School of Social and Political Science

The War Lawyers. The United States, Israel, and Juridical Warfare

The Contemporary Middle East Series, brings together scholars and practitioners with expertise on the Middle East to share their experience and work in a series of public lectures.

The series is convened by the Middle East Research Group within the Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh.

Reflections on the War in Ukraine

A virtual roundtable reflecting on the war in Ukraine

Edinburgh Sociology Seminar: Laura Harris

RASSA (Rock Art Scotland and South Africa): Working with Local Communities to Record and Preserve Rock Art in South Africa

CAS Seminar - RASSA (Rock Art Scotland and South Africa): Working with Local Communities to Record and Preserve Rock Art in South Africa

European Network in Social and Political Philosophy

This is the first event organised under the aegis of a recently established European Network in Social and Political Philosophy.

This postgraduate workshop features presentations by a select group of PhD students from the following four universities Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Freie Universität in Berlin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the University of Edinburgh.

EDCMA Lecture: What is an Ethnographic Interview? Thoughts at the Intersection of Anthropology and Psychiatry

This lecture examines an essential and yet uncertain tool of ethnographic and mental health related clinical work, the interview.

The Global Merchants: The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty

The Contemporary Middle East Series, brings together scholars and practitioners with expertise on the Middle East to share their experience and work in a series of public lectures.

The series is convened by the Middle East Research Group within the Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Sociology Seminar: Shaira Vadasaria

Bringing Women’s Voices Back In: Gender and Oil Conflict in the Niger Delta

CAS Seminar - Bringing Women’s Voices Back In: Gender and Oil Conflict in the Niger Delta

Unlocking sustainable public food procurement’s transformative potential: does the policy mix hold the key?

Public Food Procurement policy can drive food consumption and production towards greater sustainability, delivering social, economic, environmental and health benefits. This talk will identify barriers to realising the potential of Sustainable Public Food Procurement (SPFP), and outline a ‘policy package’ of instruments to maximise the effectiveness of SPFP and capitalise on its transformative potential. .

Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals Workshop

In this workshop, we will hear from, and discuss with, editors of leading peer-reviewed journals in the social sciences.

Governing African Oil and Gas: Boom-era Political and Institutional Innovation

CAS Seminar - Governing African Oil and Gas: Boom-era Political and Institutional Innovation