German Europe: Are there Alternatives? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Ulrich Beck, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Professor Mary Kaldor | The basic rules of European democracy are being subverted or turned into their opposite, bypassing parliaments, governments and EU institutions. Multilateralism is turning into unilateralism, equality into hegemony, sovereignty into the dependency and recognition into disrespect for the dignity of other nations. Even France, which long dominated European integration, must submit to Berlin’s strictures now that it mu
Obama, the Tea Party, and the future of American Politics [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Theda Skocpol | What happened to Obama's "new New Deal"? Why did his achievements enrage opponents more than they satisfied supporters? How has the Tea Party's ascendance reshaped American politics? Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University.
Trafficking Networks and Threats to Security in West Africa: the case of Mali [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Kwesi Aning | An examination of the changing strategic security environment in West Africa and the effectiveness of the response initiated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with the support of the international community. Kwesi Aning is the head of academic affairs at the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Centre in Accra.
The Gaza Kitchen: Documenting a Culinary Heritage and a Food System under Stress [Audio]
Speaker(s): Laila El-Haddad, Maggie Schmitt | In the summer of 2010, writer Laila El-Haddad and food documentarian Maggie Schmitt were able to fulfil a long-held plan to travel the length of the Gaza Strip, documenting all aspects of the Gaza District's notably distinctive cuisine, the lives of many experienced Gaza cooks, and the challenges facing the Strip's food system today. The result is The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey, a richly illustrated volume whose 130 fully kitchen-te
Green Philosophy [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Rupert Read, Professor Roger Scruton | On the basis of a shared interest in planetary survival, can we forge an alliance across the left/right rift in our culture? Rupert Read is chair of the Green House thinktank, East of England Green Party co-ordinator and a reader in Philosophy at UEA. Roger Scruton is a philosopher, writer and consultant who holds visiting positions at St Andrews University and the University of Oxford.
Philosophy Stand Up – No Joke [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Gordon Finlayson, Dr Simon Glendinning, Professor Laurence Goldstein, Professor MM McCabe, Dr Kristina Musholt, Dr Lea Ypi | Six philosophers have ten minutes each to pitch their arguments to a live audience. No deviation, hesitation or repetition! Gordon Finlayson is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Sussex. Simon Glendinning is reader in European philosophy at the European Institute, LSE, and director of the Forum for European Philosophy. Laurence Goldstein is p
The Thistle and the Drone [Audio]
Speaker(s): Ambassador Akbar Ahmed | The United States declared war on terrorism in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. More than ten years later, the results are decidedly mixed. In The Thistle and the Drone, world-renowned author, diplomat, and scholar Akbar Ahmed, reveals a tremendously important yet largely unrecognized adverse effect of these campaigns: they actually have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central governments and the tribal societies on their periphery. In the th
What's happening in Turkey? Reflections on an uprising [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Derya Bayir; Dr Ayça Çubukçu; Dr Zeynep Gambetti; Dr Özlem Köksal | Editor's note: The last few minutes of the lecture are missing from this recording. How should we understand what is happening in Turkey? Is this as an anti-capitalist or anti-authoritarian rebellion, a struggle to redefine politics and to practice direct democracy? Why should we expect it to inspire people into action beyond Turkey? Should the popular insurgency in Turkey be understood as part of a global up
One Nation, Many Roots [Audio]
Speaker(s): John Denham MP, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Sunder Katwala | Britain as "One Nation" is an idea that originated with the Conservative Party, in particular its Victorian leader Benjamin Disraeli who saw Britain divided into two nations, the rich and the poor. Disraeli defined "One Nation" politics as the practices necessary to, "maintain the institutions of the realm and elevate the condition of the people". In his 2012 conference speech the Labour leader Ed Miliband defined his party as "On
Delivering Food Assistance in a Shrinking Humanitarian Space [Audio]
Speaker(s): Ertharin Cousin | Conflict and insecurity present a growing challenge to humanitarian agencies as they strive to reach those in need of food assistance. Access is vital if lives are going to be saved and children are to be given the nutritional support they need to thrive. In a world of increasingly complex emergencies, shifting allegiances and fluid frontlines, there is an even greater risk that some communities may be left beyond the reach of the agencies that are there to help. Er
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Portuguese Nouns and Their Plurals Checklist.
Shabana Mitra describes key findings of Dynamic Comparison workshop.
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering architectural monuments in the north of Northamptonshire. Unlike earlier volumes of the Northamptonshire series, this volume does not concentrate on archaeological remains but is an inventory of structures up to 1714 (as well as selected post-1714 buildings), in keeping with the inventories of other counties.
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering the south west part of the city. As well as covering ecclesiastical and secular monuments, particular attention is paid to vernacular architecture in the Micklegate area.
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, entirely dedicated to Roman York, known as Eburacum. The volume covers roads, military and civilian sites, burials, inscriptions, glass and other fragments of Roman York.
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey of the Iron Age and Romano-British monuments in the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire. There is a section on discredited hill-forts and camps and appendices on place-names and ring-ditches.
Matei Candea (University of Durham) presents 'An ethnography of inter-species trust without belief'. An Anthropology Departmental Seminar (26 October 2012) with a theme of science and technology studies.
This Anthropology Departmental Seminar (30 November 2012) is presented by Emma Cohen of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, Oxford.
