Talks
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

Taxation to cut the sodium consumption in processed food: intended and unintended consequences
Date: 21 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Jeremy Large (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G and online via Zoom
Organisers: Fiona Burbage (INET Oxford, University of Oxford), Prof Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford Executive Director)
Host: Prof Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford Executive Director)

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

Fighting misinformation on social media: the role of economic research
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Sergei Guriev (Dean, London Business School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
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)

‘Cities rethought’: a book launch and lunchtime discussion
Date: 27 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Michael Keith (COMPAS, University of Oxford), Professor Sue Parnell (University of Bristol), Professor Edgar Pieterse (University of Cape Town), Professor Gillian Rose (School of Geography and the Environment), Professor Tim Schwanen (Transport Studies Unit University of Oxford ), Professor Fran Tonkiss (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

‘Cities rethought’: a book launch and lunchtime discussion
Date: 27 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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)

Towards a liveable planet: land, energy and food system transitions
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Paul Behrens (British Academy Global Professor)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Raining on Bonds: The Financing Costs of Extreme Rain on Urban Investment Bonds
Date: 28 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Yangsiyu Lu (Economics of Sustainability, INET Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom
Organisers: Fiona Burbage (INET Oxford, University of Oxford), Prof Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford Executive Director)
Host: Prof Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford Executive Director)

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

This list contains talks from the following series:
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Machine Learning Lunches
Oxford Mindfulness Centre Seminar Series