International Sociology Podcasts

RETAGS is the Reimagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South

An annual conference to explore ‘Building Peace’ from multidisciplinary perspectives held in Oxford. The 2012 conference was entitled, ‘Disciplines of Peace’. The 2012 conference themes included exploring different aspects of the field of peace studies: the relationship between academic research and the practice of peacemaking, peacebuilding and peacekeeping; the skills needed for these practices; the […]

Lilian Chang, Carrie Ho, and Sebastian Law talk about oppression for 16 minutes.

This podcast is about telling the news that is going on in Africa.

Kuwait is undergoing a cultural explosion. Things are finally happening. But is society catching up? In this podcast we dissect and unravel social issues in Kuwait. From taboos to public discussions, we’re taking it all head on. Listen and contribute to keep tabs on the latest social issues and be a part of the change!

The world is facing the largest displacement crisis since WWII as a number of humanitarian emergencies rage on. Grant Gordon and Ravi Gurumurthy from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have in-depth conversations with leading humanitarians, foreign policymakers, and innovators to understand how they think about, and tackle these global crises. Produced by the Vox Media […]

Border Criminologies brings together academics, practitioners and those who have experienced border control from around the world. Showcasing original research from a range of perspectives, we hope to better understand the effect of border control and to explore alternatives. Through an emphasis on visual resources and first hand accounts we hope to flesh out our […]

Welcome to Global Culture Talk, brought to you by Brian Greco. Each episode we’ll be digging deeper into how globalization has changed the way we see ourselves, use language, and interact with other people. The mission is to discover the state of culture today and figure out how to put all the pieces together to […]

Queer Palestinian Podcast Deconstructing Zionist Narratives and Reclaiming Our History. This platform hosts both a main podcast series, as well as mini episodes, which we call promocasts.

Learn about the history of Afghanistan since the US invasion of 2001. It’s Game of Thrones with Kalashnikovs.

A collection of videos from the Department of International Development.

The seminar series ‘Internationalisation and Educational Reform in Eastern European and the Commonwealth of Independent States’ is organised by the Kazakhstan programme research team as a platform for analysis, discussion and critique of the recent educational reforms in the Newly Independent nations of the former Soviet Union and its satellite states. From a variety of […]

The mission of COMPAS is to conduct high quality research in order to develop theory and knowledge, inform policy-making and public debate, and engage users of research within the field of migration. The mobility of people is now firmly recognised as a key dimension shaping society today, but the relationship between migration and societal change […]

The BBC World Service’s wide range of documentaries from 2015.

The UN and Humanitarian Action: Learning Lessons from Past Experience for Future Policy. This event took place at the Weston Library on 16th October 2015. In keeping with the idea of ‘Witness’, each of the sessions will be introduced by panellists invited to address the session topic from their direct personal experience. In the discussion, […]

Podcast by Seth Coleman

Umoja seeks to transform the way the United Nations Secretariat manages its administration, in both business processes and Information Technology solutions. The Umoja Podcast will feature monthly interviews with UN senior officials, key stakeholders and staff at large who will share their insight about Umoja and how it will affect the Organization.

A seminar series gathering leading scholars and practitioners to reflect on the influence of new communication technologies on development processes. Organised by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP), the Department of International Development (ODID) and the Technology & Management for Development Centre (TMD) at the University of […]

An irregular podcast featuring dispatches and debates from the fight against global poverty, ranging from agriculture and economic growth to climate change and governance.

2014 is widely seen as marking a watershed for Afghanistan with its legacy of 35 years of conflict and one of the world’s largest populations in protracted displacement. International military forces are being withdrawn and the country is ‘in transition’, and there is still considerable uncertainty about the capacity of the country to address the […]

The Technology and Management for Development Centre (TMCD) aims to promote interdisciplinary research into the development of technology and management in the developing world as well as address some of the most important issues related to technology and management facing public and private policymakers today.

The whole world has a stake in the war against poverty and leaders across the globe are looking for a permanent solution. That’s why economist Barry Asmus and theologian Wayne Grudem have teamed up to outline a robust proposal for fighting poverty on a national level.

Podcasts of lectures and seminars held at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), a research centre within the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development. OPHI aims to build and advance a more systematic methodological and economic framework for reducing multidimensional poverty, grounded in people’s experiences and values. Ministers and distinguished high-level representatives […]

In the inaugural podcast, we engage with Danny Hall, an M.A. candidate in the International Law program at UPeace. We learn about Danny’s role with the US military in Iraq and hear how his experience influence his perspectives on peace.

