Pasts Events
'Taxation, Democracy and State Formation in France, 1870-1940'
Tue 07 February 2012, 17:15
Speaker: Dr Nicolas Delalande
Venue: Maison Française d'Oxford
Lecture given by Dr Nicolas Delalande, Research Fellow at the Centre d’histoire at Sciences Po, Paris and Oxpo Fellow at Nuffield College.
He is the author of Les Batailles de l’Impôt, Consentement et résistances de 1789 à nos jours, edited by Le Seuil, 2011.
Discussant: Joanna Innes, Somerville College, Oxford
'The Evolution of International Norms and ‘Norm Entrepreneurship’: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective'
Wed 11 January 2012, 09:30
Speaker: (Various)
Venue: Wolfson College, University of Oxford
Convenors: Professor
Theme:
This one-day workshop will bring together officials and researchers working on the Council of Europe and international norms more generally. Our emphasis on the Council of Europe gives a concrete empirical starting point for consideration of international norms, norm ‘entrepreneurship’, and human rights.
*How do norms come onto the international political agenda?
*How are they turned into political or legal instruments?
*Who are the norm ‘entrepreneurs’?
*Why do member states risk becoming entangled in an international normative and legal discourse about human rights that their governments may try to avoid 'at home'?
It would be easy for states not to cooperate, or subvert ‘norm production’ inside the Council of Europe itself. Yet member states tend not to do this. This is part of what former Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis has referred to as 'the best kept secret in
Sponsors:
The workshop is generously sponsored by the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford; the Oxford Centre for the Study of Inequality and Democracy; the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society at Wolfson College; the Oxford-Sciences Po Research Group; Wolfson College, Oxford; the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (www.uaces.org) 
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Format:
'Freedom of Press in France & the UK'
Thu 24 November 2011, 18:30
Speaker: (Various)
Venue: Paris
The Franco British Comparative Project is pleased to invite you to a Franco British Student Debate, in English, on the theme:
"Freedom of Press in France & the UK"
Thursday 24 November 2011, 18.30 (Debate begins at 19.00).
This event aims to promote exchanges between French & British students and is made possible by the hospitality of the British Ambassador to France, Sir Peter Westmacott.
The debate will be followed by a reception.
R.S.V.P. obligatory (visit the event webpage to register)
Ambassador’s Residence: 39, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré 75008 Paris
Proof of identity will be requested on arrival.
Dress code: smart.
The Jury of the Debate is composed as follows:
- Declan McCavana President of the French Debating Association and Maître de conférence at Ecole Polytechnique
- Jean-Pierre Mignard Maître de Conférence in Law of the Media at the Ecole de Journalisme de Sciences Po
- Philippe Thureau-Dangin CEO "Courrier International"
- A Representative of the British Media in France (TBC)
- A Representative of the British Media in France (TBC)
The Franco-British debate aims to stimulate discussion on issues which both divide and bring the two countries closer. Via themed debates, the FBCP aims to deepen the understanding of the links between France and Britain, and explore the dynamics of their relations in the 21st century. The chosen debate format is that of the ‘Paris V’: two competing teams adopt opposing standpoints on the topic being discussed. The teams’ performance will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of the arguments and the manner of their delivery. The Franco British Comparative Project is a member of the Franco British Connections (more info at www.fb-connections.org)
'Perceptions, Realities, and Politicization of Inequalities, in a Time of Worldwide Recession'
Thu 26 May 2011
Conference organised by the « POLINE » (Politics of Inequalities) network on the 26-28 May 2011, in Paris (Sciences Po).
For more info see blogs.sciences-po.fr/recherche-inegalites/en/2010/06/15/next-poline-international-meeting-may-2011/
Oxford/Sciences Po Joint Doctoral Seminar 2011 "The Dynamics of Politics and Inequalities" 25-26 May 2011
Wed 25 May 2011 to Thu 26 May 2011
Speaker: (Various)
An Oxford/Sciences Po Joint Doctoral Seminar in sociology and political science
Date: 25-26 May 2011
Venue: Sciences Po, Paris
Each year, the Department of Politics and International Relations - joined this year by the Department of Sociology – at Oxford University, the Centre d'études européennes and the doctoral school at Sciences Po run a joint doctoral seminar, sponsored by OXPO, to enable their respective doctoral and post-doctoral students to exchange ideas and discuss their research with their peers and senior academic colleagues.
Like last year, OXPO is sponsoring the event with the collaboration of the Sciences Po research network POLINE “The Politics of Inequalities” which gathers more than thirty researchers from over six departments at Sciences Po on topics related to inequalities (http://blogs.sciences-po.fr/recherche-inegalites/).
