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
โSubaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban Indiaโ by Dr Aditya Mohanty Scheduled for Publication in 2026
A book by CISRUL alumnus Dr Aditya Mohanty, โSubaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban Indiaโ, will be published by Routledge in March 2026. The book draws on ethnographic evidence … Continue reading โSubaltern Brokers: Unpacking Community Leadership in Urban Indiaโ by Dr Aditya Mohanty Scheduled for Publication in 2026
Dr Valentin Clavรฉ-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on โDecolonising Political Conceptsโ
Alumni of CISRULโs Political Concepts in the World (POLITICO) Early-Stage Researcher project Dr Valentin Clavรฉ-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth, have jointly edited a volume titled Decolonising Political Concepts (Routledge 2024). … Continue reading Dr Valentin Clavรฉ-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on โDecolonising Political Conceptsโ
Dr Joel Pierce Publishes First Book: โRights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fallโ
Dr Joel Pierce, CISRUL alumnus and administrator at Christโs 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: โRights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fallโ
Alumnus A. Sophie Lauwers Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh
Alumnus Dr A. Sophie Lauwersย 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 Guidelinesย
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 Guidelinesย
‘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
CISRUL PhD studentship to start in October 2024
UK Constitutionalism and Economic Performance: Comparative Perspectives The UK is, in several respects, an outlier among modern constitutional democracies. Significantly, the UK does not have a codified constitution and, due … Continue reading CISRUL PhD studentship to start in October 2024
NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability
The book focuses on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), examples include Amnesty International and Oxfam. Known also as charities, the NGO sector is very diverse in terms of organisational types and forms. … Continue reading NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability
Funding a PhD at CISRUL
CISRUL welcomes PhD projects on any political concepts, and in any of our disciplines: Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, Education, English, Film & Visual Culture, French & Francophone Studies, Geography & Environment, … Continue reading Funding a PhD at CISRUL
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
Conference programme and registration: Council democracy as an alternative to representative democracy*
*Inaugural Conference of Arendt in Aberdeen 2022-24 series. Location: Seminar Room 224, Sir Duncan Rice Library, Second Floor, University of Aberdeen, Date and time: June 23 @ 9:00 am โ June 24 @ 3:00 pm Registration … Continue reading Conference programme and registration: Council democracy as an alternative to representative democracy*
Registration and practical information
Academic and civil society conference. For more information on this event, please click here. Istanbul and online (blended) 23-24 May, 2022 Hosted by Society and Legal Research Foundation (TOHAV) and Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society … Continue reading Registration and practical information
Conference Programme
The conference will be blended: in-person in Istanbul and virtual on Teams. For more information about this event, please click here. Kindly register your in-person or vitual attendance via Eventbrite, … Continue reading Conference Programme
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: Practical Information & How to Apply
The conference will be held at the Old Aberdeen campus of the University of Aberdeen. This will be followed by a PhD summer school at The Burn, a country house … Continue reading Conceptualising Community: Practical Information & How to Apply
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
CISRUL Alumna launches Book with Pulitzer Prize Winner
Former CISRUL alumna Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf launches her groundbreaking book 'Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic: From Citizen to Foreigner' (Anthem Series in Citizenship and … Continue reading CISRUL Alumna launches Book with Pulitzer Prize Winner
Bidenโs Emphasis On Soft Power And What It Means For Vietnamโs Democracy Movement
This article was first published by The Vietnamese on 9 October, 2021. By Dan Nguyen President Joe Biden has repeatedly emphasised โsoft powerโ in his foreign policy speeches. Will this policy work in … Continue reading Bidenโs Emphasis On Soft Power And What It Means For Vietnamโs Democracy Movement
September, School, And The Politics Of Memory
September is when the school year starts in Vietnam. However, this academic cycle is like no other, as the country is struggling with a deadly virus that claimed more than 10,000 lives last month.
