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# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Constructivism and the Study of Global IR Amitav Acharya (UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance, American University) discusses 'Constructivism and the Study of Global IR' in the 'Future of Constructivist Research in International Relations' conference (30 April 2013). 0:41:52 Amitav Acharya, Vinicius Rodrigues Vieira 22 May 2013
2 Creative Commons Are legal norms distinctive and what do they add to the analysis of political change? Martha Finnemore (The George Washington University) discusses 'Are legal norms distinctive and what do they add to the analysis of political change?' in the 'Future of Constructivist Research in International Relations' conference (30 April 2013). 0:32:09 Martha Finnemore, Travers McLeod 22 May 2013
3 Creative Commons Constructivism and the Turn to Practice Iver Neumann (Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, LSE) discusses 'Constructivism and the Turn to Practice' in the 'Future of Constructivist Research in International Relations' conference (30 April 2013). 0:25:15 Iver Neumann, Quentin Bruneau 22 May 2013
4 Creative Commons The Role of Agency in Constructivism Kathryn Sikkink (Blavatnik School of Government) discusses 'The Role of Agency in Constructivism' in the 'Future of Constructivist Research in International Relations' conference (30 April 2013). 0:43:13 Kathryn Sikkink, Max Thompson 22 May 2013
5 Creative Commons The 'Arab Spring' and Future Humanitarian Challenges 25 April 2013, Special lecture co-hosted by ELAC, the new Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations and the Oxford Humanitarian Group by Yves Daccord (Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC) 0:52:13 Yves Daccord 30 Apr 2013
6 Creative Commons The challenges of reporting China to the outside world Jane Macartney, the Times and former Reuters Beijing bureau chief gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series 0:38:53 Jane Macartney 16 Apr 2013
7 Creative Commons The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher What is Margaret Thatcher's legacy? Academics Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock discuss the legacy of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 0:20:38 Gillian Peele, Tom Lubbock 09 Apr 2013
8 Where to Now for Just War Theory? Professor Jeff McMahan (Rutgers) with Dr Janina Dill and Dr Hugo Slim (ELAC, Oxford) discuss the Just War theory for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series on 8th February 2013 1:00:21 Hugo Slim, Jeff McMahan, Janina Dill 02 Apr 2013
9 Liberalism and State Violence: Reflections on the Liberal Way of War Professor Alan Cromartie (Director of the Liberal Way of War Programme, University of Reading) gives a talk on 9th October 2012 for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series 0:54:39 Alan Cromartie 26 Mar 2013
10 Critical Voices on the Responsibility to Protect Dr Aidan Hehir (Director of the Security and International Relations Programme, University of Westminster) and Dr Ann-Christin Raschdorf (Former Visiting Fellow, ELAC 2011), are chaired by Professor Jennifer Welsh on 9th November 2012 0:53:52 Aidan Hehir, Ann-Christin Raschdorf, Jennifer Welsh 26 Mar 2013
11 Creative Commons How Technology can help to Democratise the Media Shu Chaudhary gives a talk for the Reuters School opf Journalism, Seminar series. 0:22:36 Shu Chardhary 11 Mar 2013
12 Torture and Human Dignity 25 Jan 2013, ELAC/Oxford Martin HRFG Programme Discussion Event with Professors David J. Luban, Jeremy Waldron and Henry Shue, chaired by Dr David Rodin 1:12:05 David Lubin, David Rodin, Jeremy Waldron, Henry Shue 11 Mar 2013
13 The End of the Anglo-Saxon Era: Australia's Defence in the Asian Century Professor Hugh White (Professor of Strategic Studies, Australian National University) on 30 Oct 2012, this talk is for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series 0:46:18 Hugh White 11 Mar 2013
14 International Order and Violent Extremism: Lessons from Sri Lanka Professor Sir Adam Roberts (President, British Academy and Emeritus Professor of International Relations, Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 23 Oct 2012 0:54:10 Sir Adam Roberts 11 Mar 2013
15 Creative Commons Reporting the UK to a French audience Sonia Delesalle-Stolper, London correspondent for Libération, gives a talk for the Reuters School of Journalism on reporting the UK in the French media. 0:29:34 Sonia Delesalle-Stolper 04 Feb 2013
