Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University

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Highlighting the research, teaching and community activities of staff and students at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, on the west coast of Wales.

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We also offered several events in the department throughout the day, including subject talks in English and Welsh, and a Question Time panel where visitors asked questions about topical political issues and received instant (and, of course, very well-informed) analysis.

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Further, @terezacapelos.bsky.social identified possible pathways back from the cycle of envy, resentment and hatred. She then responded very thoughtfully to the many questions asked by staff, students and members of the local community who attended. 👏👏👏

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Last night @terezacapelos.bsky.social delivered a truly memorable EH Carr Memorial Lecture, sharing insights from her research into emotions and politics. Her fascinating talk focused on the dynamics that can turn grievance in a direction that undermines democracy.

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Oliver completed his PhD at the University of Nottingham and taught at Liverpool John Moores University. His postdoctoral project will develop findings from his PhD, exploring the relationship between world order, state formation, & the changing conditions of conflict and peacebuilding.

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Welcome Dr Oliver Dodd, a new ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department, working on "The International Political Economy of War and Peace in Colombia: Conflict Persistence and Negotiated Settlement". Oliver did his undergraduate degree here in the Department, so this is really a welcome back!

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The first year module Behind the Headlines got off to a great start yesterday, with our own Dr Gillian McFadyen as the first in the module's guest speaker series, offering thoughtful and thought-provoking comments on refugees, asylum seekers and migrants and the way that they are framed by UK media.

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Congratulations to Assala Khettache, who passed her PhD viva yesterday. Her thesis, “When the Mercenary Plays the Liberator: Wagner Group and the Weaponisation of Collective Moral Injury in Africa”, was examined by Sarah Jenkins (University of Galway) and Professor Berit Bliesemann de Guevara.

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Other events included a panel of third year students offering advice to freshers, and receptions for new undergraduate and postgraduate students. The week ended with a panel of academic staff commenting on a topical and thought-provoking question, in conversation with our students.

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Last week was welcome week - the first week of the new academic year, and it was filled with welcome and welcome back events and meetings. These included prize givings for returning second and third year students for excellent work carried out last academic year.

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Emeritus Professor Colin McInnes spoke to the Rotary Club in London on the International Day of Peace (21 September) on the topic of ‘Reasons to be Cheerful: The Prospects for Peace’.

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