Poster and programme available now

Here is the poster, including a full programme, for the colloquium (click the image below for enlarged view). The poster will be circulated to current and new postgraduate students, and staff, in the Department of Politics and International Relations. We hope you can all make it on Friday 4th October!

Time and venue confirmed

Timings have changed slightly. The Colloquium will now run from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. We can also confirm that this event will take place in Room 104 of the Palmer Building (building number 26 on this map). Poster for the event to follow soon.

A staff-student colloquium on Syria

The civil war and proposed intervention in Syria raise many important questions, such as: Do Western states have a right, or even a duty (a ‘responsibility to protect’) to interfere in civil wars elsewhere? What does this conflict mean for the UN and for regional security complexes? Are France and Britain switching roles in relation to US foreign and security policy? Is the use of chemical weapons really an international ‘taboo’, and how can we assess evidence of their use?

In order to address these questions, and more, we have convened this colloquium, where staff from the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading will present their views on the situation for discussion and analysis with postgraduate students.

This event is scheduled to run from 2:30pm - 5:00pm on Friday 4th October, and is open to all staff and postgraduate students. Tea and coffee will be provided and we hope to hold a small wine reception after the event. Room and building TBC.

The colloquium is being convened and organised by postgraduate research students.

Programme and further details to follow.