What do elections mean when change is unlikely? @bergenglobal.bsky.social is hosting a hybrid event on Uganda’s 2026 elections, succession politics, youth engagement, and state power. 📅14 Jan 🕣08:30–09:30 CET 📍Jekteviksbakken, 31 More info 👇 🔗- bergenglobal.no/events/anoth... #museveni

📢Call for nominations: Chr. Michelsen Prize 2026 Awarded to researchers under 40, based in Norway, with an outstanding peer-reviewed article within development research from the last 2 years. Send nominations to [email protected] by 1 Feb 2026. More info: www.chrmichelsenspris.no

Hvorfor stemmer flere konservativt? bergenglobal.no/events/hvorf...

📢 Join us this week at the Rafto Foundation for Human Rights Conference – this Saturday November 8 at the University Aula in Bergen or online. Register here - form.typeform.com/to/bRu1WRfq #KeepEyesOnSudan

📝 New Blog Over a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran and Pakistan – one of the largest mass deportations in recent history. Behind the statistics lies a profound human tragedy: the unravelling of decades of community, labour, and shared life. Read here ➡️ www.cmi.no/publications...

Hva betyr globale kriser, rask endring og store kutt i bistanden for Norges 🇳🇴 rolle i utviklingspolitikken? Statssekretær Stine Renate Håheim, @norad.no-direktør Gunn Jorid Roset, Ottar Mæstad @cmi.no og Hilde Selbervik (U4) tar diskusjonen ➡️ onsdag 5. nov. 🕦 13:30-14:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕ Velkommen!

Hvordan klarer politikere å overse vår største utfordring ♻️🌍🍃 og hvor er folks engasjement? Velkommen til frokost m/ Gisle Andersen, Ida Vikøren Andersen (NORCE), Kine Ellingsen (Unge Høyre), Andreas Ormevik @mdg.no og Tom Skauge @naturvernforbundet.no ➡️ fredag 31. okt. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕

📝‘How does my pen become a pen for the cause that I believe in?’ Learn more about Sudanese writer and activist Reem Abbas' journey into activism and human rights advocacy - www.cmi.no/r/zdppi #KeepEyesOnSudan

Has the fiscal contract’s explanatory power been overstated? The final TaxCapDev conference explores new directions for research on tax, governance, and development. Join us in Oslo on 21-23 Oct. www.taxcapdev.no/event/hold-t... #tax #taxation #governance

How did Colombia’s Truth Commission confront sexual violence? A new CMI report by Adriana Rudling explores the Commission’s mandate, findings, and calls for gender justice. #Colombia #truthcommission #sexualviolence #CRSV www.cmi.no/publications...

Missile strikes in Doha this week threaten Qatar's position as a mediator, but also future attempts to broker a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Learn more about Qatar’s unique relationship with the Israel-Palestine conflict below 👇 www.cmi.no/news/3499-st...

CMI researcher Eva Johais will lead a groundbreaking project exploring how digital technology enables ordinary people to participate in distant wars. Read more ➡️ www.cmi.no/news/3497-ne... #WARS_erc #ERCStG #ConflictResearch @erc.europa.eu

We were very pleased to welcome the Minister for International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust to CMI today for a focused exchange on how research can inform and strengthen Norwegian development policy. Read the full story ➡️ www.cmi.no/news/3496-cm... #research #policy #development

Despite the traditional dominance of the global north, nations in the global south, like Ethiopia 🇪🇹, are exerting greater influence over the return process than previously perceived. Welcome to guest lecture by Asnake Kefale of Addis Ababa University ➡️ Tues 9 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍here / zoom ☕🥐

📃 Is temporary asylum eroding refugee protection in Europe? Read more via the link below ⬇️ www.cmi.no/news/3495-te...

Another great day of events yesterday at #BeEx2025 with @lawtransform.bsky.social Join us at Kulturhuset in Bergen as Bergen Exchanges continue today, or join us online via the link below 👇 vimeo.com/event/531010...

➡️ More from #BeEx2025 Another timely and engaging roundtable on the challenges faced by academics as the space for dissent shrinks, especially when speaking out against genocide and repression. You can re-watch this event and all of today's panels via the link below 👇 📺 vimeo.com/event/531010...

Great session on truth commissions and sexual violence moderated by CMI's Elin Skaar. Exploring how commissions have addressed (or failed) sexual violence in different contexts and its implications. ➡️ Follow this and future events at #BeEx2025 via the link below. 👇 📺 vimeo.com/event/531010...

The Bergen Exchanges 2025 have begun! This week there will be a full schedule of events on democracy, autocratisation, and resistance at Kulturhuset in Bergen. 👉 All events are free and open all - come and join us! ⬇️ You can also watch along online via the link below! #BeEx2025

📝New blog from the Sudan War series from Abdelmageed Yahya and Mari Norbakk ➡️ How Sudanese entrepreneurs are monetising social ties to survive and thrive in Cairo’s informal economy 👇Read the full blog via the link in comments #KeepEyesOnSudan

📢 New CMI Insight: Why property tax reforms fail? 🌍 Lessons from #Tanzania ❓What's going wrong? 1️⃣ Misalignment with broader public sector reforms 2️⃣ Poor implementation 3️⃣ Weak administrative systems 4️⃣ Limited taxpayer engagement 5️⃣ No long-term strategy 📖 Read the full insight below 👇 #Tax

