Meera Sabaratnam
I am Associate Professor of International Relations and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at New College. Prior to joining DPIR in 2023, I worked at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics (LSE), from where I received my MSc and PhD in International Relations. Some time before that, I read PPE at Balliol.
Mirjana Spoljaric: From Ukraine to Syria – the challenges of humanitarian action in today’s intractable conflicts
Millions of people are facing humanitarian crises after years of warfare and instability. As the International Committee of the Red Cross marks its 160th year of humanitarian action, its President Mirjana Spoljaric describes the challenges posed by contemporary armed conflicts. Mandated through the Geneva Conventions, the Committee works to ensure humanitarian protection and assistance, taking action in response to emergencies as a neutral, impartial and independent organisation.
Suffrage Skeptics and Realists: A History of Reluctant Endorsements of Woman Suffrage in the United States, 1840s-1920
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
They Cry Liberty: Imperial Crisis and Revolution in Atlantic Africa
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
The Culture of Exposure
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
The Oslo Accord 30 Years on: Anatomy of Failure
Avi Shlaim will examine the motives of Israel and the PLO for signing the Oslo Accord; the terms of the accord, the implementation of the accord; and the reasons for the breakdown of the Oslo peace process. The reassessment will draw on recently declassified Israeli records'
A History of Black Women Photographers in the Civil Rights Movement
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
Forced Removal and the Politics of Refugee Recognition in the American Revolutionary War
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.
Otherness, sensationalism, and public interest in the enforcement of anti-trafficking law in Israel
The enforcement (through criminal and administrative procedures) of the prohibition against trafficking and slavery in Israel over the last two decades is characterised by a focus on isolated, marginal, and sensationalist cases. At the same time, widespread exploitation and abuse in the largest sectors employing non-citizen workers were neglected. This paper draws on three important notions to explain this situation: ‘otherness’ of both victims and perpetrators, ‘public wrongs’ as a principle of criminal law, and public interests shaping the state’s priorities.