The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) studies the life in the world of political concepts. The interdisciplinary centre examines how political principles function within and beyond the contemporary West. Concepts such as citizenship, civil society and the rule of law are used as often by policy makers as by scholars. Core to CISRUL’s mission is informing academic and public debate on how they are used and to what effect.
CISRUL brings together an extraordinary range of researchers, including PhD candidates, to study these and other political principles, including democracy, human rights and pluralism. We consider how they have been fostered historically, debated philosophically and in politics, fought over by social movements, codified in law, transmitted through education and the media, and lived out in everyday life.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD positions at the University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie…
This video has been produced by CISRUL PhD Law Candidate Domenico Carolei, based on his dissertation research into…
University of Aberdeen and CISRUL Graduate Hanifi Baris Arrested in Turkey On 4 July 2018, our dear colleague…
University of Aberdeen and CISRUL Lawyer Hanifi Baris Arrested in Turkey
On 4 July 2018, our dear colleague and former PhD Student here at the University of Aberdeen, Hanifi…