Content Type: Video / Publication Year: within 5 Years / Topic: Governance

1. Starr Forum: Ukraine and Russia One Year On: The Domestic Impact of the War

Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: Ukraine and Russia One Year On: The Domestic Impact of the War
Topic:: Defense Policy, Military Strategy, Governance, and Russia-Ukraine War
Political Geography:: Russia, Europe, and Ukraine

2. Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries

Publication Date:: 03-2023
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: Robert E.B. Lucas is Professor of Economics at Boston University. His research has focused largely, though not exclusively, on developing countries. Most of the contributions are empirical with a few theory papers, encompassing international and internal migration, employment and human resources, income distribution and inter-generational inequality, international trade and industry, sharecropping, and the environment. His publications include seven books, the most recent of which are Migration and Development: The Role for Development Aid (2019) and Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries (2021).
Topic:: Development, Migration, Governance, Urban, and Rural
Political Geography:: Global Focus

3. New Labour, New Britain: In Conversation with Lord Mandelson

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: n the final session of the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on 6 May 2022, Dr Robert Saunders was joined by Lord Mandelson to talk about his time as Neil Kinnock's Director of Communications, his ministerial career during Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's premierships, and his reflections on the state of the Labour Party in 2022.
Topic:: Governance, Domestic Politics, Domestic Policy, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

4. New Labour, New Britain: Audience Q&A on Where Next for Labour

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In the third panel session of the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Dr Lise Butler, Harry Quilter-Pinner, Professor Eunice Goes and Labour MPs, Rupa Huq and Stella Creasy, answer questions from our in-person audience on 'Where Next for the Labour Party'.
Topic:: Governance, Domestic Politics, Opposition, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

5. New Labour, New Britain: Professor Eunice Goes

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel event from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Professor Eunice Goes considers the position that the Labour Party finds itself in today and asks where next for the Party under Keir Starmer's leadership.
Topic:: Governance, Domestic Politics, Opposition, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

6. New Labour, New Britain: Stella Creasy MP

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel event from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Stella Creasy (MP for Walthamstow) considers the position that the Labour Party finds itself in today, reflects on the state of British politics in 2022 and asks where next for the Party under Keir Starmer's leadership.
Topic:: Governance, Domestic Politics, Opposition, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

7. New Labour, New Britain: Harry Quilter-Pinner

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel event from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Harry Quilter-Pinner from the Institute for Public Policy Research considers the position that the Labour Party finds itself in today and asks where next for the Party under Keir Starmer's leadership.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

8. New Labour, New Britain: Rupa Huq MP

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel event from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Rupa Huq (MP for Ealing Central and Acton) considers the position that the Labour Party finds itself in today and reflects on her time in Parliament since 2015 and her years of involvement in Labour politics.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

9. New Labour, New Britain: Dr Lise Butler

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel event from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Dr Lise Butler considers the position that the Labour Party finds itself in today and asks where next for the Party under Keir Starmer's leadership.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

10. New Labour, New Britain: Q&A about the ‘Blair Revolution’ in British Politics

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: Following a panel discussion at the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Polly Toynbee, Will Hutton and Sunder Katwala answer questions from our in-person audience about the extent to which New Labour effected a 'Blair Revolution' in British politics.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

11. New Labour, New Britain: Will Hutton

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel discussion from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Will Hutton reflects on the achievements and failings of Tony Blair's governments and considers whether he affected a 'Blair Revolution' in British politics and society.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

12. New Labour, New Britain: Sunder Katwala

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: n this panel discussion from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Sunder Katwala considers whether there was a 'Blair Revolution' in British politics, how the Blair-Brown administrations changed Britain and how important identity has been to contemporary political discourse.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, Transition, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

13. New Labour, New Britain: Polly Toynbee

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this panel event from the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, Polly Toynbee considers whether there was a 'Blair Revolution' in British politics and reflects on her own experiences of campaigning and reporting during the 1980s and 1990s.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

14. 'Between the Obsolete and the Utopian': David Miliband Lecture at the Mile End Institute, 6 May 2022

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: n his Keynote Address to the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference, the former Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, explores the significance of the 1997 Election and the New Labour 'Project', before considering what the Labour Party can learn from 1997 twenty-five years on.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

