Department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Talks:

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Revisiting Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: A Process-Based Approach
Date: 21 November 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Başak Çalı (University of Oxford), Laurence Helfer (Duke)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Turning the Tide: Government Action to Counter Ransomware
Date: 21 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Roxana Radu (SNSF Postdoctoral Researcher)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 22 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Age Gaps Between Political Leaders and the Public Can Undermine Satisfaction with Democracy
Date: 22 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Scott Williamson (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 25 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Reaching the Converted: Understanding the Informant Enrollment Methods of the East German Stasi
Date: 25 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Barbara Piotrowska (King's College London)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Host: Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Developing Leadership: Insights from Ten Years of Practice
Date: 25 November 2024, 16:30 - 17:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Marianne Camerer (University of Cape Town)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room D
Organiser: Anjali Sarker (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Soft Power in a Digital Age: Competition, Collaboration, Transformative Dynamics
Date: 25 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Organiser: Isabel Schulze Froning (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Photographing War & Peace
Date: 25 November 2024, 17:30 - 19:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Carlos Saavedra (Documentary Photographer), Dr. Samuel Ritholtz (University of Oxford), Dr. Milli Lake (LSE)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Butler Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Drones in Ukraine and beyond – A revolution in warfare?
Date: 26 November 2024, 13:30 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Ulrike Franke (ECFR)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 27 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Colonialism, Cosmopolitanism, and Kant’s Justification of Territorial Rights
Date: 27 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Lea Ypi (LSE)
Venue: Magdalen College, High Street OX1 4AU
Venue Details: Summer Common Room
Organiser: Anton Jäger (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Rethinking Non-State Armed Groups: Youth, Agency, and Pathways to Sustainable Peace
Date: 27 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:45 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Yosuke Nagai (Accept International)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Paradox of International Adjudication
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Geraldo Vidigal (Amsterdam)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

AI Governance & U.S.-China Track II Diplomacy
Date: 28 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Kayla Blomquist (The Oxford Internet Institute), Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 29 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Ideology, Idiosyncrasy, and Instability in the American Electorate
Date: 29 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Ben Lauderdale (UCL)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Do Sanctions on Terrorist Groups Work? Financial Adaptability, U.S. Sanctions, and Terrorist Attacks
Date: 2 December 2024, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Brian J. Phillips (University of Essex)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford)
Host: Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College

Rights in Roman Republican Thought
Date: 2 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Valentina Arena (Oxford)
Venue Details: Lecture Room 6
Organiser: Anton Jäger (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The threat posed by commercial UAVs modified by asymmetrical warfare actors
Date: 3 December 2024, 13:30 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Chris Lavers (University of Lincoln)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Old Library
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Berlin Lectures Discussion
Date: 4 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Melissa Lane (Princeton)
Venue: Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organiser: Anton Jäger (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Diplomatic Pressure, Policy Autonomy, and Human Rights Reform: Evidence from a Natural Experiment at the United Nations
Date: 5 December 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Avery Schmidt (Brown)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Rachel Roberts (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Hate-Crime, Co-Ethnicity, and Law Enforcement: Evidence from Caste-Segregated Police Stations in India
Date: 6 December 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Nirvikar Jassal (LSE)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Cyber Incidents, Ethics, and Armed Conflict
Date: 6 December 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Brianna Rosen (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Organisers: Elisabeth Siegel (University of Oxford), Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 19 February 2025 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Book Launch of "Security" by Professor David A. Welch
Date: 19 February 2025, 16:00 - 17:30 (Wednesday, 5th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker : Professor David A. Welch (Waterloo University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 February 2025 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Seminar on issues involving "South China Sea"
Date: 20 February 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA