Applications open for #BeEx2026 PhD course “Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change”  

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 2026 Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformaion (Here is the emerging #BeEx2026 program). Applications are due 10 March (here is the link to the registration form of course applications) […]

Revisit #BeEx2025

Scholars, activists, legal professionals, and artists from around the world joined the 2025 Bergen Exchanges, a five-day international conference exploring the intersections of law, power, and resistance. Hosted across Bergen’s vibrant cultural venues, the Exchanges feature cutting-edge debates, keynotes, roundtables, exhibitions and social gatherings. See the full program for the 2025 Bergen Exchanges:🗓️ Check out […]

Recent publications

The interconnected challenges of climate politics and autocratisation

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 …

How to resist an autocrat? Lessons from Brazil

BLOG: Despite a global trend of autocratization, Brazil’s LGBTQI and feminist movements resisted attacks under Bolsonaro's government, achieving unprecedented legal and political gains through …

How can Norwegian child protection preserve trust and protect children?

BLOG: To enhance trust in the Norwegian child protection system, efforts must be made to improve the quality and fairness of case proceedings. To manage that, …

The Nordic Culture for Child Participation

BLOG: Our study uncovers a striking paradox: while Nordic citizens broadly support children’s participation, younger children are still often sidelined-despite the clear mandate of the CRC. Blog …

When ‘friends of the court’ aren’t so friendly: The challenge of ‘bad amicus’ and the margin of appreciation

Blogpost by: Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Head of the academic unit on Globalisation and Social Sustainability – Oslo Metropolitan University and Associate Professor II at the Centre for Research on …

Recent news

The International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. 80 years on

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

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

The videos from the Bergen Exchanges 2025 are now available on YouTube. Check out the BeEx2025 playlist!

The Gender Game: Closing the Gap – A Look Back on an Unforgettable Evening

By Camila Salazar Larsen Moderator and Organizer, Leader of Minojur Bergen and Member of LawTransform. On Thursday, March 6th, Bergen Global was filled to capacity, buzzing with …

#standupforscience – Muséplassen i dag kl 12

Bli med på Muséplassen kl 12:00 i dag for å #standupforscience2025 i solidaritet med våre amerikanske kollegaer – og ikke minst for å tydelig vise …