15. 'Between the Obsolete and the Utopian': David Miliband Q&A on Friday 6 May 2022

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: Following his Keynote Address to the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on Friday 6 May 2022, David Miliband took questions from our in-person audience about his time in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's governments as well as his thoughts on the future of the Labour Party.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

16. New Labour, New Britain: Professor Matthew Hilton introduces the Rt Hon David Miliband

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: On Friday 6 May 2022, Professor Matthew Hilton (Vice Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences) introduces the Rt Hon David Miliband, who delivered the Keynote Address at the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference to mark the 25th anniversary of New Labour's landslide victory in the 1997 General Election.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

17. New Labour, New Britain: Dame Margaret Hodge

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: n the first session of the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on 'Modernisation and Change in the 1997 Campaign', Dame Margaret Hodge reflects on the fall-out from the Wilson and Callaghan governments, how the Labour Party changed before 1997 and the contribution of Local Government to New Labour's landslide in May 1997.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Leadership, Local, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

18. New Labour, New Britain: John McTernan

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In the first session of the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on 'Modernisation and Change in the 1997 Campaign', the journalist, John McTernan, reflects on the significance of the 1997 election and his time as Director of Political Operations for Tony Blair from 2005 to 2007.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Leadership, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

19. New Labour, New Britain: Professor Sarah Childs

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In the first session of the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on 'Modernisation and Change in the 1997 campaign', Professor Sarah Childs reflects on the 'watershed' importance of New Labour in advancing the number of women in Parliament and considers whether New Labour fundamentally changed how women feel about politics and Britain's political institutions.
Topic:: Governance, Domestic Politics, Feminism, Gender, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

20. New Labour, New Britain: Rt Hon Caroline Flint

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In the first session of the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on 'Modernisation and Change in the 1997 Campaign', the former MP for Don Valley, Caroline Flint, reflects on how New Labour changed the Labour Party and her experiences serving in the Blair and Brown governments.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

21. New Labour, New Britain: Professor Tim Bale on the result of the 1997 General Election

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this presentation, Professor Tim Bale explores the result of the 1997 General Election and considers how New Labour changed the electoral geography of the United Kingdom.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

22. New Labour, New Britain: Professor Steven Fielding on Modernisation and Change in the 1997 Campaign

Publication Date:: 05-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In his introduction to the Mile End Institute's New Labour, New Britain conference on Friday 6 May, Professor Steven Fielding explores the impact on New Labour's 'modernisation' efforts in the 1997 General Election campaign, before introducing Professor Tim Bale.
Topic:: Governance, Elections, Leadership, Domestic Policy, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

23. Book Talk. Architectures of Violence by Kate Ferguson

Publication Date:: 01-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: The Harriman Institute
Abstract:: Paramilitary or irregular units have been involved in practically every case of identity-based mass violence in the modern world, but detailed analysis of these dynamics is rare. Through exploring the case of former Yugoslavia, Kate Ferguson exposes the relationships between paramilitaries, state commands, local communities, and organised crime present in modern mass atrocities, from Rwanda and Darfur to Syria and Myanmar. Visible paramilitary participation masks the continued dominance of the state in violent crises. Political elites benefit from using unconventional forces to fulfil ambitions that violate international law—and international policy responses are hindered when responsibility for violence is ambiguous. Ferguson’s inquiry into these overlooked dynamics of mass violence unveils substantial loopholes in current atrocity prevention architecture.
Topic:: Crime, Governance, Conflict, Violence, and Paramilitary
Political Geography:: Global Focus

24. Crisis in Kazakhstan: Protests, Regime Stability, and Regional Security

Publication Date:: 01-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: The Harriman Institute
Abstract:: How did the protests erupt and how will recent events influence government policy? Who is in charge? Will Kazakhstan’s foreign policy orientation change? And what is the significance of the CSTO’s intervention? Our expert panelists will address these and other questions, as well as ponder what the future holds for the country widely considered as Central Asia’s economic engine.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Economics, Governance, and Protests
Political Geography:: Central Asia, Kazakhstan, and Asia

