Council on Geostrategy
Jay Howard
I'm a second-year MPhil candidate in Politics (Political Theory) at the DPIR, with a focus on silencing and self-censorship within debates on free speech and analytic feminist thought. More broadly, my interests extend to conceptual engineering, (un)civil disobedience, and political epistemology.
Before coming to Oxford, I graduated with a first-class BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Warwick.
Luca Siepmann
How civil society supports peacebuilding: the case of Colombia
On the occasion of the publication of the policy brief '10 Years Embracing Dialogue: Lessons from Civil Society for Peacebuilding', produced by the transnational organisation Rodeemos el Diálogo (ReD, Embrace Dialogue), panelists reflect on the main lessons, strategies, and challenges of civil society engagement in support of peace processes.
Barbora Tallova
Book talk: 'The power of platforms: shaping media and society'
More people today get news via Facebook and Google than from any news organisation in history, and smaller platforms like X serve news to more users than all but the biggest media companies.
Bricks, Mortar, and Beyond: Addressing the UK's Housing Crisis
Join us for an insightful panel discussion where experts will address the intricate challenges and potential solutions to the UK's housing crisis. Bringing together leading minds in journalism, housing policy, economics, and politics, the event aims to foster a robust dialogue on the various facets of the housing crisis. From exploring market dynamics to discussing policy reforms and social impacts, the panel will offer a holistic view of the current state and future directions in UK housing.
IMMIGRATION & INCLUSION: LESSONS FOR THE UK FROM AUSTRALIA
Merton will be welcoming Tim Soutphommasane, the new Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Balliol College, and Tiphaine Le Corre, a current DPhil student in politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, as speakers for the ninth Merton Equality Conversation.
Tim will be speaking on the issues of immigration, equality, and inclusion in liberal democracies, drawing from his rich experience as both a political theorist, previously at the University of Sydney, and as Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2013–2018.
Tim will be speaking on the issues of immigration, equality, and inclusion in liberal democracies, drawing from his rich experience as both a political theorist, previously at the University of Sydney, and as Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2013–2018.