School of Social and Political Science

The Politics of the Iraqi Personal Status Law

In this talk, we will explore the politics and implications behind proposed amendments to the Iraqi Personal Status Law.

The Terms of Belonging in Minority Nations: Markers of National Identity in Quebec and Scotland and Attitudes toward Minority Groups

Join the Citizenship and Migration Research Network (CMRN) and the Centre for Constitutional Change (CCC) for a lunchtime talk with Professor Antoine Bilodeau.

World of the Right

The global radical right is ascendant. How did it happen, and what can be done to understand and resist this world historical force?

Screening and Discussion of Small Axe: Education

The Social Work Race, Racism and Anti-Racism Group invites you to join them for this film screening event, followed by a panel discussion.

Whose Knowledge? Patterns of Committee Witnesses in Spain's Congress of Deputies

An important way of understanding the role of parliaments in democratic governance is as 'knowledge institutions'. But whose knowledge is being heard in parliaments, particularly in policy areas critical to societal wellbeing? And why might this matter?

The inequality/unsustainability nexus in agri-food transitions and transformations: a conceptual review

Social relations of inequality, produced and reproduced by capitalism, are central to the continued production of unsustainability.

Developing a Critical Pedagogy of Migration Studies by Teresa Piacentini

This talk introduces Dr Piacentini’s book, Developing a Critical Pedagogy of Migration, which grapples with the ethical and political dilemmas of teaching migration in polarized, politically charged times.

Coffee Break with the SPS EDI Committee

Are you passionate about fostering a more inclusive and equitable campus? Have ideas, questions, or suggestions about diversity and inclusion at the School of Social and Political Science? Drop by and chat with the EDI Committee!

Reading Group: Authenticity of Provenance

The first meeting of a new reading group open to interested faculty, researchers, PhD students, and others to examine authenticity of provenance from an interdisciplinary perspective.

2025 Goffman Memorial Lecture: Prof Waverly Duck

Troubled interactions are situations in which talk, self-presentation, and interaction itself break down – often in subtle ways not noticed by all participants. This talk illustrates the use of an interaction order approach, grounded in the work of Goffman and Garfinkel, to study such troubled interactions. Doing this reveals counter-intuitive and unexpected aspects of how meaning and self are ordinarily achieved.

The Anthropology 'Teaching' Collection - Website and Zine Launch

Inaugural lecture: Professor Oliver Escobar

Join us to celebrate Oliver Escobar's professorship at his inaugural lecture.