25. Book Talk. Stalin's Millennials: Nostalgia, Trauma, and Nationalism

Publication Date:: 02-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: The Harriman Institute
Abstract:: Stalin’s Millennials examines Joseph Stalin’s increasing popularity in the post-Soviet space, and analyzes how his image, and the nostalgia it evokes, is manipulated and exploited for political gain. The author argues that, in addition to the evil dictator and the Georgian comrade, there is a third portrayal of Stalin—the one projected by the generation that saw the tail end of the USSR, the post-Soviet millennials. This book is not a biography of one of the most controversial historical figures of the past century. Rather, through a combination of sociopolitical commentary and autobiographical elements that are uncommon in monographs of this kind, the attempt is to explore how Joseph Stalin’s complex legacies and the conflicting cult of his irreconcilable tripartite of personalities still loom over the region as a whole, including Russia and, perhaps to an even deeper extent, Koba’s native land—now the independent Republic of Georgia, caught between its unreconciled Soviet past and the potential future within the European Union.
Topic:: Nationalism, Governance, Leadership, Trauma, and Memory
Political Geography:: Russia, Europe, Soviet Union, and Georgia

26. Radomir Konstantinović’s The Philosophy of Parochialism

Publication Date:: 03-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: The Harriman Institute
Abstract:: The Philosophy of Parochialism is Radomir Konstantinović’s (1928–2011) most celebrated and reviled book. First published in Belgrade as Filosofija palanke in 1969, it attracted keen attention and controversy through its unsparing critique of Serbian and any other nationalism in Yugoslavia and beyond. The book was prophetic, seeming to anticipate not only the bloody disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, but also the totalitarian turn in politics across the globe in the first decades of the new century. With this translation, English-speaking audiences can at last discover one of the most original writers of eastern European late modernism, and gain an important and original perspective into contemporary politics and culture in the West and beyond. This is a book that seems to age in reverse, as its meanings become deeper and more universal with the passage of time. Konstantinović’s book resists easy classification, mixing classical, Montaigne-like essay, prose poetry, novel, and literary history. The word “philosophy” in the book’s title refers to the solitary activity of reflection and critical thinking, and is also paradoxical: according to the author, a defining characteristic of parochialism is precisely its intolerance toward this kind of self-reflexivity. In Konstantinović’s analysis, parochialism is not a simply a characteristic of a geographical region or a cultural, political, and historical formation—these are all just manifestations of the parochial spirit as the spirit of insularity. His book illuminates the current moment, in which insularity undergirds not only ethnic and national divisions, but also dictates the very structure of everyday life, and where individuals can easily find themselves locked in an echo chamber of social media. The Philosophy of Parochialism can help us understand better not only the dead ends of ethnic nationalism and other atavistic ideologies, but also of those cultural forces such as digital technologies that have been built on the promise of overcoming those ideologies.
Topic:: Fragile/Failed State, Governance, Philosophy, State Building, and Modernization
Political Geography:: Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Serbia, and Montenegro

27. Starr Forum: The Collapse of the Soviet Empire and the seeds of the new European war

Publication Date:: 04-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: Vladislav Zubok is professor of international history, with expertise on the Cold War, the Soviet Union, Stalinism, and Russia’s intellectual history in the 20th century. His most recent books are Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union (2021), The Idea of Russia: The Life and Work of Dmitry Likhachev (2017), Dmitry Likhachev. The Life and the Century (in Russian, 2016) A Failed Empire: the Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (2007) and Zhivago’s Children: the Last Russian Intelligentsia (2009). Co-chairs: Carol Saivetz is a senior advisor in the MIT Security Studies Program. She is the author and contributing co-editor of books and articles on Soviet and now Russian foreign policy issues. Elizabeth Wood is professor of history at MIT. She is the author most recently of Roots of Russia’s War in Ukraine. She is co-director of the MISTI MIT Russia Program, coordinator of Russian studies, and adviser to the Russian Language Program.
Topic:: Cold War, Governance, Leadership, Conflict, and Empire
Political Geography:: Russia, Europe, and Soviet Union

28. MIT X TAU Series: #TheAfricaWeWant

Publication Date:: 04-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The seventh webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, Governance, Sustainability, and Humanitarian Crisis
Political Geography:: Africa

29. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Cultural Force

Publication Date:: 04-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The sixth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, International Cooperation, Governance, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Africa

