By Hannah Behncke, Mathea Kristoffersen, Camila Salazar Larsen, Selma Zachariassen Nasby, Eylül Sahin and Sabrina Eriksen Zapata - ELSA Bergen, Human Rights Researchgruppen (2024)
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 […]
Jill Marshall (2024)
The Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA)
Blogpost by: Professor Jill Marshall, Professor of Law, Royal Holloway, University of London BLOG: We may all think we know what ‘personal identity’ means, but what exactly is a human right to personal identity? Does everyone have the same identity rights? This piece outlines how the right has developed at the European Court of Human Rights […]
Petra Järvinen (2024)
The Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA)
Blogpost by: Petra Järvinen, Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, and visiting scholar at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) in April and May 2024. Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Governments Programme took a much-awaited initiative to advance the role of adoption from care in Finland. However, the placement of this initiative […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Restrictions on the right to vote for convicted felons in the U.S.
