Department of Government

Local election numbers show all is still to play for|

Labour has started the long haul back to power in local government in England and Wales.
[The Guardian, 05/05/2012]

The impact of the 2012 local elections and the London mayoral election on the future of British Politics|

Released on: 9 May 2012

Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers, Professor Patrick Dunleavy

Professor Tony Travers and Professor Patrick Dunleavy discuss the impact of the 2012 local elections and the London...

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DispatchBox Edition 14|

The paradox of nationalism, In Dispatch Box 14, Daphne Halikiopoulou (LSE), Kyriaki Nanou (Oxford) & Sofia Vasilopoulou (York) explore ‘The common denominator of radical right and radical left euroscepticism’. Also read the head of departments report and an interview with Omar McDoom.

The 2012 London Mayoral Election|

Released on: 21 March 2012

Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers

Professor Tony Travers discusses the 2012 London Mayoral Election.

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The deepening crisis in the euro zone|

Released on: 12 February 2012

Contributor(s): Dr Michael Bruter

Dr Michael Bruter discusses the deepening crisis in the euro zone.

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Outer space politics|

Released on:  2 January 2012

Contributor(s): Dr Jill Stuart

Dr Jill Stuart discusses outer space politics.

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The Crisis in Greece|

Released on: 16 November 2011

Contributor(s): Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou

Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou discusses the ongoing crisis in Greece.

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Egypt, Syria, Palestine and the Arab Spring|

Released on: 12 October 2011

Contributor(s): Dr John Chalcraft

Dr John Chalcraft discusses the impact of the Wave of Arab revolutions and civil uprisings on Egypt, Syria, and...

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The London riots and their impact on the upcoming Olympics|

Released on: 9 September 2011

Contributor(s): Tony Travers

Professor Tony Travers discusses the recent London riots and their impact on the upcoming Olympics.

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Bottom-Up Politics: An Agency-Centred Approach to Globalization|
Edited by:  Denisa Kostovicova| and Marlies Glasius 
The book explores complex, counterintuitive and unintended forms and consequences of bottom-up politics as the state loses its dominance as a political actor in the global era.

Global Democracy: Normative and Empirical Perspectives
|Editors: Daniele Archibugi, Mathias Koenig-Archibugi|, and Raffaele Marchetti
By presenting a broad range of views by prominent scholars, it offers an in-depth analysis of one of the key challenges of our century: globalizing democracy and democratizing globalization.

The Triumph of Politics : The Return of the Left in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador|

Author George Philip and Francisco Panizza
The Triumph of Politics offers a comparative and historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent '21st century socialists'

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Feminist Judgment Symposium
|Gender Institute and Department of
Government symposium
Date: 25 May 2012  
Time: 10am-5.30pm
Location: Wolfson Theatre, NAB, LSE
Speaker: Professor Clare Hemmings (LSE), Professor Kim Hutchings (LSE), Professor Linda Zerilli (University of Chicago), Professor Jennifer Nedelsky (University of Toronto), and Professor Sonia Kruks (Cornell University Press)
Chair: Professor Anne Phillips

Extracting Political Information From Legislative
|Date: Wednesday 4th July
Time: 16.00 - 17.30
Venue: St Catherine's College Oxford
Speaker: Dr Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey
Chair:  Derek Valles
Part of the 5th ESRC Research Methods Festival 2012|

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