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Seminar series

2023-24

GPES runs regular research seminar on Mondays during the semester, inviting experts from around the UK to share their latest, cutting-edge research in politics, economics, sociology, law, geography and other disciplines. 

Seminars take place at 12:10 – 1:30 PM – either on campus or via Zoom. To register and for more information, please contact:

Zoom login details will be sent out by email before the seminar.

Semester 2, 2023-24

Monday 12 February 2024, Week 3, 12.10pm in CLC2.06

  • Dr Marnie Howlett (Oxford)
  • “A Grassroots Geopolitical Analysis of Russia’s War in Ukraine”
  • Chair: Dr Sarah Whitmore

Monday 26 February 2024, Week 5, 12:10pm in CLC2.06

  • Dr Rabea Khan (Liverpool John Moores)
  • “The Coloniality of the Religious Terrorism Thesis”
  • Chair: Prof Michael Lister

Monday 11 March 2024, Week 7, 12:10pm in CLC2.06

  • Dr Joonghyun Kwak (Oxford)
  • “Empowering Democracy: The Ripple Effect of International Student Mobility”
  • Chair: Dr Abbey Halcli

Monday 18 March 2024, Week 8, 12:10pm online via zoom

  • Dr Javier Moreno Zacares (Durham)
  • “Residential Capitalism: rent extraction and capitalist production in modern Spain 1834-2023”
  • Chair: Dr Maia Pal 

Monday 8 April 2024, Week 9, 12:10pm in CLC2.06

  • Dr Nicholas Taylor (Queen Mary, London)
  • “Stay Home: Mapping the New Domestic Regime”
  • Chair: Dr Alex Sutton