Regional Responses to Security Threats in the Middle East: Cooperation or Fragmentation?
This event is jointly hosted by al-Sabah Programme, Gulf Studies Center, Political Settlements Research Programme and Open Think Tank.
Events
Seminars, discussions and more from PeaceRep consortium members.
27 events found.
Events
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PeaceTech and Data4peace: What are we learning?
OnlineThis introductory event will draw on PSRP’s work and partnership to offer key insights and learnings from the PeaceTech team at the University of Edinburgh, including:
What is PeaceTech? How can technology help facilitate inclusive peace, and what is the new potential regarding data analysis?
Data on peace processes: What are the new possibilities for data collection, analysis, and connectivity: what can we do with data on peace and conflict now that we couldn’t do 10 years ago?
What types of interdisciplinary and research-practice-tech teams are needed to produce effective PeaceTech projects?
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Sudan Peace Process: Where are we and what have we learnt from past national and international processes
The session will highlight lessons learned from previous peace processes in Sudan, as well as the implications of those lessons on the ongoing process (including the Juba Peace Agreement and beyond).
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Conflict, Peace, & Covid-19 in the Middle East
OnlineThis event will offer insights into how Covid-19 is affecting peace and conflict trends in the Middle East, particularly around issues of trust and social cohesion and how local actors are shaping the response to the pandemic.
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The Law and Politics of the Coup D’Etat in Myanmar
A panel discussion on the Law and Politics of the Coup D’Etat in Myanmar, hosted by International IDEA and Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law.
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Covid-19: An Opportunity for Regional Integration?
Jointly held by al-Sabah Programme, Gulf Studies Center, Political Settlements Research Programme and Open Think
Tank, this event will examine regional responses to Covid-19 in the Middle East and Africa, and explore whether Covid-19 is a tool of conflict or opportunity for rapprochement. -
Semantic Enablement for Integrated Sensor Web and Spatial Data Infrastructure: Location Intelligence from Sensors (LISENS)
Join Dr Devanjan Bhattacharya for this invited talk as part of the International Semantic Intelligence Conference (ISIC 2021).
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Global Ungovernance
OnlineThis event will explore the concept of ungovernance in peacebuilding and transitional justice: how un-governance works, what it is good for, its potential downsides, and its implications for programs of institutional change.
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The Historical Context of the Myanmar Crisis
A panel discussion on the historical context of the crisis in Myanmar, co-hosted with the Keith Forum on Commonwealth Constitutionalism.
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Regional Responses to Covid-19
This event will examine the role of regional organisations in Africa and Latin America in responding to the pandemic.
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Three forms of power-sharing and their relationship to inclusion of non-dominant groups
OnlineThis webinar will examine the relationship between power-sharing and inclusion of non-dominant groups, and will use PA-X data to demonstrate how peace agreements provide for above-average inclusion of women, girls, and gender.
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Roundtable on Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
OnlineJoin PSRP for a roundtable discussion on women's rights in armed conflict under international law, celebrating the launch of a new book by Catherine O'Rourke.
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Interim or Transitional Arrangements: Addressing Dilemmas for International Support
Join us as we explore various aspects of interim transitional arrangements – focusing on the role of international actors, in supporting them and sustaining them.
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Book Launch: African Peace by Dr. Kathryn Nash
The Conflict Resolution Program at Georgetown University is proud to host a discussion of Dr. Kathryn Nash's newly published African Peace: Regional norms from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union (Manchester University Press 2021). The talk will be moderated by Dr. Lise Howard.
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Militarized masculinity and the paradox of restraint: mechanisms of social control under modern authoritarianism
The twenty-first century is marked by the rise of new forms of authoritarianism, many of which are characterized by the ‘paradox of restraint’, in which reforms compliant with the rule of law are used to unshackle the ruler's arbitrary power. Despite a proliferation of scholarly studies on this topic, we still have limited understanding of how national-level authoritarian power reaches ordinary citizens in these contexts. This article identifies the performance of militarized masculinities as an understudied mechanism that does so.
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Expanding Prospects of IT in India and Abroad
Dr. Devanjan Bhattacharya will give a talk with LN-TECHINFO on Expanding Prospects of IT in India and Abroad.
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Book Launch: Visions of African Unity
The Decolonisation Group invites you to the book launch for Visions of African Unity, as edited by Frank Gerits and Matteo Grilli.
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Book Talk on ‘African Peace – Regional Norms from the OAU to the AU’
African regional organizations have played leading roles in constructing collective conflict management rules for the continent, but these rules or norms have not been static. Currently, the African Union (AU) deploys monitors, authorizes peace support operations, and actively engages to resolve internal conflicts. Just a few decades ago, these actions would have been deeply controversial under the Organization of African Unity (OAU). What changed to allow for this transformation in the way the African regional organization approaches peace and security?
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Channeling Local Realities – Civil Society and Power Structures in Syria, Yemen and Libya
This event will reflect on how civil society can best contribute to conflict management in the world's most fragile and conflict-affected settings, despite (or thanks to) an ongoing pandemic.
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Book Launch: The Humanitarian Civilian
Join us to celebrate the launch of 'The Humanitarian Civilian: How the Idea of Distinction Circulates Within and Beyond International Humanitarian Law' by Dr Rebecca Sutton
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Covid, Emergencies and Transitions: The Impact of Emergency Law Responses to Covid-19 in Fragile Settings
Emergency law responses to Covid-19 have affected peace and transition processes in predictable and unpredictable ways, and this session looks at the consequences for levels of violent conflict and democratic consolidation. The discussion will be around the results of practice-based research with opportunities for the audience to participate with questions and interactive tools. Featuring the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law, International IDEA, and the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh.
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Ceasefire Monitoring: Developments and Complexities
Conciliation Resources and the Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP) in conjunction with the Mediation Support Network are hosting an online event to support the launch of our new Accord Spotlight publication, ‘Ceasefire Monitoring: Developments and Complexities’.
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Humanitarianism and Covid-19: Structural dilemmas, fault lines, new perspectives
Launch event for the latest issue of the IDS Bulletin, which includes an article authored by PeaceRep researcher Juline Beaujouan, titled 'The Covid-19 Pandemic and Alternative Governance Systems in Idlib'.
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From Federalism to Hypercentralization: Decentralization in Syrian Constitutions in their Historical Context (LSE Seminar)
Hybrid event launching a research paper that LSE researchers have published, titled "From Federalism to Hypercentralization: Decentralization in Syrian Constitutions in their Historical Context".
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Peace Talks Webinar – Russian & Turkish approaches to Conflict Management: Lessons for Ukraine
Join PeaceRep, London School of Economics, and the University of St Andrews researchers for a presentation of findings from two recent reports on Russian and Turkish approaches to conflict management, and what lessons these hold for Ukraine.
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Global Fragmentation and Peacemaking: Lessons from Non-Western Powers and their Conflict Management
University of EdinburghA presentation of findings of the Global Transitions project; a multi-partner project on global fragmentations of peace approaches.
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Peace Talks Webinar – Chinese approaches to conflict management: Lessons for ongoing conflicts in near and far abroad
PeaceRep researchers present findings on Chinese approaches to conflict management and what lessons these hold for contemporary conflicts, from Myanmar to Ukraine.
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