🌍This year we welcomed our first two Global Fellows to CMI 🌍 ⬇️Read more about Olga and Sourav's experiences via the link below: 👉 www.cmi.no/r/global-fellows

📢 New from our Sudanese Perspectives blog: ➡️ Taharqa Elnour explores how donor agendas and NGO frameworks reshaped Sudan’s post-2019 transition, and how the resistance committees are reclaiming the narrative. Read the full blog here - www.cmi.no/r/cnxax #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan

📢 Two great events at Bergen Global next week! The reception of Ukrainian refugees in Europe 📅Monday 26 May - 15:00 The impact of EU external migration policies on West Africa 📅Tuesday 27 May - 09:00 👇More information about both events via the link below #Ukraine #Refugees #Migration #Africa #EU

📢 New post in our Sudanese Perspectives blog ➡️ During the December revolution, Sudan’s youth took a united stand against racism. The war has fractured that unity, reigniting ethnic tensions. Can the revolution’s vision still hold? 👉 www.cmi.no/r/gvfic #Sudan #Youth #KeepEyesOnSudan #EndRacism

📢 Consultancy opportunity on corruption risks in climate financing in Kenya 🇰🇪 We're looking for consultants to work on identifying and analysing corruption vulnerabilities within climate finance mechanisms in #Kenya. See terms of reference 👉 www.u4.no/call-for-con... Apply by 26 May 2024.

📣 Consultancy opportunity on anti-corruption and climate funds. Please re-share! We are seeking consultants to contribute to a project assessing corruption vulnerabilities in multilateral climate funds. See terms of reference 👉 www.u4.no/call-for-con... Apply by 20 May 2025.

Great visit from the Tanzania Revenue Authority and Norwegian Tax Authority to CMI this week – sharing lessons on tax compliance, trust, and the digital economy. 🤝📊 Learn more about our work in Tanzania via the link below 👇 #DigitalEconomy #Tanzania #Tax #Research #Norway #Bergen

🌍 Proud to join global voices in Oslo marking 25 years of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace & Security this week. Women’s voices must remain central to peace and security. #WPS #GenderEquality

Lots of events at @bergenglobal.bsky.social this week! ➡️Trump, anti-gender politics and academic freedom ➡️How do we responsibly regulate AI? ➡️The humanitarian impact of war on South Sudan ➡️What drives Russia’s violence against Ukraine? #Trump #Russia #Ukraine #AI #Sudan #academicfreedom

📢 New from the SNAC Project: “The War for Recruits” Taharqa Elnour unpacks how Sudan’s youth sparked revolution in 2019 - only to face betrayal, a system that refused to fall, and later on, war. Read more: www.cmi.no/publications... #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #youth

New CMI Insight - “Fun, Violence, and Survival in Boko Haram” Exploring the complex lives of children in the group—where violence coexists with moments of camaraderie. Read more: www.cmi.no/publications... #BokoHaram #conflict #violence

📰 New Brief - Forced Displacement in Sudan 📰 Critical stories from those fleeing Khartoum and the massive challenges they have to overcome to get to safety. Read the full brief here - www.cmi.no/r/biwpx #Sudan #Displacement #HumanitarianCrisis #ForcedMigration #Research #KeepEyesOnSudan

📢New Blog Post: Breaking barriers: How Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs in Norway navigate financial exclusion. Read more 👉 www.cmi.no/r/quxuf #immigration #finance #business #Norway #research

Come hear Munzoul Assal @cmi.no on the mediation efforts in Sudan and why they have not succeeded ➡️ Thursday 13 Feb 🕦 2:15 pm 🇳🇴 here / zoom

📄 Attempts for mediation in the Sudan Civil War have so far failed, but does a new US administration offer any renewed hope for peace? 👉 Former CMI Director Gunnar explores further in a new article in #panoramanyheter 🔗 www.cmi.no/r/uhlxp #Trump #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan

📄New CMI reflection from Reem Abbas explores the stories of courageous women working for peace in Sudan’s conflict zones. www.cmi.no/r/oziwm #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Gender #GenderEquality

What will Trump 2.0 mean for the world and #development after he paused all US development assistance "for review" on his first day in office. CMI's Arne Strand discusses more in his latest article for Panorama Nyheter. 👉 www.panoramanyheter.no/arne-strand-... NB: This article is in Norwegian

🌍Is Norway addressing migration while considering sustainable development - or merely outsourcing responsibility? Read more in Cathrine Talleraas' latest article here - www.cmi.no/r/bpsbr #migration #immigration #SDGs #Norway

🌍 Sudan’s civil war has displaced nearly 11m people since 2023, straining local resources & communities. New research from Adam Babekir and Lovise Aalen dives into the economic, social, and cultural impacts of the crisis. 🔗Read the full paper here - www.cmi.no/publications... #KeepEyesOnSudan

Anti-corruption measures are most common in comprehensive peace deals but rare in other negotiation stages. Find out how anti-corruption measures are utilised in peace agreement. New U4 paper available at 👉 u4.no/r/IS24-8

Why don’t young people in Africa protest more? Some young people take part in pro-democracy protests, but overall, Africa’s youth are not saving democracy, neither are they countering the deepening trend of autocratisation on the continent.