OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Prof Alena Ledeneva (UCL SSEES) will be presenting the third volume of her Global Encyclopedia of Informality, published with UCL Press.
The event will form part of a series of book launches at leading universities, including one at Harvard, the College of Europe, and UCL.
The Encyclopaedia is the first attempt to catalogue informal practices across the globe. It features entries from 500+ authors across the world, including, as well as Alena Ledeneva, Nicolette Makovicky, and the late Elizabeth Teague. At present, the Encyclopedia has been downloaded more than 135,000 times, while also counting 5000 unique monthly visits.
Thus, the Encyclopaedia constitutes an essential read for anyone interested in the informal operation of society in any given country or on a comparative basis. We further hope to encourage additional future entries, through the launch.
