This research project has focused on the school uniform and dress code policies of the 357 state-funded secondary schools in Scotland. This research began with the help of 13 University … Continue reading School uniform, dress code and appearance policies
Teacher Preparation in Scotland
Edited by Rachel Shanks (University of Aberdeen) Published: 25 Sep 2020 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Series: Emerald Studies in Teacher Preparation in National and Global Context This book charts the … Continue reading Teacher Preparation in Scotland
Secularism, Islam and public intellectuals in contemporary France
Written by Nadia Kiwan.Published by Manchester University Press. Islam in France is often regarded as a political 'issue' and much of the scholarly and public debates about Islam in contemporary … Continue reading Secularism, Islam and public intellectuals in contemporary France
What Have These Concepts Ever Done for us?
This podcast series presents a platform for discussions on topical political concepts across the disciplines gathered at CISRUL. Securalism, liberalism, post-modernity, difference. Using abstract political concepts such as these are … Continue reading What Have These Concepts Ever Done for us?
New Vocabularies of Politics
We are interested in PhDs looking to study whole vocabularies of politics, beyond the individual concepts of citizenship, civil society and rule of law with which CISRUL began in 2009. … Continue reading New Vocabularies of Politics
Talking Difference Interviews | Conceptualising Difference As part of the conference 'Conceptualizing Difference' (April 2021), CISRUL hosted a series of interviews with keynote speakers Jane Anna Gordon, Lewis R. Gordon, Sabine Hark, … Continue reading
Conceptualizing Difference | Reading Groups
In preparation for the conference and summer school Conceptualizing Difference, we will have several online reading groups to get the discussion started. Reading Group 1: Difference and Normative Political Theory19/08/2020 … Continue reading Conceptualizing Difference | Reading Groups
Conceptualizing Difference | Reading List
Literature on difference comes in many shapes and forms, spanning various fields, approaches, and problematics. This list aims to give a first overview of several possible angles to approach the … Continue reading Conceptualizing Difference | Reading List
Conceptualizing Difference | Keynote Speakers
We are excited to welcome some of the leading voices in their field as keynote speakers to Aberdeen! Click here for interviews with the keynotes. Jane Anna Gordon Jane Anna … Continue reading Conceptualizing Difference | Keynote Speakers
Brian Brock on his new book
Brian Brock has recently published a new book, Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ (Baylor University Press, 2019). He discussed it in a video interview with Australian … Continue reading Brian Brock on his new book
Wondrously Wounded
Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability Written by Brian Brock (University of Aberdeen). Published by Baylor University Press in August 2019. The church … Continue reading Wondrously Wounded
Beyond the Populist Hype
Online Workshop, Wed, 13 – Fri, 15 January 2021 Please note that the deadline for applications has passed. To join as an audience member please use the registration form. This … Continue reading Beyond the Populist Hype
Talking Difference with Lewis Gordon
As you know, we had to postpone this year’s CISRUL conference and summer school on Conceptualizing “Difference”. We now hope to hold it in April 2021. In the meantime, we … Continue reading Talking Difference with Lewis Gordon
Conceptualizing Difference conference postponed
Due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic the conference has been postponed. We are currently looking for a new date. Updates will be posted on the website. More information on … Continue reading Conceptualizing Difference conference postponed
Podcast: What Have These Concepts Ever Done for Us?
This podcast series presents a platform for discussions on topical political concepts across the disciplines gathered at CISRUL. Securalism, liberalism, post-modernity, difference. Using abstract political concepts such as these are … Continue reading Podcast: What Have These Concepts Ever Done for Us?
CISRUL Seminar series
CISRUL is home to a vibrant, interdisciplinary research community. Our seminar conversations are unique in bridging social science and humanities perspectives. PhD students as well as faculty members from various … Continue reading CISRUL Seminar series
Call for application: Conceptualizing Difference
The call for applications for this year’s annual CISRUL Conference and PhD Summer School Conceptualizing Difference featuring keynotes by Lewis R. Gordon (University of Connecticut), Sabine Hark (TU Berlin), Gurpreet … Continue reading Call for application: Conceptualizing Difference
ArabTrans
The Arab Transformations Project involved an international research consortium of 11 partners which conducted extensive research focusing on Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq. Its aim was to … Continue reading ArabTrans
Dan Nguyen
Mass protests against authoritarian regimes typically take even country experts by surprise. With hindsight, a gradual politicisation of civil society can be discerned, but the mechanisms underlying it remain unclear. … Continue reading Dan Nguyen
Bisrat Lemessa Kabeta
Bisrat is in his third year of PhD candidacy in political science at Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen. He holds two MA degrees: … Continue reading Bisrat Lemessa Kabeta
Breaching the Civil Order
Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander (Yale University), Trevor Stack (University of Aberdeen), and Farhad Khosrokhavar (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) Published by Cambridge University Press in November 2019. … Continue reading Breaching the Civil Order
Impressions from the Inter-Disciplinary Conference “Decolonising Political Concepts”
From 19 to 20 September 2019 CISRUL hosted the inter-disciplinary conference “Decolonising Political Concepts” organized by Marie Wuth and Valentin Clavé-Mercier. The conference featured presentations by academics from the Americas, … Continue reading Impressions from the Inter-Disciplinary Conference “Decolonising Political Concepts”
Breaching the Civil Order
Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander (Yale University), Trevor Stack (University of Aberdeen), and Farhad Khosrokhavar (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) Published by Cambridge University Press in November 2019. … Continue reading Breaching the Civil Order
Maxim van Asseldonk
Maxim is a PhD candidate at the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. He recently published 'Who, the people? Rethinking constituent power … Continue reading Maxim van Asseldonk
Jorg Meurkes
Jorg is a PhD candidate at the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a … Continue reading Jorg Meurkes
Elise Boyle Espinosa
Elise has an interdisciplinary background in international studies and global development. Prior to commencing her PhD at the University of Aberdeen in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie funded POLITICO programme, she studied … Continue reading Elise Boyle Espinosa
Fredericke Weiner
Fredericke is a PhD student in the 2019 cohort of the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. In her PhD research, supervised … Continue reading Fredericke Weiner
Conceptualizing “Political”
Summary of the 2019 CISRUL workshop and PhD summer school Conceptualizing "Political"
About CISRUL
The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law (CISRUL) studies the life in the world of political concepts. The interdisciplinary Centre examines how political principles function within and … Continue reading About CISRUL