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Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?
Talk by Prof Nargis Kassenova (Harvard University)
Prof Kassenova will talk about the changing geopolitical environment, sets of security, political and economic challenges facing Central Asian states, their...
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Feminism in Contemporary Syria
Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS)
Speakers at this Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS) event include Ola Rifai, Birgit Poopuu, Omar Imady, Roua Al Taweel and Lina Al Hafez, with Discussant, Rahaf...
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Careers Event
Guest Speaker - John Everard
This session is open to all students and postgraduates. This focus on a number of key topics, including developing your interview skills, making applications,...
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TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities
Virtual panel on Thursday November 2nd 2023 at 16:00 to 17:30 GMT
Chair Raymond Hinnebusch Speaker Nour al-Halabi, Leeds University Commentator Lina al Hafez, University Autònoma de Barcelona Nour is assistant professor at...
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Careers Event: Alumni Roundtable
Featuring the following wonderful speakers -- Ellasandra Walsh Marina Rivera Chris Anderson Charlie Quimby Alex Brunner Register -- Email...
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Solidaritee -- Speakers Event
The role of language in seeking asylum
RASA, NGN and Solidaritee are hosting a panel event with Dr Natasha Saunders, Dina Nayeri, Dr David Herd and Dr Uri Horesh on the role of language in seeking...
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Life on Thin Ice...
Third Generation Project Presents....
Join acclaimed Film director and writer -- Dan McDougall as he speaks to staff and students. Mental health at the heart of the climate crisis...
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Teach-In Gaza in Context
Speakers Jasmine Gani, Jeffrey Murer, Anupama Ranawana and Rahul Rao will discuss historical roots, western alliances and ideology, global solidarities, old and...
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School visit about Open Access
With Jackie Proven
There will be a short presentation and then a Q&A about open access-related matters. This is an excellent opportunity for colleagues to learn more about...
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Wednesday Seminar Series
Crafting uncontroversial internationalisms? Imperialism and the Third World in Esperanto media during the Cold War
Before Esperanto's grammar and vocabulary were created, a language ideology was established to justify the need for this constructed language. In...
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Women in Politics
Guest Panel Discussion
In both politics and public life in the UK, women have historically been underrepresented. In recent years, however, women's representation has increased,...
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TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities
Centre for Syrian Studies CSS
Dr Omar Al-Ghazzi is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science -- LSE. He...
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The Russo-Ukraine war: a strategic update
Talk by Mykola Bielieskov
Join colleagues from the School of International Relations and Mykola Bielieskov to discusses the Russo-Ukraine war. Mykola has an MA in International Relations...
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PGR Methods Cafe 2024
The School of IR is pleased to announce the return of the Methods Café for PGR students - all PGR students are warmly invited to join!
Programme Lunch 1:00pm --- 1.30pm Panel Discussion 1.30pm --- 2:15pm Roundtable Discussions 1 2:15pm --- 3:15pm Break 3:15pm --- 3:30pm...
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Wednesday Seminar Series
Smuggling and Conflict Complexity in Mali: A Socio-Economic Approach
21.02.24 1pm Arts Seminar 7 Thomas Hinkel Smuggling and Conflict Complexity in Mali: A Socio-Economic Approach The research seminars are intended for the...
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Internal Security and Chinese Grand Strategy
St Andrews University - ISWS online seminar series events
Since 2014, Xi Jinping has made security a focal point of his approach to governing China. But how do Xi Jinping and top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party...
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The Gatecrashers: a long view of lone actor assassins and terrorists
Featuring Tim Wilson
Over little more than a decade, the so-called 'Lone Wolf' attacker has emerged as a central security threat. Such lone actors are usually seen as a...
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Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar II
Chair: Prof Karin Fierke Discussant: Dr Rahul Rao Presenters: Andrew Milne, "Histories of the Unseen: Unconscious Oppression, Emancipatory Subjectivity...
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Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar 1
Chair: Prof Karin Fierke Discussant: Dr Katharina Hunfeld Presenters: Phuong Anh Nguyen "Confronting 'Temporal Others': The Role of Non-Linear...
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Status reversal and its discontents
Michael Hechter, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
The recent rise of reactionary politics in modern democracies across the globe has been attributed to a variety of causes, including deindustrialisation,...
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Militant leaders and the patterns of terrorism
with Dr Austin Doctor - CSTPV Seminar
The lethality and the frequency of terrorist attacks conducted by militant organizations vary considerably. Some militants perpetrate extreme and systemic...
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Transregional Queer Activism in the SWANA
MECACS Seminar Series Event
Janine A. Clark is a Professor in the Department of Political Science. Her work focuses on decentralization and local politics, Islamist movements, civil...
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Book Talk : Pathways Towards Lasting Peace
Kaleem Hussain
Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law presents a lucid analysis, observing how the sources of international law and Islamic Law help or...
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Colonial Relationality and an Islamic Metaphysics of (Anti-Colonial) Detachment
Wednesday research seminars series
For this Week 7 event, Dr Jasmine Gani will present 'Colonial Relationality and an Islamic Metaphysics of (Anti-Colonial) Detachment'....
