Video recording: NorLARNet Conference 2011
A collection of the presentations held on October 26 - 27th at the NorLARNet Conference 2011 in Bergen.
NorLARNet Conference 2011: Collaborators or contenders? Norwegian research, business and politics in Latin America
Session 1: Norwegian interests and strategies in Latin America: government, business and research
Hege Araldsen, Director Latin-America Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Latin America in Norway’s foreign policy: out of the shadows?
(dur. 18:27)
Harald Martinsen, The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO): Norwegian business in Latin America: from marginality to a seat at the table (dur. 18:54)
Benedicte Bull, NorLARNet, UiO: The role of research in Norway’s Latin America strategy (dur.19:10)
Session 2: Violence, security and human rights in Latin America
Elin Skaar, CMI: Progress and Setbacks in the Struggle for Human Rights (dur. 19:22)
Mariano Aguirre, Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center (NOREF): The new regional security challenges in Latin America (dur. 19:53)
Siri Gloppen, UiB: Violence and the Judiciary in Latin America (dur. 20:04)
Session 3: Brazil: National politics and international ambitions
Kees Koonings, Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), Netherlands: Brazil: democracy, inclusive policies and the emergence of a new ‘middle power‘ (dur. 20:20)
Einar Braathen, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR): Towards an oiled social democracy? Brazil’s new politics and administration of petroleum resources – compared with Norway (dur. 20:32)
Harald Martinsen, The Brazilian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (BNCC): Future challenges and responsibilities for the Norwegian business community in Brazil: Can research play a role? (dur. 20:45)
Session 4: Politics and natural resources
Arnt Fløysand, UiB: Aquaculture, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development: The Rise and Fall of The Salmon Industry in Chile/Chiloé (dur. 20:45)
John Andrew McNeish, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB): The Devil Never Left: Resource Extraction and Conflicting Developmentalities in Bolivia and Beyond (dur. 21:10)
Iselin Strønen, CMI/UiB: The oil that didn’t trickle down: Reflections on the politics of (broken) promises in Venezuela (dur. 21:23)
María Guzmán-Gallegos, Rainforest Foundation Norway: Oil Extraction in the Peruvian Amazon: Thwarted promises of wealth, corporate clientelism and continuous environmental destruction (dur. 18:01)
Kjetil Visnes, Statoil: Politics and business: State and oil company relations in Latin America (dur. 21:36)