Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation 2019
In April 2019, the ICCS hosted its fifth annual training programme on Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation at the University of Birmingham. The course gave participants theoretical and practical insights the complexities of mediation in the context of civil wars and international conflicts.
Trusting Enemies: Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict
In May 2018, the College of Social Sciences was delighted to present the inaugural lecture of Professor Nicholas Wheeler, Professor of International Relations.
Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation 2018
In April 2018, the ICCS hosted its fifth annual training programme on Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation at the University of Birmingham.
Roundtable: The Social Construction of Trust
In September 2017, the ICCS held a workshop at the University of Birmingham to bring together doctoral students/early career researchers and experienced scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds to discuss the current trust research in the field of International Relations. This podcast is taken from the final roundtable.
Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation 2017
In March 2017, the ICCS hosted its fourth annual training programme on 'Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation' at the University of Birmingham. The programme brought together current students with delegates from around the world, including from the Czech Republic, Nepal and the United States, to learn about the different approaches to conflict resolution in International Relations.
Geneva Summit: 30th Anniversary Conference
In November 2015, The ICCS invited scholars and practitioners to reflect on the legacy of the meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev, exploring what went right, what went wrong, and assessing the prognosis for the future. The central focus of this event was to address the question of how trust was developed between the two leaders, why the relationship has broken down in the intervening years, and whether trust can be restored given the current state of US-Russia relations.
Podcast: Trust and Deception Workshop
In October 2015, the ICCS held a workshop at the University of Birmingham to bring together experts from a variety of disciplinary perspectives to discuss trust and deception in international politics. How do trust and deception affect each other? Why, when, and how do leaders and policy-makers attempt to deceive each other and their publics? What are the available tools to detect deception? Can trust be built in an environment in which deception is perceived to be the norm? Scholars convened to tackle the theory and application of their current research.
Workshop report: 'Face-to-face Diplomacy and Interpersonal Trust in IR'
In March 2015, the ICCS hosted a visit from Dr Marcus Holmes, Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary, who, in 2014, became an Honorary Research Fellow in Social Neuroscience and International Relations at the ICCS. The visit culminated in a workshop on Saturday 28th March, on 'Face-to-face Diplomacy and Interpersonal Trust in IR', which looked in depth at chapters from Dr Holmes' current work-in-progress, and also from Professor Nicholas J Wheeler's forthcoming book, 'Trusting Enemies'.
Trust, Cooperation and the Global Nuclear Future
In September 2012, the ICCS hosted the third annual symposium of "The Challenges to Trust Building in Nuclear Worlds" entitled "Trust, Cooperation and the Global Nuclear Future" in conjunction with the University of Leicester's Intelligence, Security and Strategic Studies Group (ISSG)