Jonathan Edwards and the Spiders: Tracing the Ecological in Early American Environmental Thought
Jonathan Edwards and the Spiders: Tracing the Ecological in Early American Environmental Thought (Sheila Byers):
Book launch | The Backstage of Democracy: India's Election Campaigns and the People who Manage Them
Over the last decade, election campaigns in India have undergone a dramatic shift. Political parties increasingly rely on political consulting firms, social media volunteers, pollsters, data-driven insights and hashtag wars to mobilise voters. What is driving these changes in the landscape of electioneering? The Backstage of Democracy takes readers to the hidden arena of strategising and deliberations that take place between politicians and a new cabal of political professionals as they organise election campaigns in India.
Fighting misinformation on social media: the role of economic research
Following the rise of social networks and the spread of dis-information and misinformation on social media, political scientists, social psychologists, and media scholars have proposed and studied several instruments to slow down propagation of false news.
OSSG: Current Conflicts' Effects on Future Warfare
We are very excited to be hosting Admiral Stuart Munsch on Current Conflicts' Effects on Future Warfare. The talk will take place on Tuesday, November 26th in the Old Library at All Souls College at 8:30pm. As always, there will be a drinks reception prior to the event, starting at 8pm.
New research finds overwhelming worldwide public support for a democratic global government to tackle transnational challenges like climate change and peace
Developing Leadership: Insights from Ten Years of Practice
Leadership matters. The quality of leadership will determine the quality of our development outcomes. Focusing on leadership (for development) is a key objective of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, which is also tasked with upholding the leadership legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Photographing War & Peace
The Art and Peace Seminar Series returns to discuss the role of photography in war and peace. In the first hour, Carlos Saavedra, a Colombian documentary photographer, will exhibit his work on the Colombian Civil War and discuss how art challenges dominant narratives in conflict settings. In the second hour, Dr. Samuel Ritholtz (Oxford) and Dr. Milli Lake (London School of Economics) will join the conversation, sharing their experiences with art and peace in Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa, respectively.
Soft Power in a Digital Age: Competition, Collaboration, Transformative Dynamics
Join the Emerging Threats Group’s Isabel Schulze Froning, BwConsulting’s Dr. Sebastian Seidel, Taskeen Ali of HM Revenue & Customs, and the OECD’s Joshua Polchar to explore soft power at the mid-point of the 2020s, in a special hybrid in-person & online session moderated by Dr. Matt Finch, Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School and principal at mechanicaldolphin.com.
Ranging across sectors, the session will explore questions such as:
- How is the nature of soft power changing?
Ranging across sectors, the session will explore questions such as:
- How is the nature of soft power changing?
Viktoriia Udaltsova
I am a second-year MPhil student in Politics (Comparative Government), researching how different war experiences and war trauma influence political engagement. My master’s thesis focuses on the case of Croatia. Born and raised in Ukraine, I moved to the UK for my undergraduate studies, earning a First-Class Honours BA in International Relations from the University of York.