2011

What Does It Mean To Be European?

07 November 2011

The Welsh Centre for International Affairs, in partnership with the European Commission, invited the public to a panel with Elena Korosteleva (Director, Centre for European Studies, Department of International Politics), Eleri Jones (Development Officer for Menter Aberystwyth), and others. Where: Medrus 1, Conference Centre, Penbryn, Aberystwyth University. When: Monday 21 November 2011.

 

IPRG hosts 2nd 'Davies Forum' with Profs. Ken Booth and Richard Jackson and Dr Jeff Bridoux

07 November 2011

The speakers addressed the topic: 'Red or White? Why I Wear a Remembrance Poppy'. The format was short presentations followed by lots of Q&A. The 2nd Davies Forum took place on 11 November in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building.

 

E. H. Carr Memorial Lecture - Professor Robert Keohane

16 October 2011

The DDMI is pleased to note that Professor Robert Keohane of the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, visited the Department of International Politics and Aberystwyth University to give the E.H. Carr Memorial Lecture. This very special event took place in the Old Hall Lecture Theatre in the Old College, Aberystwyth University, on 27 October.

 

IPRG special seminar - Professor Robert Keohane, Princeton University

16 October 2011

The IPRG was very proud to host a special seminar given by Professor Robert Keohane of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. The informal seminar touching on the IR discipline as a vocation and other topics took place in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building on 27 October 2011.

 

IPRG special guest lecturer - Dr Vera Vesela, "Not Our Enemy? Rethinking the Islamist Challenge"

11 October 2011

IPRG is pleased to announce an upcoming special guest lecturer. Dr Vera Vesela (née Exnerova), Research Fellow at Prague Institute of International Relations, visited the Department to speak on "Not Our Enemy? Rethinking the Islamist Challenge". Her lecture took place in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building on 25 October.

 

IPRG hosts inaugural 'Davies Forum' with Profs. Ken Booth and Richard Jackson and Dr. Claudia Hillebrand

09 October 2011

The speakers addressed the topic: 'Should we still fear international terrorism?’ The format was short presentations followed by lots of Q&A. The inaugural Davies Forum took place on 17 October in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building.

 

Grant Dawon IPRG-IHRG talk: "'Who wants a mission?' Canadian Forces’ Resistance to Peacekeeping in Namibia, 1978"

09 October 2011

Dr Grant Dawson, Department of International Politics, argued for a re-examination of Canadian peacekeeping. Past research suggests that Canada contributed to every UN mission until the end of the Cold War because of domestic political, nationalist, and Cold War strategic considerations, but his paper on Namibia in 1978 points to strong resistance when these factors were present. This talk took place in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building on 10 October.

 

Jess Gifkins talk - "'Timely & Decisive Responses'? Pillar three of R2P in the cases of Darfur and Libya"

05 September 2011

The DDMI was proud to host a talk by Jess Gifkins, a PhD candidate with the University of Queensland. Her paper explored the role of the Security Council in implementing the ‘responsibility to protect’ with a particular focus on the cases of Darfur and Libya. The talk took place in the Steve Crichter Room of the International Politics Building on 14 September.

 

Report and Podcasts available from Prof. Wheeler's June symposium

01 August 2011

Professor Wheeler's project on the 'Challenges to Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds' makes available the final report and podcasts from the symposium on Nuclear Rivalries.

 

New DDMI Newsletter - with special insert on books published in 2011

29 July 2011

The June 2011 issue of the biannual DDMI Newsletter has been published.  The Newsletter is full of information on DDMI happenings and plans for the future. In addition, this issue includes a special insert on 2011 books published by members of the DDMI - four so far this year!

 

Justin Morris - 'Hierarchy in Responsibility: Great Power Responsibility at the Dawn of the UN Era' - with photos

06 June 2011

 Justin Morris' paper combined a theoretical examination of the relationship between anarchy and hierarchy with a historical analysis of the policies of the United States, Great Britain and Soviet Union as they planned the 1945 post-War peace. This seminar took place on 16 June, in the Steve Crichter Room, International Politics Building, Aberystwyth University.

 

Publications from a WISCOMP Conflict Transformation Workshop

06 June 2011

Professor Wheeler's lectures on conflict transformation have been published by an Indian NGO Women in Security Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP). His project on the Challenges to Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds inspires another article on Indo-Pakistani relations.

 

Nuclear Rivalries and Trust-Building - Symposium

19 May 2011

‘Nuclear Rivalries and Prospects for Cooperation and Trust-Building’ - Symposium. Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, 14-15 June 2011.

 

Prof. Wheeler participates in a critical oral history workshop

19 May 2011

In early April 2011 Professor Wheeler (former DDMI director) took part in a critical oral history workshop on US-Iran relations.

 

Annual Lecture - Professor Robert Jervis, Columbia University, 5th of May - with vidcast and photos

29 March 2011

Professor Robert Jervis of Columbia University gave the 2011 Annual DDMI Lecture. His lecture, entitled "Force and World Politics in Our Era," took place on Thursday 5 May in the Old Hall Lecture Theatre in the Old College, at Aberystwyth University.