David Davies Memorial Institute
International Affairs - Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
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David Davies Memorial Institute Details
The David Davies Memorial Institute was established in 1951 to commemorate the work of Lord Davies in promoting a more orderly and just world through international cooperation, law, and organisation. In 2001, the Institute was moved from London to the heart of Wales at Aberystwyth University, along with the world renowned International Relations Journal, which continues to be edited by the DDMI in cooperation with SAGE. In light of Lord Davies vision, the primary aim of the David Davies Memorial Institute is to build bridges between the academic and practitioner worlds and to provide a forum in which policy-makers, public officials, NGOs, academics and the wider public can share different perspectives on the most important challenges in contemporary world politics. The David Davies Annual Lecture series since 1954, is a hallmark event presenting notable speakers including political leaders, diplomats, and critically acclaimed academia. As a research institute, the DDMI's principal focus has evolved with the changing global order in the field of International Relations. As well as continuing the work of Lord Davies in addressing the critical questions of disarmament and international organisation, the expertise of the Institute has grown to encompass an expanded security agenda, questions of international and global responsibility, and the role of the individual in a global state system. The Institute's research activities are multidisciplinary in approach and focus on exploring the ethical, political, strategic, economic, and legal questions of International Relations. In the origins of the discipline, as envisaged by Lord Davies himself, the field of International Relations was to be multidisciplinary and policy-relevant. In this light, the David Davies Memorial Institute continues to provide groundbreaking research and pertinent policy recommendations, connecting academic theory of the International to real world solutions.