The Joint Doctoral Seminar will give the opportunity to candidates to attend another academic event during these days at Sciences Po, an international symposium on "Inequalities in a context of global recession: Perceptions, framing and politicization”, 26-28 May 2011, Sciences Po Paris, co-organised by POLINE and IDDRI (Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales).
Convenors:
The convenors of this year’s Joint Doctoral Seminar are Louis Chauvel, Nonna Mayer, and Marie Duru-Bellat from Sciences Po; Tak Wing Chan and Nancy Bermeo from Oxford.
Topic:
The theme of this year's seminar will be “Recession, Inequalities and political consequences”. It is open to candidates in sociology and political science. The workshop is intended to be inclusive and welcomes papers that address the topic from various angles related to the study of the impact of the present recession and inequalities (social, generational, gender or ethnicity based) on political attitudes and behavior and on public policies.
The presentations might also reflect the central topics and ongoing projects related to inequalities being undertaken by Oxford research centres such as OCSID (Oxford Centre for the Study of Inequality and Democracy), ONSIR (Oxford Network for Social Inequality Research), but also at Nuffield College, and more generally other relevant teams in the Department of Sociology and/or the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. In parallel, there are junior and senior specialists of similar themes at Sciences Po, in OSC (Observatoire Sociologique du Changement) and CEE (Centre d’études européennes), notably around the POLINE Research Project.
Seminar format:
The format will be as follows: pre-circulated papers, 20-25 minute presentations, followed by a senior discussant and a 20 minutes open discussion. English and French are allowed but presentations should be in English (students are encouraged to present a paper in English to maximise feedback from other non-French speaking students).
The seminar programme can be found here
Just attending the seminar?
If you are interested in attending the workshop without presenting a paper, please contact the convenors: nonna.mayer@sciences-po.fr and tw.chan@sociology.ox.ac.uk
'Social and Political Change in the Aftermath of the 2005 Hariri Assassination: Implications for Everyday Life in Lebanon'
Fri 20 May 2011, 10:45
Speaker: (Various)
Venue: The Middle East Centre, St Antony's College
Conveners: Aurélie Daher, Sciences Po Paris-MFO and Sami Hermez, St Antony’s College.
'Current issues in apportionment and redistricting: international perspectives'
Thu 12 May 2011 to Sat 14 May 2011, 16:30
Speaker: Professor Iain McLean (Department of Politics and International Relations), Dr David Goldey (DPIR), Dr Luc Borot (Maison Française d’Oxford) and Dr Alan Renwick (Reading)
Professor Iain McLean (Department of Politics and International Relations), Dr David Goldey (DPIR), Dr Luc Borot (Maison Française d’Oxford) and Dr Alan Renwick (Reading) will convene this three-day conference, 12-14 May: starting at 4:30pm 12 May at Lincoln College; 9am 13 May at DPIR, Manor Road Building (morning) and Nuffield College (afternoon); 9:30am 14 May at MFO. This is a policy-oriented event discussing redistricting and re-apportionment in France, the UK, and the USA, as well as other aspects of their electoral systems.
All welcome but pre-registration is required.
Contact Kate Candy
'Une langue asturienne en terre lusitanienne: histoire de la question mirandaise'
Thu 10 February 2011, 17:00
Speaker: Professsor Michel Cahen (Centre d’étude d’Afrique noire, Université de Bordeaux)
Venue: Taylor Institution
'Is Portuguese-speaking Africa comparable with Latin America?'
Tue 08 February 2011, 14:00
Speaker: Professsor Michel Cahen, Centre d’étude d’Afrique noire, Université de Bordeaux
Venue: SCR, Nuffield College
Professor Cahen will be speaking at the invitation of Professor Laurence Whitehead, Nuffield College, Official Fellow in Politics, Graduate class “Democratization: Theory and Practice”
Organisers: Laurence Whitehead & Timothy Power
'Constitutional (In)stability in the Fifth Republic: French Semi-Presidentialism, Divided Government and Policy Change'
Fri 04 February 2011, 17:00
Speaker: Sylvain Brouard (Sciences Po, Bordeaux)
Venue: Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building
Friday 4 February, 5.00pm, Department of Politics and
International Relations, Manor Road
“Constitutional (In)stability in the Fifth Republic: French Semi-
Presidentialism, Divided Government and Policy Change”
Sylvain BROUARD, Sciences Po, Bordeaux
Conveners: David GOLDEY, Lincoln College and
Petra SCHLEITER, St Hilda’s College
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Workshop: "New Directions in the Study of Social Distinction"
Wed 10 November 2010, 09:00
Venue: Maison Française d'Oxford
(09:00) New Directions in the Study of Social Distinction
Workshop to be held on 10 November 2010 at the Maison Française d'Oxford.
More information will be posted here shortly.
Contact Jean Pascal Daloz