16 Creative Commons Open Journalism, Social Media and the England Riots Paul Lewis, Special Projects Editor, Guardian, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism seminar series on ope journalism, social media and the England Riots. 0:35:38 Paul Lewis 04 Feb 2013
17 Creative Commons Legacy media and technology transitions - what went wrong? Lucy Küng, Professor of Media Management at Jönköping International Business School 0:30:39 Lucy Küng 19 Dec 2012
18 Creative Commons Women in Journalism - a new kind of glass ceiling? Suzanne Franks, City University, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism seminar series 0:30:10 Suzanne Franks 19 Dec 2012
19 More News is Good News: Democracy and Media in India Prannoy Roy, director of New Delhi Television, gives a lecture on the history of NDTV and Indian television and the part democracy and rulership has played it's development. 1:14:12 Prannoy Roy, John Lloyd, Daya Thussu, Geert Linnebank 29 Nov 2012
20 Creative Commons Godwin and London in the 1820s A discussion of religious dissent, the development of a secular education at London University in the 1820s, and Godwin's own lifelong concern with education. 0:09:38 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
21 Creative Commons Godwin and his historical context A discussion of the historical period in which William Godwin was writing and the social and political pressures that he was working under at the time. 0:23:51 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
22 Creative Commons Godwin and his friends A discussion about the social aspects of the life of the writer William Godwin- how he interacted with his friends and how he was seen by his peers. 0:17:15 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
23 Creative Commons Godwin and Frankenstein How far did Godwin have an impact on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and what does it tell us about how she thought about his principles, and his life. 0:08:40 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
24 Creative Commons Godwin's life and family A discussion of Godwin's relationships with unconventional women; and his 'Victorian' attitudes towards his daughter, Mary Shelley and his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft. 0:16:32 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
25 Creative Commons Introduction to William Godwin The first part in this series gives a biography of the writer William Godwin, exploring his background and the key points from his life. 0:18:33 Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Sandford O'Neill 22 Nov 2012
26 Creative Commons New challenges of reporting on government Christopher Cook, FT education correspondent, gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series 0:30:04 Christopher Cook 21 Nov 2012
27 Creative Commons The war for Leveson's ear John Mair, senior lecturer Coventry University and author of 'The Phone Hacking Scandal; Journalism on Trial' gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series 0:18:25 John Mair 21 Nov 2012
28 Creative Commons Presentation from Ojeaku Nwabuzo (Runnymede Trust) Ojeaku Nwabuzo (Runnymede Trust) gives a talk for the Same Difference? - Nigerian Brits, French Senegalese: Comparing Integration in the UK and France conference held on 6th July 2012 at St Anthony's College, Oxford 0:13:37 Ojeaku Nwabuzo 13 Nov 2012
29 Creative Commons The theatrics of life on the estate: a playwrite's view Oladipo Agboluaje, gives a talk for the Same Difference? - Nigerian Brits, French Senegalese: Comparing Integration in the UK and France conference held on 6th July 2012 at St Anthony's College, Oxford 0:19:18 Oladipo Agboluaje 13 Nov 2012
30 Creative Commons Snaps shots from Southwark - What the Research said Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou gives a talk for the Same Difference - Nigerian Brits, French Senegalese: Comparing Integration in the UK and France conference 0:24:43 Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou 13 Nov 2012
31 Creative Commons Focus on Southwark: Inter group relations at community level (Camberwell and Bermondsey) Ole Jensen, (Compas, Oxford University), gives a talk for the Same Difference Conference. 0:11:25 Ole Jensen 13 Nov 2012
32 Creative Commons Reporting Results: Same Difference? Nigerian Brits - French Senegalese: What they said? What the research said? Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou (Oxford University, lead researcher) and Constance Mbassi Manga (Project researcher, Kings College) give a talk for the Same Difference Conference 0:07:19 Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou, Mbassi Manga 13 Nov 2012
