Reflecting on reflecting on terrorism after Manchester
Lee Jarvis reflects on academic responsibility after events such as in Manchester Since news broke of Monday’s awful attack at the Manchester arena, I’ve received lots of invitations for interviews from media outlets. Given that I work on terrorism and counter-terrorism, this isn’t particularly unusual. Events such as this are…
Politics of Terror after the Manchester Attack
Lee Jarvis explores the politics of terror in light of the decision to suspend electoral campaigning in the aftermath of the Manchester attacks. As I write this brief piece, details about last night’s horrific events in Manchester are beginning to emerge. It appears that the attack was conducted by a…
Emmanuel Macron takes step closer to French presidency with strong performance in fiery debate
[caption width="926" align="aligncenter"] On your marks. Eric Feferberg/EPA[/caption] Emmanuel Macron takes step closer to French presidency with strong performance in fiery debate, argues Delia Dumitrescu. Emmanuel Macron was a virtually unknown figure in French politics before 2012. Now, as leader of the new political movement En Marche! he finds himself…
Too late for GE2017 – but now universities will have to play a role in registering students to vote
It came too late for this general election – but Parliament has passed legislation that will mean that universities will again have to play a role in registering their students to vote. Toby S James, Chris Rennard and Josh Dell explain why this is likely to have a profound effect…
Warning signs for Labour-Data from the British Election Study suggest Conservatives are piling up votes in Labour-held seats
Chris Hanretty notes that there are some warning signs for Labour as data suggests Conservatives are piling up votes in Labour-held seats. On Friday, the British Election Study team released data from the tenth wave of their study, conducted in December of last year. This release, like those that preceded…
The 2017 General Election is “mission impossible for Labour”, says UEA’s Chris Hanretty
Dr Chris Hanretty, a reader at the School of Politics in the University of East Anglia, England, looks at the grim prospects (if polls can be believed) facing Labour, the official opposition, in the upcoming UK general election.
The UEA Student’s TEDx Mental-Health Talk: An Overdose of Apathy
Jack Ashton, a first year student studying Culture, Literature and Politics decided to do something different for “Do Different Week”. He took some classes in Public Speaking. Then he entered our Public Speaking competition (which we organised as part of World Speech Day). It was judged by an expert from…
‘Speech! Speech! : The Campaign Rhetoric of Theresa May
As the country prepares for an unexpected barrage of campaign rhetoric Professor Alan Finlayson analyses Theresa May's opening shot and speculates on what might come next. Theresa May’s surprise speech announcing a General Election, is rhetorically rather clever. She uses language to position herself favorably in the campaign to come.…
From Understanding to Intervention – UEA’s new module in activist campaigning
Rowan Gavin interviews Ben Little about UEA's new Activist Campaigning module. I was recently excited to hear of a new module being run in the Politics department at UEA next academic year entitled ‘Activist Campaigning’. Module convenor Dr Ben Little was good enough to let me interview him about the…
Why a row over military bases on Okinawa spells trouble for US-Japan relations
Ra Mason, University of East Anglia on why a row over military bases on Okinawa spells trouble for US-Japan relations The beautiful subtropical island chain of Okinawa is officially Japan’s 47th prefecture, but it’s also home to thousands of US marines. Many are stationed at Futenma Airbase, which some have…