Evans-Pritchard Lecture Series 2026 The Reinvention of Rule: Political Leadership and Legitimacy in the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1200–600 BC Dr Marco Santini, The University of Edinburgh This series of five lectures proposes an overarching interpretation of key political developments that characterized Greece, Anatolia, and the Levant during the period called the Iron Age (ca. 1200–600 BC).

Evans-Pritchard Lecture Series 2026 The Reinvention of Rule: Political Leadership and Legitimacy in the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1200–600 BC Dr Marco Santini, The University of Edinburgh This series of five lectures proposes an overarching interpretation of key political developments that characterized Greece, Anatolia, and the Levant during the period called the Iron Age (ca. 1200–600 BC).

Evans-Pritchard Lecture Series 2026 The Reinvention of Rule: Political Leadership and Legitimacy in the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1200–600 BC Dr Marco Santini, The University of Edinburgh This series of five lectures proposes an overarching interpretation of key political developments that characterized Greece, Anatolia, and the Levant during the period called the Iron Age (ca. 1200–600 BC).

By examining the PMU's self-positioning as a pillar of Iraq's defence infrastructure, this book offers a critical perspective on the prospects for Security Sector Reform (SSR) and highlights the limitations of externally driven Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) efforts. It speaks to scholars of Iraq and the Middle East, as well as diplomats, security actors, and SSR practitioners. The book is also a valuable teaching resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on conflict, security, identity politics, terrorism, and peacebuilding.

The Fifth Annual Oxford-Georgia Forum will take place at St Antony's College on 27 May 2026. The annual forum serves as a dynamic platform for exchanging knowledge about Georgia, bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students to share insights, foster dialogue, and deepen understanding of the country’s political, social, and cultural developments. This year’s forum centres on the current political climate in the country, the evolving geopolitical landscape in the region, as well as Georgian cultural and literary studies.

In this lecture, Dr. Itzhak Benyamini intends to present the main arguments of my latest book, "A Psycho-Political Analysis of Netanyahu's Israel - The Israeli Anxiety" which has been recently published by Routledge. He will seek to describe the contemporary collapse of the boundary between private and public in the liberal-democratic politics in the West, focusing on his personal experience as an Israeli citizen.

Europe’s idea of freedom, forged in the Enlightenment, remains an unfinished project. As Élisabeth Badinter observed, it is not a historical period but an ongoing endeavour. Today, that project faces mounting pressure: from external aggression and from internal forces that erode freedom by undermining truth, rules and institutions. Renewing Europe’s liberal tradition therefore requires more than defending the status quo.

The legal profession in China is embracing technology. Since the 2010s, a new type of law firm, commonly known as “internet-promoted firms” (IPFs), has emerged as a significant force in the legal services market, particularly in areas such as debt collection, personal injury, and labour disputes. These IPFs typically collaborate with online platforms and legal consulting companies to market their services through search engines and social media.

What drives the uneven geographic spread of revolutionary episodes? While structural approaches emphasize pre-existing fault lines, contingency approaches highlight emergent processes. We synthesize these perspectives, arguing that specific triggers shape a revolutionary episode's social geography by activating certain fault lines while leaving others dormant. Through a comparative analysis of three revolutionary episodes in Iran (2017–2022), each with a distinct trigger, we demonstrate how different triggers shape patterns of contention.