Panorama of Flags, Panorama of Lies
Original article by Politico PhD student Dan Nguyen - here The panorama of flags Foreigners visiting Vietnam can hardly miss the abundance of flags, posters, statues, and slogans that remind … Continue reading Panorama of Flags, Panorama of Lies
Publications on Education
You can learn more about our CISRUL member Dr Rachel Shanks' school uniform project here: Jasper Friedrich & Rachel Shanks (2021) โThe prison of the bodyโ: school uniforms between discipline … Continue reading Publications on Education
How some countries are using digital ID to exclude vulnerable people around the world
This article was written by former CISRUL student Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf and was published in The Conversation. The world has become interconnected at a level we never before … Continue reading How some countries are using digital ID to exclude vulnerable people around the world
Conference ‘Conceptualizing Difference’ Programme and Registration Links Published
From 13 till 16 April 2021 CISRUL is hosting the online conference 'Conceptualizing Difference' which will bring together scholars across disciplines to reflect on the concept of difference and its … Continue reading Conference ‘Conceptualizing Difference’ Programme and Registration Links Published
School uniform, dress code and appearance policies
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
Talking Difference Recording Online
On June 10th, CISRUL started its new 'Talking Difference' interview series with a bang. Africana philosopher, phenomenologist and Fanon expert Lewis R. Gordon joined us for a thoughtful and thought-provoking … Continue reading Talking Difference Recording Online
Talking Difference Interviews | Conceptualising Difference As part of the conferenceย 'Conceptualizing Difference'ย (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
Talking Difference with Lewis Gordon
As you know, we had to postpone this yearโs CISRUL conference and summer school on Conceptualizing โDifferenceโ. 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
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 yearโs 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
Conceptualizing Difference
The conference took place online from 13-16 April 2021. View the conference programme and abstracts here The idea of โdifferenceโ governs todayโs political thinking. Struggles for equality and justice are … Continue reading Conceptualizing Difference
Art and culture initiatives
Practitioner brief (pdf) This briefing paper is part of a broader project investigating societal responses to violence in the state of Michoacรกn in Mexico. It explores the role that art … Continue reading Art and culture initiatives
Local citizen security councils
Practitioner brief (pdf) This briefing paper is part of a broader project investigating societal responses to violence in the state of Michoacรกn in Mexico. It exploresย the establishment of local security … Continue reading Local citizen security councils
Legal mobilisation
Practitioner brief (pdf) This briefing paper is part of a broader project investigating societal responses to violence in the state of Michoacรกn in Mexico. It explores how local organisations and … Continue reading Legal mobilisation
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 โDecolonising Political Conceptsโ organized by Marie Wuth and Valentin Clavรฉ-Mercier. The conference featured presentations by academics from the Americas, … Continue reading Impressions from the Inter-Disciplinary Conference “Decolonising Political Concepts”
Hanifi Bariล awarded Leverhulme Fellowship at CISRUL
We are delighted to announce the wonderful news that CISRUL alumnus, Hanifi Barฤฑล, has just been awarded a prestigious 3-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship to take up at CISRUL. Starting … Continue reading Hanifi Bariล awarded Leverhulme Fellowship at CISRUL
Events
In both the UK and Mexico, the Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence project team has run a series of scholarly and public engagement events, as well as impact events … Continue reading Events
CfP: Decolonising Political Concepts Conference
Thursday 19th โ Friday 20th September 2019 Hosted by theCentre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL)University of Aberdeen Deadline for abstracts submission: 6th June 2019 Invited Key … Continue reading CfP: Decolonising Political Concepts Conference
Nancy Postero
On 1 February 2019, CISRUL hosted a workshop on Autonomy, Sovereignty and Constitutional Change. Organised by Trevor Stack, Chuck Sturtevant and Valentin Clavรฉ-Mercier, this workshop provided an opportunity to explore … Continue reading Nancy Postero
Andrea Teti on Sisi’s power-grab in Egypt
Pakistani TV journalists have interviewed CISRUL staff member Dr Andrea Teti on Sisi's power-grab in Egypt. The interview was featured on Scope, an 'in-depth analysisโ programme on Indus TV, Pakistanโs … Continue reading Andrea Teti on Sisi’s power-grab in Egypt
New CISRUL research fellow: Catherine Whittaker
CISRUL welcomes our newest member, Dr Catherine Whittaker. Catherine is a research fellow on the ESRC-funded CISRUL research project, Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence and Institutional Fragility. She is … Continue reading New CISRUL research fellow: Catherine Whittaker
Workshop and PhD summer school: Conceptualizing โPoliticalโ
Workshop, Thursday 13TH โ Friday 14TH June 2019PhD Summer School, Saturday 15TH โ Sunday 16TH June Hosted by theCentre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL)University of Aberdeen … Continue reading Workshop and PhD summer school: Conceptualizing โPoliticalโ
Conceptualizing โPoliticalโ
Summary of the 2019 CISRUL workshop and PhD summer school Conceptualizing "Political"
Politics of ‘democracy’
Political Concepts in the World โ Politics of 'democracy' The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early Stage Researcher … Continue reading Politics of ‘democracy’
The โdemocratic Phoenixโ โ are young people changing the meaning of democracy?
