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Hosted by the Politics and International Studies Department at the University of 糖心TV, Dr leads the discussion on Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 Years after Dayton: Achievements, Challenges and Transnational Diaspora Activism.

Dr Waqar Azmi OBE (), Dr Eric Gordy (UCL) and (University of 糖心TV) join Maria on the panel.

Dr 's book, Sugar, was featured on the Radio 4 Food Programme as one of its best books of 2015. It was discussed by the food writer Joanna Blythman, who said the book made "a more profound and thoughtful contribution to the ongoing sugar debate".

The full list and accompanying broadcast is available here:

After the deadly attacks in Paris, Beirut and Tunisia and the bombing of a Russian plane over Egypt, experts in international security and Middle East affairs will discuss the factors shaping the emergence of ‘Islamic State’ and how the group can be combated. What are the origins and aims of the group? Why has it spread so quickly? What is its relationship to al-Qaeda? Is Western military action the solution?

Speakers:

• , Professor of International Security, Department of Politics & International Studies
• , Reader of the International Politics of the Middle East, Department of Politics & International Studies
• Dina Rezk, Lecturer in Middle Eastern History, University of Reading
• , PhD student in conflict and security, Department of Politics & International Studies

6pm - 7:30pm, Thu, 26 Nov '15

Location: MS.05, Zeeman Building

ALL WELCOME, ENTRANCE FREE.

The EU Commission has announced its decision to fund a new project, entitled 'European Leadership in Cultural, Science, and Innovation Diplomacy' (EL-CSID), as part of the Research and Innovation Framework Programme.

Led by Professor Luk van Langenhove at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), EL-CSID is a programme of research worth a total of €2.3M of which €300,000 has been awarded to PAIS.

Professor will be coordinating Work Package 3 'Cultural and Science Diplomacy: The Transnational and Collaborative Dynamic' and she will be joined by Dr and Dr who are named researchers on the project.

PAIS is delighted with the outcome. Professor , Director of Research, says: "Congratulations go to all those involved in preparing the bid. Securing funding for H20/20 consortia and work packages is extremely competitive, and this really is a wonderful achievement. We look forward to assisting Diane in co-ordinating the 糖心TV-based work package, and helping Andre and Chris carry out their research on the project"

The over-arching objectives of EL-CSID are threefold:

• To detail and analyse the manner in which the European Union (EU) operates in the domains of culture and science diplomacy in the current era; comparing its bilateral and multilateral cultural and science ties between states, regions, and public and private international organisations.
• To examine the degree to which cultural and science diplomacy can enhance the interests of the EU in the contemporary world order and to identify:

How cultural and science diplomacy, and innovations in them, can contribute to Europe’s standing as an international actor in a manner comparable to that of the other major contemporary actors, particularly the USA and China.

Opportunities offered by enhanced coordination and collaboration amongst the EU, its members and their extra-European partners.

Constraints posed by economic and socio-political factors affecting the evolving operating environments of both science and cultural diplomacy.

• To identify a series of mechanisms/platforms and tools to raise awareness among relevant stakeholders of the importance of science and culture as vehicles for enhancing the EU’s external relations.

Final year PAIS and History student, Chloe Wynne, has had her URSS research on the place of women within Formula 1 accepted for oral presentation at the prestigious next March.

The annual conference, to be held next year at Manchester Metropolitan University, is the largest of its kind in the UK, and promotes undergraduate research in all disciplines. Undergraduates of all levels are invited to submit papers, posters, workshops and performances to the Conference. Abstracts are peer-reviewed and only those accepted will be invited to attend the conference.

Chloe's research focuses upon the different gendered experiences faced by women competing and working within Formula 1. As part of her URSS project, which was supervised by Dr , Chloe wrote an article that later appeared in Autosport magazine, which explored the absence of women in prominent positions within the sport.