Round Table discussion on Gender on the Margins in Global History
Moderated discussion on the theme of this term’s seminar, featuring Dr Rachel Taylor, Dr Manikarnika Dutta and David Damtar. Chaired by Dr Yasmin Khan.
Towards a Normative Theory of Just Riots
In light of many mass uprisings over the last decade political theorists are increasingly questioning the illegitimacy of the riot. In this discussion, Jonathan Havercroft asks a more fundamental question: how did rioting become illegitimate? Using a genealogical approach, he traces the emergence of what he calls the riot taboo—the idea that riots, because they are violent protests, are illegitimate—from 16th century England to the present. He focuses on four discrete moments: 1. Early articulations of riot in English common law from 1500-1700; 2. The passage of the Riot Act in 1715 3.
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 - Unmasking Disparities: Ethnicity, Race, and Gender
This seminar is organised jointly with the Institute for International Economic Policy at George Washington University and the UNDP Human Development Report Office. This seminar will be held online, with a possibility for members of the University of Oxford to join in person in Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TB.
Registration for online participation: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gQzgoZ34RvaJe7zlReQJEQ
Registration for online participation: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gQzgoZ34RvaJe7zlReQJEQ
Democratic Leadership under Scrutiny: The Presidency of Raúl Alfonsín during Argentina’s Democratization (1983-1989)
Controlling Movements and Populations: State-Building and Internal Mobility Control in Germany, the US, and the British Empire
Round-table ‘Community, Brexit and Fiction’
Speakers:
Timothy Baker (University of Aberdeen)
Bob Eaglestone (Royal Holloway)
Patrick McGuinness (University of Oxford)
Anne Varty (Royal Holloway)
David Wheatley (University of Aberdeen)
Timothy Baker (University of Aberdeen)
Bob Eaglestone (Royal Holloway)
Patrick McGuinness (University of Oxford)
Anne Varty (Royal Holloway)
David Wheatley (University of Aberdeen)
The Anti-CAA Protests and Constructing New Languages of Citizenship in West Bengal
The passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Parliament in 2019 and the threat of organizing
a National Register of Citizens by the Modi government makes every Muslim a doubtful citizen
until he or she proves otherwise. These policies must be seen with the government's stated Hindu
nationalist agenda to set new terms and conditions for Muslim citizenship. The Muslim
community's resistance through large street protests with their emphasis on a civic understanding
of citizenship challenges the state narrative. This paper will explain why these protestors followed
a National Register of Citizens by the Modi government makes every Muslim a doubtful citizen
until he or she proves otherwise. These policies must be seen with the government's stated Hindu
nationalist agenda to set new terms and conditions for Muslim citizenship. The Muslim
community's resistance through large street protests with their emphasis on a civic understanding
of citizenship challenges the state narrative. This paper will explain why these protestors followed
Technology & Society Digital Series: Cybersecurity - Combating Cyber Attacks Across Borders
Join us for a captivating conversation with John Demers, Fernanda Domingos, Chimène Keitner (Maritimes & New College 1996), and Tarah Wheeler and on cross-border cyber threats, the new frontier where the challenges of national security, international law, privacy, and human rights collide. On May 7, 2021, for the first time in its history, Colonial Pipeline had to shut down the entirety of its gasoline pipeline system. The US-based company had come under a ransomware attack. Hackers had infiltrated the systems, stolen data, and were demanding millions of dollars in ransom.
Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity: An Agenda by Stephanie Bell and Katya Klinova
AI poses a risk of automating and degrading jobs around the world, creating harmful effects to vulnerable workers’ livelihoods and well-being. How can we deliberately account for the impacts on workers when designing and commercializing AI products in order to benefit workers’ prospects while simultaneously boosting companies’ bottom lines and increasing overall productivity? The Partnership on AI’s recently released report Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity: An Agenda puts forward a proposal for such accounting.