War Studies Research Seminar Series
All participants (students and staff) are expected to read each week’s paper in advance.
Format: Presenters (15-20 min), Discussants (10 min), Q&A.
Tuesdays 1.00pm-2.15pm
Convenors: Christine Cheng and Thomas Rid
Location: K6.07 War Studies Seminar Room (6th Fl. King’s Building, Strand)
14 Jan Week 1. Oisín Tansey
The International Politics of Violent Repression
Discussant: Sarah von Billerbeck
21 Jan Week 2. Leonie Ansems De Vries
The Politics of (In)visibility: Governance and Resistance of Refugees in Malaysia
Discussant: Hanna Ketola
28 Jan Week 3. Ned Lebow
Ontological Insecurity
Discussant: Martin Bayly
4 Feb Week 4. Karolina Maclachlan
Canada, NATO, and the United Statesin Afghanistan:a study in security partnerships and cultural change
Discussant: Philip Strand
11 Feb Week 5. Alessio Patalano
Battles Stations? Seapower and Sino-Japanese Relations in the East China Sea
Discussant: Jill Russell
18 Feb Week 6. Funmi Olonisakin.
Reframing Narratives of Peace and Statebuilding in Africa
Discussant: Andrew Cunningham
25 Feb Week 7. Natasha Kuhrt
The domestic determinants of Russia's China policy*
Discussant: Heather Williams
4 Mar Week 8. Shiraz Maher
The Syrian uprising and the ulema: how the language of religion shaped the revolution
Discussant: Francisco Mazzola
11 MarWeek 9. Lawrence Freedman
The Future of War
Discussant: Tim Sweijs
18 MarWeek 10. Anja Shortland
Conservation and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the impacts of warfare and mining on the landscape (using GIS)
Discussant: Alison Brettle
Seminars will be followed by a social gathering at Fernandez & Wells with the presenter
Each week, will email an RSVP link to the seminar listserv for those who want sandwiches & crisps (for 35 people). First priority for sandwiches will go to those from War Studies. Please come along even if you do not make the sandwich list!
This is an open seminar. Staff and students from all departments are welcome. Members of other institutions are also welcome. There is no need to register if you do not want lunch.