They Cry Liberty: Imperial Crisis and Revolution in Atlantic Africa
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
The Culture of Exposure
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
The Oslo Accord 30 Years on: Anatomy of Failure
Avi Shlaim will examine the motives of Israel and the PLO for signing the Oslo Accord; the terms of the accord, the implementation of the accord; and the reasons for the breakdown of the Oslo peace process. The reassessment will draw on recently declassified Israeli records'
A History of Black Women Photographers in the Civil Rights Movement
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
Forced Removal and the Politics of Refugee Recognition in the American Revolutionary War
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
Otherness, sensationalism, and public interest in the enforcement of anti-trafficking law in Israel
The enforcement (through criminal and administrative procedures) of the prohibition against trafficking and slavery in Israel over the last two decades is characterised by a focus on isolated, marginal, and sensationalist cases. At the same time, widespread exploitation and abuse in the largest sectors employing non-citizen workers were neglected. This paper draws on three important notions to explain this situation: ‘otherness’ of both victims and perpetrators, ‘public wrongs’ as a principle of criminal law, and public interests shaping the state’s priorities.
Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America
This presentation revisits the connection between war and state building offering an account that fits a hard region for the theory so far: Latin America. Scholars like Max Weber and Otto Hintze emphasised the unpredictability of war outcomes and focused on their lingering effects in a post-war phase. Amidst the fog of war all contenders mobilise, but it is the fortuitous outcome of war that will ultimately determine the survival of otherwise contingent wartime institutions.
Publicised Repression
Research in comparative politics and conflict agrees that preventive repression is most effective when it is invisible. Yet contemporary autocrats often publicize their efforts and failure to prevent dissent. Using quantitative analysis and case studies I develop and test a theory of how publicized repression aids authoritarian survival. I propose that autocrats’ decision to publicize preventive repression, even when repression does not deter dissent, aims to shape mass beliefs and behaviours.
Public Support for Digital Economy Initiatives
(Joint work with Alex Kuo, Oxford University, Silja Häusermann, Zurich University, and Reto Bürgisser, Zurich University)
Government Spending Shapes the Emergence of Women as Candidates for Local Office
Women are underrepresented across all levels of government, including among candidates for office. A central factor in women's reluctance to run for office is that politics is not seen as aligning with women's communal goals, such as caring for others and working collaboratively. But governments, particularly local governments, vary in their communal policy priorities.