Recent Publications from the South-South Network Researchers

Wesley Maraire, Thalia Viveros-Uehara, Larissa Cristina Margarido, Bhavya Gupta, Kerigo Odada, Ana Côrtes (2024)

We are excited to share the latest publications from the dynamic scholars of the South-South Network, a group dedicated to amplifying the voices of Global South researchers in crucial socio-legal debates. In a recent wave of publications, our members have produced groundbreaking research exploring intersecting issues of social, gender, sexual, and structural inequalities. Systemic Barriers […]

Stream of publications from LawTransform intern Nelufer Nazrul

Nelufer Nazrul (2024)

Interview with Nelufer Nazrul: Over the past three months Nelufer Nazrul, a Transform intern and Master’s student at the Global Development Theory and Practice program at the University of Bergen, has published two articles in peer reviewed journals, and had a book chapter accepted. She also just published a book review. In this short interview […]

Blogpost: About to do research with children? Here are some questions to ask yourself

Dr. Francesca Vaghi (2024)

Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA)

BLOG: Reflexivity is key throughout the research process. Here are some questions to get started.      Blogpost by: Dr. Francesca Vaghi, Research Associate at the School of Social & Political Science at the University of Glasgow, in Glasgow, UK, and visiting scholar at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) in April […]

One Ocean Week: A Wave of Global Youth Advocacy for the Oceans

Ianira Vieira (2024)

One Ocean Week is an annual event, organised for the first time in 2023, about the sustainable use of the oceans as part of the UN’s Oceans Decade. In the 2024 edition, Bergen Kommune established the One Ocean Youth Panel, inspired by the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. The profound ties between humanity […]

A History Unfolding: Exploring the Past, Present, and Challenges of Bangladesh’s LGBTQ+ Community

Nelufer Nazrul (2024)

Res Militaris

This bilingual (English and French) publication dives deep into the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in Bangladesh. The article explores historical, legal, social, and political aspects that contribute to these challenges. It also examines the sensitive interplay between gender roles, patriarchal traditions, and religious views that shape the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the country. Additionally, the article delves into the legal context, specifically […]

Echoes of Liberation: Reflections from “Voice (for) Freedom”

Ianira Vieira (2024)

The night of 25th of April was an exceptional occasion at Kvarteret’s, as voices were heard in an evocation of freedom at the open mic session ‘Voice (for) Freedom: Liberation Struggles ‘. The date, a significant moment in history for both Italy and Portugal, was observed as we add our reflections to the commemoration. The […]

LGBT Rights Recognition in Brazil

Ana de Mello Côrtes, Lívia Gonçalves Buzolin (2024)

Sexual Research and Social Policy

  How to comprehend LGBT rights recognition processes in Brazil broadly? With a little help from my friends! We, the authors of the recently published article on “Paths Towards LGBT Rights Recognition in Brazil”, were already colleagues and graduated from the same master’s program. However, it took a LawTransform Seminar and a suggestion from Siri […]

Are Norwegian prisons perfect?

Davi Málaga (2024)

This blogpost reflects part of Davi Mendes Málaga’s Ph.D. research on the field of Administration, with focus in Public Administration and Policy. In this work, this scholar is currently studying imprisonment and incarceration through a public policy standpoint, the different traditions in prison policy, as well as the way that policy choices affect the policy […]

There are Fosen-cases all over the world – do they improve indigenous peoples’ rights?

Siri Gloppen (2024)

Panorama

By Siri Gloppen  (Written as an op-ed in Panorama (in Norwegian) as part of the PluriLand project) Despite the special protection given to indigenous peoples under international law, abuses against indigenous peoples and those who fight for their rights continue. What does it take for the courts to protect indigenous rights? And does winning in […]

Will the U.S. Abolition Narrative Make its Way to Europe?

Jill D. Berrick (2024)

BLOG: Forces in the U.S. are calling for the abolition of the child protection system. Could Europe be next? Blog post by Jill Duerr Berrick, Professor of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley, and Professor II at the Department of Government, University of Bergen The national mood in the U.S. is sour.  Deep political divisions have riven the […]