My longstanding research on citizenship as focused on the exercise of political authority, and specifically on how and when the governed engage and are engaged in the exercise of authority … Continue reading Trevor Stack “Citizenship and Civilization: Civil Horizons of Political Community”
Jonathan Chaplin, Cambridge University University Court Room and on MS Teams After centuries of official indifference or resistance, the theological legitimacy of democracy came to be widely recognised in Protestantism and Catholicism by the mid-twentieth century. Yet today, millions of professing Christians in several nations are being lured into supporting authoritarian political projects and seem … Continue reading Christianity and Democracy: Repairing the Intellectual Deficit
Call for participants - Research, practitioner & policy workshop In person only: Paterson’s Land G.21, Moray House, Edinburgh University Co-hosted by CISRUL, Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures (IICF), Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ), Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA), Change for Change UK, and Edinburgh University's Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group … Continue reading International experiences with children in conflict with the law
Brian Brock (Divinity) will talk about his new book Joining Creation’s Praise: A Theological Ethic of Creatureliness, focusing on the sections in which he develops a defence of looting and squatting, as forms of civil disobedience.
Neha Dwivedi (IR and CISRUL) Timing in peace negotiations is typically viewed in terms of ripeness and readiness, a perspective evident in the US-Afghan peace talks. Much of the existing … Continue reading Construction of the “right time” in US-Afghan peace negotiations
