Events in the School of Social Sciences
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.
Multispecies Deconstructions of the ‘Human’ Within International Human Rights Law
Critical multispecies studies reveal that the philosophical, social, and legal pedestal on which human subjects are placed within Western modernity rests on faulty foundations. This session offers a posthumanist deconstruction of the human (we are animals, our bodies contain multitudes of life-forms, we exist within and not apart from nature)..
‘Why Privacy is Powerful in Germany’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Vita Peacock (King's College London) - ‘Why Privacy is Powerful in Germany’
Christabel Pankhurst Lecture 2026: PUSHing for Justice: Women, Power and the Unfinished Fight for Equality
Join us for the Annual Christabel Pankhurst Lecture as our guest speaker, trailblazing legal leader and equality advocate Dr I. Stephanie Boyce CBE FKC. reflects on what it truly means to lead as a woman within systems that too often reward conformity and resist change. In “PUSHing for Justice: Women, Power and the Unfinished Fight for Equa..
MILC Multi-Book Launch
MILC is delighted to host a multi-book launch celebrating recent publications by our faculty. The event brings together important debates on regional trade in the Global South, the function of secrets in international law, the influence of individuals in international courts, and the interplay between law and money. Join us for a collective co..
Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Yannan He University of Manchester. Effects of Classroom Parental Networks on Students’ Academic Performance.
Abstract: As suggested by social capital theories, parents could obtain resources from network ties that benefit themselves and their children. Parental networks are of particular importance. Coleman’s influential conjecture of intergenerational closure suggests that students whose parents know parents of their peers have better academic per..
‘New and Old Seekers of Alien Minds: Religion, AI, and the Non-Human Other’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Beth Singler (University of Zurich) - ‘New and Old Seekers of Alien Minds: Religion, AI, and the Non-Human Other’
Macro Seminar - Davide Melcangi (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
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‘European versus American Values: International Law and Democratic Principles in the New Multipolar Disorder Era’
About the talk: Prof. Alejandro del Valle-Gálvez will discuss the role and significance of European and American values in today’s multipolar world and their impact on systems of law, governance, and democracy. About the speaker: Prof. Alejandro del Valle-Gálvez (Manchester Law Visiting Fellow) is a Professor of Public International Law a..
Gender Equality and Economic Growth: An Overlapping Generations Approach
Join us as esteemed economist Pierre-Richard Agénor shared insights from his upcoming book ‘Gender Equality and Economic Growth: An Overlapping Generations Approach’, exploring the economic and political challenges faced in the moral task of closing the gender gap. The Arthur Lewis x Vital Topics lecture is hosted jointly by the School of..
'Al-bostan: Gardens of connection and resistance in the Golan Heights’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Maria Kastrinou (Brunel University) - ‘Al-bostan: Gardens of connection and resistance in the Golan Heights’