Politics Month

When?

Thursday 1 March 2012 to Saturday 31 March 2012

Where?

University of Surrey

Open to:

Public, Staff, Students

Speaker:

Professor Marie Breen-Smyth, University of Surrey Dr Lou Perrotta Dr Jamie Shea, NATO Professor Sir Mike Aaronson, cii Professor David Chandler, University of Westminster Professor Paul Moorcraft, Centre for Foreign Policy Analysis

Inaugural Lecture:
Professor Marie Breen-Smyth

When the Past is Present: the Casualty, the Body and Politics

Thursday 8th March, 18:00 to 19:30, LTL

On International Women's Day, Professor Marie Breen-Smyth will give her inaugural lecture with Lord Alderdice FPCPsych acting as the introductory speaker.

Abstract
Accounting for casualties of armed conflict provides a way of counting the human cost of war, supporting or undermining claims to victimhood, victory or human rights violations. However, not all casualties die: many are maimed, disabled and continue to live in a divided society, often in close proximity to those who injured them, their bodily injuries and scars a continual reminder of past violence. Based fieldwork in Northern Ireland, and paying particular attention to gender, Professor Breen-Smyth considers the implications of including those injured in measurements of the costs of conflict for designing processes of societal reconciliation. 

    For more information and to register to attend click here.

Roundtable

Wednesday 21st March, 18:00 to 19:30, LTL

As part of Politics Month, the School of Politics presents a high level roundtable discussion on international intervention entitled Can "we" stop the killing?

Joining the panel will be:

Professor Sir Mike Aaronson CBE, Co-Director of the Centre for International Intervention (cii)

Professor David Chandler, University of Westminster

Professor Paul Moorcraft, Centre for Foreign Policy Analysis

    For more information and to register to attend click here.

6th Form Conference

Have we learnt the lessons from Afghanistan?

Tuesday 27th March, 09:30 to 16:30, University of Surrey

The conference will feature a series of key note presentations, seminars and student role plays, which will serve to equip students with the tools to debate and engage with competing views in an academic setting. NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Jamie Shea will give the plenary lecture. The conference aims to provide students with an opportunity to examine the issue of intervention and to gain important insights into life at University. There are a limited number of free places for this event supported by The European Atlantic Movement.  

For the full programme and to book your place please see our events page.