CSTPV Staff
Inaugural Lecture - Professor Richard English
25/Apr/13 11:19
Update: Lecture audio now available for CSTPV students (Moodle logon required)
Wardlaw Professor
School of International Relations and Director, the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence
will deliver his inaugural lecture
Does Terrorism Work?
in School III, St Salvator’s Quadrangle
on Wednesday 10 April 2013 at 5.15 pm
The Principal will take the chair
The lecture is open to the public and all are welcome
Frank Wright Memorial Lecture
20/Mar/13 12:46
On Wednesday 6th March 2013, Dr Tim Wilson delivered the annual Frank Wright memorial lecture at the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at the Queen's University, Belfast. His lecture, given under the title 'Vibrating with Murder: Frank Wright and the Idea of Representative Violence' honoured the contribution of Wright in illuminating the significance of sectarian conflict to the study of political violence.
State Terrorism and Human Rights
14/Feb/13 12:01
CSTPV is pleased to announce that State Terrorism and Human Rights will be launched on the 15 February 2013.
Edited by Gillian Duncan, Orla Lynch, Gilbert Ramsay and Alison M.S. Watson.
This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state terror in world politics.
See below for further details and information on how to obtain a 20% discount on your purchase. Read More...
Edited by Gillian Duncan, Orla Lynch, Gilbert Ramsay and Alison M.S. Watson.
This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state terror in world politics.
See below for further details and information on how to obtain a 20% discount on your purchase. Read More...
Paperback Edition of CSTPV Scholar's Book on Hamas and Suicide Terrorism
06/Feb/13 08:33
A paperback edition has just been published of CSTPV Lecturer Rashmi Singh’s study of Hamas and suicide terrorism. Originally published in hardback in January 2011, the paperback edition of Hamas and Suicide Terrorism: Multi-casual and Multi-level Approaches (London: Routledge) was released in December 2012. The volume analyses the root causes of suicide terrorism at both the elite and rank-and- file levels of the organisation and also explains why this tactic has disappeared in the post-2006 period.
Scholarly Communication is Changing!
31/Oct/12 11:19
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...
New Edition of CSTPV Director's Book on the IRA
02/Jul/12 11:18
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
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/)
East Asia Security Outlook Seminar 2012, Brunei
30/Jan/12 09:19
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
Barcelona Lecture on Terrorism by Richard English
07/Nov/11 09:31
10 November 2011
CSTPV Director Professor Richard English is to deliver a Public Lecture at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), a Research Institute in Barcelona, offering postgraduate programmes in International Relations. Read More...
CSTPV Director Professor Richard English is to deliver a Public Lecture at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), a Research Institute in Barcelona, offering postgraduate programmes in International Relations. Read More...
Brian Williams Prize - Dr Cheryl Lawther
07/Jul/11 16:22
CSTPV is delighted to announce that on the 5th July 2011 Dr Cheryl Lawther was awarded the British Society of Criminology article prize (the Brian Williams Prize) for the best sole authored article by an early career academic. Read More...