On May 19, 2022 at 13:30 we invited Ricardo VECELLIO SEGATE, the Talent Program PhD Candidate in International Law at the University of Macau, to present his formula for successful research work.
The focus of this meeting is: “Legal research in challenging scenarios”.
Topics to be discussed:
- Risks and potential of covert (undercover) research;
- Policy-oriented research in autocracies: impact and constraints;
- Freedom of expression and misattribution in academic publishing;
- Explicit and implicit biases in diversity discourses;
- Performing research in war-torn areas and post-conflict societies;
- Interview anonymity, testimonies, and research witnesses in qualitative research;
- The politics of ethical approval;
- “Othering” and research with vulnerable subjects;
- The transnationality of academic recruiting;
- Isolated jurisdictions: what makes for a meaningful comparison?
- Corporate sponsorship and the hybridization of academic paths;
- Linguistic and logistical barriers in foreign-law research;
- What is legal data? Transparency and selection bias;
- Ethnocentrism, networks, and expertise: replicability and “opinionism”;
- Legacy, exchange, and dissemination between grassroot organisations and the ivory tower;
- Political underfinancing and sponsorship of scholarly research;
- Towards a… comparative international law?
NB! The webinar will be held on May 19 at 13:30. To participate, please, register to this webinar using this form.
More information about Riccardo VECELLIO SEGATE in his short bio via the link.