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Events in 2022
| Date / Time | 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 3-4.3pm | Beyond the Human, after the Cybernetic: Reflections on Techno-Ecologies of Drones. Toni Čerkez, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University Chair: Louise Ridden |
Past Events
| Date / Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 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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