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Past ODID Events
Below you will find information about special events organised by the department in the past. For information about past events organised by our research groups, please see the individual group websites.
Please note - some of the events below include audio files which lack a transcription. If you would like a transcript, please email communications@qeh.ox.ac.uk.
21 Nov 2017
Round table: Reflections on the ‘Bond Coup’ in Zimbabwe to date
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Professor Jocelyn Alexander (University of Oxford), Dr Miles Tendi (University of Oxford), Simukai Chigudu (University of Oxford), Jason Brickhill (University of Oxford), Dr Susanne Verheul (University of Oxford)
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
Queen Elizabeth House, Seminar Room 1, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Department Event
20 Nov 2017
The Market Model: The Commodification of Migrants and their Rights
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Professor Justin Gest
Series:
Global Governance & Diplomacy Public Speaker Series
Location:
Queen Elizabeth House, Seminar Room 1, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Department Event
15 Nov 2017
Panel discussion: Informal Transportation Systems in Rapidly Growing Cities
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Professor Sir Paul Collier, Tim Schwanen, Dr Clemence Cavoli
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
St Antony's College, Nissan Lecture Theatre, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Department Event
10 Nov 2017
Paradoxical Climate, Top Management Team Job-Related Diversity and Organizational Innovation
Time:
11:00
Speaker:
Professor Jiatao Li
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
2 South Parks Road, Meeting Room, 2 South Parks Road OX1 3TG
Department Event
09 Nov 2017
Careers event for ODID students
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
See further details
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
Seminar Room 1, ODID, 3 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TB
Department Event
01 Nov 2017
Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis: Bangladesh Response
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Md. Shahidul Haque (Foreign Secretary, Government of Bangladesh)
Series:
Global Governance & Diplomacy Public Speaker Series
Location:
Queen Elizabeth House, Seminar Room 3, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Department Event
27 Oct 2017
State Capacity, Peace and Development: Challenges for the Middle East
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Professor Tim Besley
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Department Event
27 Oct 2017 to 28 Oct 2017
Workshop: New Perspectives on Political Economy of the Middle East
Time:
09:00
Speaker:
Various speakers
Series:
ODID Conferences & Workshops
Location:
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Department Event
19 Oct 2017
Astor Lecture 2017: Agriculture, Technology and Economic Development
Time:
17:30
Speaker:
Professor Christopher Udry
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
Lady Margaret Hall, Simpkins Lee Lecture Theatre, Norham Gardens OX2 6QA
Department Event
17 Oct 2017
Early Islam and the Birth of Capitalism
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Mr Benedikt Koehler (Historian and former banker)
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road, Oxford OX3 0EE
Department Event
16 Oct 2017
Symbolic Insult in Diplomacy: a subtle game of diplomatic slap
Time:
17:00
Speaker:
Professor Alisher Faizullaev
Series:
Global Governance & Diplomacy Public Speaker Series
Location:
Queen Elizabeth House, Seminar Room 1, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Department Event
02 Jul 2017 to 14 Jul 2017
International Summer School in Forced Migration
Time:
09:00
Speaker:
Series:
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Location:
ODID, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB
Department Event