Visiting Speaker Programme

The School of Politics and International Relations run a fortnightly Visiting Speaker Programme under whose auspices prominent academics and practitioners from all over the world come to Kent to give public lectures and research papers.

Here you can find the programme for the current academic year. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information you may require.

Events usually take place on Wednesday in Darwin Lecture Theatre 2 or 3 (DLT2/DLT3) at 1700 hours unless otherwise stated. Schedules may be subject to change during the term. It would be advisable to check by either ringing the Departmental Office or by looking on the noticeboard outside the School of Politics and International Relations' Office where an up-to-date copy of the schedule will be displayed.

Forthcoming Events
Past Lectures
Highlights

Spring Programme

Michael Howard Former Leader of the Conservative Party, MP for Folkestone and Hythe at Westminster Title: Parliamentary Accountability: Myth or Reality? Thursday 29th January 2009 at 6pm in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1
Adekeye Adebajo Visiting Fellow at the Centre of African Studies, Cambridge University Title: The Curse of Berlin: Africa's Security Architecture Wednesday 25th February 2009 at 5pm in Darwin Lecture Theatre 2
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED Aurélien Colson Associate Director, Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation in Europe *Title: Rebuilding Trust in War-Torn Societies: How to Pave the Way for the Implementation of Peace Agreements? The Burundi and DR Congo Case Studies* Wednesday 25th March 2009 at 5pm in Darwin Lecture Theatre 2
Mark Canning (HMA Rangoon, Burma) and Andrew Mace (HMA Phnom Penh, Cambodia) A Discussion on Human Rights and Good Governance with UK Ambassadors to Burma and Cambodia Friday 27th March 2009 at 11am in Marlowe Lecture Theatre 1 (lunch will be provided)
Mr Roger McDermott Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent Title: Russian Military Reform and Strategic Challenges Wednesday 1st April 2009 at 5pm in Darwin Lecture Theatre 2

Autumn Programme

Neophytos Loizides Lecturer, Queen's University, Belfast Title: Federalizing Cyprus: Incentives and Linkages in Negotiating the Settler and Refugee Issues Monday 15th December 2008 at 5pm in DLT3
Dr Jane O'Mahony Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, UoK Book Presentation: Ireland's EU Referendum Experience: Elite Withdrawal and Populist Capture Wednesday 10th December 2008 at 5pm in DLT2
Terry Boardman In association with the Centre for the Study of Politics and Spirituality Title: The Spiritual Crisis of Politics and World Economy Thursday 4th December 2008 at 6pm in KLT5
Warwick Morris fmr. Ambassador of the UK to South Korea Title: A First-hand View of Developments on the Korean Peninsula since the 1970s and the Current Outlook Wednesday 26th November 2008 at 5pm in DLT2
Professor Richard Simeon University of Toronto Title: Like Federalism, like Snow? Alternative Discourses in Federalism Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 5pm in DLT2
Dr Andrew Wroe/Professor Maurice Vile/Sir Robert Worcester/Dr Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels University of Kent *Title: Analyzing the Results of the USA Presidental Elections* Wednesday 5th November 2008 at 5pm in KLT1
Alan Renwick Lecturer, University of Reading Title: The Politics of Electoral Reform: A Comparative Approach Wednesday 22nd October 2008 at 5pm in DLT2
John Morrison Senior Fellow for the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies Former Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence *Title: The Craft of Intelligence Analysis: Secrets, Assessments, Prophecies, Delusions and Damned Lies* Wednesday 15th October 2008 at 5pm in DLT2

Past Lectures

	Dr Thomas Krumm Lecturer of Political Science Philipps-Universität Marburg *The Swiss Model of Democracy* 10th October 2007, DLT3, 18:00 hrs
	Ambassador Albert Rohan Deputy Special Envoy on the status of Kosovo United Nations International Conflict Resolution: The Case of Kosovo Friday 19th October 2007, KLT1, 18:00 hrs
	Professor John Kincaid Professor of Political Science Lafayette College The Three Faces of Federalism: Coercive Dualistic and Cooperative 31st October 2007, DLT3, 18:00 hrs
	Jamie Shea Director of Policy Planning NATO Nato Goes Global: Will Afghanistan Make or Break the Western Alliance? 7th November 2007, DLT3, 18:00 hrs
	John Pilger Free-lance Investigative Journalist War on Democracy Thursday 6th December 2007

Professor Arpad Szakolczai
Department of Sociology, University College Cork
The Carnival is Over: Reading Plato Today
16th January 2008, RSCR, 16:00 hrs

Professor Randolph C. Head
Associate Professor of History, University of California at Riverside
Religious Difference and Accommodation: Lessons from the Swiss Experience
27th February 2008, DLT3, 18:00 hrs

Ross Herbert and Steven Gruzd
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
African Peer Review - Can it really change African governance?
10th March 2008, MarLT2 13:00 - 15:00 hrs

David Earnshaw
Managing Director, Burton Marsteller Europe. Independent Expert European Parliament. Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges
Lobbying in the European Union
11th March 2008, Cinema, 15:00 hrs

James Ker-Lindsay
Senior Research Fellow in European Studies, Kingston University
Kosovo: A Solved Conflict?
13th March 2008, KLT3, 13:00 - 14:30 hrs

Professor Richard Sakwa
Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent
The Crisis of Russian Democracy? The Putin Succession and Beyond.
19th March 2008, DLT3, 18:00 hrs

Phil. C. W. Chan
Senior Visiting Researcher, Institute of Public Law, University of Freiburg
The Legal Status of Taiwan and the Legality of the Use of Force in a Cross-Taiwan Strait Conflict
Revised date of 14th May 2008, DLT3, 17:00 hrs

Margaret Barker
Biblical Scholar
Mary and the Wisdom Tradition of the Temple
29th May 2008, GLT2, 18:00 hrs

Professsor Stephen Zunes
Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of San Francisco
Unarmed Insurrections against Autocratic Regimes: Democracy or Hegemony?
9th July 2008, RLT1, 13:00 hrs

Highlights

	John Pilger Free-lance Investigative Journalist War on Democracy Thursday 6th December 2007
	Dr Jamie Shea NATO Director of Policy Planning NATO Goes Global: Will Afghanistan Make or Break the Western Alliance? 7th November 2007
	Professor John Kincaid Professor of Political Science Lafayette College *The Three Faces of Federalism: Coercive, Dualistic and Cooperative* 31st October 2007
	Reijo Kemppinen Head European Commission Representation in the UK *The EU in the World: Achievements and Challenges* 28th February 2007
	Prof Walter Kälin High Representative for Internally Displaced Persons United Nations *The Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons* 31st January 2007
	H.E. Ambassador Robert Tuttle Ambassador US Embassy in the UK *US Foreign Policy Today* 17th January 2007
	Richard Stagg Director General Foreign and Commonwealth Office *Who Needs the Foreign Office?* 2nd November 2006
	Dan Smith Director International Alert *The Role of NGOs in Peacebuilding* 2nd March 2006
	Charles Grant Director Centre for European Reform *What Future for the EU?* 26th January 2006
	H.E. Ambassador Giancarlo Aragona Ambassador Italy’s Embassy in the UK *Italy in the New World Order* 12th October 2005
	Professor Sir Robert Worcester President and Founder MORI *Explaining Labour’s Landslip* 18th May 2005
	Ambassador Nicolas Michel Director of International Law Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs *Putting International Law to Work in Foreign Policy* 25th November 2002