Events archive
Southeast Asia Seminar
Reshmi Banerjee (St Antony's)
17 February 2016 - 2:00pm
Deakin Room
Borders have always witnessed social and cultural interaction. They are dynamic trans-national zones/spaces which have seen both cooperation and conflict. They are treated as ‘margins’ of societies... Read more
The International Political Economy of East Asia
Professor Danny Quah (LSE)
16 February 2016 - 5:00pm
Lecture Theatre, Dickson Poon Building, University of Oxford China Centre, St Hugh’s College
Many writers have noted how the international system might be on the cusp of a change, where the "America Century" will no longer describe world order. If, however, the challenge to the established... Read more
MEC Seminar
Sir Adam Roberts (Emeritus Professor of International Relations, Oxford University), Dr Michael Willis (HM King Mohammed VI Fellow in Moroccan and Mediterranean Studies, Middle East Centre), Rory McCarthy (DPhil candidate, Oxford University), Professor Timothy Garton Ash (Professor of European Studies, European Studies Centre)
16 February 2016 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Auditorium
South Asia Seminar
Dag Erik Berg (Göttingen)
16 February 2016 - 2:00pm
Fellows' Dining Room
There has been a tendency in caste studies to explain the origins and existence of caste, relying on structural approaches to explain how it is produced and by whom. This paper seeks to step aside... Read more
ESC Lunchtime Seminar
Karolina Wigura (POMP Fellow, St Antony’s College)
16 February 2016 - 12:30pm
Seminar Room, ESC
With POMP
POMP Core Events
John Connelly (UC Berkeley)
15 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
St. Antony’s College, Nissan Lecture Theatre, 62 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6JF
"It's often said that Polish nationalism involved extremes: that it was immoderate in its passions, sacrifices, and demands for territory; that it made excessive claims upon the individual Pole; that... Read more
Political Economy of Financial Markets (PEFM)
Robert Mass (Head of International Compliance, Goldman Sachs)
15 February 2016 - 5:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Abstract His paper “A Code of Ethics for Bankers – Challenges and Opportunities” argues that the guidance given to bankers by current industry-wide ethics rules has been too vague to provide them... Read more
Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre Monday Seminar
Dr Cameron Ross (University of Dundee & St Antony's College)
15 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:45pm
Pavilion Room
Burma/Myanmar Events in Oxford
15 February 2016 - 9:00am to 4:30pm
Talbot Hall, Lady Margaret Hall
After winning a landslide victory in historic elections in Myanmar in November 2015, the National League for Democracy will form a new government on 1 April, cementing a remarkably smooth (to this... Read more
The Sudanese Programme [Sponsored by the Middle East Centre and African Studies Centre]
13 February 2016 - 9:00am to 7:00pm
Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
Latin American Main Seminar
Dr Isabel Ruiz, Edward Paine (LATA Foundation), Dr David Howard
12 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
LAC Seminar Room, 1 Church Walk, Oxford
Round table discussion. Isabel Ruiz is the Official Fellow in Economics at Harris Manchester College and a research associate at COMPAS, University of Oxford. She is the co-editor of Hispanic... Read more
Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series
Dr Adeel Malik (Globe Fellow, Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies)
12 February 2016 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Auditorium
MEC Seminar
The Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP, The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Philip Lee MP, Charlotte Leslie MP, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Julian Brazier MP, Richard Bacon MP
11 February 2016 - 5:30pm
Auditorium, Investcorp Building
African Studies Seminar
11 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Trade Is War shows how the WTO and the Economic Partnership Agreements like the EU-Africa EPA and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are camouflaged in a rhetoric that hides... Read more
POMP Seminar Series
Jacek Stawiski (Analyst, foreign news at TVN), Jan Zielonka (St. Antony's College), Igor Janke (Political commentator)
11 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
"Poland’s foreign policy is undergoing significant change. This change one can attribute to two factors: first, deep changes in Polish internal politics and second, dramatic shifts in European and... Read more