2012
Victims of Terrorism - Workshop and Conference
27/Nov/12 09:11 Filed in: CSTPV Conferences | CSTPV Workshops
On Thursday and Friday the 15th and 16th November, CSTPV hosted an expert workshop and an International Conference, both of which dealt with the topic, Victims of Terrorisms. Read More...
Dr Haruhisa Handa MLitt Bursary in Terrorism Studies
15/Nov/12 09:35 Filed in: General
Applications are invited for the Dr Haruhisa Handa MLitt Bursary at the University of St Andrews, for full-time, resident study on the MLitt in Terrorism Studies during the academic year 2013-14. The successful candidate will have their full MLitt fees (home or international) paid, the Bursary being funded by the generous donation of funds by Dr Haruhisa Handa.
See here for further details.
See here for further details.
Dr Haruhisa Handa PhD Studentship in Terrorism and Political Violence
15/Nov/12 09:30 Filed in: General
Applications are invited for the Dr Haruhisa Handa PhD Studentship, for full-time PhD research into any aspect of Terrorism and Political Violence, with study to commence on 1 September 2013. The successful candidate will be supervised by one of the academic staff at CSTPV, a research centre located within the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. The successful candidate will receive a Studentship of approximately £13,000 per annum for a period of three years, during which time their tuition fees (home or international) will be paid in full.
See here for further details.
See here for further details.
'Self-sacrifice in the contemporary war film: Paradise Now and The Hurt Locker' - CSTPV Public Seminar
09/Nov/12 09:43 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
Public Seminar: 5pm, 6 December 2012, United College, The Quad, School I
Speaker: Professor Robert Burgoyne (University of St Andrews)
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Speaker: Professor Robert Burgoyne (University of St Andrews)
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Scholarly Communication is Changing!
31/Oct/12 11:19 Filed in: CSTPV Staff
Gillian Duncan gave an account of the Journal of Terrorism Research and how its open access content is being promoted internally and externally at St Andrews University. Read More...
Call for papers for Journal of Terrorism Research – May 2013 Spring/Summer Edition
31/Oct/12 11:07 Filed in: Journal of Terrorism Research
Victims of Terrorism – Multi-disciplinary Approaches - 16th November 2012
17/Oct/12 09:32 Filed in: CSTPV Conferences
Victims of Terrorism – Multi-disciplinary Approaches
16th November 2012
Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews Read More...
16th November 2012
Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews Read More...
'Terrorism, History and Human Rights' - CSTPV Public Seminar
04/Oct/12 12:57 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
25th October 2012
4.30pm Arts Lecture Theatre
Public Seminar
'Terrorism, History and Human Rights'
Speakers: Professor Roy Foster and Professor Conor Gearty
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Paul Wilkinson Memorial Fellow Appointed
27/Sep/12 10:28
CSTPV and the Airey Neave Trust are delighted to announce that Dr Kacper Rekawek, a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, has been awarded the Paul Wilkinson Memorial Fellowship for 2013. Read More...
CSTPV Exchange with Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey
27/Sep/12 09:33 Filed in: CSTPV Exchanges
This year, CSTPV initiated a week long exchange programme with the National Security Affairs (NSA) Department of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. PhD Candidate, Kieran McConaghy was selected to travel to Monterey for the visit which occurred in early September.
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Journal of Terrorism Research , Volume 3, Issue 2
24/Sep/12 09:35 Filed in: Journal of Terrorism Research
CSTPV is delighted to announce the publication of Volume 3, Issue 2 of its Journal of Terrorism Research
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Read More...Public Seminar - The Challenges of Afghanistan Transition - Karl Eikenberry
04/Sep/12 10:31 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
12 September 2012
2 - 5 pm, Seminar Room 7, New Arts Building
A public seminar co-hosted by the CSTPV and the Institute for Iranian Studies
The Challenges of Afghanistan Transition
Karl W. Eikenberry
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Journal of Terrorism Research , Volume 3, Issue 1 - Special Edition
10/Jul/12 11:50 Filed in: Journal of Terrorism Research
CSTPV is delighted to announce the publication of Volume 3, Issue 1 of its Journal of Terrorism Research.