Political Concepts in the World โ The โdemocratic Phoenixโ โ are young people changing the meaning of democracy? The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie … Continue reading The โdemocratic Phoenixโ โ are young people changing the meaning of democracy?
Protest, populism and social movements
Political Concepts in the World โ Protest, populism and social concepts The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early … Continue reading Protest, populism and social movements
Horizons of the โPoliticalโ
Political Concepts in the World โ Horizons of the โPoliticalโ The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early Stage … Continue reading Horizons of the โPoliticalโ
Teaching political concepts in post-truth times
Political Concepts in the World โ Teaching Political concepts in post-truth times The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 … Continue reading Teaching political concepts in post-truth times
The politics of โreligious pluralismโ
Political Concepts in the World โ The politics of โreligious pluralism The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early … Continue reading The politics of โreligious pluralismโ
Digitalising โdemocracyโ โ transforming the concept?
Political Concepts in the World โ Digitalising โdemocracyโ โ transforming the concept? The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 … Continue reading Digitalising โdemocracyโ โ transforming the concept?
Civility and understanding the political
Political Concepts in the World โ Civility and understanding the political The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early … Continue reading Civility and understanding the political
โRadicalisationโ, โextremismโ and the role of โcivil societyโ
Political Concepts in the World โ โRadicalisationโ, โextremismโ and the role of โcivil societyโ The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to … Continue reading โRadicalisationโ, โextremismโ and the role of โcivil societyโ
Conceptualizing secularism, post-secularism and religion itself
Political Concepts in the World โ Conceptualizing secularism, post secularism and religion itself The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer … Continue reading Conceptualizing secularism, post-secularism and religion itself
Sovereignty and the state
Political Concepts in the World โ Sovereignty and the state The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early Stage … Continue reading Sovereignty and the state
Rule of law and constitutionalism
Rule of Law and Constitutionalism The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 Early Stage Researcher (PhD) positions, lasting 3 … Continue reading Rule of law and constitutionalism
Traditions of โcitizenshipโ within and beyond Europe
Political Concepts in the World โ Traditions of โcitizenshipโ within and beyond Europe The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer … Continue reading Traditions of โcitizenshipโ within and beyond Europe
We are the people beyond the nation-state
Political Concepts in the World โ โWe the peopleโ beyond the nation-state The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offer 6 … Continue reading We are the people beyond the nation-state
Political Concepts in the Worldย โย The โnationโ resurgent?ย
Marieย Skลodowska-Curie PhD positionsย at the University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marieย Skลodowska-Curie programme, is delighted to offerย 6ย Early Stage Researcher (PhD) positions, lasting 3 years … Continue reading Political Concepts in the Worldย โย The โnationโ resurgent?ย
Is Civil Society Self-Regulation Effective?
This video has been produced by CISRUL PhD Law Candidate Domenico Carolei, based on his dissertation research into the self-regulatory systems in Italian civil society.
