Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law

Brian Brock on looting and squatting as forms of civil disobedience
2025-04-01 12:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Court Room, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB
Dr Joel Pierce is Administrator at Christ’s College, University of Aberdeen, and Associate Tutor at the Scottish Episcopal Institute. He will be joining us via Microsoft Teams (link below) to discuss his career following the completion of his PhD in Divinity in 2021, in particular the decisions behind, and process of, turning his dissertation into … Continue reading Dr Joel Pierce on Turning a PhD Thesis into a Monograph

Construction of the “right time” in US-Afghan peace negotiations
2025-04-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Taylor A08, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB

Reading seminar on 'The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study'
2025-05-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Taylor A08, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB

Professor Martyn Percy on 'The crisis of colonial Anglicanism: empire, slavery and revolt in the Church of England'
2025-05-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Court Room, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB

Humorous politics: the increasing role of laughter in public affairs
2025-06-02 15:00 - 16:30

'What Is a Constitution? Reading Toward a Problem': Reading Seminar 1
2025-07-07 15:00 - 16:00

Talk by Daisy Mugadza: "The process of the new OECD/G20-Inclusive Framework international order — a friend or a foe to the developing world?"
2025-07-24 11:00 - 12:00 | OA-Taylor-A08, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB

Research Seminar: Temporal Oddities in Conservative Approaches to the British Empire
2025-08-20 15:00 - 16:30

Dr Rachel Shanks on 'Education for democracy: political participation and practice in schools'
2025-08-28 14:30 - 16:00

Reading Seminar on 'Environmental Constitutionalism'
2025-09-10 15:00 - 16:00

Seminar on 'Global Value Chain Governance: A Socio-Legal Study of Voluntarism in the European Context' (Dr Nevena Jevremović)
2025-10-22 12:00 - 13:30

Seminar on 'Beyond Pax Mafiosa: Apparent Peace, Human Rights, and Organised Crime in Mexico' (Professor Trevor Stack)
2025-10-23 15:00 - 17:00

Seminar on '21st Century Challenges to Peace: Theory, Pedagogy, Policy, Practice in Peace Work' (Professor Gearoid Millar)
2025-10-29 12:00 - 13:30

Seminar on 'Frontiers of Black Freedom: Internationalism, Americanism, and Anti-racist Solidarity during the 1930s' (Dr Owen Walsh)
2025-11-27 10:00 - 11:30

Sam McReavy Presents PhD Research on 'Bold as Love' by Gwyneth Jones
2026-01-14 15:30 - 17:00

Shao-Chi Kuo Presents PhD Research on 'Faithful disobedience in the Land of Heaven: Wang Yi and Early Rain Covenant Church’s pursuit of a civil society in China'
2026-01-28 10:00 - 11:30

Dr Allan Gillies Presents his New Book 'Narco-Democratization: Organized Crime and Political Transition in Bolivia'
2026-02-10 14:00 - 15:30

Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf on Globalising Digital Identity: Citizenship, Rights and ‘Statelessness-like’ Experiences
2026-02-18 13:00 - 14:30

Neha Dwivedi on 'Gender Studies in Afghanistan or Jender Bazi'
2026-03-03 11:00 - 12:30

POSTPONED Reading Seminar: 'Historicising Constitutions'
2026-03-20 09:30 - 11:00

Reading Seminar: 'Economic Constitutionalism'
2026-04-01 10:00 - 11:30

Reading Seminar: ‘Historicising Constitutionalism’
2026-04-10 11:00 - 12:30

Dr Joel Pierce on Turning a PhD Thesis into a Monograph
2026-04-15 10:00 - 11:30

Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf and Dr Hanifi Bariş on Research Impact and Teaching in UK Academia
2026-04-29 10:00 - 11:30

Reading Seminar: Summary of ‘What Is a Constitution? Reading Toward a Problem’ Series
2026-05-07 10:00 - 11:30

Prof. Chuck Sturtevant on 'Settler Citizens of a Settler State: The Constitution of Settler Sovereignty in the Bolivian Amazon'
2026-05-13 10:00 - 11:30

Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr A. Sophie Lauwers on Navigating Academic Careers Abroad and Applying for Postdocs
2026-05-20 10:00 - 11:30
