Is performative politics in the public sphere really such a bad thing? No says, theatre historian David Giles, so long as we listen as well as orate.
It’s the Democracy Under Threat conference. Join us for an all-day extravaganza of talks and discussion on democracy!
How effective are the checks & balances put in place to protect British democratic health?
How voters navigate the contested and changing political world – in their own words!
Paul D’Anieri and Rajan Menon discuss both the democratic health of the U.S and potential future trajectories of U.S democracy.
Thom Oliver, Wera Hobhouse MP, Andreas Wasmuht and Paul Jackson discuss whether Democracy is under threat or in need of gentle recalibration!
How did the Cambridge Five’s actions help Stalin further his strategic aims & his crimes against the people of Eastern Europe?
Joanna Innes examines the ways in which British and American political paths diverged in the decades following American independence.
Are the foundations of the Western world unravelling? It’s the time to embrace complexity says Andreas Wasmuht.
Why do citizens, journalists and scholars reach radically different conclusions about the same events?
Sir Stewart Eldon, the UK’s former Permanent Representative to NATO explores how we best safeguard a rules-based international order.
Is Plato still relevant in a digital age? What can we still learn from the studying of democracy in ancient Greece?
