David N. Lyon Lecture 2024
In light of the UK government’s recent commitment to a “full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices”, this year the David N. Lyon lecture will bring together an esteemed panel who will discuss the topic from both a national and global perspective.
Our panel, chaired by Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford, will speak on “Banning LGBTQ+ Conversion Practices; UK and Global Perspectives”
Our panel, chaired by Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford, will speak on “Banning LGBTQ+ Conversion Practices; UK and Global Perspectives”
Samu/elle Striewski
Samu/elle Striewski is a graduate student reading for the MPhil in Political Theory at the DPIR. Previously, they studied political and social philosophy as well as mathematics, comparative literature, and gender studies in Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, and New York. At Oxford, they are continuing to work on Critical Theory in relation to queer and trans* struggled for/against recognition.
Research interests:
- Frankfurt School of Critical Theory
- Post-structuralist thought
- Queer/Trans* Studies
Scott Williamson publishes new paper in Science on defining democracy
Unidimensional Underpinnings of Multidimensional Counting Measures
Traditional unidimensional measures aggregate information at the individual level then gauge poverty in the distribution of a single variable using a poverty line and measurement methodology. This paper provides an intuitive parallel procedure for creating a multidimensional poverty measure from a distribution of aggregate attainments of persons in across dimensions.
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty amid conflict
The global MPI is an international comparable measure of acute multidimensional poverty across more than 100 countries in developing regions. Each year a thematic report is jointly produced by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative in ODID and the United Nations Development Programme exploring the data. In this seminar, Sabina Alkire will discuss the findings from this year’s report ‘Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty amid conflict’ which examines some of the ways in which poverty and conflict intersect and reflects on what this means for poverty reduction.
Towards a ‘Moderate’ MPI for ISDB countries: Indicators and methodological options
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Moderate Poverty Measurement in Middle Income Countries
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Multidimensional Poverty: Future Proof with Linked Macro-Micro Modelling
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Professorial Lecture: Law, Philosophy, and the Susceptible Skins of Living Beings
Catherine the Great (apparently) wrote to the French philosopher Diderot something along the lines of: “You philosophers are fortunate. You write on paper, and paper is patient. Unfortunate emperor that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings.” Catherine expressed, I think, an important insight, that is true of the law as well: the law writes on the susceptible skins of living beings.