In this seminar Sir Adam Roberts and Prof John Gledhill will be in conversation with Dr Annette Idler on the roles of civil resistance in contemporary conflicts. They will discuss conceptual and methodological questions and, drawing on case studies from across the globe, explore three themes: “Civil Resistance and Peacemaking”, “From Nonviolence to Violence”, and “From Violence to Nonviolence”.

 Adam Roberts is Senior Research Fellow of the Centre for International Studies in Oxford University's Department of Politics and International Relations. He is also Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, and Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

 John Gledhill is Associate Professor of Global Governance in the Oxford Department of International Development, and a Fellow of St. Cross College.