2006-2007
Details of the 2006-2007 series of Northern Scholars Lectures.
Frederik Thue: 'Making the Elite Safe for Democracy: The Postwar Calls for an Anglo-American Reorientation of Norwegian Academic Life'
Frederik Thue is from the Department of History at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Thursday 19 April 2007, 5.15pm
Lecture Theatre, Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh
Professor Göran Sonesson: 'In the Looking-Glass, Somewhat Darkly. On Mirrors, Photographs, Television, and Other Signs'
Professor Göran Sonesson is Professor of Semiotics at Lund University.
Thursday 26 April 2007, 5.15pm
Lecture Theatre, Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Sara Stendahl: 'Justice and Legitimacy in Swedish Administrative Decision-Making and Appellate Adjudication Procedures'
Dr Sara Stendahl is from the University of Göteborg in Sweden.
Wednesday 14 March 2007, 6.15pm
Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Steffan Jensen: 'Urban Menace: Gangs, Politics and Problem of Dignity in Cape Town'
Dr Steffan Jensen is from the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Copenhagen and Roskilde Universities.
Thursday 1 March 2007, 6.15pm
Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Staffan Löfving: 'From Impunity to the Judicialization of Politics in Latin America: Trajectories of Violence and Transparency'
Dr Staffan Löfving is from the Institute of Latin American Studies at Stockholm University.
Thursday 18 January 2007, 6.15pm
Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh
Dr Lars Buur: 'Domesticating Sovereigns: Rights, Crime and Vigilantism in the Aftermath of South Africa's Political Transition'
Dr Lars Buur is from the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen.
Wednesday 6 December 2006, 6.15pm
Lecture Theatre 175, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh