Previous events - IDIG-POLIS Symposia
This series of joint symposia was organised to exchange ideas and develop research.
The events were organised jointly by the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance (IDIG) at Loughborough University London and the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at Loughborough University's East Midlands campus.
15 May 2019
Presenter 1: Dr. Tatevik Mnatsakanyan (Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance)
Title: Sovereignty, Subjectivity, Denial: The Armenian Genocide and Generative Denials
Presenter 2: Dr. Christos Kourtelis (Politics and International Studies)
Title: The role of epistemic communities and expert knowledge in the European Neighbourhood Policy
5 December 2019
Presenter 1: Dr. Cristina Flesher Fominaya (Politics and International Studies)
Title: Bridging vertical and horizontal logics of collective action: overcoming cognitive dissonance between 15-M and Podemos
Presenter 2: Dr. Aidan McGarry (Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance)
Title: Political Voice: Protest and Marginalized Groups
17 September 2020
Presenter 1: Dr Dorina Baltag (Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance)
Title: The Drivers and Dividers of EU Diplomatic Practice in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus
Presenter 2: Dr Paul Maddrell (Politics and International Studies)
Title: Spy Chiefs as Cultural Leaders: Directors of Intelligence Agencies in Western Democracies, Communist Dictatorships and Military Dictatorships
25 November 2020
Presenter 1: Dr An Jacobs (Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance)
Title: Comparing EU and US Approaches to Police Reform in Ukraine: Complementary Local Ownership?
Presenter 2: Dr. Giulia Piccolino (Politics and International Studies)
Title: The peace process in Colombia: from liberal peacebuilding to stabilization?