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The European Unions Role & Responsibility in International Mediation

On behalf of the University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS), the Brussels Negotiation and Mediation Forum has the great pleasure of inviting you to a Roundtable Discussion on The European Unions Role & Responsibility in International Mediation, scheduled to take place on Monday, May 27th, 2013 at the European Parliament. We present to you a student-led roundtable that will address topics such as...
West Can Ill Afford to Get It Wrong on Syria

Moritz Pieper and Octavius Pinkard, two BSIS PhD researchers, publish their research in The Moscow Times arguing that foreign governments need to exercise caution in their reactions to the conflict in Syria. History and recent events provide useful guidance for policy-makers and implementers. In the case of the rebel groups in Syria, say Pieper and Pinkard, the handwriting has been on the wall or more than 18 months. This column is the latest in a series of ...
Economic and Social Rights in the Age of Neo-liberalism

Kent Law Schools Centre for Critical International law is holding a workshop on 6 June 2013 entitled Economic and Social Rights in the Age of Neo-liberalism . The aim of the workshop is to generate debate and scholarship on development policies that are designed to assist rather than undermine states efforts to protect the economic social and cultural rights of their peoples. Critical scholarship in the field of economic social and cultural rights reveals th...
Long-term peace implications between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party

In an article published in The Daily Star (Lebanon), two BSIS PhD researchers (Moritz Pieper and Octavius Pinkard) discuss the implications of a long-term peace between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). They focus on the likely effects on Turkish domestic politics, as well as the implications for Syria and the broader region. They argue that any peace between Ankara and the PKK must include the extension of full...
Perceptions from the Afghanistan-Pakistan Region

BSIS Guest Lecturer Series in Conflict Analysis, March 2013 As part of the Brussels School of International Studies guest lecture series, PhD student Robert Zaman hosted the Pakistan and Afghanistan ambassadors to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg in a lecture on Perceptions from the Afghanistan-Pakistan Region. This lecture series aimed to address the scheduled 2014 drawdown of allied forces from Afghanistan and the subsequent shift of security responsibility ...
Pre-sessional Programme in Brussels: 4 August to 13 September

We are delighted to announce that we will offer a six week pre-sessional programme in Brussels which is designed to help students to prepare to study at Masters level in English. The programme will start on 4 August and end of 13 September. Orientation Week for new students then begins 23 September and the term officially starts 30 September. To apply you should already have an English level of at least IELTS 6.0. For infor...
Jean Monnet lectures, Spring 2013

Brussels School of International Studies & Global Europe Centre, University of Kent With the Support of the LLP Programme of the European Union In March the Brussels School of International Studies and the Global Europe Centre (University of Kent) are organising a series of Jean Monnet lectures to reflect and debate on the EUs strategic diplomacy. We have the pleasure to invite you to this week's lecture and debate. Wednesday 27 March, 13:00-14:30 Profes...
Redefining Membership: EU Policy on the Rights of Third-Country Nationals

Julia Mourao Permoser, a Visiting Scholar at the Universit Libre de Bruxelles, will give a Guest Lecture on Redefining Membership: European Union Policy on the Rights of Third-Country Nationals to BSIS on Fri 22 Mar at 11h. Since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1999 the European Union has been actively seeking to develop a common migration policy. Among the stated goals of this common migration policy sho...
Kent Law Student to Advise on Constitutional Reform

PhD student and lawyer, Leila Hanafi has, as a member of the Moroccan diaspora, been selected to take part in Morocco's National Dialogue on Civil Society and the New Constitutional Prerogatives. This initiative, which was launched by Abdelilah Benkirane, Head of the Government, on Wed 13 Mar, seeks to foster the principles of participatory democracy, elaborate a national ethics charter and broaden the participation of civil societys components to implement ...
Outsourcing Regime Change Creates Instability

In an article published in The Daily Star Lebanon, Moritz Pieper and Octavius Pinkard, PhD students at BSIS, argue that outsourcing regime change to disparate, uncontrollable rebel groups is likely to facilitate a repeat of the kind of instability and lack of security that has emerged in post-Qaddafi Libya. They further contend that any post-Assad settlement for Syria must be informed by consultations with Iran. This article is the first in a series of colu...
Calling for Scholarship Applications

The Brussels School of International Studies awards a number of scholarship packages of varying amounts for postgraduate taught (MA/LLM) and research (PhD) students each year to help towards the cost of tuition. In each case the Scholarships Board is looking for the very best and brightest students but also those who show the greatest potential. We are delighted to announce that we are now calling for scholarship applications for the MA and LLM programmes fo...
Perceptions from the Afghanistan-Pakistan Region

The University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies will host a lecture series on "Perceptions from the Afghanistan-Pakistan Region" on Thursday 28 March 2013. Guest Speakers: H.E. Mr. Munawar Saeed Bhatti, Ambassador of Pakistan to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg H.E. Mr. Homayoun Tandar, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg Decade old questions receive renewed and increased emphasis while more progressive and critical ...

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