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Events in 2022
| Date / Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 19 October 3pm – 4:30pm | Stitched Voices Political Embroidery Group Facilitators: Gillian McFadyen & Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Arts Centre, Top Floor |
| 2 November 3pm – 4:30pm | Stitched Voices Political Embroidery Group Facilitators: Gillian McFadyen & Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Arts Centre, Top Floor |
| 22 November 2022 2pm – 3:30pm | Humanitarian Hero Projects: Trauma and the Making of Humanitarian Practice Dr Alistair Markland (Sussex University) Chair: Louise Ridden Online |
| 16 November 3pm – 4:30pm | Stitched Voices Political Embroidery Group Facilitators: Gillian McFadyen & Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Arts Centre, Top Floor |
| 30 November 3pm – 4:30pm | Stitched Voices Political Embroidery Group Facilitators: Gillian McFadyen & Berit Bliesemann de Guevara Arts Centre, Top Floor |
| 6 December 3pm-4:30pm | Russia’s securitisation of history and militarisation of children and young people in relation to the current war in Ukraine Dr Jenny Mathers and Dr Allyson Edwards (Bath Spa University) Russia’s securitisation of history and militarisation of children and young people in relation to the current war in Ukraine Chair: Amaya Querejazu |
| 7 December 2pm – 3pm | What kind of reconciliation is being brought about by Colombia’s peacebuilding process? Dr Sonia Garzon Ramirez Chair: Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| December 2022 | The work of the Colombian Truth Commission Chairs: Sonia Garzon and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| January 2023 | The role of social media in ISIS expertise (tbc) Dr Dylan Marshall (InterPol, AU) Chair: Louise Ridden |
| February 2023 | Colonial histories of the UNHCR (tbc) Dr Gillian McFadyen (InterPol, AU) Chair: Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| March 2023 | Roundtable: The Russia-Ukraine war and (im-) possibilities of nonviolence Speakers tbc. Chair: Louise Ridden |
| March 2023 | Roundtable: Relational approaches to knowledge and expertise in International Politics Speakers (tbc): |
| April 2023 | Roundtable: Launch of the International Aid Cyber-Attack Database & Research Hub A collaboration between the AU Departments of International Politics and Law & Criminology Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Olivia Williams (InterPol), Marco Odella (Law) |
| May 2023 | Roundtable: Actor-centred approaches to knowledge and expertise in International Politics Speakers (tbc) Chair: Dr Andrea Warnecke (Leiden University / editor) |
| June 2023 | Centring civilians in civilian protection Louise Ridden Chair: Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
Past Events
| Date / Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2022 4-5.30 pm | Knowledge without Borders: Welsh Students on the Continent in the Fifteenth Century Dr Rhun Emlyn, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University Chair: Prof. Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| 16 February 2022 3- 5pm | Roundtable: “Armed conflict, civilian protection, and conflict knowledge”. Speakers: Dr Anna Sheftel, Concordia University, Dr Maria Martin de Almagro, University of Ghent Prof Marie-Joëlle Zahar, Université de Montréal Dr Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé, Bishop’s University Louise Ridden, Aberystwyth University Chair: Prof. Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| 12 April 2022 3-4.30pm | Beyond the Human, after the Cybernetic: Reflections on Techno-Ecologies of Drones. Toni Čerkez, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University Chair: Louise Ridden |
| 19 January 2022 | When the War Hero is a Woman: Nadiya Savchenko and the Gendered Construction of War Heroism in Ukraine Dr Jenny Mathers, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University Chair: Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| 1 December 2021 | Latin American knowledge in IR Roundtable Speakers: Dr Melissa Deciancio, FLACSO, Argentina / Münster University, Germany Dr Marcos Scauso, Quinnipiac University, USA Kinti Prellana, Queen Mary University Chair: Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| 17 November 2021 | Creative research methods in IR: photography and film as method 2 Joe Thurgate, Louise Ridden Chair: Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| 15 November 2021 | Creative research methods in