Date/Time: 23th of November 2023 (Thursday) 14:00-15:00
Place: Bergen Global, Jekteviksbakken 31
Melanie Hack (UiB) will talk about her new research project “Life and Work in Balance: Legal Responses to a Working Life in Transition and in Times of Crisis” (LaW-BALANCE). It will examine how the law can address the challenges and opportunities posed by societal changes such as demographic change, digitalization, migration and globalization. The project will also analyze how the law can promote an inclusive working life and a well-functioning welfare state.
Her presentation will be followed by a conversation with Katharina Sass moderated by Jørgen Pettersen.
Attendance:
- Free and open to all.
- Join us at Jekteviksbakken 31.
- Refreshments will be served at the event.
About the speakers:
Melanie Hack is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
Katharina Sass is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Bergen
Jørgen Pettersen is a guest researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
The RDV WEBINAR SERIES is a collaboration between the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) at the University of Bergen and the CMI-UiB Centre on Law & Social Transformation (LawTransform). The RDV seminar series is an interdisciplinary seminar where we invite national and international researchers to talk about their pioneering research on topics regarding law, democracy, and welfare.
Foto/ill.: Daniel Nygård with Bing AI, UiB.