30. Starr Forum: Governing the Unpredictable: Disasters, the State, and Futures

Publication Date:: 04-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The main emphasis is the State's (mostly US, but some international angles) role in disaster management and the discrepancies between perception, legal frameworks, expectations and aspirations, as well as what that means moving into an anthropocenic era of more frequent, perhaps constant, crisis.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Crisis Management, and Statehood
Political Geography:: Global Focus

31. MIT X TAU Series: What Kinds of Future Leaders Does Africa Need?

Publication Date:: 04-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The fifth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Peris Nyaboe Bosire - co-founder of FarmDrive Peris Bosire is passionate about inclusive financial systems and economic mobility. Her goal is to build meaningful technology platforms and digital financial services to drive capital where it’s needed most. She is a computer scientist with successful experience in using technology to innovate and distribute high-impact, scalable solutions. Peris is the co-founder of FarmDrive, a technology company that applies data science and finance to build software that increases access to meaningful financial services. FarmDrive’s mission is to transform every smallholder farmer (SHF) and agriculture value chain SME in Africa into a sustainable and profitable business. FarmDrive’s big bet is to increase the flow of capital to the agriculture sector in Africa, especially to smallholder farmers and SMEs working in the agriculture value chain. Peris has led FarmDrive through exciting product rollouts and strategic partnerships. A notable achievement is a partnership with the largest telecommunication company in East Africa (Safaricom) to roll out DigiFarm, a neobank for farmers. FarmDrive’s work has led to a digital registry of over 1 million smallholder farmers in Kenya and unlocked a loan portfolio of over $40 million dollars so far in loans to farmers and small businesses across Kenya. FarmDrive’s clients include but are not limited to mobile network operators such as Safaricom, commercial banks, micro-finance banks, saccos and cooperatives, non-bank financial service providers such as One Acre Fund, agricultural insurance providers and processors. As the CEO of her venture, Peris spends her time implementing strategies to build a sustainable, transformative business that meets the needs and aspirations of clients and organizing the 1’s and 0’s to achieve this. She is a champion of financial inclusion and youth employment and has been supporting other entities such as The Mastercard Foundation to create inclusive youth engagement strategies for different countries in Africa. Peris has a First Class Honours B.Sc. Computer Science degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a 2023 Sloan School of Management MBA candidate.
Topic:: Development, Governance, Leadership, and Regionalism
Political Geography:: Africa

32. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Growth Prospects

Publication Date:: 03-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The third webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, Infrastructure, Governance, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Africa

33. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's Information Technologies

Publication Date:: 03-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The second webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, Infrastructure, Governance, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Africa

34. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Innovation in Education

Publication Date:: 03-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The first webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, Education, Governance, Innovation, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Africa

35. Lecture: The Evolution of the Civic Space in Modern African Democracy

Author:: Idayat Hassan and Kwame Karikari
Publication Date:: 11-2022
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Ghana Center for Democratic Development
Abstract:: Over the last decade, the world has witnessed a decline in democracy and the closing of civic spaces – the bedrock of democratic society through which citizens and civil society organizations are able to organize, participate and communicate without hindrance. These two phenomena have dominated conversations on various platforms globally and have intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Democratic backsliding and shrinking civic space in our part of the world represent a major setback for the region and its people. This lecture seeks to deliberate on these evolving issues and offer practical recommendations aimed at influencing urgent interventions that will help halt democratic backsliding and the closing of democratic civic spaces.
Topic:: Civil Society, Governance, Democracy, COVID-19, and Democratic Backsliding
Political Geography:: Africa and Ghana

