Recent analytical political theory has sought to develop a conceptual analysis of feasibility for the purpose of specifying the “ought implies can” principle. Two central premises of this debate are (...

Date: May 20-22 2026 Location: SAIS Europe, Bologna, Italy Hosts: Nina Hall (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Europe) & Inken von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford) Aim: This workshop will bring toge...

Berlin direkt mit den Themen: 1.) Koalition streitet über Wehrdienst, 2.) Interview mit Minister Pistorius, 3.) Junge in der Union gegen Rentenpaket, 4.) Deutsche Hilfen für Gaza?

As the BEYOND project concludes in 2026—coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention—we are pleased to invite scholars, practitioners, and advocates to a forward-looking conference i...

Pressure is building on Germany to join steps to sanction Israel over the Gaza war, sparking heated debate in a country that has long been at pains to atone for the Holocaust.

The chief judge of the Rwandan genocide tribunal has concluded that Israel is guilty of the “crime of crimes” in Gaza.

Jacob Nyrup from the Department of Political Science has been granted a substantial 18 million Norwegian kroner by the EU's research council to examine political elites in countries before and after d...

Hard(er) Times for Human Rights Advocacy in Global Governance: Ideological Capture and Illiberal Interests

Join scholars, activists, legal professionals, and artists from around the world at the 2025 Bergen Exchanges, a five-day international conference exploring the…

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

Emancipatory activism is often channelled into institutions. While this can be interpreted as a success, it may also demobilize activism. The growing literature on the co-optation of emancipatory stru...

Authoritarian regimes use regional organizations to suppress opposition, resist pressure, and stay in power, new book shows.

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Job title: Two PhD fellow positions in ERC-project “Private Law Firms as Transnational Advocates (PROBONO)"  (283702), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025

When autocracies promote multilateralism, are they using liberal language to hollow out established rules from within, and seeking to exclude non-state act