School of Social and Political Science

Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir

What does it mean to theorise from the standpoint of those who do not subscribe to the rules by which most others have come to know the world?

Creating an Eco Social Welfare Future: Foundational Steps to Transforming Welfare

2024 UK General Election Series - Party Positioning: Manifestos, Policies and Key Issues at the 2024 Election

In the aftermath of the 2024 general election, a critical analysis of party positioning reveals much about the evolving political landscape in the UK. This session examines the policies prioritised and framed by the main parties and explores how their manifestos influenced the campaign and subsequent developments.

Why Transparency Can’t Guarantee Market Justice: The Case of Pharmaceuticals

In this keynote address, Susi Geiger will interrogate the notion of transparency in the case of the pharmaceutical market

Roundtable for Early Career Researchers, With Professor Susi Geiger

SKAPE and Sociology's ‘What's Next Workshops’ are delighted to welcome Susi Geiger to lead a roundtable discussion, where early career researchers can discuss career strategies and research ideas.

Scotland's Independence Referendum 10 Years On: Conference

The 2014 referendum on Scotland’s independence was a critical juncture with enduring effects. Ten years on, we take stock of the legacies of that event on the politics, institutions, and constitutional futures of Scotland and the UK.

Young People Making a Life in the New Era of Fintech

Young people are experiencing their transition to adulthood in an era of rising inequality, unprecedented new risks and the ubiquitous saturation but ever-evolving role of digital technologies in their lives.

Co-producing research as an ethical minefield for Early-Career Academics?

Please join us for the first seminar on ethical challenges in co-production for Early-Career Academics (ECAs) in CAHSS

Ladies First: Architecture, Anxiety, and Moviegoing in India

In this talk, Dr. Tupur Chattopadhyay will introduce the key themes and arguments from her forthcoming book, Projecting Desire: Media Architectures and Moviegoing in Urban India (NYU Press, 2025).

STIS Showcase

The Burden of Persuasion: Intimate Partner Violence, Gender, Testimony

A seminar on intimate partner violence, the politics of truth-telling, and ethnographic theory

South Africa, Apartheid, and Lessons for the World (Panel Discussion)

“Apartheid” – from the Afrikaans for ‘separateness’ – was the name given to the regime of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 until democratic rule thirty years ago. Apartheid governed far more than what neighbourhoods or jobs you could have—it reached into the inner confines of domestic lives and structured spectacular violence. Yet the racial segregation of South African apartheid was not sui generis.