Date: Friday 9th March 2018 Time: 08:30 – 09:30 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen Opposition parties and actors are often rightly lauded as heroes in processes of democratization. But is it always right and constructive to challenge an incumbent by any means possible? In this seminar, we will discuss this question […]
Date: Wednesday 7th March 2018 Time: 08:30 – 09:30 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen All parties and all regimes consist of factions. In authortiarian regimes, keeping the factions happy and avvoiding defections is critical for the survival of the regime. The ruling EPRDF regime in Ethiopia has faced both widespread factional […]
Time: 14:15-15:45 Law, Democracy and Welfare and the Centre on Law and Social Transformation are happy to invite you to a seminar on terms and conditions within neoliberal governing. Place: Møllendalsveien 6, room 624 (sixth floor). Tor-Johan Ekeland is a Professor in Psychology at Volda University College (VUC). His research and field of interest include: […]
Time: 10:15-11:45 Law, Democracy and Welfare and the Centre on Law and Social Transformation are happy to invite you to a seminar on EU Law and the impact it has on the health care sector. Place: The Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1, Jussbygget (Dragefjellet), room 546. Prof. Dr. […]
Time: 14:15-15:45 Law, Democracy and Welfare and The Centre on Law and Social Transformation are happy to invite you to a seminar on global justice. Place: Christiesgate 17, 2nd floor, Seminar room 112. Lars Blichner is a professor at the Department for Administration and Organization Theory at the University of Bergen. His area of expertise includes political […]
Time: 4. April 10:15 – 12:00 Venue: Auditorium A, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). The Norwegian School of Economics and the unit on Corruption & Law at LawTransform invites you to an open lecture with Drago Kos, Chair of the OECD Working Group in Bribery. Drago Kos will discuss the difficulties in controlling corruption in various […]
Date: Friday 9th February 2018 Time: 08:30 – 09:30 Place: Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen Fujimori is a deeply divisive figure in Peru. After his election in 1990, he ruled for a decade. Some consider him a corrupt dictator, while others credit him with saving Peru from economic ruin and leftist […]
We invite you to the exclusive screening of the award winning 2016 documentary ‘Shadow World – inside the global arms trade‘ directed by artist/filmmaker Johan Grimonprezbased, based in part on Corruption Watch UK founder Andrew Feinstein’s globally acclaimed book with the same title. After the screening there will be a panel discussion with Andrew Feinstein (Expert […]
15:30-17:00 – Lecture by Sven-Roald Nystø, Árran Lule Sami Centre, President of the Sami Parliament of Norway for two terms, from 1997 to 2005: “Developing Sami Rights in Norway in a Contemporary Perspective” The lecture will be followed by a panel moderated by Per Selle (Sampol/UiB), with the participation of Elin Monstad (FN-Sambandet), Aaron Spitzer (Sampol/UiB), and Petra Buergelt […]
Time: 14.15-15.30 We are happy to announce that a highly recognized expert in health sector reform, Bruno Meessen, from The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium is visiting us here in Bergen. He invites you and your network to a seminar to discuss performance-based financing of health care in low- and middle-income countries-what are they […]