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Read More...Paul Wilkinson Memorial Fellowship
09/Jul/12 10:29
The Airey Neave Trust is delighted to announce that it is sponsoring a Fellowship in memory of the late Professor Paul Wilkinson CBE, for research to be pursued into the causes of or responses to terrorism. Read More...
New Edition of CSTPV Director's Book on the IRA
02/Jul/12 11:18 Filed in: CSTPV Staff
A new, updated edition has just been published of CSTPV Director Richard English's award-winning study of the IRA. Originally published in 2003, this new edition of Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA (Pan Macmillan, 2012) brings the story of the organisation up to the present day, dealing with the gradual disappearance of the Provisional IRA and the emergence of new, Dissident versions of the movement. Read More...
14th Annual Symposium - The World Society of Victimology – The Hague 20-24 May, 2012
18/May/12 15:45 Filed in: CSTPV Staff
As part of the EU funded project on the assessment of victims needs, staff at CSTPV and their partners at Rey Juan Carlos Madrid are hosting a panel entitled Assessing support initiatives for victims of terrorism in the UK and Spain.
Joint Workshop (BoA p. 35, 36)
Chair: Orla Lynch
Presenters: Agata Serrano (Rey Juan Carlos), Cheryl Lawther and Gilbert Ramsey
(http://www.14thsymposiumwsv.nl/).
For papers and further information see ( http://victimsofterrorism.co.uk/)
Joint Workshop (BoA p. 35, 36)
Chair: Orla Lynch
Presenters: Agata Serrano (Rey Juan Carlos), Cheryl Lawther and Gilbert Ramsey
(http://www.14thsymposiumwsv.nl/).
For papers and further information see ( http://victimsofterrorism.co.uk/)
'The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violence in Covert Organizations' - CSTPV Public Seminar
27/Apr/12 09:24 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violence in Covert Organizations
3 May 2012
Public Seminar (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Dr Jacob Shapiro (Princeton University) Read More...
3 May 2012
Public Seminar (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Dr Jacob Shapiro (Princeton University) Read More...
'Explaining Terrorism' - CSTPV Public Workshop
27/Mar/12 10:05
19th April 2012
Public Workshop
A Public Workshop focusing on the work of Professor Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University), 2 pm – 5.30 pm, Lower College Hall, University of St Andrews
Professor Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University)
Participants: Professor Martha Crenshaw, Professor Richard English, Dr Gilbert Ramsay, Professor Louise Richardson and Dr Tim Wilson.
2.00pm Introduction: Professor Richard English (Director, CSTPV)
2.10pm ‘When the Dust Has Settled: An Historian and Terrorism Studies’ – Speaker: Dr Tim Wilson (CSTPV/IR)
3.00pm ‘Targeting, Culture and Bounded Rationality: Productive Paradoxes in Understanding Islamist Terrorism’ - Speaker: Dr Gilbert Ramsay (CSTPV)
3.45pm Tea/Coffee
4.15pm ‘Explaining Terrorism’ - Speaker: Professor Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University), Discussant: Professor Louise Richardson (Principal, University of St Andrews)
5.30pm Wine Reception
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Public Workshop
A Public Workshop focusing on the work of Professor Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University), 2 pm – 5.30 pm, Lower College Hall, University of St Andrews
Professor Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University)
Participants: Professor Martha Crenshaw, Professor Richard English, Dr Gilbert Ramsay, Professor Louise Richardson and Dr Tim Wilson.