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Why and how Ukraine should win the war
Public lecture by Professor Philips O'Brien
Why should the world maintain the support towards Ukraine if there are no significant changes along the front line? How can we speed up the deoccupation of...
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Going Mainstream: How Extremists are Taking Over
CSTPV Online Talk with Julia Ebner
Incels. Anti Vaxxers. Conspiracy theorists. Neo-Nazis. Once, these groups all belonged on the fringes of the political spectrum. Today, accelerated by a...
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Building a just Scotland: an evening with human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar
In conversation with IR student Josh Traynor
Acclaimed human rights lawyer and campaigner Aamer Anwar is visiting the University of St Andrews to share his life-long journey championing human rights and...
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IR Speaker Event and Reception
Staff and Student Mixer
International Relations Staff and Student Mixer -- 08.11.23 3pm -- Talk on the International Relations of Outer Space with Dr Adam Bower 4.30pm...
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China on Top? Assessing China's Role in the New Global Order
International Relations Mixer
You are invited to join us in a panel discussion titled "China on Top? Assessing China's Role in the New Global Order" on Wednesday, 6th of...
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The causes and consequences of global police militarization
ISWS Seminar Series
In recent decades, police forces around the world have become more militarized---adopting the weaponry, organisational structures, and accountability...
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The linguistic ceasefire or how to re-engage listed armed groups
Paul Wilkinson Memorial Lecture featuring Sophie Hapeslaugh
Sophie will offer a systematic examination of the impact of proscription, or the listing of armed groups as terrorists, on peace negotiations. By introducing...
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'God, Guns and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America'
Bruce Hoffman - Jacob Ware
Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in...
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The Syrian Uprising 13 years on: What role for the Syrian diaspora?
CSS Teams Event
Friday 15 March will mark the thirteenth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, which turned into a bloody multilayered war, that catalyzed a political stalemate,...
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What role can international organisations play in a geopolitically fragmented world?
CGLG roundtable with Kseniya Oksamytna
In this Centre for Global Law and Governance (CGLG) round table Dr Kseniya Oksamytna will be joined by Professor Anthony Lang, Dr Anette Stimmer and Dr Mateja...
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Book Launch for the Handbook on Global Constitutionalism, 2nd edition
Book Launch
This thoroughly revised Handbook presents an up-to-date political and philosophical history of global constitutionalism. By exploring the constitutional-like...
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Uncivil War: the British Army and the Troubles, 1966-1975
Lecture then Q&A Session
When Operation Banner was launched in 1969 civil war threatened to break out in Northern Ireland and spread over the Irish Sea. Uncivil War reveals the full...
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"Russian warship, go fk yourself": Humour and the (geo)political limits of vicarious war
ISS Masterclass
Chris Browning joined Warwick University in August 2007. Prior to coming to Warwick he held positions at Copenhagen Peace Research Institute, the Danish...
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School visit about Open Access
There will be a short presentation and then a Q&A about open access-related matters. This is an excellent opportunity for colleagues to learn more about...
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Activism in the West Bank in times of war
Adi Lifshitz
Through the first couple of days of the war, it became clear there was an immediate need for humanitarian support in the Palestinian community, both in the...
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The World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and Global Order
IPT event
The contemporary radical Right movement is no longer merely a series of nationalist projects, but a phenomenon spanning the globe and affecting different forms...
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Afterlives of Revolution: Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman
MECACS Event
Title: "Afterlives of Revolution: Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman" Precis: "The Dhufar Revolution was fought between 1965-1976 in...
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Defining Refugees: International Norms, National Interests, and the Politics of Refugee Status
Guest Speaker - Dr. Deenesh Sohoni
Deenesh Sohoni is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Studies program at William & Mary. His research examines...
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Salafi Political Socialisation in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia
Helen Murphey
Title: Salafi Political Socialisation in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia Presenter: Dr Helen Murphey The formation and ascent of Salafi political parties and...
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Hong Kong, Activism and International Advocacy: Journey of a Political Activist in Quest for Freedom
Time & Date: 5 pm, October 25, 2023 Venue: School VI at United College Quadrangle, University of St Andrews Speaker: Nathan Law (Former member of...
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Wednesday Seminar Series
Hispanismo, Shared Values, and Universality
"Hispanismo, Shared Values, and Universality" The chapter explores Spain's relationship with its colonial past through the concept of...
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North Korea -- What happens next?
John Vivian Everard is a British former diplomat. He was formerly the UK's ambassador to Belarus, the UK's ambassador to Uruguay and the UK's...
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Teach-in: Gaza and justice
As we pass 100 days of Israel's military campaign in Gaza with a spread of conflict in the region, this Teach-In provides a forum for discussing questions...
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Gaza & Syria --- Connected Histories
CSS Webinar
"Events in the Middle East rarely are contained and isolation from the wider politics of the region. Historically the politics of Palestine and Syria have...
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Dirty Linen
CSTPV Seminar with Martin Doyle
Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times, offers a personal, intimate history of the Troubles seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish, his own,...
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"Hostages of Empire: Colonial Prisoners of War and Vichy France"
ISWS Seminar Series via MS Teams
Hostages of Empire, Colonial Prisoners of War in Vichy France, won the 2022 Alf Andrew Heggoy Prize awarded by the French Colonial History Society in...
