On 5 November the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest, Hungary, hosted the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024 “Intercultural Learning and European Universities”, bringing together delegates from the nine universities part of the alliance. The panel Global South Perspectives in European Higher Education was chaired by Priscila Alvarez-Cueva (University of Barcelona) and had Marjanneke Vijge (Utrecht […]
In spring 2025, SKOK (center for women’s and gender research), LawTransform and Skeivforsk will organize a cross-disciplinary, combined master and PhD course about thedynamics between sex and politics in a global perspective. Registration deadline – Monday 13 of January 2025. The main focus will be on how LGBTQ issues are used for […]
Something you might not have noticed during the chaotic times of Bergen Exchanges, some of our most prominent alumni working on the joint CMI/LawTransform Rights act project were interviewed.
Lise Rakner takes over as Co-Director of LawTransform, from 1. November 2024 until 1 August 2025 and will share the directorship with Liv Tønnessen of CMI. Siri Gloppen is stepping down temporarily to serve as the Dean of the UiB Social Science faculty. Lise, who is very well know to the LawTransform community, is a […]
Linda Gröning from the Faculty of Law (PI) and Marit Skivenes (co-PI) from the Department of Government and Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) secured an award of NOK 12 million from the Research Council of Norway for the project investigating how best to balance children’s rights with society’s need for protection. Siri Gloppen, […]
We are excited to announce the launch of the South-South Network Special Issue on October 18th! Published by Direito GV, this special issue rethinks inequalities through Southern voices, featuring groundbreaking research and case studies on social, gender, sexual, and structural inequality in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, India, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. The event will be held […]
We invite you to revisit this year’s engaging annual lecture, where renowned scholar Kim Lane Scheppele, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Princeton University, delves into the critical issue of preserving democracy in the modern age. Professor Scheppele highlights the primary role that transnational courts play in transforming individual rights […]
Reflections from Maria Lie Jordheim: From the 11th to the 21st of March, I attended the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN Headquarters in New York City. CSW is a part of the UN Economic and Social Council and works to promote gender equality and strengthen women’s […]
This past March, LawTransform hosted a two day conference for the UiB PhD course on Gendered Autocratization. This student lead course allowed PhD candidates an opportunity to meet with other experts in their fields and present and discuss their work, and broaden their network. It proved to be a very engaging two days, filled with […]
Join us for the 10th Anniversary of Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation 19-23 August! See the program here! Click here to join us online, and please note that we have a different link for Wednesday 21 August. An amazing line-up of scholars from across the globe will discuss a range of topical issues […]
LawTransform represents the University of Bergen (UiB) at CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024
