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Academy to host Deputy First Minister Keynote Address

The Academy of Government will host a keynote speech by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP on Scottish independence at the University of Edinburgh on 6 June 2013. (More)

Hugo Gorringe writes on caste violence for The Hindu

There has been an upsurge in caste violence in the southern state of Tamil Nadu since November 2012. (More)

Senior HMT Official to Speak in Edinburgh

The SGS-DTC is delighted to announce that James Richardson, Director, Fiscal and Deputy Chief Economic Advisor, Fiscal Group, HM Treasury will be giving a talk on constitutional issues in Edinburgh on Tuesday 14 May. (More)

Annual CAS conference: Law Matters, 24 May 2013

A joint event by the Centre of African Studies and the Global Justice Academy (More)

Upcoming Events

May 24 Conference: Hosted by: Gerhard Anders # Centre of African Studies; – Please choose: Jose Maria Munoz # Centre of African Studies Law Matters 10:30 (7 hours and 45 minutes)

CAS Annual Conference

May 27 Conversations: Hosted by: Oliver Escobar # Academy of Government, University of Edinburgh; Speaker: Team So Say # So Say Scotland; Speaker: Susan Pettie # So Say Scotland; Speaker: Zara Kitson # So Say Scotland So Say Scotland shares the Thinking Together assembly report 14:30 (2 hours)

Public Policy Network / Academy of Government

May 28 Seminar: Speaker: Christina Boswell # University of Edinburgh; Speaker: Alistair Hunter # University of Edinburgh Independent Commissions as a Venue for Science-Society Dialogues 13:00 (1 hour)

Migration and Citizenship Research Group

May 30 Seminar: Speaker: Fabiola Mota # Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Territorial public opinion about regional welfare policies in Spain 12:30 (1 hour)

Territorial Politics and Governing Divided Societies

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