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Dr Charlie Dannreuther, lecturer in European Political Economy, presented this seminar as part of the School of Politics and International Studies research seminar series. Watch the video recording here.
This seminar is part of the seminar series of IPEN, a network that brings together practitioners and academics working on public engagement, with a particular focus on parliamentary institutions. Officials from the Scottish Parliament will lead this interactive seminar, to make us reflect on the impact of structures within parliaments in the effectiveness of public...
Dr Richard Axelby (SOAS - University of London) will present this paper on his research about canvassing as a form of political communication. Abstract: Canvassing – also known as door-knocking - is the most immediate, direct and unmediated form of political communication. In the run-up to the 2019 UK General Election, I joined representatives of...
This workshop will act as introduction to and between CDE's postgraduates' research. The CDE postgraduate workshops are informal gatherings where we discuss issues chosen by our PhD students. This is an opportunity for PhDs to receive feedback and advice on specific issues, methods, concepts they may be working on. The workshops sometimes also focus on...
After a successful 1st edition in Hamburg, Germany, the international MISDOOM symposium on misinformation in online media returns for a 2nd edition. CDE member Dr Viktoria Spaiser is one of the co-organisers of this year's MISDOOM, acting as Programme Chair of this large conference. The conference focuses on the analysis of disinformation in open online...
This seminar takes place within IPEN (International Parliament Engagement Network. Dr Alex Prior will present his research on the use of storytelling as a form of public engagement, to then analyse instances in which this has been used in the UK Parliament.
Dr Jonathan Dean, co-director of the Centre for Democratic Engagement, will deliver a talk on anti-populism in contemporary British politics as part of the research seminar series hosted by the School of Politics & International Studies' (POLIS).
Rachel Reeves MP will present her recent book Women of Westminster, and discuss how the role and work of women MPs has changed over decades, since the first woman MP was elected and took her seat in Parliament a century ago. In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton,...
In this seminar, Professor Leston-Bandeira will present her latest article on e-petitions to parliament. Legislatures around the world are experimenting with online petitions as a means of enabling the public to express policy preferences. In some countries they have attracted an extraordinarily large number of signatories, but it is often unclear what, if anything, they...
The UK House of Commons and the Centre for Democratic Engagement have joined forces to co-host a one day international workshop about parliamentary public engagement, focusing particularly on its impact on parliaments and their scrutiny processes. The workshop will bring together parliamentary officials and academics from all over the world to discuss key challenges and...