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Trial Lecture and Public Defence: Espen Stokke

On December 15, 2021 Espen Stokke will defend his doctoral thesis for the PhD Degree at the University of Bergen

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The title of the thesis

«Diaspora Mobilization for Justice During Conflict - The Case of Syria»

Pressemelding (in Norwegian) 

Trial Lecture

15.12.2021, 09:15 - 10:00  

Assigned topic: "Understanding the Syrian diaspora: identity, mobilization and politics in historical perspective"

Public Defence

15.12.2021, 10:30 -14:30  

Venue for trail lecture and public defence:

Stort auditorium, Faculty of Social Scineces (Fosswinckels gate 6) og Webinar i Zoom

Opponents:

1. opponent: Professor Camilla Orjuela, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg

2. opponent: Associate professor Bahar Baser Ozturk, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University (affiliated with Durham University from 1 September 2021)

Leader of committee: Associate Professor Michael Alvarez, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen

The public defence will be chaired by Professor, Leiv Marsteintredet, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen

How to attend the digital trial lecture and public defence

To attend the trial lecture and defense, click on the links to Zoom webinar above.

The trial lecture will start at 09:15 and the defense at 10:30, sharp. You may leave and rejoin the meeting at any time. If the Zoom application is new to you, we recommend that you press the link well before the events to download the program.

If you want to attend as opponent ex auditorio, please send an e-mail to Jannicke Lervik <Jannicke.Lervik@uib.no>by 12:00 December 15. Other questions can also be sent here.

The thesis is available on request to Jannicke.Lervik@uib.no. It is not allowed to download, print or share the thesis.

The trial lecture and defense will be recorded in case of technical difficulties. The recorded material will only be used if any member of the committee is absent due to technical errors, and we will delete it immediately after the committee has approved the event.