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45-534: The DDMI was established in 1951 to commemorate the legacy of Lord David Davies, 1st Baron Davies and his mission to promote a more orderly and just world through international cooperation, organization, and law. In 2001, the institute relocated from London to the department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University. The DDMI's research has evolved from efforts to understand important questions of disarmament and international organization to concentrations on security agendas, questions of global responsibility, and

90-473: A Whig landowner, had announced his intention to stand as a Liberal. However, when Powell reversed his decision, Lloyd issued an address stating that he would not oppose the sitting member. The result was that both Davies and Henry Richard offered themselves as alternative Liberal candidates. A selection meeting was arranged to be held at Aberaeron , but shortly before this took place, Powell again announced his retirement. Lloyd now stated that he would now fight

135-521: A member of Montgomery County Council in 1889 and was a long-standing member and chairman of the Llandinam School Board. He was also a JP for Montgomeryshire. His first enterprise was the building of a bridge over the Severn at Llandinam. He soon built a reputation as a contractor and was responsible for the building of numerous roads and bridges. From 1855 he was involved in the construction of

180-730: A philanthropist, he established the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association to combat tuberculosis in Wales, as well as the Wilson Chair of International Politics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth . Davies was born in Llandinam , Montgomeryshire , the first child of Edward Davies and May Jones. His father was the only son of David Davies , often known as David Davies Llandinam, who

225-647: Is a collaborative effort of the institute and other international relations professionals that focus on bilateral relationships within the NATO alliance. The project is funded by the British Academy and the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity. Key publications: In this three-volume study, the problem of harm in global politics is explored. The project questions whether the human race has the capacity to control both non-violent and violent harm in politics. The volumes analyse

270-637: Is reputed that he bought up the entire year's production of sheep fleeces in Ceredigion to lay as a foundation for the railway line on the bog. He later became a director of the Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway . As a result of his success in the railway trade, Davies became a colliery owner. He was an important figure in the industrialisation of the Rhondda Valley, having founded the Parc and Maendy collieries in

315-640: The 1886 general election he stood as a Liberal Unionist candidate, having initially indicated that he would retire from politics. A number of his associates such as Robert J. Davies, Cwrtmawr followed him into the Liberal Unionist camp. The election split the Liberal Party in Cardiganshire and the election was hotly contested with almost all the landowners, including those previously regarded as having Liberal sympathies, supporting Davies. He also received

360-567: The Llanidloes and Newtown Railway , which eventually opened in 1859. This line was unusual in that at neither terminus did it connect with any other railway, and the engines and carriages had to be carried on specially constructed wagons from Oswestry, 36 miles away. Together with partners such as Thomas Savin , Davies built the Vale of Clwyd Railway (opened in 1858), the Oswestry and Newtown Railway (1861),

405-559: The Newtown and Machynlleth Railway (1862) and the Pembroke and Tenby Railway (1863, which was extended to Whitland in 1866). His greatest achievement was the section of the Manchester and Milford Railway from Pencader to Aberystwyth , which opened in 1867. This included the very difficult crossing of Tregaron Bog in the construction of the line between Lampeter and Aberystwyth in 1866. It

450-692: The Temple of Peace in Cardiff had funded), Davies volunteered to undergo the first routine chest scan. The scan revealed advanced cancer from which he died from a few months later in June 1944. His eldest son and heir, Major Hon. David Michael Davies, was serving in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers when he was killed in action in September 1944, only a few months after inheriting the title. The latter's eldest son succeeded as

495-469: The 1860s. The Ocean Merthyr company was formed under his chairmanship in 1867 and a number of new collieries were sunk including Dare (1868), Western and Eastern (1872), Garw (1884), and Lady Windsor (1885). By the 1880s the output from his collieries had increased to such an extent that Davies established a limited liability company, the Ocean Coal Company Ltd . At the same time a combination of

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540-548: The 34th annual lecture in 2017. The institute is supported by the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity and the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University. Grant income has also been a source of revenue as has been smaller donations over the years. The charity has long supported the DDMI. The current director of the DDMI is Jan Ruzicka. He became director September 2013. Prior to his position as director, he worked at

