UNGOP launch event (26 April): How research can support and strengthen the United Nations
Join us for our launch event, a one-day conference at the University of Reading
When: Thursday, 26 April, 2018, 9:15 – 4:30, registration begins at 8:45
Where: University of Reading, London Road Campus, LO22 G01 (Satnav postcode RG1 5AQ)
Admission is free, booking is essential. Book here: events@reading.ac.uk
This event will bring together academics, practitioners, civil society, and students and will showcase the key ways in which research supports and strengthens UN activities. Thematic panels on human rights, peacekeeping, and UN reform will identify and discuss current and future challenges and opportunities and how researchers and policymakers can work together to maximise the UN’s fulfilment of its mandate.
Keynote speeches
- Ian Martin, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya, Nepal, and Timor-Leste
- Professor Dominik Zaum, Research Dean for Prosperity & Resilience, University of Reading
Outline programme
| 8:45 – 9: 15 | Registration |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Keynote 1:
Professor Dominik Zaum, University of Reading |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Panel 1: Human Rights
Paul Bentall, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Rosa Freedman, University of Reading Corinne Heaven, University of Reading Ben Warwick, University of Birmingham |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Panel 2: Peacekeeping
Mats Berdal, King’s College, London Sarah von Billerbeck, University of Reading Richard Caplan, University of Oxford Jessica di Salvatore, University of Oxford |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | Discussion |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Keynote 2:
Ian Martin, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Nepal, and Timor-Leste |
| 2:45 – 4:00 | Panel 3: Development
Marie Aronsson-Storrier, University of Reading Ruth Houghton, University of Newcastle Matthew Jackson, UNFPA Joanne Neenan, London School of Economics |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Final discussion and close |
Speaker details
| Marie Aronsson-Storrier | Lecturer in Disaster Law, University of Reading |
| Mats Berdal | Professor of Conflict, Security and Development, King’s College London |
| Paul Bentall | Multilateral Research Group, Research Analysts, FCO |
| Sarah von Billerbeck | Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Reading |
| Richard Caplan | Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford |
| Rosa Freedman | Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading |
| Corinne Heaven | Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University of Reading |
| Ruth Houghton | Lecturer in Law, Newcastle University |
| Matthew Jackson | Director of UK Office, UNFPA |
| Ian Martin | Director of Security Council Report and former UN SRSG |
| Joanne Neenan | Legal Advisor, UK FCO |
| Jessica di Salvatore | British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford |
| Ben Warwick | Lecturer, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham |
| Dominik Zaum | Professor of Governance, Conflict and Security, Research Dean for Prosperity and Resilience, University of Reading |
About UNGOP
The UN and Global Order Programme at the University of Reading (UNGOP) was established in 2017 to provide a major new forum for UN research within the UK. Bringing together academics working on peacekeeping and state-building, disaster risk reduction, human rights, food and agriculture, climate change, displacement and migration, and organisational culture, the Programme supports research that informs and shapes policy and practice. Members and affiliates work with various UN bodies and operations, member states, regional organisations, civil society and non-governmental organisations, and other relevant stakeholders. To learn more about the Programme, and for a full list of our partners, see: https://research.reading.ac.uk/ungop/