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At the Chicago Forum on Global Cities: The future of global cities must contend with their past

June 5, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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As figures from politics, business and civil society gather for the annual Forum on Global Cities this week, Simon Curtis reflects upon how those discussions must be informed by a solid understanding of the historical emergence and unique characteristics of global cities. A host of leading figures from politics, business…

Reflecting on reflecting on terrorism after Manchester

May 26, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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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…

Emmanuel Macron takes step closer to French presidency with strong performance in fiery debate

May 5, 2017 by Admin

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[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

May 2, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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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

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 by Admin

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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

April 21, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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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

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 by Admin

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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…

From Understanding to Intervention – UEA’s new module in activist campaigning

April 11, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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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…

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