Session 2006-2007
Details for events in the 2006-2007 series of Northern Scholars Lectures, with abstracts where available.
Frederick Thue: Making the Elite Safe for Democracy: The Postwar Calls for an Anglo-American Reorientation of Norwegian Academic LifeThursday 19 April 2007, 5.15pm - 7.15pmLecture Theatre, Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh
Frederick Thue is from the Department of History at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Professor Göran Sonesson: In the Looking-Glass, Somewhat Darkly. On Mirrors, Photographs, Television, and Other SignsThursday 26 April 2007, 5.15pm - 7.15pmLecture Theatre, Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh
Professor Göran Sonesson is Professor of Semiotics at Lund University.
Dr Sara Stendahl: Justice and Legitimacy in Swedish Administrative Decision-Making and Appellate Adjudication ProceduresWednesday 14 March 2007, 5.15pm - 7.15pmFaculty Room North, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Sara Stendahl is from the University of Göteborg in Sweden.
Dr Steffan Jensen: Urban Menace: Gangs, Politics and Problem of Dignity in Cape TownThursday 1 March 2007, 5.15pm - 7.15pmLecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Steffan Jensen is from the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Copenhagen and Roskilde Universities.
Dr Staffan Löfving: From Impunity to the Judicialization of Politics in Latin America: Trajectories of Violence and TransparencyThursday 18 January 2007, 5.15pm - 7.15pmLecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Staffan Löfving is from the Institute of Latin American Studies at Stockholm University.
Dr Lars Buur: Domesticating Sovereigns: Rights, Crime and Vigilantism in the Aftermath of South Africa's Political TransitionWednesday 6 December 2006, 5.15pm - 7.15pmLecture Theatre 175, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh
Dr Lars Buur is from the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen.
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