585-433: The DDMI in the years 2002–2005. He is a DDMI Affiliate. Michael Cox served as director of the DDMI between 2001 and 2002. David Davies, 1st Baron Davies David Davies, 1st Baron Davies FRGS (11 May 1880 – 16 June 1944) was a Welsh Liberal Party politician and public benefactor who was MP for Montgomeryshire from 1906 to 1929. He was a grandson of the great Welsh industrialist David Davies . As

630-668: The National Government and appeasement. The MP shortly after avowedly opposed appeasement and resigned the Liberal National whip. Like his sisters, Davies was a significant philanthropist who donated to a number of good causes both locally and nationally. In 1910, he contributed £150,000 (£19.3 million as of 2024) to the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial , which was formed with the aim of eradicating tuberculosis in Wales. He endowed perhaps

675-539: The Twentieth Century (1930), which was translated into German and other languages. We shall never get real prosperity and security until we get peace, we shall never get peace until we get justice, and we shall get none of these things until we succeed in establishing the rule of law by means of the creation of a really effective international authority equipped with those two vital institutions, an equity tribunal and an international police force. His ideas influenced

720-607: The arts. Politically and personally, Davies followed the lead set by his grandfather. In 1906, at just 26, he was elected the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Montgomeryshire constituency . In the First World War , he commanded the 14th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers until 1916, when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to David Lloyd George . He accompanied Lord Milner on his trip to Russia, and he

765-651: The discipline of International Relations. It is informed by the various fields of International Relations, particularly those of International Relations Strategy, Security Studies, and Theory. The DDMI organizes and hosts events annually. The institute hosts conferences, seminars, workshops, and its annual lecture series. Events are held in Aberystwyth and other places such as Cardiff, London, and abroad. Previous DDMI lectures have included talks from various political authorities such as Anne Applebaum (2018) and Lawrence Freedman (2017). In conjunction with Sage Publications,

810-418: The erection of a building. In 1910, Davies married his first wife Amy Penman, daughter of Lancelot Tulip Penman of Broadwood Park, and had two children: Four years after Amy's death in 1918, he remarried to Henrietta Margaret Fergusson, daughter of James Grant Fergusson of Baledmund, Perthshire, and had four more children: In 1944, while launching a new X-Ray mobile scanning unit at Sully Hospital (which

855-647: The inability of the Taff Vale railway and the Bute docks at Cardiff to cope with the Ocean traffic, and the fact that Davies had to pay such high costs to use these facilities, led him Davies to construct new docks at Barry with a railway connection from the Rhondda. The project came to fruition after a lengthy parliamentary process and was completed in 1889. Described by Kenneth Morgan as "the crowning triumph" of David Davies, Barry Docks

900-494: The institute as a research assistant on the project 'The Challenges to Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds'. Ken Booth led the DDMI from 2011 to 2013. Since 2013 he holds the role of DDMI's President. He is a current editor-in-chief (along with Milja Kurki and William Bain ) of "International Relations". Nicholas Wheeler served as the DDMI's director in the period 2005–2011. He remains a DDMI Affiliate. Andrew Linklater led

945-589: The journal International Relations , and the DDMI, the annual Waltz lecture focuses on areas of particular interest to the late Kenneth Waltz , a theorist in International Relations. Christopher Coker of the London School of Economics delivered the 34th annual lecture in 2017. The EH Carr Memorial Lecture is regarded as one of the most distinguished lecture series in the field of the international politics. Stephen Walt of Harvard University delivered

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990-458: The largest of South Wales ' coal companies. During his lifetime, he was also known by the nicknames, "Top Sawyer" and "Davies the Ocean". His father was a sawyer and lived on the south side of the Severn valley in Llandinam so that in winter the house was shaded from the sun because of the enclosing hills. Once he had started to amass his fortune, he built Broneirion , a grand country mansion on

