Bursaries for PG Cert in Global Health
We're delighted to be able to be able to offer a number of full fee bursaries for humanitarian professionals wishing to study our online PG Cert in Global Health commencing Sept 2012. This online programme has been developed for professionals working in the field of...
HCRI academics and students lead national Model United Nations project
Congratualations to HCRI's Dr Jenny Peterson, Dr Jenny Carson, and Amanda McKorkindale (PhD student), and 21 of our MA students whoran this exciting Model United Nations programme (now in its 2nd year).The programme, run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's...
HCRI researchers reveal the real austerity Olympics: The political refugee games of 1948
The work of HCRI's Prof Peter Gatrell and Dr Jenny Carson is highlighted in this article in The Independent, 24 July 2012 which looks at the Displaced Person Olympiad of 1948. Speaking to journalists Prof Gatrell said “Since their countries no longer existed – or...
HCRI’s Dr Alison Howell publishes article on the Baghdad Zoo
Dr Howell's article in the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding examines how the US military and humanitarian actors became interested in the Baghdad Zoo as part of the reconstruction efforts in Iraq. It explores themes of civil-military cooperation in a...
New release of PhD studentships for study Sept 2012
HCRI is delighted to announce 2 more PhD studentships for students wishing to commence study September 2012 and an extension to the deadline for the previously advertised peacebuilding award. Interfaces between international and local actors in peacebuilding contexts...
Towards an International Political Sociology of Health and Medicine, 11 May 2012
All are welcome to attend this joint event Towards an International Political Sociology of Health and Medicine, 11 May 2012, which we are co-hosting with The University of Sussex, Brighton. Registration for this event (to be held at University of Sussex)Â is free, and...
New release of PhD studentships
HCRI is delighted to announce 2 more PhD studentships for students wishing to commence study September 2012. Interfaces between international and local actors in peacebuilding contexts (1 studentship) The candidate will conduct research under the guidance of Prof....
HCRI welcomes Professor Oliver Richmond
We’re delighted to welcome Professor Oliver Richmond who joins HCRI as Professor of International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies.Oliver's primary area of expertise is in peace and conflict theory, and in particular its interlinkages with IR theory....
HCRI and Dept of Social Anthropology announces workshop and new student masterclass ‘Biopolitics and Humanitarian Citizenship’ 16 & 17 May 2012
This workshop will provide an in-depth intellectual exchange on theory and practice in relation to humanitarian citizenship and forms of biopolitical control. It exploits the opportunity of having Professor Steven Robins here in Manchester as a visiting Hallsworth...
HCRI announces new conference ‘New Frontiers for Peacebuilding: Hybridity, Governance, and Local Agency’ 13-14 September 2012
This conference inaugurates a new academic journal Peacebuilding, and a new policy-scholar network, the International Association for Peace and Conflict Studies. Registration is £20 for employed academics and free for postgraduate students. View...
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