NEW ARTICLE: PhD Fellow Mathea Loen and Professor Marit Skivenes have published a study on child protection, examining how individuals’ values around responsibility, certainty, and child rights influence their support for state intervention in potential child protection cases. The study, published in the Journal of European Social Policy, analyzes data from over 6000 people across Norway, Finland, England, Poland, Romania, […]

Reflections written by Ianira Vieira Master’s student at Politics and Governance of Global Challenges (UiB), part of LawTransform student group The moment I told a friend in February 2023 that my intention to study abroad would soon materialise, but that I felt a sense of sadness that I had not even considered Brazil as an […]

This blogpost was written and finished on November 5th, right before the beginning of the US presidential elections. A more extensive version of this post can be found on Injuria[1].   The right to vote is a fundamental aspect of democracy, yet in the United States, millions of individuals with felony convictions are excluded from […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]