Videos from Bergen Exchanges 2023
Enjoy a recap from Bergen Exchanges 2023 by watching the live recordings from the conference! Monday 14th of August Tuesday 15th of August Thursday 17th of August Friday 18th of August
This new book edited by Sandra Botero, Daniel M. Brinks and Ezequiel A. Gonzalez-Ocantos is finally out in print! Latin America was one of the earliest and most enthusiastic adopters of what has come to be known as the judicialization of politics – the use of law and legal institutions as tools of social contestation […]
Bergen Exchanges 2022 Annual Lecture Announcement
Sylvia Tamale: Re-routing Knowledge Production in Africa We are pleased to announce that this year’s Annual Lecture on Law & Social Transformation will be given by Sylvia Tamale (Professor of Law, Makerere University). She will speak on “Re-routing Knowledge Production in Africa: In Search of Our Roots”. The lecture will take place on 24 August, […]
In connection to the Bergen Exchanges, LawTransform hosted the annual, interdisciplinary PhD course on Effects of Lawfare with participants at different stages of their PhDs. This year, the course was digital, but with the option of being present in Bergen during the week of BeEx2021. We had 26 students from 8 countries and welcomed 7 […]
LawTransform PhD Course Effects of Lawfare 2021: Application deadline 1 June!
LawTransform PhD course “Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change” Course period: 9 August – 23 August 2021 (preparatory period from 2 August). The application deadline is 1 June 2021! Apply here. The course combines real-time online seminars specifically designed for the course, individual and group mentoring sessions with relevant researchers, group work, […]
Live streaming at the Bergen Exchanges
This year we are live-streaming at the Bergen Exchanges! Events will be added to this page during the week. You can watch the events below: Monday 19 August Rights to the City KEYNOTE by Professor Louise Shelley: Natural Resource Corruption – How to research and address it? Political corruption and corruption as a political strategy […]
Per Adde: Life and Work
We are delighted to announce an exhibition of Per Adde’s art in Bergen. The exhibition will run from 16 August to 8 September at Kunstgarasjen. Throughout much of his life and through his art, Per Adde has been strongly involved in the struggles for the rights of the Sami people. He took an active part […]
Bergen Exchanges 2019 Program
You can find a downloadable program here. Monday 19 August Corruption & Law 09:00-09:45: Formal opening of #BeEx2019 09:45-10:45: Rights to the City – Bergen as a Human Rights City 11:00-12:15: KEYNOTE: Louise Shelley Natural Resource Corruption – How to research and address it? 12:30-13:30: Corruption and Law Enforcement 14:30-15:30: Political corruption and corruption as […]
Bergen Exchanges on Law and Social Transformation 2019
19-23 AUGUST 2019 #BeEx2019 The Bergen Exchanges is a meeting place for scholars and practitioners from across the globe who seek to understand how law serves as an instrument of change – and how it shapes and is shaped by power relations. During a week of public discussions, we examine strategic uses of rights and […]
Would you like to volunteer during Bergen Exchanges?
We are looking for volunteers for our annual conference, the Bergen Exchanges! The Bergen Exchanges bring together academics and activists from all over the world for a week of seminars, debates, a PhD-course and fun social events. The main theme this year is Inequality & Intersectionality, Migration, Humanitarianism, Democracy and Methods. More information about the […]