'Suffering and International Progress' - Bapsybanoo Marchionness of Winchester Lecture 2021
How does a West that believes in progress cope with instances of evil? How does it reconcile a belief in progress and the existence of suffering? How does it cope and restore hope? Barnett will present an argument linking the relationship between suffering and the creation of international institutions with a cosmopolitan ethos, which are intended to represent the West’s continued faith in progress. But for how long can the West continue to respond to suffering with hope? Has the West reached its end?

Drinks reception to follow the lecture.
Date: 21 October 2021, 17:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Speaker: Professor Michael N. Barnett (George Washington University)
Organising department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Organiser contact email address: events@politics.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bapsybanoo-marchionness-of-winchester-lecture-tickets-173641364997
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editors: Helen Morley, Holly Omand, Joby Mullens, Dorian Singh