Lord Ashdown KBE, the former leader of the Liberal Democrat party and the past International Communities' High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina will be giving an inaugural lecture entitled “After Iraq - Shall We Ever Intervene Again?" on the evening of Wednesday 25 June 2008.

His talk will address the challenges and complexities of the aftermath of conflicts in a globalising world, utilising his experience gained through many years working in the international political and peace-keeping arena.

This seminal event will mark the start of a two and a half day conference on the "The Culture of Reconstruction: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Aftermath of Crisis", hosted by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH). It is an interdisciplinary conference organised by the Post-Conflict and Post-Crisis Research Colloquium at CRASSH, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in post-crisis situations around the world.

The session will be introduced by Professor Mary Jacobus, director of CRASSH, with the ensuing discussion moderated by Julie Smith, deputy director of the Centre for International Studies (CIS).

Lord Ashdown's talk will be held in the Buckingham House lecture theatre, New Hall College, between 19:30-21:00 hrs and is open to the general public.

For further information please visit the CRASSH website, via the link on the sidebar.

For directions to the lecture theatre please visit the New Hall website, via the link on the sidebar.

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