36. Russian Relations with Central Asia and Afghanistan after U.S. Withdrawal

Publication Date:: 10-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: The Harriman Institute
Abstract:: Join us for a meeting of the New York-Russia Public Policy Series, co-hosted by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University and the New York University Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. In this second event of the academic year, our panelists will discuss the status of Russian relations with Central Asia and Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal. Moderated by Joshua Tucker (NYU Jordan Center) and Alexander Cooley (Harriman Institute). The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the dramatic collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Kabul has ushered in another period of Taliban rule. Regional powers and neighbors have been anticipating the U.S. exit for some time: Russia remains a critical player in the region and, even before the U.S. withdrawal, had demonstrated a pragmatic approach to engaging with the Taliban. What is Moscow’s plan for dealing with the new Afghan government and what are its overall priorities in the region? How will this affect Russia’s relations with the Central Asian states and China? And are there any prospects for renewed cooperation between Moscow and Washington on counterterrorism issues in this period of uncertainty and potential instability? Please join this distinguished group of academic experts who will explore the new complex dynamics of a post-American Afghanistan and Central Asia. This event is supported by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Speakers Ivan Safranchuk, Director of the Center of Euro-Asian Research and Senior Fellow with the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Central Asia, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University Artemy Kalinovsky, Professor of Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet Studies, Temple University Ekaterina Stepanova, Director, Peace and Conflict Studies Unit, National Research Institute of the World Economy & International Relations (IMEMO), Moderated by: Alexander Cooley, Director of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University Joshua Tucker, Director of the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, New York University
Topic:: International Relations, Military Strategy, Governance, and Foreign Interference
Political Geography:: Afghanistan, Russia, Europe, Asia, North America, and United States of America

37. Forty Years On New Perspectives on the 1981 Budget

Publication Date:: 12-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: This year is the fortieth anniversary of the 1981 UK Budget Statement, one of the most controversial in British history. Geoffrey Howe, the Conservative Chancellor in Margaret Thatcher's first government, deliberately increased taxes during a vicious world recession after two years of tight monetary policy and punishingly high-interest rates, to tame high inflation. Inflation dropped, but the Budget also accelerated deindustrialization and spiralling unemployment, and turbocharged inequality. It has since indelibly shaped memories of ‘Thatcherism’. Forty years on, the current Conservative government is at a new fork in the road in its economic policy, grappling with pandemic spending legacies, the fallout from Brexit, and post-2008 economics, and with electoral pledges both to fiscal probity and to 'level up' the UK.
Topic:: Economics, Labor Issues, Governance, Budget, Unemployment, and Deindustrialization
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

38. After the Virus: Lessons from The Past For A Better Future

Publication Date:: 11-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: Hilary Cooper and Simon Szreter have published a powerful manifesto for change post-Covid-19. It argues that the world needs ‘a new morality’ to recover from the pandemic and to prepare for future crises - and that Britain’s own history points the way. In 'After the Virus', they show how decades of neoliberalism and austerity left us vulnerable to the effects of Covid-19; they show how important history is for British and global public policy today, going back 400 years to look at Elizabeth I’s innovative Poor Laws, the world’s first universal welfare system; and they present practical proposals, inspired by our own history, that will promote a morality of nurturing, not exploiting, people and the planet.
Topic:: Governance, Neoliberalism, Pandemic, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

39. The Limehouse Declaration 40 Years On: Can the SDP Teach Us Anything Today?

Publication Date:: 09-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: n partnership with Progressive Britain, we were delighted to host this live webinar chaired by MEI Deputy Director, Dr Colm Murphy. Combining the insights of a witness seminar with contemporary analysis, the panel aimed to highlight the similarities (and differences) between the 1981 schism and the contemporary moment, using this anniversary as an opportunity to gain insights into the politics of today.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Progressivism
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

40. A New Settlement: Place and Wellbeing in Local Government

Publication Date:: 06-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: This event launched the report, 'A New Settlement: Place and Wellbeing in Local Government', in partnership with LGiU with support from Research England. The report outlines a new settlement for place in England built around the insights and the experiences of councils grappling with these challenges across the country.
Topic:: Government, Governance, Local, and Welfare State
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

41. Keir Starmer's Leadership: One Year On

Publication Date:: 05-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: This special event brought together an expert panel to discuss Keir Starmer’s first year as Leader of the Opposition in the aftermath of the major elections that took place in Scotland, Wales, and other parts of the UK. The session commenced with a presentation by Anthony Wells, Director of Political and Social Research (YouGov), who gave an insight into what the polls say about Labour’s performance over the past year and the present and future challenges facing the Labour leadership.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

