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CDP Guest Lecture: Professor Mark R. Thompson (City University of Hong Kong)
CDP Lunchtime Guest Lecture Title: Is Moderation Always Best? Opposition Pushback against Democratic Backsliding in Southeast Asia Speaker: Professor Mark...
The Alice Bacon Lecture 2026
On Thursday 12 March, the Alice Bacon Lecture 2026 was delivered by former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and...
Mobilising climate action: From individual- to community-focused approaches
Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) Webinar with Professor Viktoria Spaiser
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Votes at 16: Right Policy, Wrong Motives?
Labour has announced plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election. This will bring the UK in line with devolved...
American Pragmatism and American Democracy
Jason Ralph, University of Leeds I have a confession. I’ve been having a 35-year love affair with American democracy. Under the cover of annual visits...
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...
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The Alice Bacon Lecture 2026
Frances O’Grady delivers the 2026 Alice Bacon Lecture
Professor Leston-Bandeira and IPEN cited in UK Parliament’s Modernisation Committee report
Written evidence submitted to the Modernisation Committee of the UK House of Commons by Professor Leston-Bandeira and by the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) has been cited in the committee’s...
Professor Viktoria Spaiser member of the University's COP30 delegation
Professor Viktoria Spaiser is attending (online) this year's COP30 as part of the University of Leeds COP30 delegation, promoting the 2nd Global Tipping Points Report