Deanndre You-Jieh Chen

I am a DPhil candidate in International Relations. My research focuses on food sovereignty movements and their contributions to critical approaches in International Relations, with a particular focus on postcolonial and Marxist approaches. I examine how food sovereignty movements in South Africa advance alternative understandings of food that is attentive to cultural and non-material aspects of life, while navigating their immediate material conditions and structural constraints.

Cyril Foster Lecture 2026: ‘Gaza, the Humanisation of War, and the Politics of International Law’

The Cyril Foster Lecture 2026

Over the past 50 years, the Cyril Foster Lecture series has delivered engaging lectures from some of the world's most influential policymakers and academics. This year's lecture will be given by Samuel Moyn, the Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, where he also serves as head of Grace Hopper College.

Location: Examination Schools (High Street, Oxford OX1 4BG)

Diplomatic Summit

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now live for the London University Diplomatic Summit 2026.

The Oxford Day will take place on Sunday 8th March at Exeter College (Main site), 11:00–16:00 and it is not one to miss.


This year’s theme is “Diplomacy Under Pressure.”

Our panels include:

Defence Diplomacy in a Fragmenting World

Humanitarian Diplomacy in an Age of Protracted Crisis

Diplomacy, Mediation and Peacemaking in the Current Geopolitical Landscape

Britain’s Global Role: Diplomacy, Development and Defence

Women Write Hope

OxMEND is delighted to invite you to a powerful and timely evening with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists Ghadir Hani and Dror Rubin.

🗓️ Saturday, 7 March
🕔 19:00
📍 Central Oxford
(Exact location will be shared with registered participants.)

Register here: https://forms.gle/DYFxoF59Czz7qCtg6
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