Lectures, Seminars, Events

Here you can find an overview of past events hosted or co-hosted by the David Davies Memorial Institute. For past DDMI Annual Lecture series event please click HERE.

The Rise of National Populism

22 March 2017

On Monday, 13th March 2017, the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University and the DDMI hosted a roundtable discussion on the theme of National Populism. The event was chaired by the Director of the DDMI Jan Ruzicka, with speakers including E.H. Carr Professor Richard Beardsworth, Dr. Ali Bilgic of Loughborough University, Dr. Kamila Stullerova, and Dr. Lucy Taylor. 

Owen Bennett-Jones - 'Al-Qaeda and Islamic State: Brothers in Arms or Rivals?'`

07 March 2017

The DDMI welcomed Dr. Owen Bennett-Jones for two interesting talks Monday 20th of February. The second talk, titled 'Al-Qaeda and Islamic State: Brothers in Arms or Rivals?', was hosted in the Interpol building and drew a wide audience.

'What's Next: Trump in the White House'

29 November 2016

On Tuesday, 29 November 2016, the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University and the David Davies Memorial Institute sponsored a roundtable discussion entitled ‘What’s Next? Trump in the White House’. Head of the Department and current E.H. Carr Professor Richard Beardsworth chaired the debate; the speakers included Ken Booth, Warren Dockter, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Jenny Mathers, and Jan Ruzicka.

'Britain, Trident, and a Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty'

14 November 2016

On Monday, 14 November 2016, the DDMI welcomed Rebecca Sharkey, the UK Coordinator for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to host a talk titled 'Britain, Trident, and a Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty'

E.H. Carr Memorial Lecture 2016 - Professor Margaret MacMillan

27 October 2016

The 2016 E.H. Carr Memorial Lecture titled ‘Sometimes It Matters Who Is In Power’ by Professor Margaret MacMillan

Kenneth N. Waltz Annual Lecture 2016 - Professor Jeremy Black

13 October 2016

The Kenneth N. Waltz Annual Lecture 2016 titled ‘War and International Relations 1400-2100’ by Professor Jeremy Black

International Conference: Human Dimensions of Climate Change: the politics of food and water security in Africa

18 September 2013

The DDMI and Department of International Politics, with support of IBERS and C3W, hosted a major inter-disciplinary conference on this critical topic. It took place in Interpol on 18-20 Sept 2013. Click to read a near-final draft program, the Storify web story on the conference - with tweets, video, photos, and text - and other photos and videos of the event.

International Conference: International Relations Theory Today

11 September 2013

The DDMI and Department of International Politics hosted one of Interpol’s landmark international conferences. It was a full, lively, and important discussion of the current state of IR theory by a great gathering of IR scholars. The conference began on the 11^th of September and ended on the 13^th. Click for video links to all panels and presentations.

Conference: 'Emancipatory Realism: Ken Booth and the Discipline of International Relations’

11 March 2013

Department of International Politics held an international conference ‘Emancipatory Realism: Ken Booth and the Discipline of International Relations’ on 15–16 March, 2013. The conference examined the contribution of Ken Booth (Director, DDMI) to International Relations Theory and Security Studies.

IPRG Workshop - ‘Can we trust anybody in international politics?’

24 October 2012

The DDMI’s International Politics Research Group was pleased to host the workshop entitled: ‘Can we trust anybody in international politics?’ The workshop, on 24 October 2012, examined the concept of trust in international politics and applied it to three important cases in today's world.

Joint guest talk by Greg Quinn / Paul Bentall of FCO: ‘The UNSC in 2011’ and ‘Outlook for UNSC in 2012'

23 January 2012

The International Politics Research Group hosted a joint guest talk by Greg Quinn and Paul Bentall of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Bentall presented on ‘The UNSC in 2011’ and then Quinn followed with ‘Outlook for the UNSC in 2012’. They were quite interactive and enjoyed spending time answering questions. The event was held in the West Room, International Politics Building, on Monday 30 January 2012.

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.

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:

"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.

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

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. 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.

DDMI Hosts Climate Change Symposium

07 November 2009

The David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies hosted a symposium on climate change on 6 November 2009 entitled Copenhagen and Climate Change: The Stakes; The Politics in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building at Aberystwyth University.

Joint Talk with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

24 October 2009

The David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies hosted a joint talk with speakers from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the 22nd of October 2009.

DDMI Trust Group Seminar

01 May 2009

The Trust in World Politics reading and discussion group had a seminar in the Main Hall of the International Politics Building at Aberystwyth University with Professor Geoffrey Hosking.

Seminar: 'A Universalist in Dark Times: John H. Herz, 1908-2005'

19 September 2008

The Institute was delighted to host a seminar by Jana Puglierin (Assistant Professor, North American Studies Program, University of Bonn) entitled 'A Universalist in Dark Times: John H. Herz, 1908-2005' on Thursday 18th September 2008. The event provided a stimulating overview of the life and work of John H. Herz and the Institute was honoured that Professor Waltz attended this seminar.

Seminar: 'The Responsibility to Protect'

12 May 2007

The DDMI was delighted to welcome Diana Amneus (Doctoral candidate in Public International Law, Faculty of Law, Stockholm University) to present a paper based on her research work entitled 'Theories of Human Security and the Responsibility to Protect’.

Seminar by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, UK ambassador to the UN

23 November 2006

During a visit to the University on 20th November, Sir Emyr Jones Parry gave a seminar to staff and PhD students in the Departments of International Politics and Law, on the challenges facing the Security Council in relation to the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur, and the challenges to the nuclear non-proliferation regime posed by Iran and North Korea 's nuclear ambitions.

Religion, Radicalisation and Terror

28 November 2005

In conjunction with the United Nations Association Wales and the Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Contemporary Political Violence (CSRV is housed in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University), the DDMI organised a one day conference on Religion, Radicalisation and Terror at Aberystwyth University on Saturday 26th November 2005.

FCO-UNA National Engagement on UN Reform

25 July 2005

In July 2005, the Institute hosted a one day consultation at Aberystwyth University on UN reform, organised by the United Nations Association of the UK. The event was opened by Professor Noel G. Lloyd, Vice-Chancellor and the Mayor of Aberystwyth and featured a keynote address delivered by Lord Hannay of Chiswick.