1035-474: The nonconformist community. However, there were numerous examples of prominent nonconformists who were lukewarm, or even opposed, to Davies's candidature. The reasons included a reluctance to offend landowners who held the leases to land on which some chapels had been built. When the result was announced, Davies had polled 1,149 votes against 1,510 for Lloyd. Davies had a large majority in the Tregaron area, which

1080-487: The north of the county where Lloyd had won by a small margin. During the months leading up to the 1868 election became clear that Sir Thomas Lloyd did not wish to bear the costs of another contested election. A meeting of prominent Liberals at Aberaeron in late May saw an invitation issued to Davies to contest the county seat if Lloyd declined to do so (with Lloyd been offered the Cardigan Boroughs constituency where he

1125-498: The north side of the river that would enjoy sunshine all year round, which has been maintained and operated as a training facility and accommodation by owners Girlguiding Cymru since the 1940s. In 2022, Girlguiding Cymru announced they would be putting the property up for sale. Davies married Margaret Jones, daughter of Edward Jones of Llanfair in 1851. They had one child, Edward Davies (1852–1898). His grandson, another David Davies , continued Llandinam's philanthropic activities and

1170-539: The overwhelming influence of the Pryse family of Gogerddan at Aberystwyth, and the failure of nonconformists to unite behind his candidature. However, his intervention represented a direct challenge to the traditional hegemony of the county's landed gentry over the political representation of the county. Ieuan Gwynedd Jones describes the election as 'a contest between two kinds of wealth, the affluent railway contractor pitting his ready cash and ruthless commercial methods against

1215-399: The seat after all and Richard withdrew in his favour. David Davies did not withdraw. Lloyd won the seat with a majority of 361 votes. Davies had a number of advantages, including the fact that his railway building enterprises benefited the county and created additional, if temporary, employment opportunities. However, his defeat was attributed to the strong opposition of landowners, including

1260-422: The sedate and comfortable but strained resources of the rural gentry." This was symbolised by Davies depositing £10,000 in an Aberystwyth bank as "ale money for the battle". Davies presented himself as a businessman who brought employment to the county and scarcely referred in his speeches to radical policies, including the secret ballot. As a Calvinistic Methodist deacon, Davies had envisaged strong support from

1305-406: The status of the 'individual' in a world system of states. The institute has on-going research projects led by its members. The Alliances and Trust Building project explores the question of trust in international politics. The project seeks to answer the following question: "How, and under what conditions, do alliances lead to the establishment of trusting relationships between states?" The project

1350-490: The support of several prominent Liberals, especially from his own Methodist denomination. Eventually Davies was defeated by William Bowen Rowlands , the Gladstonian Liberal candidate, by a mere nine votes, a result which was largely attributed to the influence of nonconformist ministers over their congregations. Rowlands served until 1895. Although he withdrew from political life after his defeat in 1886, Davies became

1395-479: The theoretical issues underlining the study of harm in international politics. The volumes consider the ways in which the Western international system has regulated harm, and the rise of cosmopolitan harm conventions. The research also explores the growth of human interconnectedness and emotional identification ranging from family ties to those of expansive nation-states. This research project explores Ken Booth's work on

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1440-560: The third Baron Davies, days prior to his fourth birthday. A statue commissioned in honour of his Grandfather stands in Llandinam in Powys on the A470. The Llandinam Building at Aberystwyth University was named in his honour. [REDACTED] Media related to David Davies, 1st Baron Davies at Wikimedia Commons David Davies (industrialist) David Davies (18 December 1818 – 20 July 1890)

1485-668: The world's first Chair in International Politics , established in honour of Woodrow Wilson in 1919 at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth , which also hosts the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies. He was also the president of the National Library of Wales . The Welsh Temple of Peace in Cardiff was his brainchild, and was funded by Davies, to a great extent, pledging £58,000 in 1934 (equivalent to £4.4 million in 2023 ) towards

1530-651: The writing of the United Nations Charter , especially with regards to sanctions and the transition of national armies to an international police. On 24 June 1932 , he was created Baron Davies of Llandinam, in the County of Montgomery, for public services. In 1938, with a general election likely to occur in the near future, Lord Davies put pressure on Clement Davies by persuading the Montgomeryshire executive to seek clarification from their MP on his views regarding

