Chatham House
Chatham House, Europe's leading independent international affairs think tank and membership organisation, has teamed up with the International Affairs Society to offer a student membership discount.
About Chatham House
Founded in 1920 in the aftermath of the First World War by delegates to the Paris Peace Conference, Chatham House is Europe's leading independent, international affairs think tank and membership organisation that brings together people and organisations with an interest in international affairs. We provide an independent forum in which academia, business, diplomats, the media, NGOs, politicians, policy makers and researchers can interact in an open and impartial environment.
About the Chatham House Programme
Chatham House undertakes a wide range of activities that are accessible to members including events, publications, website and the Library.
Chatham House Events Programme
- Members' Events Programme of some one hundred events per year. September's speakers include Nobel Prize winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Dr Heiko Takenaka, Japan's Minister for Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services and one of the authors of Japan's economic revival, barrister and law professor Philippe Sands QC on the state of the world five years after 9/11
- Under 35s Forum organised by and for the younger members of Chatham House to discuss the international issues of interest to them. Previous speakers include Frank Gardner, Security Correspondent, BBC; James Reynolds, Middle East Correspondent, BBC; Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Christopher Lockwood, Asia Editor, The Economist and Dr Razeen Sally, Senior Lecture, International Political Economy, LSE
- Research events run by our regional (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Russia Eurasia) and our thematic (Energy, Environment & Development, International Economics, International Law and International Security) programmes. These small seminars, workshops and roundtable discussion meetings allow for more in depth debate
Chatham House Publications
Our publications have achieved an enviable reputation for their considered and accessible approach combined with policy relevance, topicality and academic rigour.
- The World Today, our monthly magazine, was founded in 1945. Contributors include Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan; former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson; former British Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd of Westwell; Cherie Booth QC; Professor Lord Desai, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics; UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guéhenno and John Githongo, former Chief of the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Unit
- International Affairs, our bimonthly journal, combines academic expertise with an in depth analytical approach to contemporary world politics. Special editions have focused on the 25th anniversary of the identification of HIV/AIDS, the nuclear debate and climate change and development, Europe, Africa, corporate social responsibility and BRICs
Chatham House Library & Information Service
- Our extensive print and electronic collections focus on politics, economics, security and the environment with 150,000 books and pamphlets, 300 periodicals and 20 current newspapers in English and other languages. Up to 15 books available on complimentary loan and wifi internet access is also available.
Chatham House Members' Zone Website
- The Chatham House Members' Zone Website gives anytime anywhere access to our activities at your convenience. Check the events calendar for forthcoming events; read transcripts and listen to recordings of Chatham House events; download briefing papers, research reports, meeting summaries and other publications on the war on terror, Al-Qaeda, trade, development and the environment; access the current issues and archive of The World Today and International Affairs
About the Student Membership Discount
As a Chatham House Member Partner, students of the International Affairs Society who wish to join Chatham House benefit from a student membership discount. Student membership gives all the benefits of membership at a significant discount to the advertised fee rates for membership of Chatham House, including the ability to bring a guest to Members' Events, the Under 35s Forum and Research Events and complimentary borrowing of up to 15 books.
Membership of Chatham House is valid for a year and renewable annually on the anniversary of joining. To apply, please complete and return the application form [94 kB, Word Document].
Undergraduates (£65)
- 45% discount on the 2006 under 30s membership fee of £120
- The Under 35s Forum event programme (run by younger members for younger members)
- The Members' Events Programme of approx 100 events per year and the research programmes' seminars and workshops
- The opportunity to bring a guest to 'on the record' events
- Members' receptions, 'meet the speaker' receptions and other events
- Publications: our monthly newsletter CH News, our monthly magazine The World Today, our biannual journal International Affairs
- Chatham House website: 300 event transcripts and recordings, the archives of our monthly magazine The World Today, our bimonthly journal International Affairs, briefing papers, research reports and meeting summaries and forward events calendar
- Library & Information Service: wifi internet access, 150,000 books/pamphlets, 300 periodicals, 20 newspapers, up to 15 books on complimentary loan at one time
Postgraduates (£85)
- 30% discount on the 2006 under 30s membership fee of £120)
- The Under 35s Forum event programme (run by younger members for younger members)
- The Members' Events Programme of approx 100 events per year and the research programmes' seminars and workshops
- The opportunity to bring a guest to 'on the record' events
- Members' receptions, 'meet the speaker' receptions and other events
- Publications: our monthly magazine The World Today, our monthly newsletter CH News and our biannual journal International Affairs
- Chatham House Members' Zone website: events calendar over 300 events transcripts and recordings, archives of our monthly magazine The World Today, our bimonthly journal International Affairs, briefing papers, research reports and meeting summaries
- Library & Information Service: wifi internet access, 150,000 books/pamphlets, 300 periodicals, 20 newspapers, up to 15 books on complimentary loan at one time
Membership Department Contacts
For further information, please contact Charlotte Armah
Charlotte Armah
Membership Relations Manager
T: 020 7957 5721
E: carmah@chathamhouse.org.uk