reading list
2022: PhD-course Schedule and reading list
2021: PhD-course Schedule and reading list
2020: PhD-course Schedule and reading list