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- The next University of Birmingham Postgraduate Open Day will be held on Tuesday 20 November 2012 from 11.00am.
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- Tuesday 2nd October 2012
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- Nicolas Lemay-Hébert is a Marie Curie Experienced Researcher at the International Development Department, University of Birmingham and research group leader, "State-building, Security and Development," at the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security, University of Birmingham...
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- Tuesday 11th September 2012
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- This podcast was part of the workshop on Somalia: Negotiating the balance between 'African Solutions' and international responses. This presentation by Professor David Anderson (Oxford University) explored the reasons for Kenya's decision to intervene militarily in Somalia in January 2012 and subsequently to join AMISOM.
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- Tuesday 4th September 2012
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- This podcast was part of the workshop on Somalia: Negotiating the balance between 'African Solutions' and international responses. This presentation by Professor Paul Williams (George Washington University) focused on how actors outside the continent have responded to crises in Somalia and particularly their support for AMISOM, outlining the challenges to AMISOM which remain for the most part unresolved.
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- Tuesday 4th September 2012
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- The School of Government and the Institute of Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) recently (11 July 2012) hosted an event on Somalia: Negotiating the balance between 'African Solutions' and international responses.
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- Thursday 30th August 2012
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- This podcast was part of the workshop on Somalia: Negotiating the balance between 'African Solutions' and international responses. This presentation by Jonathan Fisher (Research Fellow, IDD, University of Birmingham) linked to a previously published paper by Jonathan in African Affairs (July 2012) which explored the reasons for Uganda's 2007 intervention in Somalia as part of AMISOM.
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- Thursday 30th August 2012
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- This podcast was part of the workshop on Somalia: Negotiating the balance between 'African Solutions' and international responses. This presentation by Dr Knox Chitiyo (Chatham House) reflected on African involvement in responding to crises in four case studies.
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- Thursday 30th August 2012
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- Sonia Boddie, who is studying a Masters in Public Administration, talks about her experiences at Birmingham and the opportunities she has has whilst studying for her Masters.
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- Friday 24th August 2012
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- The IDD-led Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) team has been selected by DFID to provide an expanded range of evidence and knowledge services.
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- Monday 13th August 2012
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- Donor support for national NGOs engaged in peacebuilding can damage NGOs' reputations. Oliver Walton suggests how donors could help to maintain NGO legitimacy and promote locally appropriate peacebuilding strategies.
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- Thursday 9th August 2012