33 Creative Commons Black Africans - who are they? Lavinia Mitton (University of Kent) gives a talk for the Same Difference? - Nigerian Brits, French Senegalese: Comparing Integration in the UK and France conference held on 6th July 2012 at St Anthony's College, Oxford 0:07:58 Lavinia Mitton 13 Nov 2012
34 Creative Commons Welcome Address to the Same Difference? - Nigerian Brits, French Senegalese: Comparing Integration in the UK and France Conference Katherine Nwajiaku-Dahou gives an introduction to the Same Difference? - Nigerian Brits, French Senegalese: Comparing Integration in the UK and France conference held on 6th July 2012 at St Anthony's College, Oxford 0:33:26 Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou 13 Nov 2012
35 Creative Commons Conclusions: What have we learned? What should be done next? Stephen Whitefield, head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, draws some conclusions from the Volcano symposium: a series of talks discussing the causes of and possible solutions to the current global crisis. 0:08:59 Stephen Whitefield 12 Nov 2012
36 Creative Commons Elites and Societies: Are our rules capable of solving the crisis? Are our societies finding solutions for themselves? Sociologists Donatella Della Porta and Ferenc Miszlivetz both give talks for the Volcano symposium: a series of events discussing the current global crisis. 0:53:36 Donatella della Porta, Ferenc Miszlivetz 12 Nov 2012
37 Creative Commons Crisis in and of Economics Economists John Kay and David Ruccio both give talks for the Volcano symposium: a series of events discussing the current global crisis. 0:40:28 John Kay, David Ruccio 12 Nov 2012
38 A Crisis of Civilisation? Philosopher Vittorio Hösle, Dominican friar Timothy Radcliffe and writer Malise Ruthven each give a talk for the Volcano symposium: a series of events discussing the current global crisis. 0:53:47 Vittorio Hösle, Timothy Radcliffe, Malise Ruthven 12 Nov 2012
39 The Current Crisis Through the Lens of History Art historian Timothy Clarke, political philosopher Antonio Negri and historian David Priestland each give a talk for the Volcano symposium: a series of events discussing the current global crisis. 1:24:37 Timothy Clarke, Antonio Negri, David Priestland 12 Nov 2012
40 Creative Commons Introduction to the Volcano symposium Stephen Whitefield, head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, gives an introduction to the Volcano symposium: a series of talks discussing the causes of and possible solutions to the current global crisis. 0:04:19 Stephen Whitefield 12 Nov 2012
41 Creative Commons Networked journalism and the age of social discovery Nic Newman, former Future Media Controller, BBC and RISJ Visiting Fellow 0:44:39 Nic Newman 05 Nov 2012
42 Creative Commons Ten years that Shook the Media World Launch of a new Reuters Institute report, 'Ten Years that Shook the Media World'. 0:37:14 Rasmus Kleis Nielsen 05 Nov 2012
43 Creative Commons Liberalising Illiberal Liberalism Professor Charles Mills of Northwestern University delivers the closing keynote address for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 1:03:04 Charles Mills 04 Oct 2012
44 Creative Commons Colonial toleration and the practise of British state multiculturalism Zaki Nahaboo, DPhil student at the Open University, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:22:01 Zaki Nahaboo 04 Oct 2012
45 Creative Commons Liberalism and Historical Injustice Jennifer Page, graduate student at Harvard, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:22:06 Jennifer Page 04 Oct 2012
46 Creative Commons Wollstonecraft as a Care Ethicist? Contemporary Care Ethics and Wollstonecraft's alternatives in 18th Century debate about Women, Virtue and the progress of Civilisation Madeline Cronin, graduate student at University of Notre Dame, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:14:59 Madeline Cronin 04 Oct 2012
47 Creative Commons Locke, Liberalism, and Disabilities: Towards an 'Ableist Contract' Lucas Pinheiro, Cambridge, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:17:14 Lucas Pinheiro 04 Oct 2012
48 Creative Commons Why should we accommodate caregivers in workplaces? Sara Mrsny, DPhil student at Stanford, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:20:44 Sara Mrsny 04 Oct 2012
49 Creative Commons Public opinion and its liberal/anti-liberal critics: A reinterpretation of popular sovereignty in liberal democracy through Lippmann, Schmitt and Dewey David Ragazzoni, DPhil student at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:14:15 David Ragazzoni 04 Oct 2012
50 Creative Commons Freedom of Conscience and the Authority of the State François Boucher, DPhil student at Queen's University, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:25:09 François Boucher 04 Oct 2012