IR: photography and film as method 1 Sarah Wydall, Rebecca Zerk, Joe Thurgate, Louise Ridden Chair: Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| 20 October 2021 | The International Tribunals of Rights of Nature Natalia Greene, International Rights of Nature Tribunals Secretariat Chairs: Dr Anwen Elias / Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| 28 April 2021 | “Relational ways of knowing and their implications for International Politics” Prof Milja Kurki, Aberystwyth University; Prof Arlene B. Tickner, Universidad del Rosario; Dr Navnita Behera, University of New Delhi (tbc); Dr Tamara Tronwsell, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Dr Jarrad Reddekop, Camosun College (tbc); Dr Anahita Arian- University of Erfurt; Prof Giorgio Shani, International Christian University (Tokyo) (tbc); Chair: Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| 23 March 2021 | “Employing Social Network Analysis in International Politics“ Methods workshop and surgery with Dr Gemma Edwards, Manchester University, and Dr Andrea Warnecke |
| 22 February 2021 | “Embodying Bonapartism: Charles Nègre at the asile impériale de Vincennes in the French Second Empire” Dr Samuel Raybone, School of Art, Aberystwyth University |
| 2 February 2021 | “Expanding knowing in international politics: creative and embodied methodologies” Speakers: Dr Amaya Querejazu, Prof Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Dr Veronica Calarco, Suzanne Klein Schaarsberg Chair: Dr Andrea Warnecke |
| 2 December 2020 | Curating and Crate-digging: Revisiting Solidarity Anti-colonially through Sankara, Palme and The Tricontinental Dr Olivia Rutazibwa, Centre for European and International Studies Research, University of Portsmouth |
| 24 November 2020 | Mixed-methods Social Network Analysis Dr Gemma Edwards, University of Manchester Dr Andrea Warnecke |
| 27 October 2020 | Knowing and Learning from a Distance – Zooming in or Zooning out? Prof Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Dr Andrea Warnecke, Dr Birgit Poopuu, Dr Amaya Querejazu |
| (Event postponed) | On the Ruins of Epistemicide: Decolonising International Solidarity through Blackness (tbc) Olivia Rutazibwa, Centre for European and International Studies Research, University of Portsmouth |
| (Event postponed) | Employing Social Network Analysis (SNA) for Studying International Politics Dr Gemma Edwards, University of Manchester, Dr Andrea Warnecke, Aberystwyth University |
| (Event postponed) | Knowledge without Borders: Welsh Students on the Continent in the Fifteenth Century Rhun Elyn, Department of History, Aberystwyth University |
| (Event postponed) | Embodying Bonapartism: Charles Nègre at the asile impériale de Vincennes in the French Second Empire Samuel Raybone, School of Arts, Aberystwyth University |
| 28 February 2020 | Resisting Epistemic Transformation? Limited Digitalisation and Datafication within the Field of Human Rights Advocacy Alistair Markland, Aston University, Birmingham |
| 30 January 2020 | Non-violence in International Politics: Towards a New Turn? Mary King (University for Peace; AU Honorary Fellow), Rachel Julian (Leeds Beckett), Birgit Poopuu, Suzanne Klein Schaarsberg , Berit Bliesemann de Guevara (Aberystwyth) |
| 2019 | Stitched Voices Political Embroidery Group Facilitators: Gillian McFadyen and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| 10 December 2019 | Pili and the Global Politics We See. Sophie Harman, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 30 October 2019 | Ordering Compassion: Talk and discussion on the transformation of the humanitarian system. Jacintha O’Hagan, University of Queensland |
| 19-20 October 2019 | Starting from violence or nonviolence in IR: why are we so fascinated with the violence lens?Organised by Birgit Poopuu, Aberystwyth |
| 19-20 October 2019 | Creating knowledge of the Syrian Revolution: what and whose knowledge matters? Organised by Birgit Poopuu, Aberystwyth |
| 12-14 June 2019 | IR as a social science in the post-truth era Beate Jahn, Heikki Patomäki, Richard Beardsworth, Milja Kurki, Katarzyna Kaczmarska, Amal Abu-Bakare, Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Felix Berenskoetter |
| 12-14 June 2019 | 1919: Myths and IR John Hobson, Katharine M Millar, Halvard Leira, Christine Andra, Jan Ruzicka, Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Katarzyna Kaczmarska |
| 21 May 2019 | Regimes of Difference: Culture and Order in World Politics Christian Reus-Smit, University of Queensland |
