Talk by Daisy Mugadza (PhD candidate in Law, CISRUL) In recent times the international tax regime has been impacted by the related issues of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting as … Continue reading Talk by Daisy Mugadza: “The process of the new OECD/G20-Inclusive Framework international order — a friend or a foe to the developing world?”
Research Seminar by Dr Tom Bentley (Politics and IR), in Taylor A08 (or on Teams) 'This paper offers an analysis of the deployment of time by conservatives engaged in the defence of the British Empire. Specifically, I capture two alternative conceptions of how conservatives present time. The first, I term the “continuous one nation” approach: there … Continue reading Research Seminar: Temporal Oddities in Conservative Approaches to the British Empire
Taylor A08 or on Teams CISRUL has long had an interest in civic and political education. Dr Rachel Shanks will present a recent article drawing on research that she has conducted in the past decade: 'Education for democracy: political participation and practice in schools.' To be successful, education for citizenship must provide students with opportunities to … Continue reading Dr Rachel Shanks on ‘Education for democracy: political participation and practice in schools’
Join us in Taylor A08 or on Teams for a talk by Nevena Jevremović (Law) on 'Global Value Chain Governance: A Socio-Legal Study of Voluntarism in the European Context.' Drawing on a range of interventions from law, political economy, and development studies, the seminar will explore the exercise of discursive power that resulted in a shift of … Continue reading Seminar on ‘Global Value Chain Governance: A Socio-Legal Study of Voluntarism in the European Context’ (Dr Nevena Jevremović)
Join us in Edward Wright F61 for a talk by Trevor Stack (Spanish & Latin American Studies) on 'Beyond Pax Mafiosa: Apparent Peace, Human Rights, and Organised Crime in Mexico.' This paper compares three Mexican municipalities where residents claimed to live in peace despite the enduring presence of organised crime. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research, Stack proposes a … Continue reading Seminar on ‘Beyond Pax Mafiosa: Apparent Peace, Human Rights, and Organised Crime in Mexico’ (Professor Trevor Stack)
