As part of the IAS Spotlight Series - 'Pacifism and Nonviolence', This seminar will bring together a group of scholars to examine more closely a range of concrete examples of responses to violence, including in civilian protection initiatives, with military defectors, and in responses to ‘killer robots’ and to counterinsurgency.
Featuring the following talks:
- Dr Molly Wallace, Portland University (USA) - From defectors, 'formers', and military dissenters to 'credible messengers': The role of lived experience in anti-violence/anti-war activism
- Prof Rachel Julian, Leeds Beckett University (UK) - Community-led protection from violence in Mindanao: how civilians are using nonviolence to be more secure
- Dr Naomi Head, University of Glasgow (UK) - Responding to counterinsurgency: Female Engagement and ‘Hearts and Minds’ in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Dr Jeremy Moses, University of Canterbury (New Zealand) - Reflections on Pacifism and Non-violence amidst the ‘Killer Robots’ debate
Contact and booking details
- Name
- Kieran Teasdale
- Email address
- K.Teasdale@lboro.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Booking information
- Please register via Zoom to join this webinar using the 'Book Now' link above