51 Creative Commons Religion in Liberal Thought: the Case of Tocqueville and Humboldt Carel Kauffmann, student at Cambridge, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:15:06 Carel Kauffmann 04 Oct 2012
52 Creative Commons Truth, Evolution and Experiment: A Reconciliation Between Pragmatic Liberalism and Epistemic Democracy Felix Gerlsbeck, DPhil student at Columbia, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:17:54 Felix Gerlsbeck 04 Oct 2012
53 Creative Commons The Classical and non-Classical Utopias of Liberal Economists: A study of F.A. Hayek, J.M. Keynes, and W.H. Beveridge Jason Brock, postgraduate research student at Royal Holloway, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:19:40 Jason Brock 04 Oct 2012
54 Creative Commons The Ideology of the Coalition: More Muscular than Liberal? Matthew Lakin, DPhil student at Oxford, delivers a talk for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:21:18 Matthew Lakin 04 Oct 2012
55 Creative Commons Unbinding the Executive: The Challenge to Liberal Legalism Professor Jeremy Waldron, Chichele Professorship of Social and Political Theory at Oxford, delivers the keynote address for the Inaugural Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory. The conference theme was Political Theory and the Liberal Tradition. 0:53:45 Jeremy Waldron 04 Oct 2012
56 Creative Commons Religion and Spirituality in Global Governance This featured as the final talk in the 'Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance' interdisciplinary conference in May 2012. 0:52:30 Christer Jönsson, Alistair Edgar, Pamela Sue Anderson, Rama Mani 17 Sep 2012
57 Quo Vadis Global Governance? Civilizational Challenges Facing the United Nations This featured as the fourth talk in the 'Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance' interdisciplinary conference in May 2012. 0:49:10 Adam Roberts, Scilla Elworthy, Christer Jönsson 17 Sep 2012
58 Creative Commons Religion, War and Peace This featured as the third talk in the 'Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance' interdisciplinary conference in May 2012. 1:09:09 Richard Caplan, Ryan McKay, Tim Sisk, Fletcher Cox 17 Sep 2012
59 Creative Commons Religion, Civilization and Globalization This featured as the second talk in the 'Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance' interdisciplinary conference in May 2012. 1:14:40 Rama Mani, Anne Baring, Katherine Marshall, Jeffrey Haynes 17 Sep 2012
60 Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance : Welcome Comments This featured as the first talk in the 'Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance' interdisciplinary conference in May 2012. 0:20:40 Richard Caplan, Alistair Edgar, Timothy Sisk 17 Sep 2012
61 Creative Commons The racial crisis of America's civil rights state: Transformation of the State, American Style Keynote Speech by Professor Desmond King FBA (University of Oxford) for the Third Conference of 'Transformations of the State' (11 May), which forms part of the Anglo-German 'State of the State' Fellowship Programme, with an introduction by Heike Klüver. 0:45:54 Desmond King, Heike Klüver 16 Jul 2012
62 'Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean' and 'A New Era: The Iranian Navy, Strategy Expansion and Soft Power' Cdre Keith Winstanley (CCW RN Hudson Fellow) and Cdr Tracy Vincent (CCW US Navy Hudson Fellow give talks for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 12 June 2012. Introduced by Dr Jan Lemnitzer 1:06:34 Keith Winstanley, Tracy Vincent, Jan Lemnitzer 02 Jul 2012
63 Creative Commons The Media-Industrial Complex: Comparing the influence of Murdoch and Berlusconi? Steven Barnett, Westminster and Benedetta Brevini, City University, give a talk for the Reuters Institute Seminar series 0:40:12 Steven Barnett, Benedetta Brevini 25 Jun 2012
64 Creative Commons Challenges for Media Democratization in Brazil and Latin America Dr Carolina Matos, former LSE fellow, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series on 6th June 2012 0:36:22 Carolina Matos 25 Jun 2012
65 Creative Commons The Decade Ahead: The US Role in the World (2012 Fulbright Lecture) Ambassador Thomas Pickering delivers the second Annual Oxford Fulbright Lecture on International Relations. This lecture took place on 18 May 2012. 0:38:24 Thomas Pickering 20 Jun 2012
66 Creative Commons Imagining NATO: Past and Present Futures for the Western Alliance Dr Kristian Søby Kristensen (Copenhagen/ CCW Visiting Fellow) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 6 June 2012 0:38:20 Kristian Søby Kristensen 11 Jun 2012
