Nov
19
5:00 pm17:00

Gendering Global Conflict and Building a Feminist Theory of War: A Discussion with Laura E. Sjoberg

Join Oxford University International Relations Society and Professor Sjoberg for an exciting discussion on feminist international relations. In her seminal work Women as Wartime Rapists (NYU, 2016), Prof Sjoberg explores women’s engagement with genocidal rape and how some orchestrated the ethnic cleansing of entire regions. Prof Sjoberg's feminist perspective elevates a number of causal variables in war decision-making. These include structural gender inequality, cycles of gendered violence, state masculine posturing, the often overlooked role of emotion in political interactions, gendered understandings of power, and states' mistaken perception of their own autonomy and unitary nature. 

This event is only open to Members of Oxford University International Relations Society. 

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Nov
14
5:00 pm17:00

Fireside Chat with Margaret Casely-Hayford: Face Into the Darkness in Our History

Join Oxford University International Relations Society, Oxford University Africa Society, and Oxford African and Caribbean Society for a fascinating talk with Dr Margaret Casely-Hayford (Somerville),  lawyer and businesswoman active in the voluntary sector. Dr Casely-Hayford has been a non-executive member of the Board of the Co-op Group since 2016, and is a trustee of both the Radcliffe Trust and of Concert Theatre Works. She is an advisor to the Institute of Business Ethics and Chair of Shakespeare’s Globe, having served as Chancellor of Coventry University from 2017 to 2024. 

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Nov
7
6:00 pm18:00

Northeast Asia after Biden: Conversation with Former UK Ambassador to North Korea and Experts on the Korean Peninsula

  • Balliol College, Oxford. Gillis Lecture Theater (map)
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Join Oxford International Relations Society for fascinating panel discussion featuring John Everard, the UK’s ambassador to North Korea from 2006 to 2008, Dr Edward Howell (Oxford), and Prof John Nilsson-Wright (Cambridge) focusing on tensions and crises in Northeast Asia after the 2024 US Presidential Election.

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Oct
30
11:00 am11:00

Offensive Realism & its Consequences: A Discussion w/ John J Mearsheimer

Join Oxford University International Relations Society for our highly anticipated discussion with Professor John J Mearsheimer on offensive realism. Professor Mearsheimer will share insights from his long career as a political theorist and answer difficult questions in this small group discussion moderated by OXIRSoc. 

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Oct
23
5:30 pm17:30

Fireside Chat with Lord William Hague

  • Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The MBI Al Jaber Auditorium. (map)
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Join Oxford University International Relations Society for a fascinating talk with Lord William Hague (Magdalen), chairman of the Royal Foundation. Lord Hague will reflect on the future of foreign policy, the prospects for the UK, the implications of rapid advances in science and technology, and the crucial role of Oxford in the next decade. 

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Oct
17
5:30 pm17:30

Fireside Chat with Lord Peter Mandelson

  • Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The MBI Al Jaber Auditorium. (map)
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Join Oxford University International Relations Society for a fascinating talk with Lord Peter Mandelson (St Catherine’s), Co-founder and President of Global Counsel. Lord Mandelson will share valuable insights on topics related to British foreign policy under the Labour government as well as how UK higher education may foster cooperation in contemporary international politics between powers major and minor. 

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