What is the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? How will the ICC develop in the 21st century? The ICC was created in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and crimes of aggression. This collection of five videos looks at the history and structure of […]

Stories of migration to, from and within the British Isles taken from the conference blog http://www.exodus2013.co.uk

The 2005 World Summit recognized the responsibility to protect. While this may have, in sense, been a normative revolution, in another sense it was just one more in a long list of human rights responsibilities states have taken on over the last 65 years as the modern human rights regime has developed. Less attention has […]

European integration has been hailed as ‘the most ambitious and most successful example of peaceful international cooperation in world history’. In this subject students are introduced to this process and its result, the European Union, through different disciplinary lenses. For example, the common European currency, and the project of a Europe without boundaries are addressed […]

The Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network aims to bring together researchers and practitioners, NGOs and policy-makers working with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland.

Geographical and earth sciences at Glasgow brings together internationally-leading research and teaching in physical and human geography, earth sciences and geomatics.

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become, within a very short time, one of the basic building blocks of modern society. One of UNESCO’s overriding aims is to ensure that all countries, both developed and developing, have access to the best educational facilities necessary to prepare young people to play full roles in modern society […]

Can the concept of human rights be applied across borders or are rights culturally specific? Is it realistic, or even desirable, to aim at an international system based on universal principles of justice? This unit takes a critical view of the assumption that ‘rights are a good thing’ and looks at the problems that arise […]

It is hard to think of a part of the world that has not been touched by globalisation. From ‘Big Macs’ in Moscow to Blockbuster video in Beijing the world seems less distant and twenty-four-hour-a-day news makes foreign places more familiar. This unit examines the dimensions of globalisation and the processes that connect people together. […]

Using the US and Mexico as the main example, this unit examines how inequalities in access to material wealth can lead to border tensions. You will also learn how many developed economies are now reliant on immigrant labour to perform jobs that their own citizens do not want to consider. How equal is the globalised […]

The words ‘refugee’ and ‘asylum seeker’ have a wide variety of connotations in Britain, many of them negative. This unit explores how changing social policy and terminology help to shape, and are shaped by, the experiences of people seeking asylum in the UK. This study unit is just one of many that can be found […]

Video podcast about Geography and geospatial technologies. VerySpatial TV, Geography…In Motion.

The Global Economic Governance Programme was established at University College in 2003 to foster research and debate into how global markets and institutions can better serve the needs of people in developing countries. The Programme is directly linked to Oxford University’s Department of Politics and International Relations and Centre for International Studies. It serves as […]

A Podcast series hosted by Alexander R. Malaket, CITP, President of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc., with leading authorities, experts and senior leaders in international trade.

BBC World Service’s wide range of documentaries from 2010.

How do refugees and asylum seekers find political voice? Many face hostility, isolation and exclusion, but while waiting to seek sanctuary what positive, constructive and engaging contributions can they do for society? City of Sanctuary is a movement set up to foster a culture of hospitality in sixteen major cities across the UK.

In Ethiopia, 65% of people don’t have access to clean drinking water. In this album we take a glimpse at the struggles Ethiopians go through each day, just to survive. We look closely at the different methods used to improve the quality of life in the rural highlands as well as the conflict between neighbouring […]

What does it mean to be poor, or an immigrant? What form should Aid take? This album begins to explore the complex issues of international development in a globalised world, starting with a look at schemes which attempt to alleviate poverty. Small business owners are empowered by micro-financing in Glasgow, while in Argentina a disastrous […]

The legacy of apartheid in South Africa left people in urban townships and rural areas without access to basic communication technology that defines the digital age. Today, the latest mobile phone technology has changed everything. To reach the poorest communities, the government has had to adapt the technology and build new commercial partnerships. The six […]

What are borders for? Who controls them, and why might people risk their lives to cross them? This album examines the border between Mexico and the United States as a symbolic place which both connects and divides people, highlighting complex issues about cultural belonging and national identity. Many disturbing aspects of border control are revealed […]

What does it mean to be poor, or an immigrant? What form should Aid take? This album begins to explore the complex issues of international development in a globalised world, starting with a look at schemes which attempt to alleviate poverty. Small business owners are empowered by micro-financing in Glasgow, while in Argentina a disastrous […]

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Our podcasts are about education and learning and want to inform, inspire, provoke, initiate, criticise and challenge discussion on current educational thinking and practice.

At the University of Chicago, research and teaching in human rights integrate exploration of the core questions of human dignity with critical examination of the institutions designed to promote and protect human rights in the contemporary world. The University of Chicago Human Rights Program is an initiative unique among its peers for the interdisciplinary focus […]

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“We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. It teaches us to be thankful, to be united, and to love one another! We never quarrel about religion.”