2.00pm Introduction: Professor Richard English (Director, CSTPV)
2.10pm ‘When the Dust Has Settled: An Historian and Terrorism Studies’ – Speaker: Dr Tim Wilson (CSTPV/IR)
3.00pm ‘Targeting, Culture and Bounded Rationality: Productive Paradoxes in Understanding Islamist Terrorism’ - Speaker: Dr Gilbert Ramsay (CSTPV)
3.45pm Tea/Coffee
4.15pm ‘Explaining Terrorism’ - Speaker: Professor Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University), Discussant: Professor Louise Richardson (Principal, University of St Andrews)
5.30pm Wine Reception
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'Global Insurgency: Terrorism, Political Violence, and International Hierarchy' - CSTPV Public Lecture
07/Mar/12 10:43 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
15 March 2012
‘Global Insurgency: Terrorism, Political Violence, and International Hierarchy’
Public Lecture (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor David A. Lake (University of California, San Diego) Read More...
‘Global Insurgency: Terrorism, Political Violence, and International Hierarchy’
Public Lecture (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor David A. Lake (University of California, San Diego) Read More...
‘Civil Resistance and Power Politics in the Arab Spring’ - CSTPV Public Seminar
23/Feb/12 17:20 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
1 March 2012
‘Civil Resistance and Power Politics in the Arab Spring’
Public Seminar (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor Sir Adam Roberts (Oxford University/British Academy) Read More...
‘Civil Resistance and Power Politics in the Arab Spring’
Public Seminar (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor Sir Adam Roberts (Oxford University/British Academy) Read More...
CSTPV Postgraduate Workshop - 8th and 9th March 2012
21/Feb/12 12:31 Filed in: CSTPV Workshops
A two day event is being held in St Andrews for postgraduate students of CSTPV that will involve guest speakers, panel presentations, tutorials and a class dinner on the evening of Thursday 8th March 2012.
Click here to download the programme
The cost is £50.00 per student.
Please note this event is only open to students currently enrolled on the Mitt/PgDip in Terrorism Studies (Full and Part-time).
To book a place please visit our online shop.
Click here to download the programme
The cost is £50.00 per student.
Please note this event is only open to students currently enrolled on the Mitt/PgDip in Terrorism Studies (Full and Part-time).
To book a place please visit our online shop.
Overcoming Obstacles: Counter-Terrorism Police and Community Engagement - CSTPV Public Seminar
05/Feb/12 19:30 Filed in: CSTPV Seminar Series
5pm – 7pm Thursday 9 February 2012
Arts Lecture Theatre
CSTPV is delighted to welcome Dr Basia Spalek, Reader in Communities & Justice and Director of Research & Knowledge Transfer, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham back to St Andrews for a workshop which will review and discuss academic research and practitioner experience in the field of police and community engagement in a counter-terrorism context. Dr. Spalek is the leading academic in this challenging arena and is adept at balancing policy, practitioner and community perspectives.
The Emergency Response to Terrorism, 16th February 2012
02/Feb/12 12:31 Filed in: CSTPV Conferences
The Emergency Response to Terrorism - An Assessment
1 day conference
Thursday 16th February 2012
Upper College Hall, University of St Andrews Read More...
1 day conference
Thursday 16th February 2012
Upper College Hall, University of St Andrews Read More...
PhD Studentship 2012
30/Jan/12 12:42
Applications are invited for the above PhD Studentship, for full-time PhD research into any aspect of Terrorism and Political Violence, with study to commence on 1 September 2012.
For details of the PhD Studentship (available for a student to study with Professor Richard English as their supervisor during 2012-15), see the following PDF.
East Asia Security Outlook Seminar 2012, Brunei
30/Jan/12 09:19 Filed in: CSTPV Staff
2nd February 2012
Dr Peter Lehr will deliver a paper on ‘maritime terrorism and piracy’ at the 4th East Asia Security Outlook Seminar, conducted by the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Dr Peter Lehr will deliver a paper on ‘maritime terrorism and piracy’ at the 4th East Asia Security Outlook Seminar, conducted by the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam