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RESEARCH>> Mundane disappearance: The politics of letting disappear in Brazil

2 April 2021

Every year between 20 and 25,000 people ‘go missing’ in São Paulo state in Brazil But in Brazilian law disappearance is just a fato atípico , an ‘atypical occurrence’. There is no causal relationship between act and violence to be legally found. Nor, it seems, is there a pursuit to know. In a region well recognised for...

AWARD>> Giovanni Mantilla awarded 2021 Francis Lieber prize for best book in the field of the law of armed conflict

26 March 2021

The prestigious annual 2021 Francis Lieber prize for best book in the field of the law of armed conflict has been awarded to Giovanni Mantilla for his recently published book Lawmaking under Pressure. The Lieber Society of the American Society of International Law prize committee shared the following: Exploring the social...

GENDER STUDIES>> Pandemic has pushed many women into more traditional roles

11 March 2021

Emerging studies show that the pandemic has pushed many women into more traditional roles, negatively impacting gender equity in the workplace Meet alumna Rea Eldem and Francesca Root—who are working together to build more equitable organisational cultures IN-VISIBLE BERLIN supports organisations in their transformation...

LISTEN NOW: Centre for Geopolitics launches new podcast

11 March 2021

Cambridge Geopolitics Conversation Podcast The first episode on Democracy and Division , with Raffaello Pantucci is available now Suzanne Raine talks to Rafaello Pantucci about what far-right extremists have learned from Islamist terrorists.   Part of the Resistance, Radicalisation and Religion Series: Suzanne Raine...

GRADUATE RESEARCH>> Introducing a forum on Biden's Foreign Policy

12 February 2021

After a long, draining election, Joe Biden was elected as US president on 3 November 2020. After a volatile transition period that included many court challenges and an attempted insurrection, he was inaugurated on Jan 20, 2001. For many, it was a joyous occasion, given the unpopularity of the outgoing Trump Administration...

Study finds low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households

27 January 2021

A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form the bedrock of a ‘green recovery’ if specifically designed and used in tandem. Unless low-carbon policies are fair, affordable and economically competitive, they...

We remember Giulio Regeni and call for academic freedom without fear of persecution

27 January 2021

On the 5th anniversary of his disappearance, we pause to remember Giulio Regeni and share this open letter to call for academic freedom without fear of persecution Read and sign the letter here>>

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Levelling up: Bennett Institute launches new series

13 January 2021

The Bennett Institute for Public Policy is publishing a new series of blogs on the government’s levelling up agenda — the latest in a long line of policy programmes to address the unequal economic performance of the United Kingdom regions. The series will help to stimulate the policy debate around levelling up by exploring...

New Baltic Geopolitics Programme launched

6 January 2021

The Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge is launching a Baltic Geopolitics Programme. With the aim of increasing understanding of the geopolitics of the Baltic and the UK's role in it, which is particularly important in the context of the UK leaving the EU. The Programme’s launch event will be on Wednesday...

Mohamed A. El-Erian: Avoiding America’s Vicious COVID Cycle

16 December 2020

The United States has the means not only to arrest current negative public-health and economic dynamics but also to transform them into a virtuous cycle. But this will require sustained and simultaneous efforts in four areas. Read the article in full here>>

RESEARCH>> Mundane disappearance: The politics of letting disappear in Brazil

AWARD>> Giovanni Mantilla awarded 2021 Francis Lieber prize for best book in the field of the law of armed conflict

GENDER STUDIES>> Pandemic has pushed many women into more traditional roles

LISTEN NOW: Centre for Geopolitics launches new podcast

GRADUATE RESEARCH>> Introducing a forum on Biden's Foreign Policy

Study finds low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households

We remember Giulio Regeni and call for academic freedom without fear of persecution

Levelling up: Bennett Institute launches new series

New Baltic Geopolitics Programme launched

Mohamed A. El-Erian: Avoiding America’s Vicious COVID Cycle

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