“Life more abundant” was a major commitment of the anti-colonial movement. Today, entrenched autocracies, militant Islamism, military coups,
domestic warfare, forced migration and the morphing of external intervention overshadow fragile progress in democracy and development. Frank
assessment needs to be conducted on why the outcomes have differed so much from the aspirations.

Richard Joseph will share ideas on an appropriate academic response to these issues, and areas where there may be hope.

This event will be available to join in-person, and streamed online.

This workshop, held to mark Professor Nicolaidis’ years at Oxford University (1999-2023), will feature her former and current DPhil students as impulse givers and bring friends and colleagues together candidly to discuss our contemporary European predicament and take stock of the trajectory of the European project and its global ramifications. The hope is that we can engage honestly in scrutinising our concern for human betterment and transformative potential in the European and global context.