The latest research news from around the School of Government and Society.
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- This project will examine the impact of a recent and on-going development in science and technology (drones) on prospects for conflict and cooperation in countries where drones are deployed. Professor Nicholas Wheeler (PI).
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- Tuesday 26th March 2013
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- Experts who are shaping the world for future generations. With you.
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- Tuesday 26th March 2013
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- We welcome papers that further our understanding of the politics of development, whether this is within developing countries or the development community. Although we would like to keep this call for papers as open as possible, we have preference for papers that address one of the following: the politics of aid; political settlements within developing countries; political analysis/political economy analysis; new governance challenges; the politics of service delivery; state-building; and the challenges of delivering aid in fragile states.
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- Friday 22nd March 2013
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- Dr. Kostas Nikolopoulos (School of Physics and Astrology) interviews Dr. Sara Jones (Department of Political Science and International Studies) about her research analysing the political, social and cultural processes of remembering state socialism. Birmingham Fellows are outstanding post-doctoral researchers at the University of Birmingham, recruited from around the world. Early-career researchers, they are poised to become the academic and research leaders of tomorrow.
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- Thursday 21st March 2013
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- After several months of delay, Yemen's National Dialogue Conference will begin on Monday 18 March 2013 amid tight security in a country that is beset by multiple crises—from a humanitarian crisis to two ongoing insurgencies, and the active presence of an al-Qaeda affiliate, to name but three.
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- Monday 18th March 2013
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- Professor Paul Jackson's perspective piece, reflecting on Libya two years after the NATO's military intervention in the country.
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- Monday 18th March 2013
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- Professor Stefan Wolff's perspective piece, reflecting on Libya two years after the NATO's military intervention in the country.
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- Monday 18th March 2013
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- IDD is pleased to announce that the 2013 conference of the Development Studies Association will be held at the University of Birmingham on 16th November.
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- Monday 11th March 2013
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- Dr Gëzim Alpion, Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, who is considered "the most authoritative English-language author" on Mother Teresa, was interviewed by Nikolaj Krak of the Danish daily newspaper "Kristeligt Dagblad" on 08 March 2013 to comment on a controversial study authored by three Canadian researchers on the Albanian-born nun.
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- Monday 11th March 2013
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- Benedict XVI told the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square on 24 February 2013 that his retirement 'doesn't mean abandoning the church'. Many Catholics, though, including those who are not church goers, consider his unexpected resignation as the Vicar of Christ, an ill-thought out decision that will lead to an irreparable desacralization of the role.
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- Friday 1st March 2013