The Design of Peace: re-imagining Directions for the UN at 80. OxPeace Annual Conference 2026

This, the eighteenth annual OxPeace Conference, takes place in the 80th year since the inaugural meeting of the UN General Assembly, held in the Methodist Central Hall, London, in January-February 1946. That Assembly designed how the UN would operate to fulfil its Charter. Now in 2026 the UN exists in a world context that has undergone deep changes. What roles does, or should, the UN play now and in the future, and how can it fulfil them?

Senkai Hsia

Senkai Hsia is studying for an MPhil in International Relations as a Rotary Foundation Scholar. Under the supervision of Professor Ranjit Lall, Senkai's research examines evolving U.S. economic strategy with Indo-Pacific allies, alongside broad interests in American foreign policy, international political economy and U.S.-China relations.

Dianyi Yang

Dianyi Yang is a DPhil student in Politics. He holds an MSc in Political Science (Political Science and Political Economy) and a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

His research examines the political economy of government–central bank relations under unconventional monetary policy, with a focus on fiscal–monetary interactions and institutional design. He is also interested in public opinion, international relations, and formal modelling.

Lisa Pleijzier

I am a DPhil student in International Relations at Keble College, University of Oxford. My research focuses on the lives and afterlives of targets. I specifically look at the 1.5°C temperature target to explore what its continuing centrality in climate governance - despite the widening gap between ambition and projected trajectory - reveals about the roles of affect and temporality in international politics.

Pablo Garfias Torrent

I am a DPhil student in Politics at Lincoln College. My research interests lie at the intersection of democratisation, democratic backsliding, and resilience, with a particular focus on the roles of European integration and transitional justice in shaping democratic outcomes. I am also interested in the use of AI for large-scale interviewing.

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