‘The Difficult Journey of Peace: Challenges and Opportunities for Peace Operations in a Fragmented World’: United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Building and Keeping Peace in a Fractured World: The Long Road from Conflict to Stability – Reflections by United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix

On behalf of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations and the Department of Politics and International Relations, we invite you to a special guest lecture on Thursday, 18 June 2026 at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. 

Peru at the Crossroads: Elections and the Next Government

This event brings together leading specialists on Peruvian politics to discuss the dynamics of Peru’s 2026 general elections following the first round of voting. The panel will explore changing patterns of electoral behaviour, the fragmentation of the political landscape, possible second-round outcomes, and the institutional and social challenges awaiting the next government amid ongoing political instability, insecurity, and public distrust.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) Workshop

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.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) Workshop

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.

Sovereignty and Its Discontents (SAID) Workshop

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.
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