Political and Development Theories

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FRIDAY

11-12.30pm
Political and Development Theories
Chair: Valpy Fitzgerald. Discussant: Martin Murray

Bjorn Beckman:
Where do effective institutions come from?

Sara Dorman:
Primary contradictions: thinking about state formation in post-colonial Africa

Alastair Frasier:
Participation, liberation and tyranny - from JS Mill to PRSPs

Deborah Bryceson:
Discovery and Denial: Social Science Theory and Interdisciplinarity in African Studies

Technology_1of4

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A conversation between Elizabeth Frazer (PPE, 1984; DPhil 1987), Matthew Powell (PPE, 2010) and Nick Alexander (PPE, 1976).

Matthew and Nick discuss their learning experiences at Oxford across the internet divide, and find that they have much in common.

Fulbright Inaugural Lecture 18 May 2011

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Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter spoke on The Turn: American Foreign Policy 2009 to 2011 on 18 May 2011. After introductions by Professor Sir Adam Roberts and Professor Andrew Hurrell. Professor Slaughter discussed how the nature of US foreign policy during the Obama administration has shifted from purely government government diplomacy to place far greater emphasis on government society relations and on society - society relations.

Guest Speaker

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Dr Mark Stears (University of Oxford)


A CPI graduate workshop took place in the Manor Road Building on Saturday, 18 September 2010, entitled, Politics in strange places: breaking the boundaries of the definition of the political.

This event invited young researchers looking at unique topics within the discipline of political theory to discuss their work and respond to peers ideas.

Telling Stories about Politics: The concept of political narrative and the case of left versus right

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George Hoare (University of Oxford)

A CPI graduate workshop took place in the Manor Road Building on Saturday, 18 September 2010, entitled, Politics in strange places: breaking the boundaries of the definition of the political.

This event invited young researchers looking at unique topics within the discipline of political theory to discuss their work and respond to peers ideas.

Nietzsche, Plato, Dance, Politics: Two interpretations of the relationship between politics and dance

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Dana Mills (University of Oxford)

A CPI graduate workshop took place in the Manor Road Building on Saturday, 18 September 2010, entitled, Politics in strange places: breaking the boundaries of the definition of the political.

This event invited young researchers looking at unique topics within the discipline of political theory to discuss their work and respond to peers ideas.

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