Baris Arrest
University of Aberdeen and CISRUL Graduate Hanifi Baris Arrested in Turkey On 4 July 2018, our dear colleague and former PhD Student here at the University of Aberdeen, Hanifi Baris, was … Continue reading Baris Arrest
University of Aberdeen and CISRUL Lawyer Hanifi Baris Arrested in Turkey
On 4 July 2018, our dear colleague and former PhD Student here at the University of Aberdeen, Hanifi Baris, was arrested by the Turkish police for allegedly posting "criminal content" … Continue reading University of Aberdeen and CISRUL Lawyer Hanifi Baris Arrested in Turkey
Radical Democratic Citizenship – 2018 CfP
This conference on radical democratic citizenship marks the 50th anniversary of the global wave of protests in 1968, when people occupied workplaces and public spaces, collectively demanding changes in … Continue reading Radical Democratic Citizenship – 2018 CfP
Radicalism and the Civil Sphere
Volume co-edited by Jeffrey Alexander (Yale) and Trevor Stack (CISRUL) for Cambridge University Press, 2018 forthcomingMembers of white nationalists are met by a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, Aug. … Continue reading Radicalism and the Civil Sphere
CISRUL Alumna Alena Thiel Awarded Postdoctoral Grant
Congratulations to CISRUL alumnaย Alena Thielย who completed her PhD in 2016. She has been awarded a postdoctoral grant in the DAAD PRIME fellowship scheme. Her new project โThe production of measurement … Continue reading CISRUL Alumna Alena Thiel Awarded Postdoctoral Grant
Trevor Stack, CISRUL Director
February 2016 I am pleased to reportย the publication of our edited volumeย Religion as a Category of Governance and Sovereigntyย in May 2015 by the European publisher Brill. The volume was the … Continue reading Trevor Stack, CISRUL Director
Visit of Professor Jeffrey Alexander (Yale)
18th - 22nd October 2017 Hosted by Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) Jeffrey C. Alexander is the Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology at Yale … Continue reading Visit of Professor Jeffrey Alexander (Yale)
CISRUL Lecture Series: Prof. William E. Connolly
The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society & the Rule of Law (CISRUL)ย presents Prof. William E. Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University University of Aberdeen 8-11 May … Continue reading CISRUL Lecture Series: Prof. William E. Connolly
Alejandra Mancilla (University of Oslo)
Alejandra's book addresses such questions as: "Does recognition of the basic human right to subsistence imply that the needy are morally permitted to take and use other peopleโs property to … Continue reading Alejandra Mancilla (University of Oslo)
How a group of Dominicans were stripped of their nationality and now face expulsion to Haiti
Original article here. Just because people feel that they are a national of a country does not mean the state necessarily agrees. While tourists flock to the Dominican Republic โ … Continue reading How a group of Dominicans were stripped of their nationality and now face expulsion to Haiti
Engaging Authority: Citizenship and Political Community
ed. Trevor Stack and Rose Luminiello The volume is based on a series of CISRUL workshops, and will be published by Rowman & Littlefield International in November 2021, in the … Continue reading Engaging Authority: Citizenship and Political Community
News
CISRUL news, April 2015 Trevor Stack, CISRUL DIrector The first item to report is the volume which Brill is publishing in May, with the title Religion as a Category of … Continue reading News
Previous events and activities
The best way of learning about our activities is through reading the summaries of presentations and discussion at our recent events such as Decolonising Political Concepts (2019), Conceptualizing โPoliticalโ (2019), … Continue reading Previous events and activities
Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia itโs a different story
Original article here. Now that the dust has settled on Evo Moralesโ election to a third term as president of Bolivia, it is time to wonder what he is going … Continue reading Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia itโs a different story
Business as usual in Mexico despite 43 murdered students
Original article here. The killing of 43 student teachers in Mexico has alerted the world to the countryโs deteriorating human rights record. While the US and EU governments have expressed … Continue reading Business as usual in Mexico despite 43 murdered students
Social welfare and energy policy drive Evo Morales to brink of historic third term in Bolivia
Original article here. Evo Morales appears poised to win a third term as president of Bolivia in an election on October 12 at the helm of his โMovement Towards Socialismโ … Continue reading Social welfare and energy policy drive Evo Morales to brink of historic third term in Bolivia
Mexicoโs strategy to contain anti-mafia vigilantes is hanging by a thread
Original article here. Mexicoโs problems with organised crime have certainly come to a head this year. We have seen the high-profile arrests of cartel bosses Joaquin Guzman Loera in February and now … Continue reading Mexicoโs strategy to contain anti-mafia vigilantes is hanging by a thread
Verdict in Al Jazeera trial shows regimeโs contempt for press freedom in Egypt
Three Al Jazeera English journalists have been convicted in the Cairo Criminal Court of spreading false news, threatening national security and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood โ previously Egyptโs first democratically … Continue reading Verdict in Al Jazeera trial shows regimeโs contempt for press freedom in Egypt
Egypt prepares to hail former army chief as president โ once the election is out of the way
Original article here. In May 2012, Egyptโs first democratic presidential election set an important precedent in a troubled transition process. At the time, there was no constitution, no clarity on the presidentโs … Continue reading Egypt prepares to hail former army chief as president โ once the election is out of the way
Europeโs elites are more like Berlusconi than you think
Original article here. Silvio Berlusconi has finally learned the outcome of being found guilty of tax fraud last May. He was originally sentenced to four years in prison, but Italian law prevents … Continue reading Europeโs elites are more like Berlusconi than you think
International political community
Matyas Bodig Believes that Aristotleโs โself-sufficiencyโ remains with us in form of โself-determinationโ something special about communities which can give rise to supreme power there are always other communities that … Continue reading International political community
Toward global political community?
