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AMERICAN DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND THE ARAB SPRING
A Knowledge Centre article based on extracts from a GR:EEN Project paper by Dr Oz Hassan
Is America too focused on economics when it comes to understanding the many definitions of freedom that have emerged from Egypt? Warwick research fellow Dr Oz Hassan argues that there is a lack of innovation in US Middle East policy and that the Obama administration would do better to support Egypt's positive emerging trends rather than try to impose its own.
GENDERED CEREMONY AND RITUAL IN PARLIAMENT
A Knowledge Centre article by Prof Shirin Rai
Why does ceremony and ritual in parliament matter? In this article, Prof Shirin Rai outlines the thinking behind the four-year Gendered Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament programme, which concluded last month with a conference at the House of Lords.
Read the full article and watch a video from the GCRP Conference
LANDSCAPES OF SECRECY
A Knowledge Centre video from the Landscapes of Secrecy conference
Professor Richard Aldrich and doctoral candidate Simon Willmetts recently spoke about their research on America’s Central Intelligence Agency as part of the recent Festival of Social Sciences. Professor Aldrich introduces the Landscapes of Secrecy project and looks at some uneasy collaborations between the CIA and journalists, while Simon Willmetts explores the representation of the CIA in Hollywood Cinema. A video of their talks is now available below.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER NEW LABOUR
A Knowledge Centre podcast interview with David Webber
As part of our coverage of the Festival of Social Sciences we have been involved with five individuals who are either early career researchers or PhD students in the social sciences. They will be contributing content to the Knowledge Centre throughout the theme, from podcasts to reviews. In the first of the series we spoke to David Webber, Politics and International Studies, about his research and how he arrived at his all-important research question.
FROM THE WIRELESS WAR TO WARWICK
A Knowledge Centre adaptation from a book by Professor Richard Aldrich
Our expert for the current theme is Professor Richard Aldrich, Department of Politics and International Studies, who is available to answer your questions on conspiracy theories, international security and the recent death of Osama bin Laden. Here, Professor Aldrich has re-worked a chapter from his book GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency, centering around the development of wireless technologies during the second world war.