Two of our CISRUL PhD students, Eve Hayes de Kalaf and Chuck Sturtevant, have been invited to the Center for Research and Studies on Culture and Society (CIECS) at the National University of Córdoba … Continue reading CISRUL Students invited to Center for Research and Studies on Culture and Society, Argentina
One of our Faculty Members, Andrea Teti, will be delivering a public lecture in the Department of Politics and International Relations Seminar Series on Wednesday 13th September 2017, 2.00–4pm. The event will … Continue reading Andrea Teti on the Arab Spring and Democracy
Seminar by Professor Jeffrey Alexander (Yale) Wed 18th October at 2-4 in EWF61 What’s striking about the now-global discourse of “middle class” is that it references people who would once … Continue reading Iconic Objects and the New Middle Class
Debates on Jeffrey Alexander’s magnum opus The Civil Sphere (2006) have been conducted mainly in his discipline of sociology, even though he makes reference to philosophy, legal theory and other disciplines. In this seminar, we will take advantage of Alexander’s visit to the University to engage with him from our own disciplines. Our discussion will focus on … Continue reading Civil Sphere Theory: An Interdisciplinary Debate
HOSTED BY THE CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL SOCIETY AND RULE OF LAW (CISRUL), UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN FRIDAY 20TH – SUNDAY 22ND OCTOBER, 2017 CONFERENCE SUMMARY Constitutional democracies by definition afford a range of opportunities for political expression including protest. Why, then, do some movements choose to engage in more radical forms of protest, such as civil disobedience, … Continue reading Civil Sphere and Radicalization
