UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy

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Bloomsbury, London, UK ucl.ac.uk/political-scie… Joined May 2012

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UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy @uclspp Oct 19

📢 Announcing UCL’s Policy & Practice seminars for Term 1!

🎤 Brilliant speakers across policy, academia, government, media and more.

📍 UCL Bloomsbury 🗓️ Thursdays, 18:15–19:30 🎟️ bit.ly/3VWv75g

Free & open to all. Especially the curious!

A purple seminar schedule with topics and dates listed. Titles include "The Middle East War," "The US Midterms," "Global Majority Giving," "Devolution and Economic Growth in the UK," "Climate Change Accountability," "Ebola and Global Health Security," "UK Asylum Seeker Right to Work Policy," and "Capitalism Across Borders: Power, Wealth, and Inequality." At the bottom, it says "Policy & Practice Seminars, Term 1.

A map highlighting countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Qatar. Overlaid text reads "The Middle East war" and "Policy & Practice seminar.

Image of the United States Capitol building with a clear sky. A U.S. flag is visible. A purple banner reads, "The US Midterms: Policy & Practice seminar.

A person with dreadlocks wearing a "Volunteer" t-shirt carries a box. In the background, other volunteers are engaged in similar activities. The text overlay reads, "Reimagining the future of Global Majority Giving - Policy & Practice seminar.

UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy @uclspp Oct 12

What does the future of free speech look like?

Join Jacob Mchangama and Jeffrey Howard on Thursday 15th October for a conversation on free speech’s global decline and how we can preserve freedom of expression in democratic societies.

📍Waterstones Gower St, London

UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy @uclspp Sep 23

Among the victims of crime “does it matter, to public opinion, which kind of violence a government uses?”. A new study of 18 Latin American countries looks at four categories of state violence and explores implications for democracy. Read more: tinyurl.com/239363bz

UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy @uclspp Aug 20

Open justice is understood as the principle that courts should be accessible to all - but what does it mean in practice?

Carolina Beresford (MA Human Rights) explored the lived experience of open justice in London’s magistrates’ courts.

Read her article: bit.ly/4ht6vK5

UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy @uclspp Aug 13

How does Narendra Modi use environmental rhetoric to legitimise the BJP's nationalist Hindutva ideology?

Devi Sankhla (BSc Philosophy, Politics & Economics) analysed his political speeches and found that he follows the populist narrative template of time: bit.ly/4wuUQyt