Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance Speaker Series 2020 - 2021
This Speaker Series to brought together academics and other professionals to present their latest work and experience on a wide range of topics within Diplomacy and International Governance.
In the academic year 2020-21, our speakers covered a range of compelling topics including sports diplomacy, space policy, digital diplomacy, conflict resolution, Turkish diaspora, and military intervention in Africa. You can view the full schedule of previous events in the IDIG Speaker Series below.
Semester 1 events
| Date | Time | Title | Speaker | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2020 | 1pm-2.30pm |
Trump: Extraordinary or Routine? Assessing Foreign Policy Change |
Dr. Nicholas Kitchen Surrey University |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 4 November 2020 | 3pm-4.30pm |
Roundtable: Beyond Brexit |
Speakers from Surrey University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Loughborough University London |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 26 November 2020 | 2pm-3.30pm |
Assemblage Theory and the Digital Hybridisation of Ministries of Foreign Affairs: The Case of the Nordic and Baltic states |
Dr. Corneliu Bioja Oxford University |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 14 December 2020 | 2pm-3.30pm |
Challenging Civil Society Perceptions of NATO: Engaging the Women, Peace and Security Agenda |
Dr. Katherine Wright Newcastle University |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 13 January 2021 | 10am-11.30am |
Brexit and the Northern Ireland Border |
Prof. Katy Hayward Queen's University Belfast |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Semester 2 events
| Date | Time | Title | Speaker | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February 2021 | 3.30pm-5pm |
Imagined Conflicts: An Educational Tool in Conflict Resolution |
Dr. An Jacobs & Dr Norma Rossi Nottingham Trent & Sandhurst |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 26 February 2021 | 10am-11.30am |
Challenging civil society perceptions of NATO: Engaging the Women, Peace and Security agenda |
Dr Katherine Wright Newcastle University |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 19 March 2021 | 9am-10.30am |
Prof. Joshua Castellino Minority Rights Group International |
Online via Microsoft Teams | |
| 27 April 2021 | 10.30am-12pm |
Dr. Emilie Tran Hong Kong Baptist University Prof. Yahia Zoubir Kedge Business School, Paris |
Online via Microsoft Teams | |
| 13 May 2021 | 1pm-2.30pm |
Border Securitisation in the Channel and post-Brexit British foreign policy |
Dr. Thom Tyerman Sheffield Hallam University Dr. Travis Van Isacker Brighton University |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
| 20 May 2021 | 2pm-3.30pm |
Dr Simon Rofe SOAS |
Online via Microsoft Teams |