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  1. Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar II

    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...

  2. Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar 1

    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...

  3. Going Mainstream: How Extremists are Taking Over

    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...

  4. Building a just Scotland: an evening with human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar

    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...

  5. TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    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...

  6. 'God, Guns and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America'

    '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...

  7. China on Top? Assessing China's Role in the New Global Order

    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...

  8. The causes and consequences of global police militarization

    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...

  9. Colonial Relationality and an Islamic Metaphysics of (Anti-Colonial) Detachment

    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'....

  10. Green and sustainable chemistry bootcamp with John Warner

    Green and sustainable chemistry bootcamp with John Warner

    Cefic, the European Chemistry Industry Council, and the University of St Andrews will collaborate to organise another edition of the 'Green and...

  11. Life on Thin Ice...

    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...

  12. "Russian warship, go fk yourself": Humour and the (geo)political limits of vicarious war

    "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...

  13. The linguistic ceasefire or how to re-engage listed armed groups

    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...

  14. Activism in the West Bank in times of war

    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...

  15. What role can international organisations play in a geopolitically fragmented world?

    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...

  16. The Syrian Uprising 13 years on: What role for the Syrian diaspora?

    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,...

  17. Book Launch for the Handbook on Global Constitutionalism, 2nd edition

    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...

  18. Uncivil War: the British Army and the Troubles, 1966-1975

    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...

  19. The World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and Global Order

    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...

  20. Afterlives of Revolution: Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman

    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...

  21. Salafi Political Socialisation in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia

    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...

  22. Health Care Under Occupation: challenges for cancer and post-trauma care in Gaza, Palestine

    Health Care Under Occupation: challenges for cancer and post-trauma care in Gaza, Palestine

    STEPS Autumn Event

    STEPS is pleased to have The Bute Medical Society as our co-host for this event. Speakers: GERRY O'HARE Gerry O'Hare is an Oncology Clinical Nurse...

  23. Solidaritee -- Speakers Event

    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...

  24. Wednesday Seminar Series

    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...

  25. Cold War Worldmaking Between East Asia and the Arab World

    Cold War Worldmaking Between East Asia and the Arab World

    MECACS Seminar Series Event - Mohammed Alsudairi

    Seeking to transcend Western- and state-centric readings of the Cold War, the talk focuses on the various forms of ideational interaction and worldmaking that...

  26. "Hostages of Empire: Colonial Prisoners of War and Vichy France"

    "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...

  27. Defining Refugees: International Norms, National Interests, and the Politics of Refugee Status

    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...

  28. Understanding Territorial Withdrawal: Israeli Occupations and Exits

    Understanding Territorial Withdrawal: Israeli Occupations and Exits

    CSTPV Seminar: book and discussion

    From Ukraine to Afghanistan and beyond, occupations and exit dilemmas permeate contemporary geopolitics. However, the existing literature on territorial...

  29. Chasing World War I Ghosts: Re-learning IR through the Togoland Campaign

    Chasing World War I Ghosts: Re-learning IR through the Togoland Campaign

    St Andrews Distinguished Teacher Lecture

    : Dr. Yolande Bouka is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar and...

  30. The use and misuse of the 'local turn'  -- Distinguished Scholar Lecture

    The use and misuse of the 'local turn' -- Distinguished Scholar Lecture

    Oliver P Richmond

    In this talk I try to develop a reassessment of the critical project for peace and conflict research. Firstly, I outline the main challenges and critiques...

  31. The Crocus City Hall terrorist attack: regional, political and security implications

    The Crocus City Hall terrorist attack: regional, political and security implications

    In collaboration with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)

    While no clear evidence has yet been presented for who did it and why, it is clear that the attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow will have serious repercussions...

  32. Hong Kong, Activism and International Advocacy: Journey of a Political Activist in Quest for Freedom

    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...

  33. The Syrian Conflict and the European Union -- Assessing Actorness and Policy (in)coherence

    The Syrian Conflict and the European Union -- Assessing Actorness and Policy (in)coherence

    CSS Teams Event

    Title: The Syrian Conflict and the European Union -- Assessing Actorness and Policy (in)coherence Over the past decade the EU has had to respond to two...

  34. Dr Aidan Fowler on 'Patient Safety'
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    Dr Aidan Fowler on 'Patient Safety'

    This April, the Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis will welcome Dr Aidan Fowler, who will deliver this seminar on patient safety. Dr Fowler is the National...

  35. Maré from the Inside: Race, Gender and Utopia in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

    Maré from the Inside: Race, Gender and Utopia in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

    Photographs, films, and texts...