42. UK Constitutional Reform: What Has Worked and What Hasn’t?

Publication Date:: 04-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: The past two decades have seen some of the most far-reaching changes to the UK constitution since universal suffrage. Many virtues have been ascribed to these reforms. To the extent that criticism exists, it has often been to argue that further reform is necessary. This online conference adopts a different approach. It aims to provide a critical evaluation of recent constitutional reforms. Bringing together leading constitutional experts and politicians from the United Kingdom and around the world, the conference will examine the following questions: Did the reforms deliver what their proponents claimed they would? Have the reforms generally improved governance, or added further complication? Have the reforms helped to unite the kingdom or driven further division? Have reforms enhanced or obscured accountability? The programme consists of 8 panels spread over two half days, complemented by a keynote address from a senior figure in the UK government. See the outline below and containing more information about panels.
Topic:: Governance, Reform, Constitution, and Domestic Politics
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

43. Professor Sophie Harman on the Traps Leaders Can Fall into during a Public Health Emergency.

Publication Date:: 03-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: Professor Sophie Harman discusses the five traps political leaders can fall into when it comes to a public health emergency as part of the 'Lessons on a crisis' series, presented by Evan Davis, for BBC Radio 4.
Topic:: Governance, Domestic Politics, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

44. Mixing Medicines on Shifting Terrains: The Politics of Integrative Care in Clinical Spaces in Russia

Publication Date:: 11-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: The Harriman Institute
Abstract:: Part of The Work of Care in Russia speaker series, a book talk by Tatiana Chudakova (Tufts University), author of Mixing Medicines: Ecologies of Care in Buddhist Siberia (Fordham University Press, 2021). After the collapse of state socialism, Russia’s healthcare system, much like the rest of the country’s economic and social sphere, underwent massive restructuring, while the public saw the rise to prominence of a variety of nonbiomedical therapies. Formulated as a possible aid to a beleaguered healthcare infrastructure, or as questionable care of last resort, "traditional medicine" in post-socialist Russia was tasked with redressing—and often blamed for—the fraught state of the body politic, while biomedicine itself became increasingly perceived as therapeutically insufficient. The popularization of ethnically and culturally marked forms of care in Russia presents a peculiar paradox in a political context often characterized by a return to robustly homogenizing state policies. In a context where displays of cultural, religious, and ethnic difference are tightly woven with anxieties about Russia's status as a modern state, the rise of a therapeutic sphere that tended towards multiplicity, fragmentation, bricolage, and a certain ontological agnosticism in the treatment of bodies and subjects appears, at the very least, counterintuitive. Focusing on the therapeutic life at the peripheries of the state, in the Siberian region of Buryatia that unexpectedly finds itself at the forefront of projects of medical integration via a local tradition of “Tibetan Medicine,” this talk explores how categories of official and unofficial medicine are co-constituted, and with what effects on conceptualizations of medical legitimacy, as well as on concrete ways of caring and curing.
Topic:: Health, Governance, Health Care Policy, and Medicine
Political Geography:: Russia and Europe

45. Starr Forum: The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter

Publication Date:: 11-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency is often labeled a failure; indeed, many Americans view Carter as the only ex-president to have used the White House as a stepping-stone to greater achievements. But in retrospect the Carter political odyssey is a rich and human story, marked by both formidable accomplishments and painful political adversity. In this deeply researched, brilliantly written account, Kai Bird expertly unfolds the Carter saga as a tragic tipping point in American history. Drawing on interviews with Carter and members of his administration and recently declassified documents on Israel, the Iranian revolution and the 1980 October Surprise, Bird delivers a profound, clear-eyed evaluation of a leader whose legacy has been deeply misunderstood.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Governance, Leadership, and Conflict
Political Geography:: North America and United States of America

46. Starr Forum: The Haitian Constitutional Crisis and the International Community

Publication Date:: 05-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: What role has the international community played in Haiti’s struggle to achieve a stable constitutional and democratic order since the end of the Duvalier era in 1986 and the promulgation of the 1987 Constitution? In this Starr Forum, four leading experts on Haitian domestic and international politics discuss Haiti’s extended constitutional crisis and consider what steps (if any) the international community can take at the current time to help restore to Haitians a government that serves the needs of the vast majority.
Topic:: Governance, Constitution, State Formation, and Political Crisis
Political Geography:: Latin America, Caribbean, Haiti, and North America

