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Cláudia Lemos | Narratives about Democracy: The Use of Parliamentary Storytelling in Brazil and in the UK
In this seminar, titled ‘Narratives about democracy: the use of parliamentary storytelling in Brazil and in the UK’, Cláudia Lemos, a...
Accelerating Social Change in Response to the Climate and Ecological Crisis
This is a stakeholder event, open to researchers, journalists, activists, policy makers, social entrepreneurs, campaigners, artists etc. who are working...
Exploring new generative AI methods for understanding dynamic complex social and socio-ecological systems
In this research retreat with selected participants we will explore to what extent and how generative AI (and Large Language...
Blog
Redefining Environmental Activism in Indonesia through Progressive Rock
This blog by Eva Wishanti explores themes of political expression in Indonesia through an emerging unconventional art form, progressive rock. This acts as a...
The fight for the souls of Labour and the Conservatives
Blair’s jettisoning of the Labour Party’s Clause IV in 1995 marked his commitment to constructing an updated, left of centre, political consensus. His...
Social Media and the Subscription Subject
Paul Geyer There is a burgeoning element of social media: subscription services. One might assume that Elon Musk’s announcement of “Twitter Blue” was the spark...
News
Susan Ann Samuel member of the University's COP29 delegation
Susan Ann Samuel is attending this year's COP29 as part of the University of Leeds COP29 delegation Susan Ann Samuel will be attending COP28 to...
Jonathan Dean | An Appreciation
Jonathan was dear to his colleagues in the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds, where he worked from 2010....
Pivotal moment as global warming threatens the Earth system
Climate change is pushing the world towards a series of “tipping points” which will see rapid and irreversible change across the natural and social worlds, say a group of leading experts.