Monday 29 November 2010

Friday 26 November 2010

Thursday 25 November 2010

Intervention and Statebuilding Seminar Series 2010-2011


7th October 2010        
LOCAL LEGITIMACY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEACE OPERATIONS
Dr Jeni Whalen, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford

11th November 2010  
KOSOVO AFTER THE ICJ: OPTIONS FOR A REAL FINAL SETTLEMENT
Dr James Ker-Lindsay, European Institute, London School of Economics

9th December 2010     
EVALUATING THE LEGACIES OF STATEBUILDING: EAST-TIMOR IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
Dr Oisín Tansey, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading

20th January 2011       
THE ETHICS OF EMPLOYING PRIVATE MILITARY FORCE
Dr James Pattison, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
         
 17th February 2011                
SOVEREIGNTY AS RESPONSIBILITY: ASSERTIVE LIBERALISM IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Professor Jennifer M. Welsh, Somerville College, University of Oxford

10th March 2011           
ASSESSING THE LEGALITY OF PILOTLESS DRONE ATTACKS UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Dr Robert Barnidge, School of Law, University of Reading

24th March 2011         
CONCEPTUALIZING LIBERAL INTERVENTIONISM
Dr John MacMillan, Department of Politics and History, Brunel University

Seminars run from 18:00 - 20:00 in the Westminster Forum, 5th Floor, 32-38 Wells Street, London. For more information contact Dr Aidan Hehir (a.hehir@wmin.ac.uk)

Intervention and Statebuilding Seminar Series Reading Group

Hello all,
On the Monday before each Intervention and Statebuilding Seminar we will have a reading group to discuss the work of the invited speaker.

Tuesday 23 November 2010

About "Westminster's International Relations"

Hello all

In launching this blog we hope to provide an interactive forum that will complement our research and teaching. The Department of Politics at the University of Westminster hosts many events and this blog will help us publisise them and provide a forum through which we can discuss forthcoming and past seminars.

We will post regular update's on our staff's publications, media appearances and musings, and provide information on events within the University of Westminster and beyond.

We are happy to post submissions from staff and students at all levels and encourage anyone who is interested to submit comments, reviews and articles about international politics.

If you have an idea please let us know....

The Security and International Relations Programme


The Security and International Relations Programme (SIRP) was established in Spring 2010 to bring together, and provide an external focus for, the extensive research undertaken within the Department of Politics and International Relations in the area of security studies and International Relations.

Research within SIRP is divided into four main strands; Borders and Identities; Intervention and Statebuilding; Security Discourses and Just War; Security and Resilience. Current research projects include the China-India border dispute, energy security (with a particular emphasis on Russia, biopolitics and statebuilding, just war theory, EU immigration policy and the efficacy of the Responsibility to Protect.

In addition to our extensive academic publications SIRP members engage with policymakers and the media and host a wide range of conferences, workshops and seminars. Members have been invited to speak at a variety of conferences, think tanks and government offices including the UK Foreign Office, Chatham House, and the Asia Centre, Harvard University. Our staff have also been granted research funding by a number of external bodies including the ESRC, the British Academy, the EU and the Nuffield Foundation.

All staff are engaged in PhD supervision and are interested in applications from prospective students seeking to undertake PhDs in the broad area of security studies. We teach security-related modules at the MA level and currently run three MA programmes; International Relations; Security and International Relations; and International Relations and Global Change. Additionally, members teach a variety of undergraduate modules and we offer BA degrees in International Relations and International Relations and European Politics.

Staff at the Security and International Relations Programme

Dr Aidan Hehir (Programme Director)
Senior Lecturer in International Relations

Reader in International Relations

Professor of International Relations

Professor of International Relations

Reader in European Politics

Senior Lecturer in International Relations

Senior Lecturer in International Relations