Conference programme and registration: Council democracy as an alternative to...
*Inaugural Conference of Arendt in Aberdeen 2022-24 series. Location: Seminar Room 224, Sir Duncan Rice Library, Second Floor, University of Aberdeen, Date and time: June 23 @ 9:00 am – June 24 @ 3:00...
View ArticleSchool Uniform Guidance Consultation in Scotland: What to Consider
By Dr Rachel Shanks In Scotland a consultation on Statutory School Uniform Guidance opened in May 2022 and closes on 14th October 2022. There is currently no national guidance on school uniform in...
View Article20 Interdisciplinary Fellowships
Aberdeen University is offering twenty 5-year postdoctoral fellowships aligned to its new Interdisciplinary Challenge areas: Energy Transition; Environment and Biodiversity; Health, Nutrition and...
View ArticleFunding a PhD at CISRUL
CISRUL welcomes PhD projects on any political concepts, and in any of our disciplines: Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, Education, English, Film & Visual Culture, French & Francophone...
View ArticleCISRUL PhD Studentships to start in October 2025
Application deadline tbc To start in October 2025, CISRUL expects to advertise 2 PhD studentships for study either in our interdisciplinary PhD in Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, or for a...
View ArticleInterdisciplinary Arendt: Pluralism, Promise, Problems
22nd-25th August 2023, University of Aberdeen Visit our website for conference programme and details 2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Arendt’s celebrated Gifford Lectures at the University of...
View ArticleNGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability – Inside Dr Carolei’s...
Former CISRUL alumnus Dr. Domenico Carolei, now works as a law lecturer at the University of Stirling (UK). He has authored a monograph titled “NGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability“...
View ArticleNGOs and the Law: Self-Regulation and Accountability
The book focuses on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), examples include Amnesty International and Oxfam. Known also as charities, the NGO sector is very diverse in terms of organisational types...
View ArticleCISRUL PhD studentship to start in October 2024
UK Constitutionalism and Economic Performance: Comparative Perspectives The UK is, in several respects, an outlier among modern constitutional democracies. Significantly, the UK does not have a...
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View ArticleSabelo Ndwandwe
Sabelo started in January 2023. He holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy (UFH, South Africa) and an MPhil in Race & Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London). His work under the...
View ArticleNeha Dwivedi
Neha Dwivedi began her PhD at the Department of Politics and International Relations in October 2023. She holds a Master’s degree in War Studies from the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm,...
View ArticleDaisy Mugadza
Daisy Mugadza began her PhD in February of 2025 at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law but also with affiliations to CISRUL. She is a recipient of the CISRUL PhD merit scholarship award. Her...
View ArticleSam McReavy
Sam McReavy is a third year PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen. Over the last four years, he has focused on urban spatial theory and Science Fiction as a pedagogical tool in the work of Henri...
View ArticleDr TD Nguyen
My work centres on civil society, authoritarianism, and international relations, with a regional focus on East and Southeast Asia. Between 2019 and 2023, I was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD fellow at...
View Article‘Political Concepts in the World’ Project Successfully Concludes
The Political Concepts in the World (POLITICO) project, a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie programme, has come to a close this month with...
View ArticleBoglarka Vincze
Boglarka Vincze’s PhD project began in October 2024. She researches waves of constitutional change in the UK’s devolved nations, focusing on the evolution of devolution frameworks. She studies how...
View ArticleShao-Chi Kuo
Shao-Chi Kuo began his doctoral research in 2022 and joined CISRUL in 2023. Under the supervision of Professor Brian Brock (Divinity), he is researching the political and public theological...
View ArticleSchool Uniform Research by Dr Rachel Shanks Informs Scottish National...
Research on school uniform, dress codes and appearance policies by lead CISRUL member and Interdisciplinary Institute Director of Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, Dr Rachel Shanks, has...
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