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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 and local elections in Scotland and Wales. Labour’s propos

We have a new blog post about lowering the voting age to 16 in the UK by @oliver-booth.bsky.social

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The CDP have hosted and co-hosted several events this academic year.

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The Centre for Democratic Politics has hosted and co-hosted several events for its members during this academic year.

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American Pragmatism and American Democracy Jason Ralph, University of LeedsI have a confession. I’ve been having a 35-year love affair with American democracy.  Under the cover of annual visits to the US - usually to the International Stu

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Alice Bacon Lecture 2024/5 | Naga Munchetty On Thursday 6 February, the Alice Bacon Lecture 2024/5 was delivered by celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty at the University of Leeds.The lecture, which honours the city of Leeds'

Last month, the CDP hosted the annual Alice Bacon Lecture. This year it was delivered by celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty.

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Join us for an exciting lecture, organised by our PhD student Paul Geyer and co-hosted with CDP! Marco Guglielmo will be presenting his new book The Left and Digital Politics.

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Laurena Kalaja | Building Bridges for Democracy: The Role of German-Albanian Cooperation Advancing Democratic Politics Join us for this seminar by Laurena Kalaja, entitled 'Building Bridges for Democracy: The Role of German-Albanian Cooperation Advancing Democratic Politics'.AbstractThis presentation will explor

Join us for our next event with Lauren Kalaja!

Laurena Kalaja - Building Bridges for Democracy: The Role of German-Albanian Cooperation Advancing Democratic Politics
📆 20th March 2025
🕒 15:00 – 16:00
📍 Michael Sadler SR 3.40 or on Microsoft Teams

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Dr Marco Guglielmo | The Left and Digital Politics Join us for this lecture in which Marco Guglielmo will be presenting his new book The Left and Digital Politics.Abstract Digital platforms are more than devices, algorithms and websites. They

Join us for this event, co-hosted with the CCPT, with Dr Marco Guglielmo in which he will talk about his new book The Left and Digital Politics.

Dr Marco Guglielmo - The Left and Digital Politics
📆 10th March 2025
🕒 16:00 – 17:30
📍 Parkinson SR B.09 or on Microsoft Teams

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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 Visiting Scholar from the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, wil

Join us for this event with Dr Cláudia Lemos called "Narratives about Democracy: The Use of Parliamentary Storytelling in Brazil and in the UK"
📆 26th February 2025
🕒 15:00 - 16:00
📍 Social Sciences SR 14.33

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Naga Munchetty | Alice Bacon Lecture Celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty is to give the 2024/5 Alice Bacon Lecture at the University of Leeds on Thursday 6th February 2025.The lecture will take place at 18:30 – 19

Join us for the 2024/25 Alice Bacon Lecture with celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty
📆6th February 2025
🕒18:30 - 19:30
📍Great Hall
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That's a wrap! 🎁 We hosted our final event of the year last week but look forward to welcoming you to more events in 2025! Until then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄🎅

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Gemma Walker | Simple Populists? The Integrative Complexity of Populist Political Communication In recent years, populist politicians have been gaining ground globally but their success has been accompanied by growing concerns about the way in which the quality of political communication has bee

Join us for this event with Gemma Walker called "Simple Populists? The Integrative Complexity of Populist Political Communication"
📆 5th December 2024
🕒 15:00 - 16:00
📍 Social Sciences SR 10.09
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Sadiya Akram & Ben Richardson | Race and racism in contemporary political studies In recent years we have seen greater acknowledgement of the fact that race and racism are relatively neglected across the disciplines of politics and international studies. What can, and might, be d

Join us for this event with Sadiya Akram and Ben Richardson called "Race and Racism in Contemporary Political Studies"
📆 27th November 2024
🕒 15:00 – 16:30
📍 SSB 14.33
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Ann Southworth | Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending in America Join us just eight days after the United States Presidential Election for this lecture by Professor Ann Southworth which is based on her new book "Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Elect

Join us for this lecture, co-hosted with the Legal Professions Research Group, by Prof. Ann Southworth based on her book “Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending”
📆 13th November
⏱️ 17:00 – 18:00
📍Social Sciences SR 14.33
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Professor Jason Ralph to deliver book launch Professor Ralph’s new book On Global Learning: Pragmatic Constructivism, International Challenges and the Challenge of Global Governance will be launched on 20th March.

🚨Join us for the launch of @jasonralph.bsky.social 's new book

📆Wed 20th March

📕On Global Learning: Pragmatic Constructivism, International Challenges and the Challenge of Global Governance

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Economic prosperity and the political culture change in South America: the rise of autonomy values, life satisfaction and democracy support without trust during “commodity boom” As part of the CDP's ongoing seminar series we are delighted to announce that Dante Solano-Silva will be presenting the results of his PhD research project. Dante's research looks at the link between

🚨PGR seminar series

Dante Solano Silva will present his PhD research looking at economic prosperity and political culture change in South America

Wed 21 Feb, 3-4 in SSB 14.33

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