BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2769@europa.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260403T123638 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T161500 SUMMARY:Salon Discussion with Idriss Jebari (Trinity College Dublin): “Le aping Decolonization: North Africa in the Global 1960s and 1970s” DESCRIPTION:Dr Idriss Jebari will present his research on the intellectual debates that shaped North Africa from the early 1960s to the early 1980s\, recently published in his book Leaping Decolonization: North Africa in th e Global 1960s and 1970s. Examining exchanges across Algeria\, Morocco and Tunisia\, the book traces how scholars\, leaders and thinkers confronted colonial legacies\, reconsidered notions of progress and tradition\, and a rticulated new social and political visions under authoritarian conditions in the decades following independence. Jebari’s insightful research rai ses important questions about the role and meaning of global history and t he voices of intellectual peripheries from the Global South on the world s tage.\\r\\nIdriss Jebari is a Lecturer in Middle East Studies at Trinity C ollege Dublin. He is a historian of Arab thought and the author of Leaping Decolonization: North Africa in the Global 1960s and 1970s (Cambridge Uni versity Press\, 2026). After completing his doctorate on the history of th e production of critical thought in Morocco and Tunisia at the University of Oxford\, he held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the American Uni versity of Beirut (Lebanon)\, and at Bowdoin College in Maine (USA). His r esearch has appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies\, History of the Present\, and Comparative Studies of South Asia\, Africa\, and the Middle East.  X-ALT-DESC:

Dr Idriss Jebari will present his research on the intellectua l debates that shaped North Africa from the early 1960s to the early 1980s \, recently published in his book Leaping Decolonization: North Africa in the Global 1960s and 19 70s. Examining exchanges across Algeria\, Morocco and Tunisia\, th e book traces how scholars\, leaders and thinkers confronted colonial lega cies\, reconsidered notions of progress and tradition\, and articulated ne w social and political visions under authoritarian conditions in the decad es following independence. Jebari’s insightful research raises important questions about the role and meaning of global history and the voices of intellectual peripheries from the Global South on the world stage.

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Idriss Jebari is a Lecturer in Middle East Studies at Trinity College Dublin. He is a historian of Arab thought and the author of Leaping Decolonization: No rth Africa in the Global 1960s and 1970s (Cambridge University Press\, 2026). After completing his doctorate on the history of the production of critical thought in Morocco and Tunisia at the University of Oxford\, he held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the American University of Beir ut (Lebanon)\, and at Bowdoin College in Maine (USA). His research has app eared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies\, History of the Present\, and Comparative Studies of South Asia\, Africa\, and the Middle East. \;

DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T174500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2747@europa.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260408T213603 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T121500 SUMMARY: Working Lunch with Alicia Hennig (Stockholm): "Business Ethics and Political Reality – A Literature Review“ DESCRIPTION:In 2019\, researchers Lührmann and Lindberg from the field of political sciences proclaimed that a “third wave of autocratization” h as arrived. We take this as a starting point to explore to what extent the business ethics literature has been so far addressing non-democratic regi mes. For this purpose\, we conduct a broad and comprehensive literature re view utilizing a quantitative scoping review. We supplement this review wi th a more detailed preliminary analysis of a representative subsample of p ublications to identify potential research and knowledge gaps and provide directions for future research. \\r\\nAlicia Hennig [https://fh-hwz.ch/de /kontakt/dr-alicia-hennig] is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute fo r Security and Development Policy in Stockholm. Her work focuses on busine ss ethics and political science\, particularly corporate responsibility in authoritarian contexts such as China. She also advises universities and i nstitutions on research security related to China and has briefed organiza tions including NATO and the FBI. X-ALT-DESC:

In 2019\, researchers Lührmann and Lindberg from the field o f political sciences proclaimed that a “third wave of autocratization” has arrived. We take this as a starting point to explore to what extent t he business ethics literature has been so far addressing non-democratic re gimes. For this purpose\, we conduct a broad and comprehensive literature review utilizing a quantitative scoping review. We supplement this review with a more detailed preliminary analysis of a representative subsample of publications to identify potential research and knowledge gaps and provid e directions for future research. \;

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Alicia Hennig is a Senior Research Fell ow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy in Stockholm. Her work focuses on business ethics and political science\, particularly corpo rate responsibility in authoritarian contexts such as China. She also advi ses universities and institutions on research security related to China an d has briefed organizations including NATO and the FBI.

DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T134500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2756@europa.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260408T214559 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260513T121500 SUMMARY:Working Lunch with Li Ling (Vienna): "Governance of a Party-state: Corruption\, Law\, and the Modus Operandi of the Chinese Communist Party" DESCRIPTION:Li Ling will present her new book Governance of a Party-state: Corruption\, Law\, and the Modus Operandi of the Chinese Communist Party ( CUP\, 2025)\, which unveils the often-hidden inner workings of China's Par ty-state.  The Chinese Communist Party has crafted and relied on an integ rated regulatory system\, where politics and law are fused\, to govern bot h its internal operations and its relations with the state. Drawing on two decades of in-depth research\, Li delves into the 'black box' of decision -making in the Party-state\, analyzing the motivations and strategies that drive individual and institutional choices in corruption\, anti-corruptio n investigations\, and power struggles at the Politburo. This insightful b ook reveals the critical role of rules and institution-building within the Party\, illuminates the complex relationship between corruption and regim e stability\, and captures the evolving dynamics of Party-state relations. A must-read for students\, academics\, business leaders\, and policymaker s alike\, this book is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of law\, politics\, and governance in China and its global i mplications.\\r\\nLing Li teaches China Studies at the University of Vienn a\, specializing in Chinese law and politics. She holds a doctorate in law from Leiden University and has published extensively on corruption\, anti -corruption\, and the political-legal system of the People's Republic of C hina (PRC). X-ALT-DESC:

Li Ling will present her new book Governance of a Party-state: Corruption\, Law\, and the Modus Operandi of the Chinese Communist Party (CUP\, 2025)\, which u nveils the often-hidden inner workings of China's Party-state. \; The Chinese Communist Party has crafted and relied on an integrated regulatory system\, where politics and law are fused\, to govern both its internal o perations and its relations with the state. Drawing on two decades of in-d epth research\, Li delves into the 'black box' of decision-making in the P arty-state\, analyzing the motivations and strategies that drive individua l and institutional choices in corruption\, anti-corruption investigations \, and power struggles at the Politburo. This insightful book reveals the critical role of rules and institution-building within the Party\, illumin ates the complex relationship between corruption and regime stability\, an d captures the evolving dynamics of Party-state relations. A must-read for students\, academics\, business leaders\, and policymakers alike\, this b ook is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of law\, politics\, and governance in China and its global implications.

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Ling Li teaches China Studies at the University of Vien na\, specializing in Chinese law and politics. She holds a doctorate in la w from Leiden University and has published extensively on corruption\, ant i-corruption\, and the political-legal system of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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