Losing the Great Game; Russia and China in Central Asian Energy Relations.
February 28, 2014
IAPS was delighted to welcome Davinia Hoggarth, PhD student at the University of Warwick who spoke on the subject of Losing the Great Game; Russia and China in Central Asian Energy Relations. In her extremely stimulating presentation, she argued against the presentation of Kazakhstan as a passive player in the Great Game’, pointing out that …
Tri-campus workshop on Identity and Recognition
February 25, 2014
This event has now been postponed. An update will be posted when more information is available. A tri-campus workshop will be held at the University of Nottingham UK under the auspices of the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) and the Centre for the Study of Political Ideologies (CSPI). We are inviting paper proposals from …
Ethnic Autonomy in South Asia – a road to secession?
February 17, 2014
As the debate over the Scottish referendum hots up this week, in my inaugural lecture this Thursday 20th Feb I consider the arguments made against granting autonomy to territorially concentrated groups (often termed ‘ethnofederalism’) because of the perceived dangers of increasing pressures for secession. These arguments are prevalent in political discourse and were deployed against …
Call for applicants for a permanent post in Asian Politics
February 12, 2014
Permanent jobs! The School of Politics and International Relations has just advertised three permanent, full time posts. They are open posts but one of the areas in which we’re very keen to appoint is Asian Politics. Please disseminate widely (or, indeed, apply yourself!). Keen to have really good applicants in this area to help expand …
Rights, Wrongs and Drones
February 9, 2014
IAPS was delighted to welcome Dr Peter Lee, Principal Lecturer in Military Ethics and Assistant Director (Academic) for Portsmouth Business School at Royal Air Force College Cranwell on the 6th February 2014. Dr Lee gave a lecture on Rights, Wrongs and Drones: The Moral Standing of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In …
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