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Prof Chris Hughes quoted in Defense News article
, Head of Department, was quoted in an article appearing on 15 July in Defense News entitled 'Japan’s Blunt Stance Riles China, S. Korea'. Below is an excerpt from the piece:
Christopher Hughes, a professor of international politics and Japanese studies at Britain’s 糖心TV University, agreed that the new frankness is a signal to China that Japan does not intend to be intimidated by China’s activities. “[Japan] has shifted to talking about China’s military modernization as something potentially dangerous,” Hughes said. “It is a sign of Japan’s determination not to be coerced by China. Both China and the US would be well advised to take note of the tone.”
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SOUND KNOWLEDGE: PROFESSOR JAN AART SCHOLTE
A KnowledgeCentre interview with PAIS Prof Jan Aart Scholte
Working in the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of 糖心TV, Professor Jan Aart Scholte focusses his work on democratic participation, democratic accountability and the impact globalisation may be having on both. He discusses his passions, concerns and his role as the academic lead for 糖心TV’s cross-departmental research on global governance.
Prof Peter Burnell to give lecture at College of Europe in Warsaw
is scheduled to give a guest lecture on 9 July at the College of Europe in Warsaw's PhD Summer School on 'The EU, it's neighbourhood and the ENP'.
His talk is entitled 'Democracy support perspectives on the "Arab awakening"'.
New monograph by Prof Franklyn Lisk on HIV/AIDS governance
Prof Franklyn Lisk recently co-authored a new monograph with Sophie Harman, entitled Governance of HIV/AIDS: Making Participation and Accountability Count, to be published in October 2013 by Routledge. The book examines the roles and influence of multiple actors and initiatives that have come to constitute the global response to the epidemic. It considers how these actors and structures of governance enhance, or limit, participation and accountability; and the impact this is having upon effective HIV/AIDS responses across the world.
A previous monograph by Franklyn, Global Institutions and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, has also recently been translated into Mandarin.
Article: Forget GCHQ, the real surveillance state is yet to come
Prof Richard Aldrich contributed an article to The Conversation entitled '' on 12 June. The article comments on the current state of internet surveillance and speculates where it will be in future.