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Dr James Johnson publishes new book; Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Warfare
Dr James Johnson, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen, has published a new book entitled Artificial intelligence and the future of warfare; The USA, China, and strategic stability. The book explores “how and why artificial intelligence-infused weapon systems will affect the strategic stability between nuclear-armed...
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Welcome to James Johnson
We would like to welcome James Johnson to the School. Jim joins us as a lecturer in Politics and International Relations from 1 September 2021. Jim’s research expertise is in strategic studies, artificial intelligence and the future of warfare. Initially Jim’s teaching will concentrate on the MSc Strategic Studies programmes.
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Dr Gearoid Millar to co-Host Peace and Conflict Studies Workshop
Dr Gearoid Millar will co-host, with Professor Cedric de Coning (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs), a two-day online workshop, entitled Complex Systems Research in Peace and Conflict Studies. The event, which is open to the public, will be held between September 2-3, convenes 16 peace and conflict scholars, practitioners, and pracademics to discuss new...
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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand delivers paper at BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand has delivered a paper at the British Sociological Association's Sociology of Religion Study Group. Established more than 40 years ago, the internationally recognised Study Group is a hub of research, discussion, and support to researchers on contemporary religious issues. Dr Kasselstrand's paper, entitled '"There’s Football on Sunday Mornings and Life...
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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand delivers paper at the International Society for the Sociology of Religion
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand has delivered a paper at the 36th International Society for the Sociology of Religion Conference. Guided by the theme Religion in Global/Local Perspectives: Diffusion, Migration, Transformation, the conference took place between July 12-15, and while it was due to be hosted in Taipei, it was moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Kasselstrand's...
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Dr Mustafa Khedewi wins the Early Career Development Prize offered by BRISMES
Dr. Mustafa Khedewi, a recent doctoral graduate of the School of Social Science, was awarded a 2,000 GBP award from the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES). Mustafa's own research interests include religious institutions and democratisation theory, securitisation theory, Islamic political thought and political transformations in the Arab World. The BRISMES Early Career...
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Dr Gearoid Millar to present paper at Environment and Conflict symposium
Dr Gearoid Millar will deliver a paper at the online symposium, Environment and Conflict, hosted by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies at Liverpool Hope University, on July 12. The symposium will open with keynotes by Professor Malcolm Miles and Professor John Vogler, who will discuss the...
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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand delivers paper at NSRN Conference
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand has delivered a paper, entitled 'Religious Decline since the Church-State Separation in Sweden' at the Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network (NSRN) annual conference. Hosted online by the University of Ottawa, the Network was founded in 2008 with a view to centralising research on nonreligion and secularity, and providing...
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Dr Malcolm Harvey completes Fulbright Scholarship
Dr Malcolm Harvey was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to conduct a teaching and research exchange at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, USA. With a research background in constitutional politics and a teaching interest in US politics, Dr Harvey combined both during his spring semester at Villanova - guest lecturing across a...
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Dr Gearoid Millar to deliver chapter at University of Strathclyde
Dr Gearoid Millar has been invited to share his latest chapter at the 5th Annual Postgraduate Law Conference, Reimagining Justice and Ethnography, at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on April 29 and 30. Speaking at the virtual conference, Dr Millar will deliver the chapter, 'The Long-Term Legacies of Transitional Justice:...