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LawTransform @lawtransform.bsky.social · Jun 21

Bergen Pride Parade at 1 pm today (line up on the far end of Bryggen from 12)! 🌈 Hope to see you there in the sun! 💞☀️

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · May 27

Velkommen til #AkademiskMorgenkaffe med Astrid Gynnild i morgen onsdag 28.5 på SV-fakultet, @unibergen.bsky.social
Hva mener vi egentlig med «undervisning»? Og hvordan kan vi som utdannere best forberede våre studenter på fremtiden?

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mskivenes.bsky.social @mskivenes.bsky.social · Apr 17

New research from the Nordic countries shows strong public support for children’s right to information and for giving weight to their opinions in child protection cases. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @lawtransform.bsky.social @conorom.bsky.social @sirigloppen.bsky.social

Balancing paternalism and child centrism: a Nordic population study on children's rights in child protection

This article examines representative population samples (N = 5,073) on attitudes about children's participation in child protection investigations in Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. ...

www.tandfonline.com

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 9

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

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Marina Veličković @marinavelickovic.bsky.social · Mar 31

having spoken to friends and comrades who are both anxious about travelling to the US for the LSA, and unable to withdraw for a number of reasons, we have drafted this letter.

docs.google.com/forms/d/1O2F...

Open Letter to the LSA

We, the undersigned, urge you to (1) allow for hybrid participation at this year’s Annual Meeting; (2) to approve full reimbursement of conference fees for those who no longer feel able to participate...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 9

Any traders with inside information that Trump was going to walk back his tariffs — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a fortune.

It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.

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Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · Apr 9

"Whereas we have traditionally seen the classroom as a place in which we impart knowledge, we must instead see it as a place where we guide students in developing character, wisdom, judgment and purpose"

@andyhoffman.bsky.social wrote about the future of business schools on @lseblogs.bsky.social

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Jan 13

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Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism @discretionuib.bsky.social · Apr 2

Bli med på Barnevernfrokost, fredag 4 april kl. 9:00, der Dr. Elisabeth Backe-Hansen diskuterer lisensiering av barnevernsinstitusjoner på tvers av nordiske land.

Mer informasjon kan finnes her:
discretion.w.uib.no/event/proses...

Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism @discretionuib.bsky.social · Apr 2

Join us on our #Barnevernfrokost webinar on Friday, 04.04 (9:00 CEST), where Dr. Elisabeth Backe-Hansen will discuss on licensing of child welfare institutions across Nordic countries (in Norwegian).

Find more information here: discretion.w.uib.no/event/proses...

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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Mar 20

1/ Yesterday the @coe.int European Committee of #SocialRights published its review on the #costofliving #crisis in #Europe. It provides an overview of the impacts of the crisis on #humanrights related to #socialprotection #housing #work #energy #food & of #groups most severely affected by the crisis

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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Mar 21

Here are the #10KeyMessages of the @coe.int European Committee of #SocialRights review on the #costofliving #crisis. They address:
#minimumwage #energy #food #socialprotection #housing #PWD #olderpersons #children #participation #poverty #socialexclusion
rm.coe.int/prems-022125...

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LawTransform @lawtransform.bsky.social · Mar 12

Check out the LawTransform scholar starting pack.

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Mar 9

Velkommen til #AkademiskMorgenkaffe på onsdag! Kristine Holmelid fra Senter for undersøkende journalistikk @unibergen.bsky.social er gjest og vi skal snakke om journalistene og journalistutdanningens betydning for demokratiet. Kaffe & te i vrimlearealet på SV-bygget fra kl 9. Samtalen starter 9:15.

Bilde av kvinne - Kristine Holmelid som er leder for SUJO - og tekst hvor det står "Akademisk morgenkaffe på SV-Fakultetet onsdager 9:15-10:00"

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Natur og Ungdom @naturogungdom.bsky.social · Mar 5

Smaker godt med en seier ja! EFTA-domstolen er sykt enig med oss i fjordsøksmålet❤️

Seier i EFTA-domstolen!

www.nu.no

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Mar 6

Gratulerer til @naturogungdom.bsky.social og @naturvernforbundet.no med seier i EFTA-domstolen - og ikke minst gratulerer til #Førdefjorden! Godt jobbet!

@bergensosialist.bsky.social @symreaa.bsky.social

www.altinget.no/artikkel/nat...

