Name: Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
Department of Politics and International Relations

Events this person is speaking at:

Monday 9 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Panel discussion: Africa, capital flight and the bankers who help: evidence from the FinCEN files
Date: 9 November 2020, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker s: William Fitzgibbon (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists), Agustin Armendariz (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists), Taiwo Hassan Adebayo (Premium Times Nigeria), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 12 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

The Happy Traitor: Spies, lies and exile in Russia: The Extraordinary Story of George Blake
Date: 12 March 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Friday, 8th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker s: Simon Kuper (Columnist and author), Helen Fry (Author and historian), Rana Mitter (St Cross, Oxford), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 24 January 2022 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

POSTPONED - Economic reforms in Angola: the Government’s perspective (Online Only)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 24 January 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 2nd week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker s: Vera Daves de Sousa (Minister of Finance, Angola), José de Lima Massano (Governor, National Bank of Angola), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 May 2022 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Book talk: ‘Why do some countries gamble on development, and others don’t?’
Date: 3 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Professor Stefan Dercon (Blavatnik School of Government), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations), David Pilling (Financial Times), Melinda Bohannon (Director of Strategy at FCDO)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 May 2022 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Panel discussion: "On the trail of capital flight from Africa"
Date: 4 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: James K. Boyce (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Professor Leonce Ndikumana (Director, African Development Policy Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst), Nicholas Shaxson (Journalist), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Online - Crowdcast
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 May 2022 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Panel Discussion: 'Illicit financial flows and offshore finance: its impact on African development'
Date: 11 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Professor Attiya Waris (UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights), Khadija Sharife (Editor, Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project), Tutu Alicante (Founder and Executive Director, EG Justice), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Online via Crowdcast
Organisers: Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations), Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 May 2022 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

'Illicit finance and the role of professional enablers in the United Kingdom: are things finally changing?' with Andrew Mitchell & Dame Margaret Hodge
Date: 24 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Dame Margaret Hodge (MP for Barking and Dagenham), Andrew Mitchell (MP for Sutton Coldfield), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 June 2022 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Book launch: 'Butler to the world: how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals' with Oliver Bullough
Date: 15 June 2022, 17:00 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 8th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Oliver Bullough (Author and Journalist), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 1 November 2022 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Panel Discussion: 'Financial and economic crime in the Global South'
Date: 1 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker s: Dr Folashade Adeyemo (Assistant Professor in Law, University of Reading), Dr Nkechi Azinge-Egbiri (Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Lincoln), Dr Joy Malala (Assistant Professor, University of Warwick), Luckystar Miyandazi (Coordinator, Tax Inspectors Without Borders, UNDP), Dr Lovina Otudor (The Global South Dialogue on Economic and Financial Crime), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 28 November 2022 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Panel Discussion 'The age of the strongman: populism and authoritarianism in global politics'
Date: 28 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker s: The Rt Hon, the Lord Patten of Barnes, CH PC Chancellor (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret MacMillan (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Gideon Rachman (Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist, Financial Times), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 June 2023 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Panel discussion: 'Uncovering the offshore world: how researchers investigate shell companies, international wealth managers and transnational informal economies'
Date: 13 June 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 8th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker s: Prof Brooke Harrington (Dartmouth College), Prof Kimberly Hoang (University of Chicago), Prof Kristin Surak (London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 6 March 2024 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

The UK’s development strategy and the new economic and geopolitical challenges
Date: 6 March 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 8th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker s: Andrew Mitchell (Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)), Professor Stefan Dercon (Blavatnik School of Government), Dr Emily Jones (Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Events this person is organising:

Wednesday 11 May 2022 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Panel Discussion: 'Illicit financial flows and offshore finance: its impact on African development'
Date: 11 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Professor Attiya Waris (UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights), Khadija Sharife (Editor, Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project), Tutu Alicante (Founder and Executive Director, EG Justice), Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Venue Details: Online via Crowdcast
Organisers: Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Department of Politics and International Relations), Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA