Although the 2003 Iraq War was linked to the "War on Terror" the case for the war was presented, at least in the UK, within the terms of the established framework of international relations, with the UN at the centre. The aftermath of the war p

The Responsibility to Protect in a Time of Trump: Can Human Protection Weather the Storm?

Dec 9th, 2016 48m 7s

Professor Alex Bellamy (University of Queensland) discusses new challenges for implementing Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principles in the current age. Bellamy, who is also Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protec

Book Launch: 'Citizens' Wealth'

Sep 29th, 2016 24m 50s

Author Angela Cummine gives a brief overview of her book on Sovereign Wealth Funds: what they are, and who actually owns them. Dr Cummine then explains some of the political disagreements that can occur when the state sees itself as the primary

Twenty-five Years in the Search for Peace: Reflections on the Nobel Peace Prize

Aug 22nd, 2016 52m 25s

Geir Lundestad, a Norwegian historian, who until 2014 served as the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, delivered the 2016 Cyril Foster Lecture, 'Twenty-five Years in the Search for Peace: Reflections on the Nobel Peace Prize', on 3rd Ma

'A Feminist Voyage Through International Relations'

Jun 22nd, 2016 44m 23s

Professor Emerita J. Ann Tickner (University of Southern California) delivers a lecture on the role of feminist theory in the field of international relations. Tickner's talk covers the genesis of the feminist approach to IR, which she herself

'The Case for Offshore Balancing' with John Mearsheimer

Jun 22nd, 2016 1h 2m

Professor John J. Mearsheimer (University of Chicago) presents the conclusions of his latest article published in 'Foreign Affairs' on offshore balancing. Mearsheimer sets out his case against the practice of liberal hegemony by the US, making

Elliot Lecture: 'The History of the Russian-Soviet Soul'

Jun 17th, 2016 1h 11m

St Antony's College hosts the 2015 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, for a discussion of her the Soviet soul and her current and former projects. Conducted in Russian and translated by Oxford DPhil student Margarita Vaysman

'Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World'

Jun 16th, 2016 1h 3m

Professor Timothy Garton Ash discusses the premise of his new book titled 'Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World.' Introduced by Warden Margaret MacMillan of St. Antony's, Professor Timothy Garton Ash presents his newest book, 'Free

'Poland: Internationalism, Nationalism and Challenges of the International Environment'

May 16th, 2016 41m 38s

President of the Stefan Batory Foundation Aleksander Smolar discusses nationalism and internationalism in contemporary Poland

Text in the Social Sciences Session 4: Topic Modeling

Apr 18th, 2016 1h 2m

Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers discuss methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.

Text in the Social Sciences Session 3: Scaling and Dictionary Approaches

Apr 18th, 2016 47m 30s

Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers discuss methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.

Text in the Social Sciences Session 2: Text as Discourse

Apr 18th, 2016 48m 12s

Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers discuss methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.

Text in the Social Sciences Session 1: Getting Started

Apr 18th, 2016 1h 5m

Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers discuss methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.

Book Launch: 'Emotional Diplomacy: Official Emotion on the International Stage'

Apr 12th, 2016 22m 5s

Professor Todd Hall discussed his recently published book, 'Emotional Diplomacy: Official Emotion on the International Stage.'

Challenging charisma: constructing grievance and the limits of legitimacy in post-Crimea Russia

Feb 4th, 2016 34m 52s

Samuel Greene talks about outbreak of protests in Russia and political events after the annexation of Crimea

Geopolitics of Fear: South East Europe in a dangerous neighbourhood

Feb 4th, 2016 1h 10m

The seminar series addresses some of the acute problems affecting Europe, as seen especially from a South Eastern European perspective, and combine the thematic (refugee, economic and political crises) with the country specific approaches.

The Making of a Constitution: Pakistan and the Question of Sovereignty

Feb 4th, 2016 51m 44s

The speaker analyses the concept of 'sovereignty' as presented in the Objectives Resolution of Pakistan presented to the Constituent Assembly in March 1949

Divergences between the law of marriage and its social meaning: are same-sex marriages unique?

Feb 1st, 2016 52m 59s

In 2013, the UK Parliament legalized same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Dr Scot Peterson discusses whether this is the first time there has been a divergence in the general understanding of marriage and the definition enshrined in law.

Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China

Feb 1st, 2016 44m 48s

Sheila A. Smith, a senior fellow for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses her new book, "Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China."

Incorporating Ethnicity: Ethnodevelopment Policy in Latin America, 1985-2005

Feb 1st, 2016 35m 47s

Professor Sarah Chartock discusses ethnodevelopment policies, illustrated with the cases of Peru, Ecuador and Guatemala.

Oxford Women in Politics with Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter

Jan 28th, 2016 29m 58s

Dr Slaughter discusses workplace policies and the value we place on care of children and other loved ones.

War and Ecology in China: Henan Province, the Yellow River and beyond

Nov 25th, 2015 50m 46s

Dr Micah Muscolino discusses his new book entitled "The Ecology of War in China: Henan Province, the Yellow River, and Beyond, 1938–1950." This book explores the interplay between war and environment in Henan Province, a hotly contested frontli

The Aftermath of World War II and the New Political Geography of Europe

Oct 25th, 2015 46m 7s

Modern European History Professor Paul Betts reflects on the legacy of World War II and its relevance to conflicts and crises today.

Migration, Protection and Reception: The 'crisis' in the Mediterranean

Oct 25th, 2015 57m 16s

How Europe's external border controls that limit and monitor the entry of non-Europeans relates to the reception of migrants in the European Union

'Examinations and Gender Gaps' Panel 2: Experiences from Oxford

Oct 19th, 2015 59m 8s

Both undergraduate degrees in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, as well as History and Politics have a gender discrepancy in finals results. This workshop addresses the reasons for these differences. This workshop organised by the Oxford Q-S