Professor Hew Strachan (Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of Oxford)

The symposium concludes the first in the series of Humanitas Visiting Professorships in War Studies.

Other Events in the Series

Humanitas
The Nature of War: How is War directed? The Problem of Strategy 03 February 2011, Room 1, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge
The Nature of War: Why fight? The Problem of Combat Motivation 10 February 2011, Room 1, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge
The Nature of War: How does War end? The Problem of Victory (and Defeat) 17 February 2011, Room 1, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge
The Nature of War: a Humanitas Visiting Professorships Symposium 18 February 2011, The Møller Centre, Churchill College, University of Cambridge

Programme

Friday 18 February
13.30 - 14.15	Registration
14.15 - 15.45	MODERN WAR AND THE QUESTION OF HISTORY Chair: Prof. David Reynolds (International History / Christ's College,University of Cambridge) Introduced by Dr Tarak Barkawi, Senior Lecturer in War Studies, Dept. of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University
15.45 - 16.15	Coffee break
16.15 - 17.45	MODERN WAR AND THE QUESTION OF THE STATE Chair: Prof. David Reynolds (International History / Christ's College,University of Cambridge) Introduced by Dr Paul Cornish, Head of the International Security Programme and Carrington Professor of International Security at Chatham House

The Humanitas Chair in War Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir Ronald Grierson

The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in War Studies aims to debate issues within this cross-disciplinary field in a historical perspective, especially in light of the policies and military tactics of modern and contemporary warfare. Political, social, psychological and cultural theories of war will be explored through discussions between academics - from history, politics and international studies, English and other disciplines - and real practitioners from the armed services and government.