A Critical Approach to Humanitarian Intervention
Tue 16, Jun 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Dr Karina Z Butler to discuss her work on an ESRC-funded project on humanitarian theory, which resulted in the book A Critical Approach to Humanitarian Intervention.
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SECURE: SElf Conserving URban Environments
Tue 9, Jun 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Professor Margaret Carol Bell CBE, Science City Professor of Transport and the Environment at Newcastle’s School of Engineering, to discuss her work on SECURE: SElf Conserving URban Environments.
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The Globalization of Rendition and Secret Detention
Fri 15, May 2020Dr Ruth J Blakeley shares her story of researching a 'secretive and nefarious' program of globalised rendition and detention.
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Expertise Under Pressure: Disaster Response
Tue 28, Apr 2020In the context of a disaster response, what type of knowledge and evidence should inform emergency responses? How should uncertainty be factored into decisions made under pressure? When seeking expert advice during a crisis, what constitutes an expert?
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The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
Tue 14, Apr 2020Kate McNeil spoke with Dr K. Marie McIntyre, a Epidemiologist at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Infection and Global Health about her work on risk assessment of the impact of climate change on human health and well-being.
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Political Action & the Language of Imperialism
Tue 7, Apr 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sits down with Professor Richard Phillips, a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield to discuss his work on the language of imperialism. His project on ‘the language of imperialism in contemporary political action: anti-war movements’ fell under the Global Uncertainties Research Umbrella.
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After Disaster Strikes
Tue 31, Mar 2020Kate McNeil and Dr Ayesha Siddiqi discuss After Disaster Strikes and Other Stories: The political construction of Typhoon Pablo in insurgency affected communities in Mindanao.
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Time to Act – Translating Algorithm Ethics into Practice
Thu 26, Mar 2020In this week's guest post, two researchers from University College London reflect on translating algorithms into ethical practice.
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Seeing Conflict at the Margins in Madagascar
Tue 24, Mar 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil chatted with the Institute of Development Studies’ Amber Huff about her work on Seeing Conflict at the Margins, a project funded through a PaCCS Conflict Theme Large Research Grant.
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