67 Creative Commons One War at a Time: Britain, the War of 1812 and the Defeat of Napoleon Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College London, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series. 0:51:33 Andrew Lambert 06 Jun 2012
68 Creative Commons Berlusconismo and Murdochismo Bill Emmott, editor of The Economist 1993-2006, columnist for The Times and La Stampa, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series on Silvio Berlesconi and Rupert Murdoch 0:31:33 Bill Emmott 06 Jun 2012
69 Creative Commons Doing business by making news or making news by doing business? Elena Raviola, Gothenburg University, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series 1:01:31 Elena Raviola 06 Jun 2012
70 Creative Commons Semantic Polling: The 2010 UK General Election and real-time opinion monitoring Nick Anstead, London School of Economics, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series 0:55:34 Nick Anstead 06 Jun 2012
71 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Facebook Revolution? Social Media as Orientalist Mediation Miriyam Aouragh examines the useful and useless roles of the internet in the Arab revolutions by critically revisiting mainstream narratives on its role. 0:26:16 Miriyam Aouragh 25 May 2012
72 Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Fear of Tahrir: Turkish Perspectives on the Egyptian Revolution Kerem Öktem presents a critical reading of Turkish public debates and the policies of the ruling party in Turkey on the Egyptian revolution. 0:19:44 Kerem Öktem 25 May 2012
73 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Contesting Democracy: Discursive Patterns Before and After the Egyptian Uprising Andrea Teti critiques European discourses on democracy promotion in Egypt and their alienation of Egyptian pro-democracy opposition groups. 0:23:06 Andrea Teti 25 May 2012
74 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Revolutionary Egypt's Relations with Surrounding States: Internal Transformation, External Realignment and Regional Security Fred Lawson examines the reconfiguration of Egyptian foreign policy since the revolution, particularly with respect to relations with Iran and Ethiopia. 0:17:51 Fred Lawson 25 May 2012
75 Creative Commons Panel 5: Competing Visions of Tahrir: Trickster: Taufiq 'Ukasha, the Perpetuation of Liminal Crisis, and the Shaping of Counter-revolutionary Discourse Walter Armbrust examines the 'counter-revolution' through the lens of television talk show host Taufiq 'Ukasha, a 'trickster' prone to generating perverted forms of social knowledge. 0:22:43 Walter Armbrust 25 May 2012
76 Creative Commons Panel 5: Competing Visions of Tahrir: In Search of Antistructure: The Meaning of Tahrir Square in Egypt's Ongoing Social Drama Mark Peterson examines meaning construction and the 'iterations' of Tahrir Square gatherings in the unfolding experience of the ongoing revolution. 0:20:24 Mark Peterson 25 May 2012
77 Panel 5: Competing Visions of Tahrir: Contesting Visions and Public Spaces in Cairo Aya Nassar examines the imagery and negotiation of place membership unfolding in public spaces such as Tahrir Square. 0:16:55 Aya Nasar 25 May 2012
78 Panel 4: Old State, New Rules: From War of Manoeuvre to War of Position Nicola Pratt discusses the competing wars of position being waged against the hegemonic system of authoritarianism in post-Mubarak Egypt, focusing on the realm of gender. 0:18:21 Nicola Pratt 25 May 2012
79 Creative Commons Panel 4: Old State, New Rules: Praetorian Parliamentarism: The Contradictions of Egypt's Post-revolutionary Experiment Alexander Kazamias conceptualises the Egyptian revolution as an incomplete process of socio-political transformation, having so far only partially changed the postcolonial Egyptian state. 0:17:15 Alexander Kazamias 25 May 2012
80 Creative Commons Panel 4: Old State, New Rules: New Logics of Popular Sovereignty and Subaltern Alternatives to the Egyptian 'Baltagi State' Paul Amar discusses subaltern forms of sovereignty and autonomous organisation that have been emerging in Egypt since the January uprising. 0:19:52 Paul Amar 25 May 2012
81 Creative Commons Special Session: The Revolution Continues: A Conversation part 3 Marwa Sharafeldin of Oxford University and Musawah describes her experience as a women's activist and the position of women in the Egyptian revolution through a series of slides. 0:21:09 Marwa Sharafeldin 25 May 2012
82 Creative Commons Special Session: The Revolution Continues: A Conversation part 2 Amr Salah, member of the Executive Board of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition, describes his role in the Coalition since 2011 and in the anti-Mubarak movement's organisations before the revolution. 0:10:54 Amr Salah 25 May 2012
