Each year, the Centre hosts public and by-invitation events dedicated to global governance, international law and institutions, and political theory and ethics. This page contains information for independent Centre events as well as the Centre’s pioneer ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series. More information on this seminar series can be found: here. All times are listed in the UK time zone.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Bridging research and practice — Insights from a career in developmental evaluation and practitioner focused research
September 26th 12-1:30pm Arts Seminar 4
“The politics of hybridity in global crisis governance“
Academic talk by Prof. Christian Kreuder-Sonnen
SEMESTER 1 2025/26
PAST EVENTS
Research Away Day
August 20th at the Old Course Hotel
The Politics of International Norms
Book launch
Anette Stimmer
Hosted by ILCR
Thursday, 17 April, 11:15
Global Constitutionalism
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Filippo Costa Buranelli
Wednesday, 16 April, 11:00-12:00
Online
The Weaponisation of ‘Responsibility’ in Space Security
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Haley Rice
Wednesday, 19 March, 11:00-12:00
Butts Wynd 20
Egypt’s Role, Identity and Foreign Policy in a River of De-Nile
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Julie Kaarbo and May Darwich (University of Birmingham)
Wednesday, 12 March, 11:00-12:00
Arts Seminar Room 8
Homeland Insecurity: The Rise and Rise of Global Anti-terrorism Law
Academic talk presented by Professor Connor Gearty
Friday, 28 February, 18:00
Parliament Hall
Pluriversal Reconciliation: Political Violence and Onto-Epistemic Dialogue
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Camilo Ardila
Wednesday, 19 February, 14:00-15:00
Arts Seminar Room 8
Book Talk: “Fabricating Homeland Security: police entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel”
Academic talk presented by Dr Rhys Machold.
Wednesday, 5 February, 11:30-13:00
Arts Seminar Room 8
The Contested Use of Straatraison/Raison d’Etat Against the Backdrop of the Gaza Conflict
With Antje Wiener.
Thursday, 28 November, 16:00-17:30
School V
International Negotiations in Times of Crisis
With a backchannel negotiator.
Tuesday, 26 November, 17:30-19:00
Arts Lecture Theatre
Global Constitutionalism & IR Theory
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Tony Lang (St Andrews).
Wednesday, 20 November, 11:00
Arts Seminar Room 9
International Justice at a Crossroads? Sir Geoffrey Nice KC
In conversation with Professor John Hudson (St Andrews).
Tuesday, 8 November, 17:00-19:00
Parliament Hall
Reception to follow discussion.
Global Governance in Hard Times
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Benjamin Faude (University of Glasgow).
Wednesday, 6 November, 11:00
Arts Seminar Room 4
More information on this and other ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series events can be found: here.
Forests of Refuge Book Launch
A discussion of Forests of Refuge: Decolonizing Environmental Governance in the Amazonian Guiana Shield by Ariadne Collins (St Andrews).
Wednesday, 30 October, 15:15-18:00
School I
Book available: here.
Conceptualizing ‘The Planetary’ in Environmental Governance
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Rob Fletcher (Wageningen University).
Wednesday, 30 October, 11:00
Arts Seminar Room 4
More information on this and other ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series events can be found: here.
The Ukraine War and European Foreign Policy
Jörg Terhechte (Leuphana), Bernhard Blumenau (St Andrews), Muireann O’Dwyer (St Andrews)
Wednesday, 12 October, 17:00-18:30
School I
Feminist Sovereignty
A ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series event with Ruth Houghton (Newcastle University).
Wednesday, 25 September, 11:00
Old Union Diner
More information on ‘Research Conversations’ seminar series events can be found: here.