Busting the Hype: Emerging Technology Expectations and International Security Realities
Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni
Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni is a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow at Nuffield College. She received her PhD at the LSE's European Institute. Her research focuses on the politics and political economy of place in European countries.
Professor Geoffrey Hinton - University of Oxford Romanes Lecture
Professor Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the “Godfather of AI”, will deliver the University of Oxford’s annual public Romanes lecture, discussing whether digital intelligence will replace biological intelligence. Monday 19 February at 5.30pm, register now. #RomanesLecture
Film Screening and Discussion: SPACES OF EXCEPTION dir. Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, 2019 United States/Lebanon
Spaces of Exception is a documentary film that profiles the terrains of the Indian reservation and the
Palestinian refugee camp, “spaces of exception” that have become essential in the struggle for
decolonization and indigenous autonomy. Shot between 2014 to 2017, Spaces of Exception observes
and juxtaposes the communities and struggles of the American Indian reservation and the Palestinian
refugee camp. It visits reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and South Dakota, as well
Palestinian refugee camp, “spaces of exception” that have become essential in the struggle for
decolonization and indigenous autonomy. Shot between 2014 to 2017, Spaces of Exception observes
and juxtaposes the communities and struggles of the American Indian reservation and the Palestinian
refugee camp. It visits reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and South Dakota, as well
Post-Election Analysis of Taiwan’s 2024 Elections
On 13 January 2024, 14 million Taiwanese voters went to the polling stations and elected the new president, vice president, and legislators of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Securing 40% of the votes, William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the presidential race against his opponents: Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT) with 33.5%, and Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) with 26.5%.
‘Cost-of-living’ Crisis For All; Help Only For Some
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When Politics Trumps Merit: The Politics of Workplace Cooperation
A growing body of research shows that partisan animosity has implications in nonpolitical settings, including dating, hiring practices, or economic interactions. Much less is known, however, about its impact on workplace cooperation between colleagues, especially when information about coworkers’ competence – an important characteristic in the context of work – is also available. In this article, we investigate how workes balance information about coworkers’ political leanings with their competence.
How to measure media freedom using the text of news wire: text analysis and language models
Seminar 2 of Hilary Term's Sociology Seminar Series
Please join either in person or online. For in-person attendees, the talk will be preceded by a light lunch at 12.15pm.
Please email comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions or to receive the Microsoft Teams link.
Please join either in person or online. For in-person attendees, the talk will be preceded by a light lunch at 12.15pm.
Please email comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions or to receive the Microsoft Teams link.
Family Matters: Family Ties Shape Support for Policies, with Political Implications
Family Matters: How Family Concerns Relate to Policy Preferences and Political Choice
Work with Zack Grant and Geoffrey Evans, Nuffield Politics Research Centre, Nuffield College
Where do people get their policy preferences from? We argue that one over-looked, but important mechanism, is people’s family ties, comprising a key ‘in-group’ through which emotional bonds and linked fates mean the financial well-being of close family members, and the risks of supporting them, form an important driver of policy preferences and political choices.
Work with Zack Grant and Geoffrey Evans, Nuffield Politics Research Centre, Nuffield College
Where do people get their policy preferences from? We argue that one over-looked, but important mechanism, is people’s family ties, comprising a key ‘in-group’ through which emotional bonds and linked fates mean the financial well-being of close family members, and the risks of supporting them, form an important driver of policy preferences and political choices.