Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL)

Name: The Ghost of Hitler in South Africa
Start: 2019-09-24T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-09-24T23:59:59+00:00

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May 2017
CISRUL Lecture Series: Prof. William E. Connolly

May 8, 2017 - May 11, 2017

The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society & the Rule of Law (CISRUL) presents Prof. William E. Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University University of Aberdeen 8-11 May 2017 In a poll of American political theorists published in Political Science in 2010, William E. Connolly was ranked the fourth most influential political theorist over the … Continue reading CISRUL Lecture Series: Prof. William E. Connolly
October 2017
Iconic Objects and the New Middle Class

October 18, 2017

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
Civil Sphere and Radicalization

October 20, 2017 - October 22, 2017

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
June 2019
Conceptualizing “Political”

June 13, 2019 - June 16, 2019

Workshop and PhD summer school Conceptualizing “Political” THURSDAY 13TH – FRIDAY 14TH JUNE 2019PHD SUMMER SCHOOL, SATURDAY 15TH – SUNDAY 16TH JUNE Hosted by theCentre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL)University of Aberdeen Topic The term “political” is generally used as loosely by scholars as by the public. This workshop does not aim to … Continue reading Conceptualizing “Political”
September 2019
The Ghost of Hitler in South Africa

September 24, 2019

Roundtable discussion with Shirli Gilbert and John de Gruchy The memory of Nazi Germany as a source of religious complicity and resistance in apartheid South Africa — A roundtable discussion with John de Gruchy and Shirli Gilbert The rise of right wing populist and political movements has meant that memories of Nazism are once again … Continue reading The Ghost of Hitler in South Africa

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