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 … 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 literature has focused on missed opportunities to negotiate with the Taliban, often justified by conditions deemed ripe for resolution. However, these theories have faced criticism … Continue reading Construction of the “right time” in US-Afghan peace negotiations
Sabelo Ndwandwe (CISRUL PhD) will lead discussion of The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten. In this series of essays, Fred Moten and Stefano Harney draw on the theory and practice of the black radical tradition as it supports, inspires, and extends contemporary social and political thought and aesthetic critique. Today the general … Continue reading Reading seminar on ‘The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study’
