Extreme Right-Wing Political Violence and Terrorism

A CSTPV Seminar, 16.00-18.30, Thursday 18 April, Lower College Hall
This seminar marks the publication of Extreme Right Wing Political Violence and Terrorism edited by Max Taylor, Donald Holbrook and Mark Currie and published by Bloomsbury. It will also be an occasion to thank Max Taylor for all his contributions while Professor of International Relations and Director, CSTPV and to wish him well in his retirement.
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Paul Wilkinson Memorial Lecture on Terrorism and Political Violence

Public Lecture
4th April 2013
5pm, Arts Lecture Theatre
‘The Bombing of the King David Hotel, July 1946’
Professor Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University
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14 March 2013
5.00 PM, Arts Lecture Theatre
Public Seminar
Speaker: Professor Gary LaFree, Director of START, University of Maryland
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28th February 2013
5.00 PM, Old Union Diner
Public Lecture
Co-hosted by CSTPV and the British Academy
Speaker: Professor Michael Cook, Princeton University
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21st February 2013
5.00 PM, Arts Lecture Theatre
Public Seminar
Speaker: Professor James Pettifer, Oxford University Read More...
"Emerging threats to peace and security - 2013 and beyond" - Public Lecture

7th February 2013
12 Noon, Parliament Hall
Public Lecture
Co-hosted by CSTPV and CPCS
Speaker: Louise Arbour, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group Read More...
'Self-sacrifice in the contemporary war film: Paradise Now and The Hurt Locker' - CSTPV Public Seminar
Speaker: Professor Robert Burgoyne (University of St Andrews)
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'Terrorism, History and Human Rights' - CSTPV Public Seminar

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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Public Seminar - The Challenges of Afghanistan Transition - Karl Eikenberry

