A talk by Professor Anthony Fletcher (Merton 1959), Emeritus Professor of English Social History at the University of London, and author of 'Life, Death, and Growing Up on the Western Front'.

Merton College

From Edwardian Merton to the Western Front 1906-1918

A talk given at a day-long symposium that focused on different aspects of JRR Tolkien's academic and literary work, and his life in Oxford. The talk is based on a paper published in 'Tolkien Studies 11' (West Virginia University Press: 2014).

100 years on, how Tolkien came to the brink of Middle-earth

A talk given by Professor Simon Caney at a climate change panel discussion organised by Global Directions and the Oxford Centre for International Studies The discussion was organised in celebration of the publication of 'Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection' by Emeritus Fellow Professor Henry Shue. Simon Caney is Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Relations, and Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations. In addition to 'Justice Beyond Borders: A Global Political Theory' he has written highly influential articles on issues of human rights and justice raised by climate change, including 'Two Kinds of Climate Justice' [2014]. He was recently commissioned by the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice to conduct a study on the topic of his presentation. Find out more about Global Directions at http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/research/global-directions

How Can We Institutionalize Concern for Future Generations?

A discussion between Dr Stuart Lee and film & TV director Leslie Megahey on the BBC's 1968 documentary, 'Tolkien in Oxford', given at a day-long symposium that focused on different aspects of Tolkien's academic and literary work and life in Oxford.

'Tolkien in Oxford', BBC 1968

A talk by Edmund Weiner, given at 'Tolkien in Oxford', a day-long symposium that focused on different aspects of JRR Tolkien's academic and literary work, and his life in Oxford.

"Wan, dim, and pale": the OED and Tolkien

A talk by Professor Andy Orchard, given at 'Tolkien in Oxford', a day-long symposium that focused on different aspects of JRR Tolkien's academic and literary work, and his life in Oxford.

Tolkien in Oxford: Books and Beowulf

A talk by Professor John Braithwaite, Distinguished Professor and Founder of RegNet (the Regulatory Institutions Network) at the Australian National University Given to the Global Directions research group at Merton College.

What place for the F-word in Restorative Justice?

The opening talk at the inaugural annual Merton Equality Conversation, given by Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS at the TS Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford, on Thursday 20 February 2014.

The Merton Equality Conversation: 'Stemming the leakage of women from academia: why do they leave?'

A talk by Dr Gaurav Kampani, Guest Researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS), Oslo

Is the Indian Nuclear Tiger Changing Its Stripes? Data, Interpretation and Fact

A talk given by Dr Deborah Longworth of the University of Birmingham to celebrate the donation of the Neil Ritchie Sitwell Collection to Merton College.

The Sitwells, Sitwellism and Sitwelliana

Talk given to the Global Directions research group by Dr Iginio Gagliardone of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford.

China and Africa - between hard and soft power

A talk given by Professor Janne Haaland Matlary of the University of Oslo and visiting fellow at the Changing Character of War Programme, Oxford, to the Global Directions research group at Merton College. Janne Matlary is professor of international politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, and at the Norwegian National Defence University College. Currently, she also serves as expert member of the MFA's (Foreign Office) Security Policy Commission, sits on the board of trustees of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, and writes and lectures on international management and human rights/CSR for corporate actors. Formerly, Professor Matlary was State Secretary (deputy foreign minister) for Foreign Affairs of Norway, representing the Christian Democratic Party in the Bondevik government, from 1997-2000. She was a foreign policy advisor to the government and Furst von und zu Liechtenstein as a member of their Expertenrat fur Aussenpolitik, 2002-2009, and member of the "Global Agenda Council" at the Davos World Economic Forum. She is a member of IESE's (Business school, Barcelona) international advisory board, member of the board of trustees of the "Social Trends Institute", N.Y., member of the board of The Swedish Defence College's research group on strategy and of the military advisory board of the defence company SIMRAD Optronics. She led the Norwegian Research Council's programme on petroleum research PETROPOL in the period 2000-2006. She was a member of the Norwegian government's expert commission on ethical guidelines for the national Petroleum Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' commission on profiling Norway ("Omdømmeutvalget"), 2003-2006 and the National Defence Commission, 1996-97. She has also taught human rights to Iraqi police chiefs under the Norwegian Police Program as well as to Iraqi military officers for NATO.

NATO and European Security Dynamics: Military Capability and Political Will

Dr Jonathan Hill, Senior Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King's College, gives a talk on Boko Haram, the latest developments in Nigeria, and their implications for US security. This talk was given at a seminar organised by Global Directions, a research group of the fellows and graduate students at Merton College working on pressing contemporary international challenges.

Boko Haram: A Threat To The US Homeland?

A discussion of the influence of international law on the rules of engagement in war and other armed conflicts. Dr Janina Dill gives a short introduction on her experience of being a Junior Research Fellow at Merton College, followed by a discussion of her PhD project on the effectiveness of international law in war.

Investigating the effectiveness of international law in war

An explanation of Merton College's Junior Research Fellowship selection committee and application process. If you are thinking of applying for a Junior Research Fellowship at Merton College, this will explain how to apply, the sorts of things you need to emphasise when applying, and how the process of selection operates.

The Junior Research Fellowship selection committee and application process

A series of podcasts from Merton College, a vibrant and diverse intellectual community that has been at the forefront of education and research at Oxford University since 1264. Nobel Prize winners and other cultural and scientific leaders, such as TS Eliot, JRR Tolkien, and Andrew Wiles, adorn the list of Eminent Mertonians. Merton’s tradition of excellence lives on, thanks to the talent and dedication of college fellows, students, staff and alumni. Together with our historic architecture, beautiful gardens, delicious food, fine accommodation, and generous support for students and researchers, they make Merton an extraordinary place in which to learn, to teach and to visit.

hubhopper

Merton College

hubhopper