Naturorganisasjonene fikk medhold av EFTA-domstolen i Førdefjord-saken - Altinget.no

– Her er vi med på å skrive miljøhistorie, sier NU-lederen etter medhold i EFTA-domstolen om Førdefjorden.

www.altinget.no

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Feb 20

«Judicial bricolage» - published today looks super interesting. Congratulations @taniagroppi.bsky.social! Look forward to reading.

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Tania Groppi @taniagroppi.bsky.social · Feb 20

JUST PUBLISHED! TODAY! 🙂🙂🙂 20 FEBRUARY 2025 🔝🔝🔝
Link here 👉https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/judicial-bricolage-9781509974009/ @iureamicorum.bsky.social @argeliaqueralt.bsky.social @iconsgermany.bsky.social @sirigloppen.bsky.social @flavioqr.bsky.social @flaviafreidenberg.bsky.social

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Feb 24

Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social @sampol.bsky.social kommer til #AkademiskMorgenkaffe onsdag for å snakke om dramatisk økning i #ideologisk_polarisering mellom unge gutter og jenter i Norge og hva som forklarer dette. Kaffe i Vrimlearealet på SV-fakultetet fra kl 9. @unibergen.bsky.social

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LawTransform @lawtransform.bsky.social · Feb 9

Sudan's devastating war soon completes its second year with no end in sight. Munzoul Assal will analyse the main mediation initiatives and why they have not succeed.
www.facebook.com/events/62823...

@bergenglobal.bsky.social @discretionuib.bsky.social

Mediation dilemmas in Sudan's war: Jeddah and IGAD mediation initiatives

Event in Bergen, Norway by LawTransform on Thursday, February 13 2025

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Truls Gulowsen @trulsgulowsen.bsky.social · Feb 6

Vil Ap, Sp, H, KrF og Frp virkelig gå løs på indrefileten av norsk natur? Rive opp historiske kompromisser med makt? I en tid naturkrisa rykker nærmere på alle fronter?

Vi tror ikke politikerne bak dette forslaget har innsett hva dette vedtaksforslaget betyr klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...

Skal vi virkelig annullere konseptet verna vassdrag?

Helt plutselig, uten noen form for offentlig debatt eller utredning, ligger det an til at Stortinget kan vedta å kansellere hele vassdragsvernet. Et f...

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Feb 6

Lihkku sámi álbmotbeivviin! Gratulerer med samenes nasjonaldag! Happy Sami National Day! Læhkoe saemiej åålmegebiejjine! Vuorbbe sámij álmmukbiejvijn! Vuärrbe sáme älbmukbejvijn! Šiõǥǥ saa´mi meersažpeei´v! Lihkuos sämij ålmagenbiejvieb!
Min anbefaling for å markere dagen er å lese denne:

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LawTransform @lawtransform.bsky.social · Feb 5

At LawTransform we are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Professor Charles Ngwena, colleague, mentor and friend. The worlds needs your struggle for reproductive rights in Africa to be continued! #RestInPower. www.lawtransform.no/news/charles...

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Feb 3

Onsdag blir det #AkademiskeMorgenkaffe på SV-fakultetet med @marteskogen.bsky.social og @welat.bsky.social. De vil snakke "Kodeklubben" der @sampol.bsky.social-studenter kan få hjelp med koding i R .

Les mer og sjekk ut #AkademiskMorgenkaffe de neste ukene her: www.uib.no/svf/175631/m...

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Jan 24

On Wednesday prof Jens E. Kjeldsen from Infomedia will join us for #AcademicMorningCoffee ☕🌱☕ #AkademiskMorgenkaffe to present his new book "Ethos, Technology, and AI in Contemporary Society - The Character in the Machine"
📌For more about the event: www.uib.no/%E2%80%A6/ch...
@unibergen.bsky.social

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LawTransform @lawtransform.bsky.social · Jan 13

Starter pack for scholars in the Centre on Law & Social Transformation network (LawTransform www.lawtransform.no) and others researching the strategic use of rights, law & court for social change. #lawfare #legalmobilization. ♦️Want to be included? Let us know in comments ♦️
go.bsky.app/DBYcFVs

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Siri Gloppen @sirigloppen.bsky.social · Jan 21

On a day when resistance to autocratization seems particularly urgent, Lise Rakner @liserakner.bsky.social and I are pleased that our article on "Legalized resistance to autocratisation in common law Africa" is out - and open access. @lawtransform.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Legalised resistance to autocratisation in common law Africa

Since the 1990s, African incumbents have engaged in forms of rule-bending that weaken democratic institutions. The democratic backsliding witnessed weaponises law through processes of autocratic la...

www.tandfonline.com

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