Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE to give #BISA2027 public lecture
We are thrilled to announce that Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE will be giving our public lecture on Tuesday 29 June 2027, co-sponsored by the Department of Politics at the University of Manchester.
The BISA 2027 annual conference will open with an ‘In conversation’ style event featuring Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE in conversation with Professor Toni Haastrup, Chair in Global Politics at University of Manchester.
Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE is a women’s rights activist and advisor to CARE International, previously at WaterAid, Womankind Worldwide and ACORD. She is a Visiting Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University and was Chancellor of the University of Suffolk. The great-granddaughter of Emmeline and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst, she carries on the legacy through public speaking and convening of GM4Women2028 and the Centenary Action Group. This is one of the UK’s largest coalitions of women’s rights activists and organisations, and advocates for the development, improvement and implementation of laws and policies that reduce or remove the barriers to women’s political participation.
Photo: Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE
Professor Toni Haastrup is Chair in Global Politics at the University of Manchester since September 2023. An award-winning teacher and researcher, she is a 2022 recipient of the Emma Goldman Award from the FLAX Foundation for contributions to feminist research and knowledge in Europe, and the Emma Goldman Fellowship of the Vienna Institute for Human Sciences. She is also a recipient of the ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship 2023-2024.
Her research interrogates the manifestation of power hierarchies in global politics, with research interests encompassing a wide range of topics within international studies, including peace and security in Africa, feminist, postcolonial and decolonial approaches to international relations, and regional and global governance – she has published extensively in these areas. Toni is a former BISA trustee and secretary, and is the current chair of the University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES).
All are welcome to attend this event, whether attending the BISA main conference or not, and it is also open to the public. It will be essential to register due to limited space. The public lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Politics at the University of Manchester and will be held on campus. Registration for both the conference and public lecture will open in January 2027.
At the BISA conference you can join a dynamic community of specialists from around the world to discuss, debate, and advance the field of international studies. It is taking place in various locations in central Manchester from 30 June to 2 July 2027. Keep an eye on the conference website for further information.
