With the government today releasing its Draft Energy Bill, POLSIS Senior Lecturer Dr David Toke was this morning ‘across the BBC’ (OK not quite, but he did appear on both Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live). David discussed his view that the government’s proposals for a new generation of nuclear power stations is unlikely to … Continue reading “Dr David Toke discusses nuclear power on the BBC”
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Visit to Amnesty International UK’s Human Rights Action Centre
This post from POLSIS PhD student Iván Farías Pelcastre is a report on a recent trip by POLSIS students to Amnesty International in London. On 28th March, students from the undergraduate second-year POLS 214 IR Theory and first-year POLS 105 Introduction to IR modules, as well as PhD students and GTAs from POLSIS, visited Amnesty … Continue reading “Visit to Amnesty International UK’s Human Rights Action Centre”
Iran’s Nuclear Programme – Assessing the Options for Cooperation and Conflict
The University of Birmingham’s newly established Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) on Wednesday hosted an afternoon of expert discussion on the security implications of the current crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme. Speakers covered the political and military choices which lie ahead, as well as the possibilities for resolving the crisis through diplomacy. They included: … Continue reading “Iran’s Nuclear Programme – Assessing the Options for Cooperation and Conflict”
POLSIS News: Dr Jonathan Grix on the Bahrain Grand Prix
Last Friday, Dr Jonathan Grix was interviewed on Austrian radio about the implications of the decision to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix despite the political instability currently affecting the country. The full audio, in English, is available here.
‘Didi, are you Hindu?’ Politics of Secularism in Women’s Activism in India: A Case Study of a Grassroots Women’s Organisation in Rural Uttar Pradesh
On Tuesday, 1st May, the POLSIS Gender and Feminist Theory Research Group will be joined by Dr Radhika Govinda from Ambedkar University Delhi. Dr Govinda will be discussing her research on the politics of secularism in today’s India. The event will take place from 15.30 to 17.30 in Muirhead Tower, Room 112. All welcome. Dr. … Continue reading “‘Didi, are you Hindu?’ Politics of Secularism in Women’s Activism in India: A Case Study of a Grassroots Women’s Organisation in Rural Uttar Pradesh”