Department News
The 2012 DPIR Alumni Newswire includes an ‘Alumni Class Notes' section, providing brief updates about what alumni are doing, in either their professional or personal life (or indeed both). |
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A post on Channel 4’s The FactCheck Blog (14 September), on the potential ramifications for religious organisations should the Government legalize same-sex marriage, cites the analysis of a group of Oxford academics including Iain McLean and Scot Peterson. The post assesses claims that a change to UK law legalising same-sex marriage could prompt European courts to demand churches and other religious organisations conduct these ceremonies against their wishes. |
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Ainius Lasas was quoted in a Bloomberg article on Lithuanian elections entitled “Lithuania Votes as Austerity Upshot Points to Cabinet Ouster” (14 October). |
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The Department was delighted to host the second Chevening CPR Parliamentarian Programme from 14-20 October led by Professor Stephen Whitefield (Academic Director), Mr. Richard Briant (Programme Director), and Ms. Genevieve J. Garrido (Programme Manager). |
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On 24 October, former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd spoke to a packed audience at a lecture in the Manor Road lecture theatre organized by DPIR staff member Rana Mitter jointly with the Oxford China Centre. |
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Following consultations with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, and with her concurrence, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed David M. Malone of Canada as Rector of the United Nations University (UNU) in Tokyo. |
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An obituary of former colleague Dr Robert Currie was published today in the Guardian. Jonathan Freedland, former student of Dr Currie and obituary author, notes both the originality of Dr Currie’s thinking, and a unique teaching style which had such an inspirational impact on his students: ‘[he] was that rare Oxford figure: a dedicated teacher and genuinely original thinker, one who made the conventional experts in his field look as if they were missing the point’. |
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Marc Stears has been in the news recently on the extent to which he has influenced Ed Miliband's recent 'One Nation' speech, delivered at the Labour party conference in Brighton. |
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Sir Ivor Roberts has written a piece for The Tablet magazine (29 September) entitled 'Spring turns sour', in which he examines how relations between the West and the Middle East have developed since the 'Arab spring', particularly in the light of the controversial film Innocence of Muslims. |
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Ruth Dixon and Christopher Hood's research into cuts in central government administration costs, published this month in the report titled “A Model of Cost Cutting in Government”, has been picked up by several media outlets, including the Guardian and the Civil Service World magazine, which is viewed by many top civil servants. This was then followed by a Guardian article written by Ruth and Christopher, entitled "Why cutting civil service admin costs is a tough task". |
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