| 15 May 2019 | Scales of Thinking: Beyond the ‘everyday’ turn in IR Katarina Kušić, University of Bristol |
| 28 March 2019 | Knowing International Politics Sensorily, Materially and Spatially: An Interactive Exhibition of Objects, Sounds and Spaces Organised by Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik (Aston University) & Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| 26 March 2019 | Academic Freedom, IR Knowledge and Policy Advice in the ‘Post-truth’ Era Organised by Katarzyna Kaczmarska (Aberystwyth) & Thomas Biersteker, (The Graduate Institute, Geneva) |
| 13 March 2019 | From epistemology to ontology; or, What is a “world”? Philip Conway, Aberystwyth University |
| 20 February 2019 | The ‘Genesis’ of European Studies: Exploring European Integration by Way of an Academic Association Quincy Cloet, Aberystwyth University |
| 2018 | Stitched Voices: Political Embroidery Group Facilitators: Gillian McFadyen and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Aberystwyth |
| 5 December 2018 | Impartiality and the construction of legitimate international non-governmental organisation authority Andrea Warnecke, Aberystwyth |
| 18 November 2018 | Political Embroidery goes Tate Liverpool: Contribution to activities programme, exhibition “Refugee Journeys Through the Balkan Route” Facilitators: Berit Bliesemann de Guevara and Gillian McFadyen, Aberystwyth |
| 6 November 2018 | International Organisation for Migration (IOM), local knowledge and a ‘radicalisation potential of returning migrants’ in Tajikistan Karolina Kluczewska, University of St Andrews / University of Paris 13-Sorbonne Paris Cité |
| 30 October 2018 | THE COST OF BEARING WITNESS Secondary Trauma and Self-Care in Fieldwork-Based Social Research Facilitators: Birgit Poopuu and Katarina Kušić, Aberystwyth |
| 17 October 2018 | Dialogical approach to peace and conflict knowledge in Syria Birgit Poopuu, Aberystwyth |
| 17 May 2018 | Multilingualism and invisible knowledge OR not knowing what you don’t know Catrin Fflur Huws, Aberystwyth Law School |
| 18 April 2018 | Gender, Power and Knowledge for Development Lata Narayanaswamy, Lecturer in International Development, University of Leeds. In collaboration with the Global Politics and Development Research Group |
| 7 March 2018 | Whose knowledge? The knowledge-power nexus in contemporary International Relations scholarship beyond the West Katarzyna Kaczmarska, Aberystwyth |
| 30 November 2017 | Can this category be saved? Reflecting on category theory and empirical evidence Dvora Yanow, Wageningen University |
| 30 November 2017 | Doing Interpretive Research Dvora Yanow, Wageningen University; Xymena Kurowska and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Aberystwyth |
| 1 November 2017 | (Dis)Embodying the Border: Obscured Subjectivities of Border Guards and Researchers in Post-Transition Xymena Kurowska, Aberystwyth and Central European University |
| 11 October 2017 | The Joys and Woes of Arts-based Research with Local Associates on Violent Conflict in Myanmar Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Aberystwyth University |
| 23 May 2017 | Environmental knowledge between academia and journalism: A seminar Mat Hope; in collaboration with the Environmental Politics Research Group. |
| 29 March 2017 | Conflict Experts: Methodology, Authority, Impact”, part of the ESRC seminar series ‘From data to knowledge: Understanding conflict from afar Local organisers: Alistair Markland and Berit Bliesemann de Guevara |
| 23 March – 15 May 2017 | Stitched Voices of Resistance In collaboration with Aberystwyth Arts Centre & Conflict Textiles Collection |
| 7 December 2016 | Intervention Theatre: Performance, authenticity and expert knowledge in politicians’ travels to post-/conflict spaces Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Aberystwyth University |
| 23 November 2016 | Programming Peacebuilding: Knowledge Production, Conflicting Representations and Intra-Interventionary Policy Alternatives Anna Danielsson, Aberystwyth & Uppsala University |
| 27 October 2016 | Borrowed Truths: Transfers of Expertise and Evidence Across Science, Justice and Politics Welsh Crucible project |
| 19 October 2016 | Worlding Beyond the West: Geocultural factors, institutions, and academic practices in knowledge production about international politics Arlene Tickner, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia |
| 5 October 2015 | KNOWLEDGE Centre launch & wine reception |
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