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Dr Timothy Heppell on the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election

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The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2019: An Analysis of the Voting Motivations of Conservative Parliamentarians, an article by CDE member Dr Timothy Heppell and co-authored with David Jeffery and Andrew Roe-Crines, has been published in Parliamentary Affairs.

CDE members selected to work on a global report on public engagement with parliament

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CDE Associate Member, Dr Alex Prior, and CDE PhD student, Temitayo Odeyemi, were both selected to be part of the team working on the next global report of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which will focus on public engagement with parliaments. Both Alex's and Temitayo's research focus on public engagement with parliament and their expertise will be...

Temitayo Odeyemi on subnational parliamentary digital engagement in Nigeria

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'When disconnected institutions serve connected publics: subnational legislatures and digital public engagement in Nigeria', an article co-authored by CDE PhD student Temitayo Odeyemi and Omomayowa Olawale Abati, has been published in The Journal of Legislative Studies.

Professor Olaf Corry on social movements and climate policy dilemmas

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'Protests and Policies: How Radical Social Movement Activists Engage with Climate Policy Dilemmas', an article co-authored by Professor Olaf Curry (CDE member) and Dr David Reiner (University of Cambridge), has been published the British Sociological Association's 'Sociology' journal.

International network on parliament engagement launched

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Together with the UK House of Commons, the Centre for Democratic Engagement has launched the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN), which has an online platform hosting discussions, documents and online seminars.  IPEN brings together over 160 academics and practitioners specialising on public engagement, and hopes to act as a hub for reflection and the sharing...

New CDE research on misinformation and COVID-19, in the US context

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CDE member Dr Gillian Bolsover has published a data memo analysing how health misinformation was received and responded to on US social media in the case of President Donald Trump's comments about UV light and disinfectant based treatments on 23 April 2020. This project was undertaken in collaboration with POLIS student and Laidlaw Scholar Janet...

Parliaments and Digital Engagement - fellowship in Brazil

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Professor Leston-Bandeira was invited for a five weeks visiting fellowship at the Brazilian Institute for Digital Democracy (INCT.DD), to work with scholars in Brazil currently working on digital engagement, particularly with a focus on parliaments.  The INCT.DD is a network of over 40 research labs and universities in Brazil and elsewhere. Professor Leston-Bandeira also did...

Interest in our new 'Engaging the Modern City' module has spread to Hong Kong University

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We were asked to write a brief blog about our first pilot year for Hong Kong University's teaching newsletter which you can read beneath (courtesy of Dr Charlie Dannreuther, the module leader). HKU has been running experiential learning with students for some time; you can read our blog post about the module (written by Dr...