Majorities, Minorities, and the Future of Nationhood
Democracies have historically restrained against the tyranny of the majority by developing norms of international human rights, cultural minority rights, and ideas of multiculturalism.
The future of the US Republican Party: A Q&A with Pablo E. Carrillo
Why are elite Republicans—those who burnish longstanding establishment credentials—finding it so difficult to keep control of their party?
Building a global fundraising career: a view from the MENA region and UNHCR
Houssam is chief of the Private Sector Partnerships MENA unit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He started the unit in the United Arab Emirates and is now covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with a regional team that focuses on providing diversified funds for the regional and global needs of refugees. In his talk, Houssam will take you through the journey of where and how he started and what are the challenges and opportunities in a fundraiser’s career.
Nein to EU debt. Oder doch? Studying the Relationship between Elite Cues and Public Opinion with Twitter Data
Going Quiet – The New Politics of the Climate Welfare State
A Postcolonial Society in a World of Empires. Perspectives on German History since 1919
The German colonial empire was the first of the European overseas empires of modern times to be dissolved. From 1919, German politics and society had to adjust to a world order that continued to be dominated by rival European global powers. This had a direct impact on German foreign policy, trade and consumption, as well as on science and culture; it also shaped the self-image of German society and its conceptions of the world.
Isabelle Napier awarded Deirdre and Paul Malone Thesis Prize
Vicente Valentim wins top prize for his article on normalization of support for the far right
Bridging state responsibility and opportunities as African countries join in the digital silk road
Isabelle Napier
I am a doctoral candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford, following an early career in policymaking, research, and non-profit leadership across the US, Denmark, and Australia. I research the grounds of solidarity in international politics, with a focus on the political thought of overlooked or erased historical women and people of colour who sought to develop alliances across cleavages of race, gender, class, nation, and empire.