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*New* Rebecca Tapscott to Speak in The Jackson School’s Series on Global Perspectives on Cyber, Scientific Research, Technology & Space (5/15 & 5/16/24)

Posted: 5/10/2024 ()

The Jackson School of International Studies, CSDE, and UW’s Dept. of Sociology are pleased to sponsor two events next week with visiting speaker Rebecca Tapscott, a Lecturer in Politics at the University of York (UK). These seminars are a part of the Jackson School’s Global Perspectives on Cyber, Scientific Research, Technology & Space series. Both events will be moderated by CSDE Director, Sara Curran. Tapscott’s first talk will be on May 15th from 3:00-4:3o PM and the second will be on May 16th from 12:00-1:30 PM. Learn more about Tapscott and the events in the full story.

Rebecca Tapscott is a lecturer in Politics at the University of York (UK). She runs two major research projects, one on rebel to party political transitions (funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation’s Special Programme on State, Society and Security), and another on the politics of research ethics in the social sciences (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation’s Ambizione program). Rebecca is also an elected member of the UK Young Academy, convenes the Ethics Governance Network, serves as an Associate Editor at Research Ethics, reviews editor for Civil Wars, and is an editorial board member for International Studies Review.

Her work has appeared in leading journals across comparative politics, international relations, African studies, and development studies, and she is the author of Arbitrary States: Social control and modern authoritarianism in Museveni’s Uganda (OUP 2021), which was a finalist for the African Studies Associations’ Bethwell A. Ogot book prize.
Wednesday, May 15 | Savery Hall 409
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Title: The Politics of Beneficence: A Call for a Critical Orientation Toward Research Ethics
Speaker: Rebecca Tapscott (University of York) in conversation with George Lovell, Department of Political Science
Moderator: Sara Curran, Jackson School of International Studies, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and Department of Sociology
*This event is being held in-person and online.* Click here to watch via Zoom
Thursday, May 16 | Savery Hall 409
Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Title: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences: Understanding Global Trends and Their Implications
Speaker: Rebecca Tapscott (University of York) in conversation with Michael Blake, Department of Philosophy
*Lunch will be provided first come, first served.*
Moderator: Sara Curran, Jackson School of International Studies, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and Department of Sociology
*This event is being held in-person and online.* Click here to watch via Zoom