Research seminars
The School of International Relations hosts a variety of research seminars throughout the academic session to promote the work of the Faculty, students, and visiting speakers. These seminars are open to to the public and to the student body and are supported by the research centres within the School.
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IR Research Seminars
One central theme of work in the School has been how we should understand and think about
security, peace and conflict. At St Andrews, this includes research on political violence and
terrorism, international security, conflict between (and within) state and non-state actors,
institutional responses to conflict, post-war reconstruction, normative theories of war and peace,
human rights, regional tensions, the social construction of conflict, and the political economy of
peace and violence. This seminar series will offer different perspectives on this very broad
theme. IR Research Seminars (PDF, 86 KB)
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CSTPV seminars
The Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence holds a series of seminars on Thursdays.
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MECACS seminars
The Institute for Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies holds a weekly seminar series on Tuesday evenings at 4pm, in Seminar Rm. 4 in the Arts Building.
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CPCS seminars
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies holds a weekly seminar series, sponsored by the Honeyman Trust. The talks are held on Wednesday evenings at 4:30pm, in the Arts Lecture Theatre in the Arts Faculty Building. Attendance at these seminars is compulsory for MECASS M.Litt students.
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IR PhD seminars
These seminars present an opportunity for PhD students to discuss their work with peers and staff. They will run every second week on Tuesdays from 13.00 to 14.30 (with the exception of the fifth week), starting from week 1. Every seminar consists of a presentation (maximum 20 minutes) and a discussion of roughly seventy minutes. Presenters are asked to send around a paper, a chapter of their dissertation or a PhD proposal three days before the seminar (by Saturday evening).
These seminars provide an opportunity for the Faculty and the student body to participate in a research culture of extraordinary scope and vibrancy. Each seminar is critical not only to the evolution of the School and its relations with the community, but also to the personal development of the students.