83 Creative Commons Special Session: The Revolution Continues: A Conversation Heba Raouf Ezzat of Cairo University reflects on the past year and the search for scholarly concepts with explanatory value in new political and social contexts. 0:24:27 Heba Raouf Ezzat 25 May 2012
84 Creative Commons Panel 3: The Language of Revolution: University on the Square Documentation Project: A glimpse into the Economic and Business History Research Center's Contribution Randa Kaldas of the American University in Cairo discusses the unfolding oral history project on the Egyptian revolution based at the American University in Cairo. 0:18:20 Randa Kaldas 25 May 2012
85 Creative Commons Panel 3 | The Language of Revolution: Poetry as Archive: Egypt's Revolution and Archival Poetics Tahia Abdel Nasser of the American University in Cairo analyses Egyptian poetry from the 2011 revolution and its role as archive and political site. 0:20:01 Tahia Abdel Nasser 25 May 2012
86 Creative Commons Panel 3: The Language of Revolution: Narrating the Egyptian Revolution through Jokes: Is it Still a Laughing Revolution? Hebatallah Salem of the American University in Cairo explains the role of political jokes and satire during the past year in Egypt. 0:22:05 Hebatallah Salem 25 May 2012
87 Creative Commons Panel 2 | Movements and Mobilisation: Unusual Suspects: "Ultra's" as Political Actors in the Revolution Robbert Woltering of the University of Amsterdam examines Egyptian football supporters, the 'ultras', as political actors in the Egyptian context. 0:21:20 Robbert Woltering 25 May 2012
88 Creative Commons Panel 2 | Movements and Mobilisation: Managing the Transition in the Arab Spring: A Comparative Perspective Mustapha al-Sayyid of Cairo University compares different cases in the Arab uprisings of 2011. 0:15:35 Mustapha al-Sayyid 25 May 2012
89 Creative Commons Panel 2 | Movements and Mobilisation Horizontalism on the Nile: what does it mean to say that the Egyptian uprising of 2011 was leaderless/or leaderful? And does it matter? John Chalcraft of the London School of Economics examines horizontalist mobilisation and questions of ideological programme in the Egyptian revolution of 2011. 0:19:59 John Chalcraft 25 May 2012
90 Creative Commons Panel 1 | Preludes and Explanations Re-scaling Egypt's Political Economy: Neoliberalism and the Transformation of the Regional Space Adam Hanieh of the School of Oriental and African Studies considers the connection between international and regional patterns in Egypt's neoliberal order under Mubarak. 0:22:58 Adam Hanieh 25 May 2012
91 Panel 1 | Preludes and Explanations What Did Mubarak Actually Do?: The Causes of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution according to Egyptian Intellectuals Amr Osman of the Gulf University of Science and Technology looks at the debate and consensus among Egyptian intellectuals critical of the rule of Hosni Mubarak. 0:22:20 Amr Osman 25 May 2012
92 Creative Commons Panel 1 | Preludes and Explanations: The Egyptian Labour Movement and the Politics of Visibility Marie Duboc of the American University in Cairo looks at the Egyptian labour movement in the years preceding the Egyptian revolution. 0:16:41 Marie Duboc 25 May 2012
93 Creative Commons Opening Remarks: Examining a Revolution in Progress Reem Abou-El-Fadl, conference convener from the University of Oxford, explains the conference rationale and aims in examining the revolution 'in progress'. 0:16:28 Reem Abou-El-Fadl 25 May 2012
94 Welcome Speech Stephen Whitefield, Head of Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations, introduces the conference in the context of the Department's existing research. 0:05:13 Stephen Whitefield 25 May 2012
95 The Kosova Liberation Army - a Living Inheritance? ELAC/CCW Seminar Series with Professor James Pettifer (Oxford) on 15 May 2012 0:35:24 James Pettifer 23 May 2012
96 Creative Commons Taking Soldiers Seriously ELAC/CCW Seminar Series podcast with Professor Cheyney Ryan (Oregon/ ELAC Visiting Fellow) on 22 May 2012 1:01:00 Cheyney Ryan 23 May 2012
97 The ICC at 10 ELAC Panel Discussion with Professor Jennifer Welsh, Dr David Rodin, Janina Dill and Dapo Akande (ELAC)on 20th May 2012 0:53:16 Jennifer Welsh, David Rodin, Dapo Akande, Janina Dill 23 May 2012
98 Creative Commons Religion in War and Peace Professor Nigel Biggar (Oxford), Professor Tony Coady (CAPPE) and Dr Rama Mani (Oxford) discuss the issue of religion in war and peace as part of the ELAC/CCW lecture series. Moderated by Jennifer Welsh (Oxford) 0:41:46 Nigel Biggar, Tony Coady, Rama Mani, Jennifer Welsh 21 May 2012
