One of our first PhD students to graduate from the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) in 2018, Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf, recently began a … Continue reading Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf Begins Role as Lecturer in Humanities Training at the School of Advanced Study, University of London
‘Subaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban India’ by Dr Aditya Mohanty Scheduled for Publication in 2026
A book by CISRUL alumnus Dr Aditya Mohanty, ‘Subaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban India’, will be published by Routledge in March 2026. The book draws on ethnographic evidence … Continue reading ‘Subaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban India’ by Dr Aditya Mohanty Scheduled for Publication in 2026
Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on ‘Decolonising Political Concepts’
Alumni of CISRUL’s Political Concepts in the World (POLITICO) Early-Stage Researcher project Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth, have jointly edited a volume titled Decolonising Political Concepts (Routledge 2024). … Continue reading Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on ‘Decolonising Political Concepts’
Dr Joel Pierce Publishes First Book: ‘Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall’
Dr Joel Pierce, CISRUL alumnus and administrator at Christ’s College, University of Aberdeen, recently published his first book, Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall, drawn from … Continue reading Dr Joel Pierce Publishes First Book: ‘Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall’
Alumnus A. Sophie Lauwers Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh
Alumnus Dr A. Sophie Lauwers will be starting as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Edinburgh on October 1st. She received the IASH-Alwaleed postdoctoral fellowship for 2025-2026, and will be joining … Continue reading Alumnus A. Sophie Lauwers Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh
School Uniform Research by Dr Rachel Shanks Informs Scottish National Guidelines
Research on school uniform, dress codes and appearance policies by lead CISRUL member and Interdisciplinary Institute Director of Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, Dr Rachel Shanks, has contributed to the … Continue reading School Uniform Research by Dr Rachel Shanks Informs Scottish National Guidelines
Shao-Chi Kuo
Shao-Chi Kuo began his doctoral research in 2022 and joined CISRUL in 2023. Under the supervision of Professor Brian Brock (Divinity), he is researching the political and public theological significance … Continue reading Shao-Chi Kuo
Boglarka Vincze
Boglarka Vincze's PhD project began in October 2024. She researches waves of constitutional change in the UK’s devolved nations, focusing on the evolution of devolution frameworks. She studies how these changes … Continue reading Boglarka Vincze
‘Political Concepts in the World’ Project Successfully Concludes
The Political Concepts in the World (POLITICO) project, a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie programme, has come to a close this month with … Continue reading ‘Political Concepts in the World’ Project Successfully Concludes
Dr TD Nguyen
My work centres on civil society, authoritarianism, and international relations, with a regional focus on East and Southeast Asia. Between 2019 and 2023, I was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD fellow … Continue reading Dr TD Nguyen
Sam McReavy
Sam McReavy is a third year PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen. Over the last four years, he has focused on urban spatial theory and Science Fiction as a pedagogical … Continue reading Sam McReavy
Daisy Mugadza
Daisy Mugadza began her PhD in February of 2025 at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law but also with affiliations to CISRUL. She is a recipient of the CISRUL … Continue reading Daisy Mugadza
Neha Dwivedi
Neha Dwivedi began her PhD at the Department of Politics and International Relations in October 2023. She holds a Master's degree in War Studies from the Swedish Defence University in … Continue reading Neha Dwivedi
Sabelo Ndwandwe
Sabelo started in January 2023. He holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy (UFH, South Africa) and an MPhil in Race & Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London). His work under the supervision of Dr Owen Walsh and Professor Tommy J. Curry … Continue reading Sabelo Ndwandwe
School Uniform Guidance Consultation in Scotland: What to Consider
By Dr Rachel Shanks In Scotland a consultation on Statutory School Uniform Guidance opened in May 2022 and closes on 14th October 2022. There is currently no national guidance on school … Continue reading School Uniform Guidance Consultation in Scotland: What to Consider
Conceptualising Community: Keynote Interview Series
Ahead of the Conceptualising Community conference and summer school, we are holding an online interview series with each of our keynote speakers, in conversation with a scholar from the Centre … Continue reading Conceptualising Community: Keynote Interview Series
Conceptualising Community: Keynote Speakers
Please click here for more information about this event. Gerald Taylor Aiken Gerald Taylor Aiken is a Rachel Carson Centre for Environment and Society fellow at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research. … Continue reading Conceptualising Community: Keynote Speakers
Conceptualising Community: Reading Groups
These reading groups form part of a series to prepare us for the Conceptualising Community conference and summer school. Please click here for more information about this event. Community in a (Post-) … Continue reading Conceptualising Community: Reading Groups