1575-476: Was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886. Davies was often known as David Davies Llandinam (from the place of his birth, Llandinam in Montgomeryshire ). He is best remembered today for founding Barry Docks . Davies was the son of farmer David Davies and his wife Elizabeth and the eldest of nine children. He attended the day school at Llandinam but

1620-568: Was a member of The Garden Suburb . According to Lord Riddell , Davies was the only member of the Russian mission to foreshadow the Russian revolution. Following the war, Davies became an active supporter of the League of Nations . In 1929, Davies stood down prior to the general election to focus on international affairs. Despite this, Davies continued to support the official Liberal Party. He became President of Montgomeryshire Liberal Association and

1665-463: Was also underpinned by a particularly effective Liberal Association, organised by H. C. Fryer, an Aberystwyth solicitor, and which set up mechanisms to ensure the registration of voters. Trains were even organised to convey voters who had migrated to the South Wales coalfield back to their native county to cast their votes. In 1886, however, Davies broke with Gladstone over home rule for Ireland and at

1710-468: Was at odds with his successor as MP, Clement Davies . In 1931, Clement Davies became a Liberal National and continued to support the National Government after the official Liberal Party moved into opposition in 1933. In 1932, he established the New Commonwealth Society for "the promotion of international law and order," writing several books on the right use of force, notably The Problem of

1755-486: Was attributed to the coming of the railway and his Calvinistic Methodist connections. He was also ahead in the Lampeter district. However, he lost the other four districts, including Cardigan, where Lloyd polled 360 votes against a mere 65 for Davies. Following his 1865 defeat in Cardiganshire, it appears that Davies initially intended to contest the seat again. After the election, he made significant contributions to chapels in

1800-457: Was likely to be returned unopposed). However, Davies declined the invitation and appears to have offered Lloyd, his erstwhile opponent, a gift of £500 to contest the seat. In 1874, however, Davies was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardigan Boroughs and held the seat until 1885, when the county and borough seats were merged under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 . He

1845-500: Was primarily self-educated. He began work as a sawyer and went into agriculture, working alongside his father, who died when David was aged 20, leaving him to take charge of the family. He was successful from an early age and in 1848 took over a larger farm called Tynymaen, which later became the home farm of the Plâs Dinam estate. Two years later he took over a further holding, Gwerneirin. A Calvinistic Methodist by upbringing, Davies

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1890-525: Was successful from the outset. The docks were crucial in the expansion of the South Wales coal trade on a global scale. "The Barry", as the port facility was nicknamed, quickly became Great Britain's most prolific exporter of coal. Although Davies died the year following the inauguration of the Barry Docks and rail, the facilities had by that time already assisted Ocean Coal to become the most profitable and

1935-612: Was teetotaller and firm about his Sunday observance . He became an influential figure in Calvinistic Methodism, which had over 13,000 members in Cardiganshire alone, and funded the building of numerous chapels. David Davies first sought election to Parliament at the 1865 General Election when he ran for the Cardiganshire county seat. Prior to the election, the sitting member, Colonel Powell of Nanteos, had indicated his intention to retire and Sir Thomas Davies Lloyd of Bronwydd,

1980-578: Was the greatest Welsh industrialist of the Victorian era, having made his fortune in the coal mines. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and King's College, Cambridge , graduating in 1903. His family's wealth allowed the young Davies to travel extensively to exotic locations, where he enjoyed game hunting. He visited Africa, Asia and the United States, including Alaska. His two younger sisters, Gwendoline and Margaret , became renowned patrons of

2025-487: Was then elected MP for Cardiganshire county seat in 1885. Davies was a poor public speaker, and his speech was described as untutored, but his support in Cardiganshire was nevertheless considerable owing to factors including his patronage of the new university college at Aberystwyth and his connections within the Calvinistic Methodist denomination, which had over 13,000 members in Cardiganshire. His success in 1885

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