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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'The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violence in Covert Organizations' - CSTPV Public Seminar
3 May 2012
Public Seminar (5pm), Arts Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Dr Jacob Shapiro (Princeton University) Read More...
'Global Insurgency: Terrorism, Political Violence, and International Hierarchy' - CSTPV Public Lecture
‘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
‘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...
Overcoming Obstacles: Counter-Terrorism Police and Community Engagement - CSTPV Public Seminar
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.
CSTPV Public Events - Semester 2 (2011/12)
‘Suicide Bombing: Politics and Explanations’ - CSTPV Public Seminar
1st December 2011
5 PM, Arts Lecture Theatre, The Scores
‘Suicide Bombing: Politics and Explanations’
Speakers: Prof Karin Fierke (IR, St Andrews), Dr Rashmi Singh (CSTPV, St Andrews) Read More...
‘Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood in Post-Mubarak Egypt’, Seminar by Dr Katerina Dalacoura, 17th November 2011
17th November 2011
5 PM, Arts Lecture Theatre, The Scores
"Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood in Post-Mubarak Egypt’"
Speaker: Dr Katerina Dalacoura (London School of Economics) Read More...
‘Theorising Radicalisation’, Seminar by Professor Stuart Croft, 20 October 2011
5 PM, Arts Lecture Theatre, The Scores
"Theorizing Radicalization"
Speaker: Professor Stuart Croft (University of Warwick) Read More...
CSTPV Public Events: Semester One 2011/12
Afghanistan: Why are we there? What are we doing? Can we succeed? - 5th May 2011
Seminar Room 4, New Arts Building
Afghanistan: Why are we there? What are we doing? Can we succeed?
Seminar by
Major General John G. Lorimer, DSO MBE Read More...
Terrorism Warning: More than just ready, steady, duck - 21st April 2011
Seminar Room 4, New Arts Building
Terrorism Warning: More than just ready, steady, duck
Seminar by
Dr Kenneth A. Duncan
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The Lord's Resistance Army, the Ugandan State and the Failure of Governance - 14th April 2011
Seminar Room 4, New Arts Building
The Lord's Resistance Army, the Ugandan State and the Failure of Governance
Seminar by
Emma Leonard Read More...
Music Terror and 9/11 - 24th March 2011
Seminar Room 4, Room No. 119, First Floor, New Arts Building
Music Terror and 9/11
Seminar by
Professor John Anderson, Head of School of IR, University of St Andrews Read More...
Inside a Terrorist (Police) Cell - 17th March 2011
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Inside a Terrorist (Police) Cell
Seminar by
Professor Clive Walker Read More...
Labelling the Terrorist in Ancient Rome - 10th February 2011
Seminar Room 4, New Arts Building
Labelling the Terrorist in Ancient Rome
Seminar by
Professor Jill Harries
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Cult of Secrecy - 9th December 2010
Seminar Room 4, New Arts Building
Cult of Secrecy
Seminar by
Dr Kenneth A. Duncan Read More...
CSTPV Seminar - 2nd December 2010
Due to the severe weather this seminar has been cancelled. Read More...
CSTPV Seminar Series - Room Change
All seminars start at 1700 hrs.
See here for the seminar schedule.
Interdicting Terrorist Networks: Extreme Risk…a life fighting the bomb makers - 28th October 2010
Arts Seminar Room 3, New Arts Faculty Building
Interdicting Terrorist Networks: Extreme Risk…a life fighting the bomb makers
Seminar by Major Chris Hunter
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The Emerging Importance of Database Technologies in Terrorism Studies - 7th October 2010
Seminar Room 3, Room No. 119, First Floor, New Arts Building
Seminar by
Neil G. Bowie
The Emerging Importance of Database Technologies in Terrorism Studies
The role of the Police in Countering Terrorism and Extremism - 4th May 2010
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
The role of the Police in Countering Terrorism and Extremism
Seminar by
Peter Wickstead, Metropolitan Police
S.T.R.E.E.T. (Strategy to Reach, Empower and Educate Teenagers) - 27th April 2010
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
S.T.R.E.E.T. (Strategy to Reach, Empower and Educate Teenagers) as a counter radicalization initiative
Seminar by
Shaun Thomas Danquah, Youth Project Manager, Clapham Park Project
Infernal Machines: Towards a History of Technology of Terrorisms - 13th April 2010
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Infernal Machines: Towards a History of Technology of Terrorisms
Seminar by
Dr Mats Fridlund Read More...
Terrorism in the Criminal Courts - 23rd March 2010
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Terrorism in the Criminal Courts
Seminar by
Professor Clive Walker Read More...
Terror Crime Prevention and Communities - 9th March 2010
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Terror Crime Prevention and Communities
Seminar by
Dr Basia Spalek Read More...
Kidnapping: It’s Features, Resolution and Effects - 23rd February 2010
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
KIDNAPPING: IT’S FEATURES, RESOLUTION AND EFFECTS
Seminar by
Professor David Alexander Read More...
A History of Radiological Crime and Terrorism - 8th December 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Buildin
"A History of Radiological Crime and Terrorism"
Seminar by
James M Cairns, Police Radiation Protection Adviser Read More...
“The Exciting Challenge of Counter-Terrorism Strategy” - 1st December 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
'The Exciting Challenge of Counter-Terrorism Strategy'
Seminar by
Sir David Veness, Chairman of the E-Learning Programme Board, CSTPV Read More...
From Troubled Ireland to Gangland Ireland: Stretching the Security Blanket - 17th Nov 2008
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
'From Troubled Ireland to Gangland Ireland: Stretching the Security Blanket'
Seminar by
Dr Vicky Conway, Queens University, Belfast Read More...
Terrorism Questions in Xinjiang: Contesting Western and Chinese Views - 3rd November
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Terrorism Questions in Xinjiang: Contesting Western and Chinese Views
Seminar by
Dr Marc Lanteigne, CSTPV Research Fellow, School of IR
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Intelligence in a Hostile Environment: how it was done in the First World War - 27th October 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Intelligence in a Hostile Environment: how it was done in the First World War
Seminar by
Dr Janet Morgan, CBE, (Lady Balfour of Burleigh) Read More...
Jihadi forums on the World Wide Web - 20th October 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Jihadi Forums on the World Wide Web
Seminar by
Gilbert Ramsay, CSTPV, University of St Andrews Read More...
Strategy and Ethics - Bombing Civilians from Total War to Terrorism: 13th October 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Strategy and Ethics - Bombing Civilians from Total War to Terrorism
Seminar by Mr Afzal Ashraf Read More...
Is Terrorism a Group Phenomenon? - 6 October 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Is Terrorism a Group Phenomenon?
Seminar by
Professor Max Taylor, Director, CSTPV, University of St Andrews Read More...
Modelling Terrorist Behaviour - 1st October 2009
Arts Lecture Theatre, New Arts Faculty Building
Seminar by
Dr Margaret Wilson, Department of Psychology, University of Surrey
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