The mainstream narrative in the West posits that Donald Trump has upended the 'rules-based international order'. However, a transition in the international order was already in full swing long before Trump came to office, driven by an increasingly multi-polar balance of power and a series of actions that revealed the hypocrisy of Western foreign policy — both developments that called into question the legitimacy of Western leadership in the world.

OCPSG is organizing a workshop 'Synthetic Agents for Social Science' with Emma Madden from the Department of Politics and International Relations. This two-hour workshop will examine the role of the social science research applications of AI‑driven generative agents: virtual “participants” that can mimic survey respondents, simulate how opinions spread, and preview policy messages. The workshop will surface the core assumptions behind these tools and explore methods for checking their outputs against real data.

OCPSG is pleased to announce its inaugural speaker event 'Generative AI for Predictive and Causal Inference' featuring Professor Kosuke Imai from the Department of Government and the Department of Statistics at Harvard University. He is currently a CESS/Politics Academic Visitor at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Professor Imai specializes in statistical and machine learning methods within the social sciences, particularly focusing on causal inference, computational social science, program evaluation, and survey methodology.

Join us to hear Dr Joel Ng, Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, discuss 'Prospects for Multilateralism at the End of the Liberal Order'.

Presentation and Panel Discussion on recently published research: Christine Cheng and Chris Day (2024). 'Research Ethics and the Study of Armed Actors', Special Issue of Conflict, Security & Development, 24(6), 501-779. With Dr Christine Cheng (KCL), Gloriana Rodriguez Alvarez (KCL), Niloufer Siddiqui (SUNY- Albany), and Dr Ibrahim Bangura (University of Sierra Leone; AfOx Visiting Fellow, Oxford). Chair: Professor John Gledhill (University of Oxford).

A drinks reception will follow the panel discussion.

Dr Christine Cheng, Department of War Studies, King's College London; Dr Ibrahim Bangura; Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone; Dr John Gledhill, Oxford Department of International Development and more will discuss 'Research Ethics and the Study of Armed Actors'.

More information to follow.

Drinks reception to follow the panel discussion.

BBC Documentary with Katya Adler
Thirty years on from the Yugoslav wars of independence, Katya Adler finds a beautiful region undergoing rapid change. But what’s next for this often overlooked corner of Europe?
Part 2: Romania, Kosovo and Serbia

BBC Documentary with Katya Adler
Thirty years on from the Yugoslav wars of independence, Katya Adler finds a beautiful region undergoing rapid change. But what's next for this often overlooked corner of Europe?
Part 1: Croatia, Bosnia and Albania

This special symposium for Oxford Postgraduate and Early Career researchers is an opportunity to share "where you are at" in your research with our vibrant community of women’s, gender and queer historians. It is, more broadly, a day to think about the state of play in these sub-disciplines and their relationship with each other. The day will consist of various panels, poster presentations, and pre-circulated papers, which will allow attendees to consider these sub-fields of history - and their connections to other fields in the social sciences and humanities - in diverse formats.