Raul Acosta Theoretical points Political = managing collective affairs Contestation reifies political collective by contesting Threats of violence useful as symbols of power Sense of community is ideal to strive … Continue reading Toward global political community?
Questioning โcommunityโ
Ajay Gudavarthy In post-colonial period, binary between community and modern retains as modern only community of nation-state with its homogeneous time others stand outside it in heterogeneous time Although community … Continue reading Questioning โcommunityโ
Beyond the state?
Trevor Stack Citizenship, as particular tradition of political community, typically has two dimensions: formal dimension: usually, how citizenship and attendant obligations are defined in some kind of law > usually … Continue reading Beyond the state?
Philosophical approaches
John Perry Roma case (addressed by PhD student) concerns loyalties etc. that like citizenship but not toward nation-state; similarly, unions (addressed by Sian Lazar) are in some ways similar to … Continue reading Philosophical approaches
A historical approach
Michael Brown What happens when religious institutions do not have a real stake, especially where political institutions are designed precisely to avoid them having a stake? In contemporary world, there … Continue reading A historical approach
Introduction: Bodig and Stack
Trevor Stack Director of CISRUL and Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Aberdeen, and author of Knowing History in Mexico: An Ethnography of Citizenship (2012) and co-editor of โCitizenship Beyond the State?โ … Continue reading Introduction: Bodig and Stack
POLITICAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP 2013
Hosted by the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland Tuesday 25thย โ Wednesday 26thย June 2013 Academic coordinator: Trevor Stack (t.stack@abdn.ac.uk) Click … Continue reading POLITICAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP 2013
THURS EVENING – WHAT NEEDS DEBATING?
Audio recording of whole Thurs evening session Trevor Stack (chair, conference organiser) George Frynas said this afternoon โwhat frustrates me is that no one is talking about the real issuesโ … Continue reading THURS EVENING – WHAT NEEDS DEBATING?
THURS AFTERNOON – GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Janet Stewart (chair) Raises range of issues, including role of universities with regard to oil & gas Audio recording of Downie paper and discussion James Downie Partner, Stronachs LLP Powerpoint … Continue reading THURS AFTERNOON – GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES
THURS MORNING: WORKFORCE – RISK AND REPRESENTATION
Terry Brotherstone (chair) Introduces session by recalling Piper Alpha alluding to comments made by union (RMT) delegate in Environment session yesterday evening: yes environment is important but so are โpeople … Continue reading THURS MORNING: WORKFORCE – RISK AND REPRESENTATION
WED EVENING: ENVIRONMENT RISKS AND FUTURE ENERGY
Audio recording of Toke and Edwards papers and discussion David Toke Reader in Energy Politics, U Aberdeen Powerpoint slides Oil price spikes are ruinous to world economy, as much as … Continue reading WED EVENING: ENVIRONMENT RISKS AND FUTURE ENERGY
WED AFTERNOON: PROFITS OF OIL & GAS
Audio recording of Hendry's presentation and discussion Charles Hendry MPย (Conservative) Former UK Energy Minister 2010-12 Has found Aberdeen one of most inspiring energy cities Energy needs to be part of … Continue reading WED AFTERNOON: PROFITS OF OIL & GAS
WED MORNING: POLITICS OF OIL & GAS – THE BIG QUESTIONS
Audio recording of introduction and Harvie and Wills papers and discussion Trevor Stack (Conference organiser and session chair) Conference host: Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) … Continue reading WED MORNING: POLITICS OF OIL & GAS – THE BIG QUESTIONS
POLITICS OF OIL & GAS IN A CHANGING UK: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
A public conference held on 8-9 May 2013 atย the University of Aberdeen hosted by the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) Summary of conference papers and … Continue reading POLITICS OF OIL & GAS IN A CHANGING UK: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Pre-conference seminar “Resources Sovereignties in Latin America” (Tues 7 May)
These are notes (taken by Trevor Stack) from the seminar held on Tuesday afternoon before the main public conference, which starts on Wed 8 May. Einar Braathen (on Brazil) Now … Continue reading Pre-conference seminar “Resources Sovereignties in Latin America” (Tues 7 May)