Events archive
Nissan Seminar
18 March 2016 - 2:00pm to 6:45pm
Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St. Antony's College, Oxford
This workshop is held in conjuction with the Suntory Foundation of Japan. Purpose of the Forum The challenges that Japan faced during the so-called two lost decades were not unique; Japan was merely... Read more
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan)
11 March 2016 - 5:30pm
Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
Mr. Kasuri's talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Educated at the Universities of Punjab, Cambridge, and Oxford, Mr Kasuri was called to the Bar from Gray's Inn, London. He then... Read more
Latin American Main Seminar
Dr Mette Louise Berg (UCL)
11 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
LAC Seminar Room, 1 Church Walk, Oxford
Nissan Seminar
Professor Amy Borovoy, Princeton University
11 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
The Syndicate Room, The Old Main Building, St. Antony's College, Oxford
Ruth Benedict’s Cultural Relativism: Imagining Democracy in Japan During World War II Please note that this seminar takes place on Friday 11th March 2016 at 5.00 p.m. in the Syndicate Room, The Old... Read more
Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series
Dr Michael Feener (Sultan of Oman Fellow, OCIS)
11 March 2016 - 5:00pm
Investcorp Auditorium
11 March 2016 - 1:30pm to 12 March 2016 - 1:30pm
European Studies Centre (11 March) and Maison Francais (12 March)
GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT Jointly hosted by the European Studies Centre, St Antony’s College and the Maison Française d’Oxford. Hilary term, March 11-12, 2016 11 March 2016 at the... Read more
African Studies Seminar
10 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Why has democracy failed to reduce corruption in Kenya? Framing the challenge in game theoretical terms, Dominic Burbidge examines how mutual expectations between citizens dictate the success or... Read more
POMP Seminar Series
Sławomir Dębski (Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs - PISM)
10 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
POMP Seminar Series
Sławomir Dębski (Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding, Warsaw)
10 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Latin American History Seminar
Professor Andrew Robertson (CUNY, New York), Professor Eduardo Posada-Carbó
10 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
The RAI, 1a South Parks Road
Andrew Robertson is Associate Professor at the City University of New York. His publications include The Language of Democracy: Political Rhetoric in Britain and the United States, 1790-1900 (1995);... Read more
Nissan Seminar
Professor Gert-Jan Hospers, Radboud University, University of Twente, Mr Pier Giorgio Oliveti, General Secretariat, Cittaslow International, Ms Heuishilja Chang, PhD student, University of Oxford, Professor Hirokazu Sakuno, Shimane University, Dr Peter Matanle, University of Sheffield, Dr Taro Hirai, Hirosaki University
10 March 2016 - 9:30am to 4:45pm
Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St. Antony's College, Oxford
Cittaslow (Slow City) is a rural development movement of small towns started in Italy in 1999. The movement aims to improve their quality of life and sustainability by emphasizing the individual... Read more
9 March 2016 - 7:30pm
Investcorp Auditorium
Week theme: The City and the Village in Contemporary Turkish Cinema Egg (2007; 97 minutes) – Semih Kaplanoğlu Yumurta, or Egg, is the first in a trilogy of films by Kaplanoğlu that follow the poet-... Read more
SEESOX
Gruia Badescu (St John’s College, Oxford), Jessie Hronesova (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Cvete Koneska (Control Risks, London)
9 March 2016 - 5:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
SEESOX Seminar Series: South East European realities amid Europe’s multiple crises South East Europe currently finds itself confronted with numerous external crises, including the Eurozone, the... Read more
North American Studies Seminar Series
Professor Colin Clarke
9 March 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Professor Colin Clarke offers a detailed picture of Jamaica before and after independence. His 1961 journal sheds light on the political and social context before independence, while a 1968 journal... Read more
Asfa-Wossen Asserate (Independent)
9 March 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Fellows Dining Room, St Antony's College
King of Kings: the triumph and the tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie 1 of Ethiopia Book launch and reception