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DIGNITY: MEANINGS, USES, AND PROBLEMS

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Room 5A.303 

Program

1030 - 1145   Tarun Khaitan [Oxford]. Dignity as an Expressive Norm

1145 - 1300   Paul Bou-Habib [Essex]. Dignity and Self-Presentation

1300 - 1400   Lunch [own arrangements]

1400 - 1515   Roger Brownsword [KCL]. Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Simply Trying to do the Right Thing

1515 - 1630   Timo Jütten [Essex]. Dignity and Recognition

No registration needed. All students and staff welcome.

For more information please e-mail Amneris Chaparro [achapa@essex.ac.uk]

The conference is supported by the Government Department

Recent conferences

Saturday 27th April 2013: The World in Ten Years

The Department of Government Second Annual Student Conference was a huge success! Everyone was welcomed by Dr. Natasha Ezrow, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government, with Baroness Angela Smith formally opening the conference. This was followed by a keynote address by Dr. Govinda Clayton, Lecturer in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent.

Our morning panels kicked off at 11:30am, with students from various departments presenting their papers on various different topics. Lunch was well recieved and followed into our afternoon panels at 14:30. Well done and congratulations to all of you who presented!

Following the panels there was an inspirational presentation by Mr. Ian Lawson of Leadership Works titled "Leaders for Tomorrow's Society." You can download information from the presentation here.

The conference was closed by Dr. Natasha Ezrow and a slideshow of all the photos we had taken throughout the day. We took a great group photo which can be viewed here!

Thank you so much to everyone who attended, presented and helped out with the conference - we couldn't have done it without you and we look forward to seeing you next year! 

10 March 2012: Politics in the Electronic Age - Electronic Evolution or Revolution?

Come and join the Department of Government Annual Conference!

We live in the age of Electronic Revolution. Questions of war and peace are now decided over Skype. Revolutions are conducted through Twitter. Updating has become a lifestyle. Have you ever thought about the role of new media in politics? Does new technology weaken or strengthen the state? Is real time information contributing to or solving the problem of collective action? Do we live in the era of internet elections? What does it really mean to be a virtual citizen?

 

15 March 2012: A country of their own - women's organisations and peace building

A special event is being held by the University of Essex Transitional Justice Network where Dr Ismene Gizelis from the department will be presenting her research findings following her study that looked at the role of women's organisations and peace building.

 

Last modified on 24 May 2013