Other News
Inaugural Roger Duclaud-Williams Memorial Lecture
On Wednesday 28 November, PAIS will hold the first annual Roger Duclaud-Williams Memorial Lecture as part of the PAIS Seminar Series. The lecture, entitled 'Rupert Murdoch and the Rise of Euroscepticism in the British Media' will be given by Dr Oliver Daddow of the Univeristy of Leiceister.
The event will take place at 16.00, with refreshments at 15.30, in S0.18 in the Socical Sciences Building. All are welcome.
Dr Christopher Moran interviewed about his work with the International Spy Museum
Dr Christopher Moran, Assistant Professor in US National Security, is acting as a historical consultant for the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Recently he has been featured in a number of press interviews for his work on the museum's newly-opened exhibit, ‘Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of James Bond Villains’:
- Short presentation at British Ambassador’s Residence, Georgetown, 13 November.
- Reference to Warwick in an ABC News article, 16 November.
- Interview for France 24, 18 November.
- Interview for The Hindu newspaper, 19 November.
- Live interview with Fox News, 9am, 20 November.
- Live TV interview for 9 News Now, WUSA, 21 November.
- Interview for The Spectator, 23 November.
Dr John Parkinson featured on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Dr John Parkinson, Associate Professor of Public Policy, was featured on Shane O'Connor's Breakfast Show and in Bob Brolly's afternoon news programme on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire on 16 November.
Listen to the broadcasts below:
DIFFERENT FACES, SIMILAR PROBLEMS: CHINA'S LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
A KnowledgeCentre article by Michiel Foulon, PhD Candidate
Much has been made of China's recent economic and military advancement, but Michiel Foulon suggests that there is still a potentially long, difficult road ahead before a true 'hyperpower' can be realised. As the Chinese Communist Party Congress convenes this week, he considers the challenges facing a new leadership of the world's most populous country.
Dr Nick Vaughan-Williams publishes Special Issue of Geopolitics on ‘Critical Border Studies’
Dr Nick Vaughan-Williams, Reader in International Security in PAIS, has recently published a Special Issue of Geopolitics entitled ‘Critical Border Studies: Broadening and Deepening the ‘Lines in the Sand’ Agenda’. The volume, based on funding obtained from The British Academy (SG-50847), brings together leading interdisciplinary scholars from Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK to formalise ‘Critical Border Studies’ as a distinctive paradigm for the study of borders and bordering practices.