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Mass Electronic Surveillance, Security and Rights in Liberal Democracies panel discussion at RCIR

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21st January 2014, 630pm, Safra Lecture Theatre, Strand Campus.Please be prompt as seats are first come, first served. The Research Centre in International Relations in the Department of War Studies will host a panel discussion on revelations relating to mass electronic surveillance and its implications for civil liberties and rights. Speakers include Sir David Omand… Continue reading Mass Electronic Surveillance, Security and Rights in Liberal Democracies panel discussion at RCIR

Body/Politic and the Illumination of Human Suffering

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Author: K.M. Fierke, University of St. Andrews Why write a book on a topic so macabre as Political Self Sacrifice? The beginnings were simple enough. I was puzzled by the significance of two distinct words, ‘suicide’ terrorist and martyr - words with two very different meanings, yet used interchangeably to refer to human bombs. But… Continue reading Body/Politic and the Illumination of Human Suffering