2010

Marek Kohn Gives Seminar on Trust Building

01 November 2010

Dr. Marek Kohn, Fellow of the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics at the University of Brighton, gave a talk entitled "Trust & Distrust in Yesterday's & Tomorrow's Europe" on 5 November 2009 from 13:00 to 15:00 in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building at Aberystwyth University. The following is a summary of the talk:

 

Lecture by Ward Wilson - "Nuclear Weapons: Six Fundamental Challenges to the Current Consensus?"

01 November 2010

Lecture by Ward Wilson, Senior Fellow at James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, "Nuclear Weapons: Six Fundamental Challenges to the Current Consensus?" 1 November 2010, Department of International Politics Main Hall

 

Ian Hopwood talk: "The Challenge of Aid Effectiveness: A Practitioner's Perspective," 25 October 2010

18 October 2010

Ian Hopwood will give a talk entitled "The Challenge of Aid Effectiveness: A Practitioner's Perspective" and then answer questions in the Meetings Room of the International Politics Building, Aberystwyth University, 25 October 2010

 

"Trust-building and the Nuclear Future" - Networking Symposium, 7-8 September 2010

01 September 2010

The aim of the symposium is to bring together early career researchers, established academics and practitioners working in the fields of trust research and/or nuclear politics. The meeting will provide a forum for interaction between all three groups with a particular view to facilitating professional links for the early career researchers.

 

The Institute's Role in the Climate Change Consortium of Wales (C3W)

01 August 2010

The DDMI is involved in the Climate Change Consortium of Wales, a multimillion pound initiative spanning four universities that was launched in 2010. The Institute is involved in the Human Dimensions of Climate Change research cluster, concentrating on climate governance and trust-building.

 

Recent Workshop: "New Approaches to Conflict Transformation: Trust, Empathy and Dialogue," 23-24 June 2010

05 July 2010

The aim of the workshop, hosted by the David Davies Memorial Institute, was to examine the role that trust, dialogue and empathy play in transforming conflict in International Relations. The role that these concepts play in identify formation, understanding individual and community needs and interests, representations of gender and security, and decision-making processes mean that they should be at the heart of research on conflict transformation.

 

Workshop - New Approaches to Conflict Transformation: Trust, Empathy and Dialogue

14 June 2010

The aim of the workshop, hosted by the David Davies Memorial Institute, was to examine the role that trust, dialogue and empathy play in transforming conflict in International Relations.

 

Report from the London workshop on the Challenges to Trust-building in Nuclear Worlds published, February 2010

10 June 2010

The project on The Challenges to Trust-building in Nuclear Worlds, led by the DDMI Director Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler, has published its report from a workshop held in the House of Commons in February 2010. The project is supported by the Research Council UK's 'Global Uncertainties' programme 'Security for all in a changing world'.

 

Professor Andrew Linklater interviewed by "Chinese Social Sciences Today," 25 March 2010

20 May 2010

Professor Andrew Linklater was interviewed in Beijing on March 25 by Dr. Yan Jing for Chinese Social Sciences Today, the official weekly newspaper of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.