99 Creative Commons Delegation of Powers and Authority in International Criminal Law Dr Shlomit Wallerstein (Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 8th May 2012. Introduced by Dr David Rodin 0:40:11 Shlomit Wallerstein 15 May 2012
100 Creative Commons Survival is Success: journalistic online start-ups in Western Europe Dr Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Research fellow, RISJ, gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series 0:27:40 Rasmus Kleis Nielsen 15 May 2012
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 More News is Good News: Democracy and Media in India Prannoy Roy, director of New Delhi Television, gives a lecture on the history of NDTV and Indian television and the part democracy and rulership has played it's development. 1:14:12 Prannoy Roy, John Lloyd, Daya Thussu, Geert Linnebank 29 Nov 2012
2 Creative Commons The Decade Ahead: The US Role in the World (2012 Fulbright Lecture) Ambassador Thomas Pickering delivers the second Annual Oxford Fulbright Lecture on International Relations. This lecture took place on 18 May 2012. 0:38:24 Thomas Pickering 20 Jun 2012
3 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Facebook Revolution? Social Media as Orientalist Mediation Miriyam Aouragh examines the useful and useless roles of the internet in the Arab revolutions by critically revisiting mainstream narratives on its role. 0:26:16 Miriyam Aouragh 25 May 2012
4 Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Fear of Tahrir: Turkish Perspectives on the Egyptian Revolution Kerem Öktem presents a critical reading of Turkish public debates and the policies of the ruling party in Turkey on the Egyptian revolution. 0:19:44 Kerem Öktem 25 May 2012
5 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Contesting Democracy: Discursive Patterns Before and After the Egyptian Uprising Andrea Teti critiques European discourses on democracy promotion in Egypt and their alienation of Egyptian pro-democracy opposition groups. 0:23:06 Andrea Teti 25 May 2012
6 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Revolutionary Egypt's Relations with Surrounding States: Internal Transformation, External Realignment and Regional Security Fred Lawson examines the reconfiguration of Egyptian foreign policy since the revolution, particularly with respect to relations with Iran and Ethiopia. 0:17:51 Fred Lawson 25 May 2012
7 Creative Commons Panel 5: Competing Visions of Tahrir: Trickster: Taufiq 'Ukasha, the Perpetuation of Liminal Crisis, and the Shaping of Counter-revolutionary Discourse Walter Armbrust examines the 'counter-revolution' through the lens of television talk show host Taufiq 'Ukasha, a 'trickster' prone to generating perverted forms of social knowledge. 0:22:43 Walter Armbrust 25 May 2012
8 Creative Commons Panel 5: Competing Visions of Tahrir: In Search of Antistructure: The Meaning of Tahrir Square in Egypt's Ongoing Social Drama Mark Peterson examines meaning construction and the 'iterations' of Tahrir Square gatherings in the unfolding experience of the ongoing revolution. 0:20:24 Mark Peterson 25 May 2012
9 Panel 5: Competing Visions of Tahrir: Contesting Visions and Public Spaces in Cairo Aya Nassar examines the imagery and negotiation of place membership unfolding in public spaces such as Tahrir Square. 0:16:55 Aya Nasar 25 May 2012
10 Panel 4: Old State, New Rules: From War of Manoeuvre to War of Position Nicola Pratt discusses the competing wars of position being waged against the hegemonic system of authoritarianism in post-Mubarak Egypt, focusing on the realm of gender. 0:18:21 Nicola Pratt 25 May 2012
11 Creative Commons Panel 4: Old State, New Rules: Praetorian Parliamentarism: The Contradictions of Egypt's Post-revolutionary Experiment Alexander Kazamias conceptualises the Egyptian revolution as an incomplete process of socio-political transformation, having so far only partially changed the postcolonial Egyptian state. 0:17:15 Alexander Kazamias 25 May 2012
12 Creative Commons Panel 4: Old State, New Rules: New Logics of Popular Sovereignty and Subaltern Alternatives to the Egyptian 'Baltagi State' Paul Amar discusses subaltern forms of sovereignty and autonomous organisation that have been emerging in Egypt since the January uprising. 0:19:52 Paul Amar 25 May 2012
13 Creative Commons Special Session: The Revolution Continues: A Conversation part 3 Marwa Sharafeldin of Oxford University and Musawah describes her experience as a women's activist and the position of women in the Egyptian revolution through a series of slides. 0:21:09 Marwa Sharafeldin 25 May 2012
