Alumni of CISRUL’s Political Concepts in the World (POLITICO) Early-Stage Researcher project Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth, have jointly edited a volume titled Decolonising Political Concepts (Routledge 2024). … Continue reading Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr Marie Wuth Publish Volume on ‘Decolonising Political Concepts’
Dr Joel Pierce Publishes First Book: ‘Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall’
Dr Joel Pierce, CISRUL alumnus and administrator at Christ’s College, University of Aberdeen, recently published his first book, Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall, drawn from … Continue reading Dr Joel Pierce Publishes First Book: ‘Rights, Virtue, and Others in MacIntyre: Community After the Fall’
NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability
The book focuses on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), examples include Amnesty International and Oxfam. Known also as charities, the NGO sector is very diverse in terms of organisational types and forms. … Continue reading NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability
NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability – Inside Dr Carolei’s Book Pages, Event Highlights, Reviews and Endorsements
Former CISRUL alumnus Dr. Domenico Carolei, now works as a law lecturer at the University of Stirling (UK). He has authored a monograph titled “NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and … Continue reading NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability – Inside Dr Carolei’s Book Pages, Event Highlights, Reviews and Endorsements
How some countries are using digital ID to exclude vulnerable people around the world
This article was written by former CISRUL student Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf and was published in The Conversation. The world has become interconnected at a level we never before … Continue reading How some countries are using digital ID to exclude vulnerable people around the world
Teacher Preparation in Scotland
Edited by Rachel Shanks (University of Aberdeen) Published: 25 Sep 2020 Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Series: Emerald Studies in Teacher Preparation in National and Global Context This book charts the … Continue reading Teacher Preparation in Scotland
Secularism, Islam and public intellectuals in contemporary France
Written by Nadia Kiwan.Published by Manchester University Press. Islam in France is often regarded as a political 'issue' and much of the scholarly and public debates about Islam in contemporary … Continue reading Secularism, Islam and public intellectuals in contemporary France
Brian Brock on his new book
Brian Brock has recently published a new book, Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ (Baylor University Press, 2019). He discussed it in a video interview with Australian … Continue reading Brian Brock on his new book
Wondrously Wounded
Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability Written by Brian Brock (University of Aberdeen). Published by Baylor University Press in August 2019. The church … Continue reading Wondrously Wounded
ArabTrans
The Arab Transformations Project involved an international research consortium of 11 partners which conducted extensive research focusing on Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq. Its aim was to … Continue reading ArabTrans
Publications on Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence
Among the Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence project's planned outputs we will: publish 3 academic books, as well as participating in academic conferences and organising impact events in Mexico … Continue reading Publications on Activism in Regions of Crime-Related Violence
Radicalism and the Civil Sphere
Volume co-edited by Jeffrey Alexander (Yale) and Trevor Stack (CISRUL) for Cambridge University Press, 2018 forthcomingMembers of white nationalists are met by a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, Aug. … Continue reading Radicalism and the Civil Sphere
Publications
The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law and its members produce a variety of publications in the form of books and academic papers, as well as in … Continue reading Publications
Alejandra Mancilla (University of Oslo)
Alejandra's book addresses such questions as: "Does recognition of the basic human right to subsistence imply that the needy are morally permitted to take and use other people’s property to … Continue reading Alejandra Mancilla (University of Oslo)
Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia it’s a different story
Original article here. Now that the dust has settled on Evo Morales’ election to a third term as president of Bolivia, it is time to wonder what he is going … Continue reading Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia it’s a different story
Business as usual in Mexico despite 43 murdered students
Original article here. The killing of 43 student teachers in Mexico has alerted the world to the country’s deteriorating human rights record. While the US and EU governments have expressed … Continue reading Business as usual in Mexico despite 43 murdered students
Social welfare and energy policy drive Evo Morales to brink of historic third term in Bolivia
Original article here. Evo Morales appears poised to win a third term as president of Bolivia in an election on October 12 at the helm of his “Movement Towards Socialism” … Continue reading Social welfare and energy policy drive Evo Morales to brink of historic third term in Bolivia
Mexico’s strategy to contain anti-mafia vigilantes is hanging by a thread
Original article here. Mexico’s problems with organised crime have certainly come to a head this year. We have seen the high-profile arrests of cartel bosses Joaquin Guzman Loera in February and now … Continue reading Mexico’s strategy to contain anti-mafia vigilantes is hanging by a thread
Verdict in Al Jazeera trial shows regime’s contempt for press freedom in Egypt
Three Al Jazeera English journalists have been convicted in the Cairo Criminal Court of spreading false news, threatening national security and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood – previously Egypt’s first democratically … Continue reading Verdict in Al Jazeera trial shows regime’s contempt for press freedom in Egypt
Egypt prepares to hail former army chief as president – once the election is out of the way
Original article here. In May 2012, Egypt’s first democratic presidential election set an important precedent in a troubled transition process. At the time, there was no constitution, no clarity on the president’s … Continue reading Egypt prepares to hail former army chief as president – once the election is out of the way
Europe’s elites are more like Berlusconi than you think
Original article here. Silvio Berlusconi has finally learned the outcome of being found guilty of tax fraud last May. He was originally sentenced to four years in prison, but Italian law prevents … Continue reading Europe’s elites are more like Berlusconi than you think