Master list for the School of Social and Political Science in CHSS.

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Each talk has an organiser. Please contact them in the first instance if you have a query about a particular talk. Only contact one of the people below if you have a question about the list, such as whether your talk or series could be added.



Managing Disorder: Transatlantic Relations
Ricardo Alcaro, IAI Rome
Fri 25 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2




Has the University Eliminated Racism?
Ethics Forum, Speakers TBC
Fri 11 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

How Old is Young? Youth Policy in Europe
Jale Tosun, University of Heidelberg
Fri 04 Mar 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

The Global Politics of Food Security
Matias Margulis, The University of Stirling
Fri 26 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

Impact and Engagement: Should Academics be Activists?
Ethics Forum, Speakers TBC
Fri 05 Feb 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

From Strategy to Disarray: The EU's Decade of Decline
Kirsty Hughes, Friends of Europe
Fri 29 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

From Wall Street to Pennsylvania Avenue: The impact of treasury yields on presidential approval
Iain Hardie, Ailsa Henderson and Charlotte Rommerskirchen
Wed 27 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Staff Room (6th Floor)

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: The Bigger Picture
Dr. Chad Damro, University of Edinburgh
Fri 22 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

The U.S. Presidential Race: A Practitioner's View
Mike Moffo, Former Obama Deputy Campaign Director
Fri 15 Jan 2016, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

tbc 2/12/15
Carl Knight
Wed 02 Dec 2015, 15:00 - 16:30
Conference Room 2.15 Chrystal Macmillan Building


The Origins of the ISIS Crisis
Adham Saouli, St. Andrews University
Fri 27 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2




tbc 18/11/15
Phil Parvin
Wed 18 Nov 2015, 15:00 - 16:30
Conference Room 2.15 Chrystal Macmillan Building


How Should Universities be Financed?
Ethics Forum
Fri 13 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2


The Changing Face of Revolution, 1900-2014
Mark Beissinger, Princeton University
Fri 06 Nov 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2

The Banks Did It: Reflections on the Financial Crisis
Neil Fligstein, University of California, Berkeley
Fri 30 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2


The Art of Complicity
Mihaela Mihai
Wed 28 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Staff Room (6th Floor)

Montague Burton Lecture
Margaret Macmillan, Oxford University
Wed 21 Oct 2015, 17:30 - 19:00
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation

tbc 21/10/15
Lynn Dobson
Wed 21 Oct 2015, 15:00 - 15:30
Conference Room 2.15 Chrystal Macmillan Building



Power and Globalization
Jonathan Hearn, The University of Edinburgh
Fri 09 Oct 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2



No Exit? The UK, Greece & Europe's Crises
Dermot Hodson, Birkbeck
Fri 25 Sep 2015, 13:00 - 14:00
CMB Seminar Room 2