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Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance
The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) is a University designated Centre of Research Excellence
Recent posts tagged with "representation"
Listen to Two Recent CCIG Seminars
Audio recordings of two recent seminars have been added to the CCIG website: Angharad Closs Stephens from the Department of Geography at Durham University on The Imaginary Geographies of the War on Terror; and Patricia Wood from the
The Imaginary Geographies of the War on Terror - Angharad Closs Stephens Seminar
In this seminar, Angharad Closs Stephens from the Department of Geography at Durham University critically considers debates about the 'war on terror' and its imaginary geographies.
Secrecy and Silence in the Research Process
23 October 2009, 10:30 - 17:30
Feminist research is informed by a history of breaking silences, of demanding that women’s voices be heard, recorded and included in wider intellectual genealogies and histories. This has led to an emphasis on voice and speaking out in the research endeavour. Moments of secrecy and silence are less often addressed.
CCIG on YouTube
CCIG has recently established its own YouTube channel, with the channel's videos cross-posted in the CCIG website’s Media section. With special thanks to the Open University’s Berrill Webcasts site, we are now able to make available through these sites archived video content from selected CCIG-related events.
Doing Theory: Political Representation - Professor Michael Saward Inaugural Lecture
What does it mean to 'do theory', or to be a theorist? This inaugural lecture by Professor Michael Saward reflects on how real-world political examples, and unexpected sources of ideas, can inspire theories.
Marina Barbosa de Almeida to be CCIG Visiting Fellow
Marina Barbosa de Almeida, a Doctoral Student in Literature based at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, will be Visiting CCIG Fellow from September 2009 - 2010, supervised by CCIG members Dr Gail Lewis and
Governing through the Future
25 June 2009 (All day) - 26 June 2009 (All day)
As unknown and unknowable disasters have become an increasing concern for policy makers, new technologies of anticipation, foresight, precaution and preparedness have been developed. ‘The ever-shifting and unpredictable security environment facing the U.S.