    Maré from the Inside: Race, Gender and Utopia in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas Maré from the Inside is an interactive multi-media exhibit developed by...

  36. 'God, Guns and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America' -- CSTPV Seminar

    'God, Guns and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America' -- CSTPV Seminar

    CSTPV Seminar

    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...

  37. Discussion with Australia's former Prime Minister, Scott Morrison

    Discussion with Australia's former Prime Minister, Scott Morrison

    Join a discussion with Australia's former Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament for the New South Wales seat of Cook, Scott Morrison, hosted by...

  38. Seeing gender in Russia's war in Ukraine: a feminist security studies approach

    Seeing gender in Russia's war in Ukraine: a feminist security studies approach

    Jenny Mathers, University of Aberystwyth

    Gender rarely makes it into the headlines about Russia's war in Ukraine but it is nevertheless a constant factor and plays a central role in shaping the...

  39. From Soldiers to Rebels? The Catholic Ex-Servicemen's Association in 1970s Northern Ireland

    From Soldiers to Rebels? The Catholic Ex-Servicemen's Association in 1970s Northern Ireland

    Wednesday research seminars series

    Part of the School of International Relations Wednesday Research Seminar Series Autumn 2023. Convenors for Week five are Drs Jeffrey Stevenson Murer and Adam...

  40. Perceptions of Illegitimate Violence in Intercultural Wars in German East Africa (circa 1884 to 1914)

    Perceptions of Illegitimate Violence in Intercultural Wars in German East Africa (circa 1884 to 1914)

    ISWS Spring Seminar with Professor Tanja Bührer, University of Salzburg

    Tanja Bührer's lecture explores what was considered legitimate and illegitimate violence in intercultural wars in the colonial realm during the fin de...

  41. Working with the media: translating academic knowledge for wider audiences

    Working with the media: translating academic knowledge for wider audiences

    Masterclass with Jenny Mathers, University of Aberystwyth

    Universities and funding bodies increasingly expect researchers to engage in knowledge exchange and to work with stakeholders to increase the impact of their...

  42. Insights, dilemmas and hopes in knowledge-making on feminist politics --- a meditation

    Insights, dilemmas and hopes in knowledge-making on feminist politics --- a meditation

    IPT event: Dr Radhika Govinda, University of Edinburgh

    Dr Radhika Govinda is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Director of GENDER.ED, the University of Edinburgh's interdisciplinary hub for gender and...

  43. Bystander Society: Conformity and Complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 

    Bystander Society: Conformity and Complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 

    Mary Fulbrook, University College London

    Using contemporary sources, Mary Fulbrook's most recent book, Bystander Society (OUP, 2023), explores the ways in which ordinary Germans became...

  44. TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    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...

  45. Horizons Blossom, Borders Vanish: Anarchism and Yiddish Literature With Dr Anna Elena Torres

    Horizons Blossom, Borders Vanish: Anarchism and Yiddish Literature With Dr Anna Elena Torres

    Conversation with Dr Jeffrey Stevenson Murer, Director of the Centre for Art and Politics with conversational and musical contributions from Michael Alpert.

    Dr Anna Elena Torres will read from her latest book Horizons Blossom, Borders Vanish: Anarchism and Yiddish Literature, in a conversation with Dr Jeffrey...

  46. Women in Politics

    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,...

  47. Adapting to climate change: effective crisis management strategies

    Adapting to climate change: effective crisis management strategies

    Public lecture: Dr Christos Stylianides, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Hellenic Republic

    Join staff and students from the School of International Relations and the Graduate School for this public lecture presented by Dr Christos Stylianides,...

  48. SEES Seminar: The return to the Moon --- with robots and humans, Prof. Gordon Osinski

    SEES Seminar: The return to the Moon --- with robots and humans, Prof. Gordon Osinski

    We are pleased to be welcoming Prof. Osinski from the University of Western Ontario to our School. He has been hand-picked by NASA to train the next corps of...

  49. Careers Event: Alumni Roundtable

    Careers Event: Alumni Roundtable

    Featuring the following wonderful speakers -- Ellasandra Walsh Marina Rivera Chris Anderson Charlie Quimby Alex Brunner Register -- Email...

  50. Jewish Self-Determination Beyond Zionism: Lessons from Hannah Arendt and other Pariahs

    Jewish Self-Determination Beyond Zionism: Lessons from Hannah Arendt and other Pariahs

    Jonathan Graubart's book Jewish Self-Determination Beyond Zionism: Lessons from Hannah Arendt and other Pariahs recovers and adapts the pre-1948...