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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you Madeleine for delivering a powerful and impactful Peace Lecture!

University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 3h

“Law does not define peace - attempts to say what must not happen - peace is defined by the absence off… But it is not explained

It cannot be packaged up into one thing - everyone’s peace is different. We have to be part of an integrated system - we are not alone, we have to have equilibrium”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 3h

“The most important thing we can do is to create networks and connections of support and knowledge.

How do we collectively look at an issue that relates to conflict - how do you get support and provide support. We can’t continue with the ingress of growth model”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 3h

“The trafficked women were seen as prostitutes and not worthy of support.

We ended up with neoliberalism on steroids in Bosnia, with a top down approach to how peace should be brought - not from the bottom up as it should be”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 3h

“The Whistleblower exemplifies how systems work. Traffickers are no more or less than entrepreneur.

Great poverty and a willing migrant workforce wanting to go to Europe to work - women went and the system was in place to bring them”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 3h

“Women were coming to the rape crisis centre - telling the entirety of their experiences and then leaving - it was missing the basic rights.

The International community came in but hadn’t brought context, social-cultural rights. Didn’t consider that it wasn’t the worst thing to happen to women”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 3h

“We need international feminist lawyers that will help regulate space to do better.

I came to you as I knew that you would have a view that was all about equality and human rights - said an applicant to Madeleine”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 4h

“We provide a line, agreed with states cooperating and regulate our conduct to uphold them.

Sits within an architecture, culture, society, art - that creates context in which law is made to work”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 4h

Now introducing Madeleine Rees:

“We insert ourselves into what we see and learn from that - existing structures - male and female binary.

History matters but it’s biased - it’s mainly not women’s views. It’s not that women were written out of history but it’s that women were never written in”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 4h

John Churchill a key figure in creating the series:

“The amount of war hasn’t changed since the original Peace Lecture - the series is still relevant to society today.

The relationship between war and peace and mass destruction of civilians has evolved - it has gotten more central and bigger”

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 4h

The 40th International Peace Lecture with Madeleine Rees OBE is starting now and is part of @uompols.bsky.social ongoing commitment to global scholarship and lived practice.

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 1d

The #ESRCFestival returns to Manchester, 18 Oct–8 Nov
Explore FREE events on work, community, creativity, justice, wellbeing & the environment—for all ages and interests.

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#McrESRCFest @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @ukri.org

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Prof Javier Garcia Oliva @uomlaw.bsky.social on receiving a prize from the Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture & Society 🎉 Recognised for advancing the rights to freedom of religion, conscience & belief.

Read more 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 13d

This year marks 40 years of Manchester’s International Peace Lecture, a series born from a bold idea in 1985 by Psychology lecturer John Churcher, who returned to campus this year to reflect on its legacy. Watch below 👇

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How the lecure series started

YouTube video by The University of Manchester- Faculty of Humanities

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 12d

Rahul Jha, a @socialstats.bsky.social PhD student, participated in the KOSTAT-UNFPA Summer Seminar on Population in Seoul— a week of rigorous training on migration research methods.

👉 More here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/k...

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 14d

🎉 Celebrating 40 years of reflection, debate & hope! Join us for the International Peace Lecture with keynote Madeleine Rees OBE, exploring women’s rights & peacebuilding across the globe.
📅 8 October, 3:5:30pm
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/politics-2...
@uompols.bsky.social

Politics - 2025 Annual International Peace Lecture

The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 19d

🌐 Big news! @officialuom.bsky.social is now the UN Academic Impact Vice-Chair for SDG10 research after a successful application from @uomlaw.bsky.social academics @lucyfrith.bsky.social and Prof. Elain Dewhurst👏

How exciting🎉

🔗 Read more via the link below 👇

#UoMImpact #SoSSResearch #SDG10 #UN

University of Manchester appointed as UN Academic Impact Vice-Chair for SDG10 research

The University of Manchester has been appointed as the new United Nations Academic Impact Sustainable Development Goals Hub Vice-Chair for Research for SDG10 (Reduced inequalities) by the United Natio...

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 26d

Big news from @officialuom.bsky.social
The @ukdataservice.bsky.social is shaping the future of health data in England

Led by Prof @vanessahiggins.bsky.social & Prof @gerontologyuk.bsky.social, researchers are now being heard by DHSC & ONS

📊 Advocacy, consultation & impact

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 29d

Congrats to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards & Anupam Nanda from @officialuom.bsky.social, named Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Their research & leadership are shaping policy, governance & urban futures.

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Photo of Liz Richardson, David Richards and Anupam Nanda

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Sep 3

Curating trauma. Archiving protest. Interpreting dangerous texts. What are the risks & responsibilities of engaging with difficult histories?

Join @criminologyuom.bsky.social for Dangerous Writings, a symposium for curators, archivists & researchers

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dangerous-...

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧠 A new report from @sandelind.bsky.social of @uompols.bsky.social & Dr Katherine Puddifoot of @durham-university.bsky.social shows how trauma from the UK asylum system can distort memory leading to unfair outcomes, & calls for reforms to protect mental health & dignity.

🔗 Read the full story below

New report highlights how UK asylum system can distort memory through trauma

The report, based on a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Social Philosophy, is authored by Clara Sandelind, Lecturer in Political Theory within The University of Manchester Department of Politics,...

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 £1.3bn lost to NHS fraud each year.

Project SCAN led by @northumbriauni.bsky.social, with contributions from two @criminologyuom.bsky.social academics, @profnicklord.bsky.social .social and Dr Katie Benson, aims to change that.

🔗 Read more at the link below:

#SoSSResearch #UoMImpact #NHS

Manchester experts join national project to combat NHS fraud

Two leading criminologists from The University of Manchester are playing a key role in a groundbreaking national research project designed to tackle fraud in the NHS, which costs the UK taxpayer an es...

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Aug 21

A new study led by Dr Andrea Aparicio-Castro and Professor Arkadiusz Wiśniowski (@socialstats.bsky.social) at @manchester.ac.uk has uncovered how people moved between South America and Europe from 1985 to 2018, and how those patterns could change by 2050.

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌍 A one-day workshop on environmental politics, global insecurity & geopolitics – 17 Sept.

Keynote: Prof @matpaterson.bsky.social + contributions from leading experts including @cisk.bsky.social, Dr Gavin Harper, & @ruthtownend.bsky.social

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...

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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎥 Six interns from the Schools of Social Sciences and Arts, Languages and Cultures teamed up with SICK! Productions to create a documentary celebrating community arts in North Manchester.

You can read all about the amazing project here:
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#SoSSImpact #Community

University of Manchester interns collaborate with SICK! Productions to produce community-driven documentary

Six student interns from The University of Manchester's School of Social Sciences (SoSS) and School of Arts, Languages & Cultures (SALC) have successfully completed a documentary project in collaborat...

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