State Socialism and Racism: International Law, Anti-apartheid and Health
As part of the racism and anti-racism seminars AIAS Fellows Stefan Bargheer and Kei Hiruta are convening this year, AIAS is hosting talks by Bogdan C. Iacob (Institute of History, Romanian Academy; formerly at AIAS) and Raluca Grosescu (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest) on 16 September.
The workshop explores the role of states socialist countries of Central Eastern Europe in the global struggle against racism through outlawing apartheid and advocating health as human right under international law. It focuses on the ideological divides between Western and Eastern governments in interaction with Global South visions on racial equality, humanitarian aid, and welfare policies.
‘Health as a Human Right and Eastern European Anti-colonialism’ (Iacob)
‘The Criminalization of Apartheid under International Law. Central Eastern European Contributions in Global Context’ (Grosescu)
The presentations will be followed by Q&As and discussion.
Date: Thu 16 Sep
Time: 14:00 — 15:30
Location: AIAS, Building 1630, room 301