Are you interested in how activists use law and court cases to advance (or oppose) goals such as indigenous rights, climate transformation, abortion, queer rights, social justice, and democracy – and whether their legal strategies work? Or are you curious about how autocratic governments use the law to stay in power – or other questions […]

At the University of Texas Austin, the Department of Government is organizing an “Emerging Scholars conference in Public Law”, with topics at the intersection of law and political science. Interested candidates from UiB can apply to LawTransform to have their costs of travel and accommodation covered. More about the conference:  The conference is scheduled for Thursday, […]

Thank you to all the participants at this year’s Bergen Exchanges! The week was filled with insightful keynotes, panel and roundtable discussions. As well as reflective and critical questions from our audience. We look forward to seeing you again next August, for the 11th Bergen Exchanges – and LawTransform´s 10-year anniversary! Check out some of […]

Thank you to everyone who participated at this year’s Bergen Exchanges! The week was filled with insightful panel and roundtable discussions and fantastic questions from our audience. We look forward to seeing you again next August, for the 11th Bergen Exchanges – and LawTransform´s 10-year anniversary!

The annual meeting on Law and Society is taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 1-4, 2023. The theme for this years conference is how the law normalises discrimination and inequalities in unincorporated territories, such as Puerto Rico. Several LawTransform colleagues and friends will be attending and presenting at the conference, and some […]

There is a vacancy for a position as a predoctoral fellow at the DIPA- Centre at the Department of Government, University of Bergen. It is a full-time position for a fixed-term period of 12 months. The fellow will support academic staff with their research and carry out administrative tasks. This is a great opportunity for […]

The Bergen Exchanges take place the week of 14th -18th August. Take a look at the (draft) program  here!   The line-up of scholars from across the globe is amazing and we will discuss a range of  topical challenges:  DEMOCRACY, AUTOCRATIZATION & RESISTANCE  ACADEMIC FREEDOM * DECOLONIZATION * CHILD RIGHTS  GENDER, SEXUALITY * REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE * […]

Blogpost by Dorothee Alberts Walking through many European cities today all that reminds us of the vibrant Jewish life and culture that once was part of these cities are small brass cobblestones, so called “Stolpersteine“. These stones are engraved with the name and date of birth and death — if known — of a Jewish […]