News
On the Receiving End: first meeting of the international team in Surrey
31 January 2013
In early December 2012, researchers and film makers from universities in Serbia and Palestine travelled to Surrey for the first meeting of the international team involved in researching local perspectives on international intervention. Colleagues from the Faculty of Media and Communications of Singidunum University (Belgrade), from Birzeit University in Ramallah, and Al-Azhar University in Gaza travelled to the UK to meet with a team in the School of Politics, in order to plan the next phase of a collaborative project 'On the Receiving End' funded by the British Academy and supported by the British Council.
The cii wins a workshop grant
15 November 2011
First visit takes place from University of Surrey to Birzeit University
26 September 2011
The first visit has taken place from the University of Surrey to Birzeit University in the West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories) as part of a research programme funded by the British Academy and involving Surrey, Birzeit, and the University of Singidunum in Belgrade. “On The Receiving End” will examine understandings of international intervention from the perspective of citizens on the ground in each of the three locations, through a series of research projects devised and implemented by students in each of the three locations. It aims to build a collaborative research network as well as shedding new light on an important and highly topical subject.
Crunch time at the UN for the future of Palestine
23 September 2011
As the vote whether to give formal recognition goes to the United Nations two experts in International Politics who have just returned from Palestine give their views.
cii announces British Academy grant
8 August 2011
cii is delighted to announce the award of project funding of just under £30,000 from the British Academy under the International Partnerships competition for 2011. The project, entitled "On the Receiving End: towards more critical and inclusive perspectives on international intervention", will build a teaching and research partnership between Birzeit University in Palestine, Singidunum University in Serbia and the University of Surrey in Guildford in the UK.
Maro Odello's Research Seminar available on YouTube
15 May 2011
Dr Marco Odello gave Politics Research Seminar at the Department of Politics on the 13th of April. This seminar is now available to watch on the University of Surrey's YouTube Channel.
