Other News
Two interviews with Stuart Elden - about Foucault, territory, terrain and other questions
Two interviews with Stuart Elden have recently been published.
First, a two part interview on the Journal of the History of Ideas blog about his work tracing an intellectual history of Michel Foucault's career - part one and part two.
And second, a podcast with Nico Buitendag on territory, terrain, Shakespeare and other questions - available on Soundcloud or Youtube.
Global Insights: COVID-19 and the Global South
Thursday April 7 - 4pm-5pm
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-insights-covid-19-and-the-global-south-tickets-103848997146
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at Warwick present the second panel in our weekly live-streamed Global Insights series with our partners in Canada, the US, Ethiopia and Germany
Warwick experts from PAIS and the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID) will be joined by colleagues from the Balsillie School in Canada, the Institute for Strategic Affairs in Ethiopia, American University in the US, and Konstanz Universitat in Germany to share their views on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the global south.
Issues addressed in this episode will include gender, elections, food security, migration, security, justice and human rights.
Featuring
Ann Fitz-Gerald (moderator), Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA), Canada
Panelists:
Briony Jones, PAIS/WICID, University of Warwick, researches the nexus between development, peacebuilding and justice.
Shirin Rai, PAIS/WICID, University of Warwick, researches gender, governance and development.
Hallelujah Lulie, Institute for Strategic Affairs, Addis Ababa, researches African security and political elite bargaining.
Rachel Robinson, American University, Washington DC, is a sociologist and demographer whose research focuses on global health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, including family planning, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education.
Jonathan Crush, BSIA and Wilfrid Laurier University, is an expert on migration, food security and hungry cities.
Anja Osei, University of Konstanz, researches democratisation, electoral autocracy and African politics.
About the Global Insights series
“Global Insights” is a weekly live-streamed, moderated panel series which provides different national and regional perspectives on big questions currently facing researchers, policymakers and planners worldwide in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.
All are welcome. Sign up for free here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-insights-covid-19-and-the-global-south-tickets-103848997146
PAIS to Launch Global Insights Panel Series reflecting on COVID-19 in collaboration with international partners in Canada, the US, Germany and Ethiopia
In collaboration with four of our international partners, PAIS is pleased to present “Global Insights” - a weekly live-streamed moderated panel series which will provide different national and regional perspectives on big questions currently facing researchers, policymakers and planners worldwide in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The first of the weekly Global Insights series will be held on Thursday, 30 April at 4pm-5pm:
COVID-19: Stress-test for the Global Economy
Hosted by Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs,
University of Waterloo
featuring
John Ravenhill (Balsillie School, University of Waterloo)
Stephen Silvia (School of International Service, American University)
Lena Rethel (PAIS, University of Warwick - Director of CSGR)
Gerald Schneider (University of Konstanz)
Tewodros Mekonnen (Instutute for Strategic Affairs, Addis Ababa)
Please sign up for free at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-insights-covid-19-stress-test-for-the-global-economy-tickets-103250916270
The edited recording will be posted to the Balsillie School You Tube channel by May 6th https://www.youtube.com/user/BalsillieSchool
Future sessions will include themes such as The Changing Global Balance of Power; A New Concept of Security; The Future of Democracy; Federalism; Climate Change; Public Health; Technology Innovation; Data, Digitalisation & Governance; Migration and Mobility; Multilateralism and International Cooperation…and more.
Look for more details of the second panel discussion - May 7, 2020: COVID-19 and the Global South.