We're delighted to introduce our Food for Thought series!
This is your opportunity to share a two-course lunch in the Senior Dining Room with a member of the IR faculty and discuss an article or piece of content that will be sent around in advance.
These small lunches are limited to just twelve attendees - six undergraduates and six postgraduates - meaning you have the opportunity to discuss your ideas and the academic’s research interests in much greater detail than you otherwise might.
As places are limited, you need to register to attend.
Please note that if you register for Food for Thought, you must give at least 24 hours notice if you will not be able to attend. If you do not give us notice, and fail to attend the event on the day, you will be deprioritised in registering for future events within the department.
Professor Karen E Smith
Professor in the Department of International Relations
Tuesday 4 February 2025, 12.30pm to 2.00pm
Senior Dining Room, Old Building
Join Professor Karen E Smith, Professor of International Relations to discuss her research.
Her main area of research is the ‘international relations of the European Union’, and she has written extensively on the formulation and implementation of common EU foreign policies. She has examined the EU’s pursuit of ‘ethical’ foreign policy goals such as promoting human rights and democracy, and policy-making within European states regarding genocide. For over a decade she has also analysed EU-UN relations, and more recently has extended her research to consider the role of other political and regional groups in UN diplomacy. She is now working on projects on women in foreign policy-making and diplomacy, and on the role of that emotions play in EU foreign policy-making.
Find out more about Karen Smith and her research
Registration details coming soon.
Food for Thought with Dr Anna Getmansky, 6 February 2024
Food for Thought with Professor John Sidel, 20 November 2023
Food for Thought with Professor Karen E Smith, 8 November 2023
Food for Thought with Dr Katharine Millar, 28 November 2022
Food for Thought with Professor Chris Alden, 31 March 2022