Department of War Studies' Podcast

Dr Christine Cheng, Lecturer in International Relations in the Department, talks about her research on post-conflict Liberia  - as well as the new student blog STRIFE.

Dr Cheng on the web.

Jayne Peake provides details of upcoming events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

  

Kieran Mitton, new lecturer in international relations in the department, talks about his research on the reasons behind violence and atrocities in Sierra Leone's civil war.

Kieran Mitton on the web.

Nick Adams talks to Will Goodhind, the found and director of the open intelligence organisation Conflict Analysis.

Jayne Peake provides details of upcoming events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

  

Dr Oisin Tansey, a new senior lecturer in the department, talks about his research on international regime-building missions and democratisation.

For more information on Dr Tansey and his publications, click here.

Jayne Peake talks to Harry Booty, the President of the War Studies Society. She also provides details of upcoming events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

Iver B. Neuman, Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, talks about his study of everyday practices of diplomacy and governmentality.

Jayne Peake provides details of upcoming events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London

Dr Neville Bolt has recently released his book, 'The Violent Image: Insurgent Propaganda and the New Revolutionaries.' He talks more about the content of the book and why he believes in the power of the image.
We also talk to Gemma Ludgate, who is the career's advisor for War Studies students at King's. She provides some helpful information on the services on offer and some useful tips for students regarding CV's.

And Jayne Peake has the details of next week’s events.

Presented by Nick Adams

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

Nick Adams just finished his MA in Intelligence and International Security in the department. He talks about his dissertation on water scarcity and security in the Indus river basin, why he decided to focus on his topic and how he approached his research. Nick is also contributing to the podcast this term and this week he went to the pre-premier of the film 'Grassroots' and a panel discussion with the film's director Stephen Gyllenhaal. Many of the department's students attended this event which was organised by Dr. Amy Abou-bakr of the Department of Political Economy. 

And Jayne Peake has the details of next week’s events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.

The department's postgraduate research students' conference at Cumberland Lodge is one of the key events at the start of the new academic year. This podcast features three students who presented their early findings: Emma McCluskey who works on Sweden as the ‘Poster-Child’ of European Immigration and Integration Policy: Viewing ‘Noble’ Narratives in Security Terms; Hanna Ketola who presented a paper on Women’s Agency and the International: Peacebuilding Practices in the Post-conflict Nepal; and Robert Holliday. His research is on The Legacy of Intelligence Reform in Afghanistan.

Jayne Peake provides details of upcoming events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London

Professor Gow and Sir Geoffrey Nice QC discuss the significance of the Mladic case, which charges genocide and war crimes at Srebrenica and elsewhere, as well as key issues of law and war, including the benefits and deficits of national and international prosecutions, and whether war studies and war crimes complement or clash with each other in the quests for peace and justice. DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.)

A conversation with Professor Sir David Omand, the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator and Dr Thomas Rid, Reader in the Department of War Studies, moderated by Tim Stevens || DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.)

Chris Brown, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, and Mervyn Frost, Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of War Studies, are discussing how ethics has moved from being a peripheral concern to a central theme for those seeking to explain and understand armed conflict. || DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.)

A conversation on the fast-changing nature of insurgency and political violence with three of King's most creative and accomplished authors on this subject, Drs David Betz, John Mackinlay, and Thomas Rid, Department of War Studies. || DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.)

A conversation on the rise and fall of counterinsurgency, with Lt-Gen Jonathon Riley and Professor Theo Farrell, moderated by Dr Thomas Rid || DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.)

Dr Matthew Preston, Head of the Multilateral Research Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Professor Mats Berdal, Department of War Studies, discuss UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding interventions, the rise of "humanitarianism" culminating in the idea of a "responsibility to protect" (R2P), divergencies of view on the (R2P) and where the doctrine stands after Libya and Syria. || DISCLAIMER: Dr Matthew Preston is not to be attributed to by name. Should you wish to attribute anything said by Dr Preston, he should be referred to as ‘a government official’. Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office or those of the Department of War Studies or King's College London. The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.)

The Navy and War Studies, with Professor Andrew Lambert and Professor Eric Grove, Salford University. Professor Andrew Lambert will be discussing the role of the Department in the evolution of naval history and seapower studies with Professor Eric Grove from Salford University, one of our alumni from the 1970s, who has had a long and distinguished career in defence education, strategic policy-making and universities. Presented by Dr Thomas Rid. This is Part 1 of the War Studies Anniversary Seminar Series. 

|| The opening jingle is an adaptation from a Notwist album (Neon Golden, 2002, courtesy of City Slang.) DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London

Engin Isin, Professor of Citizenship at the Open University, has published widely on the politics of citizenship. In this podcast he talks about his new book Citizens without Frontiers (Continuum, forthcoming September 20120.

Prof Isin on the web.

We also have a chat about blogs, twitter and academia with Dr Thomas Rid, Reader in the department, and PhD student Jack MacDonald who both contribute to the Kings of War blog. 

Dr Rid on the web.

Jack McDonald's website. And on twitter: #jackmcd83

Jayne Peake provides details of upcoming events.

Events website.

Presented by Dr Peter Busch

DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London

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