Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID)

Sovereignty‬‭ and‬‭ its‬‭ Discontents‬‭ (SAID)‬‭ is‬‭ a‬ DPhil-run,‬‭ historically‬‭ motivated‬‭ workshop‬‭ that‬‭ analyses‬‭ multiple‬‭ conceptions‬‭ of‬ sovereignty,‬‭ authority,‬‭ and‬‭ power‬‭ in‬‭ International‬‭ Relations‬‭ and‬‭ Politics.‬‭ The‬‭ workshop promotes‬‭ critical‬‭ engagement‬‭ with‬‭ how‬‭ sovereignty,‬‭ broadly‬‭ understood,‬‭ has‬‭ been‬ performed,‬‭ contested‬‭ and‬‭ explored‬‭ in‬‭ theoretical‬‭ treatises,‬‭ transnational‬‭ practices‬‭ and‬ activist‬‭ movements.‬‭ It‬‭ is‬‭ committed‬‭ to‬‭ fostering‬‭ dialogue‬‭ across‬‭ methodological‬‭ and‬ theoretical‬‭ frameworks,‬‭ and‬‭ welcomes graduate‬‭ students‬‭ and‬‭ faculty‬‭ from‬‭ across departments.

Please note that attendants are expected to read the papers in advance! If you haven’t signed up to our mailing list yet, please send us a message and we can send you the papers. You can sign up to the mailing list here: forms.office.com/e/qCQCXhfLMg
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford), Naji Safadi (University of Oxford)
Timing: Thursdays of Week 2,3,5 and 7 from 4-6 PM
Organising department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)

Talks:

Thursday 8 May 2025

Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 8 May 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Salma Daoudi (University of Oxford), Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Organisers: Naji Safadi (University of Oxford), Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 May 2025

Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 15 May 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Arwa Mokdad (University of Oxford), Victoria Devars (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Organisers: Naji Safadi (University of Oxford), Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 May 2025

Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 29 May 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Jeffrie Quarsie (University of Oxford), Ines Fernandes (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Organisers: Naji Safadi (University of Oxford), Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 June 2025

Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 12 June 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr Jasmine Gani (London School of Economics)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Organisers: Naji Safadi (University of Oxford), Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Editor: Shubhankar Kashyap