Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) is an interdisciplinary workshop that centers around emerging critical and historical scholarship in International Relations and Politics. The purpose of the workshop is to promote rich theoretical discussions on the limits and subjectivities of sovereignty through perspectives of political, racial, gendered, and historical ideas and practices.
Our sessions will be on Wednesdays (Week 1,3,5,7) beginning on 29/4/2026 from 4-6PM at Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building. In week 3, Dr. Niharika Pandit from QMUL will present her new book titled "Occupying the Everyday: Militarisation and Gendered Politics of Living in Kashmir."
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Please feel free to reach out to Shubhankar (shubhankar.kashyap@politics.ox.ac.uk) or Malin (malin.bornemann@politics.ox.ac.uk) for any queries.