14 Creative Commons Special Session: The Revolution Continues: A Conversation part 2 Amr Salah, member of the Executive Board of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition, describes his role in the Coalition since 2011 and in the anti-Mubarak movement's organisations before the revolution. 0:10:54 Amr Salah 25 May 2012
15 Creative Commons Panel 3: The Language of Revolution: University on the Square Documentation Project: A glimpse into the Economic and Business History Research Center's Contribution Randa Kaldas of the American University in Cairo discusses the unfolding oral history project on the Egyptian revolution based at the American University in Cairo. 0:18:20 Randa Kaldas 25 May 2012
16 Creative Commons Panel 3 | The Language of Revolution: Poetry as Archive: Egypt's Revolution and Archival Poetics Tahia Abdel Nasser of the American University in Cairo analyses Egyptian poetry from the 2011 revolution and its role as archive and political site. 0:20:01 Tahia Abdel Nasser 25 May 2012
17 Creative Commons Panel 3: The Language of Revolution: Narrating the Egyptian Revolution through Jokes: Is it Still a Laughing Revolution? Hebatallah Salem of the American University in Cairo explains the role of political jokes and satire during the past year in Egypt. 0:22:05 Hebatallah Salem 25 May 2012
18 Creative Commons Panel 2 | Movements and Mobilisation: Unusual Suspects: "Ultra's" as Political Actors in the Revolution Robbert Woltering of the University of Amsterdam examines Egyptian football supporters, the 'ultras', as political actors in the Egyptian context. 0:21:20 Robbert Woltering 25 May 2012
19 Creative Commons Panel 2 | Movements and Mobilisation: Managing the Transition in the Arab Spring: A Comparative Perspective Mustapha al-Sayyid of Cairo University compares different cases in the Arab uprisings of 2011. 0:15:35 Mustapha al-Sayyid 25 May 2012
20 Creative Commons Panel 2 | Movements and Mobilisation Horizontalism on the Nile: what does it mean to say that the Egyptian uprising of 2011 was leaderless/or leaderful? And does it matter? John Chalcraft of the London School of Economics examines horizontalist mobilisation and questions of ideological programme in the Egyptian revolution of 2011. 0:19:59 John Chalcraft 25 May 2012
21 Creative Commons Panel 1 | Preludes and Explanations Re-scaling Egypt's Political Economy: Neoliberalism and the Transformation of the Regional Space Adam Hanieh of the School of Oriental and African Studies considers the connection between international and regional patterns in Egypt's neoliberal order under Mubarak. 0:22:58 Adam Hanieh 25 May 2012
22 Panel 1 | Preludes and Explanations What Did Mubarak Actually Do?: The Causes of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution according to Egyptian Intellectuals Amr Osman of the Gulf University of Science and Technology looks at the debate and consensus among Egyptian intellectuals critical of the rule of Hosni Mubarak. 0:22:20 Amr Osman 25 May 2012
23 Creative Commons Panel 1 | Preludes and Explanations: The Egyptian Labour Movement and the Politics of Visibility Marie Duboc of the American University in Cairo looks at the Egyptian labour movement in the years preceding the Egyptian revolution. 0:16:41 Marie Duboc 25 May 2012
24 Creative Commons Opening Remarks: Examining a Revolution in Progress Reem Abou-El-Fadl, conference convener from the University of Oxford, explains the conference rationale and aims in examining the revolution 'in progress'. 0:16:28 Reem Abou-El-Fadl 25 May 2012
25 Welcome Speech Stephen Whitefield, Head of Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations, introduces the conference in the context of the Department's existing research. 0:05:13 Stephen Whitefield 25 May 2012
26 The rights of journalism and the needs of audiences Baroness Onora O'Neill delivers the 2011 Reuters Memorial Lecture, followed by a panel discussion chaired by Lord Patten, chancellor of Oxford University. 1:36:26 Onora O'Neill, Michael Parks, Stephen Abell, Stewart Purvis 09 Feb 2012
27 Creative Commons The Reconstruction of American Journalism A lecture delivered by Michael Schudson, author of the 2009 report of the same title, on the state of American journalism, The report proposes new steps to support quality public affairs reporting. 1:28:39 Michael Schudson, Nicholas Lemann, David Levy, Paul Starr 02 Mar 2010
28 Reuters Memorial Lecture 2008 Arthur Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times Title of Lecture: 'In Fond Memory of Winston Churchill: Give Us the Tools and We Will Finish the Job' 0:29:20 Arthur Sulzberger 20 Oct 2008