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Read more at: Sara Silvestri and Elif Cetin presented highlights of migration research project

Sara Silvestri and Elif Cetin presented highlights of migration research project

Sara Silvestri and Elif Cetin have hosted several events to present highlights of the recently completed research project on UK migration and refugee policies and the role of the Catholic charities and other faith based NGOs , founded by the Plater Trust. On 13th November 2017, House of Commons: panel discussion on '...


Read more at: Former Visiting Fellow Fintan Lyons publishes book on Luther
Former Visiting Fellow Fintan Lyons publishes book on Luther

Former Visiting Fellow Fintan Lyons publishes book on Luther

On the 5 hundredth anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses in Mainz, one of our former Visiting fellows, Dr Fintan Lyons O.S.B., a monk of Glenstal Abbey, Ireland has published a book, Martin Luther his Challenge Then and Now (Columba Press, 2017) which explores the relevance and modernity of...


Read more at: Lidia Ripamonti contributes to Edith Stein Lexikon
Lidia Ripamonti contributes to Edith Stein Lexikon

Lidia Ripamonti contributes to Edith Stein Lexikon

Lidia Ripamonti has published five articles in the new Edith Stein - Lexikon (Herder, 2017). This volume, edited by Markus Knaup and Harald Seibert, in collaboration with Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz, Martin Hähnel and René Raschke, completes the German Edition of the Collected Works of the Philosopher and Carmelite Edith...


Read more at: End of Project Research Seminar on CST and Migration in the UK

End of Project Research Seminar on CST and Migration in the UK

On Monday 24 July the VHI held a seminar to present the key findings of the research project The Relevance of Catholic Social Thought and Practise in the Field of Migration and Asylum Policy in the UK . This project, led by Dr Sara Silvestri , with the assistance of Dr Elif Cetin , and funded by the Plater Trust ...


Read more at: Luigi Gioia appointed VHI Development Officer
Luigi Gioia appointed VHI Development Officer

Luigi Gioia appointed VHI Development Officer

We are delighted to announce that Research Associate Dr Luigi Gioia has been appointed full time VHI Development Officer as part of our current major campaign to ensure a long and sustainable future for our unique research institute. Over the past 20 years, Luigi has been actively involved in a variety of different...


Read more at: The VHI welcomes three new Senior Research Associates

The VHI welcomes three new Senior Research Associates

The VHI is delighted to welcome Professor Walter Van Herck, Professor Heidemarie Winkel, and Professor Ralf W üstenberg as new Senior Research Associates beginning 1st October 2017. Walter Van Herck is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Antwerp University and guest professor at Ghent University. His research interests...


Read more at: Op-Ed and Book Chapter on EU Migration Policies by Elif Cetin
Op-Ed and Book Chapter on EU Migration Policies by Elif Cetin

Op-Ed and Book Chapter on EU Migration Policies by Elif Cetin

Dr Elif Cetin recently wrote on EuropeNow on ' What Prospects for Change to Achieve a Sustainable EU Migration Policy? ' (EuropeNow, Issue 11, published on 2 October 2017). Dr Cetin also contributed a chapter ' Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area' , to the volume Caroline Zickgraf, Hassan Bousetta and Laure-Anne...


Read more at: Vlado Kmec publishes new article on Religious Communities of EU Migrants
Vlado Kmec publishes new article on Religious Communities of EU Migrants

Vlado Kmec publishes new article on Religious Communities of EU Migrants

Dr Vlado Kmec published a new journal article: Transnational and Local: Multiple Functions of Religious Communities of EU Migrants in Dublin in Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions , Volume 5 (2017) pp. 20-39.


Read more at: Professor John Loughlin appointed Visiting Professor at St Mary's University, Twickenham
Professor John Loughlin appointed Visiting Professor at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Professor John Loughlin appointed Visiting Professor at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Professor John Loughlin , former VHI Director and Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund's Colllege, has been appointed Visiting Professor at the Department of Politics, Policy and International Relations of St Mary's University, Twickenham. Professor Loughlin is currently working on a project exploring the concept of human dignity...


Read more at: Las Casas Institute's Public Lecture on Human Dignity

Las Casas Institute's Public Lecture on Human Dignity

The Las Casas Institute at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, is collaborating with St Mary's University, Twickenham, in running a series of workshops and public lectures examining the importance of human dignity in areas of public concern. The first lecture ' Democracy and Human Dignity - Fit for Purpose? ' will take place Tuesday...


 

 

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