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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 30 October 2025
Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 30 October 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Jeffrie Quarsie (University of Oxford),
Dr. David Eichert (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers:
Naji Safadi (University of Oxford),
Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Naji Safadi (University of Oxford),
Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Thursday 13 November 2025
Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 13 November 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Carina Uchida (University of Oxford),
Michael O'Connor (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organisers:
Naji Safadi (University of Oxford),
Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 November 2025
Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID) Workshop
Date: 27 November 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Naji Safadi (University of Oxford),
Joseph Ward (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organisers:
Naji Safadi (University of Oxford),
Shubhankar Kashyap (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Editor:
Shubhankar Kashyap