47. Starr Forum: Myanmar and South Asia: Democratization, Authoritarianism, and Refugees

Publication Date:: 05-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: On Friday, May 14, 20201, experts explored the current crisis, including: the historical and regional perspectives on resolution; the democratization and current protests; and the history and current situation of India and Burmese refugees.
Topic:: Governance, Authoritarianism, Democracy, Refugee Crisis, and Humanitarian Crisis
Political Geography:: Asia and Myanmar

48. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Future Governmen

Publication Date:: 05-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The eleventh webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, Governance, State Building, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Africa

49. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Innovation in Education

Publication Date:: 04-2021
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: MIT Center for International Studies
Abstract:: The ninth webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
Topic:: Development, Governance, Innovation, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Africa

50. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 5

Author:: Teemu Ropponen
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How do you think this work can be improved in the future?”.
Topic:: Development, Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Global Focus

51. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 4

Author:: Teemu Ropponen
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How does your ecosystem contribute to sustainable city?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Cities, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Global Focus

52. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 3

Author:: Teemu Ropponen
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How do citizens and other city stakeholders benefit from your work?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urbanization, Citizenship, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

53. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 2

Author:: Teemu Ropponen
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “In this project we define data ecosystem as a network of stakeholders operating in one or more of the processes of creating, collecting, processing, and sharing data. MyData Global seems, in that perspective, to be a data ecosystem. How do cities benefit from your work?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

54. Human Centric Data for Sustainable City – Part: 1

Author:: Teemu Ropponen
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “MyData Global’s mission is ‘empowering individuals by improving their right to self-determination regarding their personal data’. Why does human centric data matter?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

55. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 8

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 8: What is a “Data-Ecosystem” and why do we need it for building sustainable cities?
Topic:: Governance, Partnerships, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

56. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 6

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 6: How do you ensure the sustainability of a collaborative project that needs to stay up-to-date, such as the Dublin Dashboard? Is it best if one institution takes over the responsibility for keeping the platform up-to-date, or is it better to keep the collaboration going?
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

57. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Sustainable Cities Part 5

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled "Supporting Sustainable Cities" since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among many other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series.
Topic:: Development, Governance, Urban, Cities, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

58. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 4

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 4: Do you think a national-level regulation or a mandate for open data would be helpful for a better data-ecosystem?
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

59. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 3

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 3: Why are institutions often reluctant to share their data?
Topic:: Governance, Sustainability, Digital Policy, and Open Data
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

60. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 2

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 2: Given that different institutions may be storing data in various formats, and the fact that some data may not always be shared as open-data, how did you manage the sharing of data among the partners involved? Did you run into bureaucratic or other difficulties in acquiring data?
Topic:: Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, Data, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

61. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 1

Author:: Rob Kitchin
Publication Date:: 08-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 1: In your experience with the Dublin Dashboard, which was a multi-partner project, were there obstacles to an effective collaboration? Did the terms of the collaboration change along the way?
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Sustainability, Data, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

62. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 5

Author:: Davor Meersman
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “How do you think this work can be improved in the future?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

63. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 4

Author:: Davor Meersman
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “How does your ecosystem contribute to sustainable city?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Cities, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

64. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 3

Author:: Davor Meersman
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “How do citizens and other city stakeholders benefit from your work?”.
Topic:: Governance, Citizenship, Urban, and Sustainability
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

65. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 2

Author:: Davor Meersman
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “Why do interoperability mechanisms matter for cities?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

66. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 1

Author:: Davor Meersman
Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Abstract:: In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “When does a city become open, agile and smart?”.
Topic:: Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
Political Geography:: Turkey and Global Focus

67. Corruption and the British State

Publication Date:: 11-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: Is the British state corrupt? The UK has traditionally scored well in global anti-corruption rankings, but concerns about corruption, cronyism, and the conduct of elections have become increasingly prominent in public debate.
Topic:: Corruption, Government, Governance, and Leadership
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

68. Global Health Security and Pandemics: How the UK Parliament has adapted to COVID-19

Publication Date:: 06-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: In this video, Dr Daniel Gover (Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London) discusses COVID-19 and the challenges that it has presented for the UK Parliament. He discusses how both the House of Commons and the House of Lords have adapted to the crisis and offers his thoughts on which reformed elements may continue to be used in the future.
Topic:: Governance, Legislation, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

69. Global Health Security and Pandemics: The UK Government Response to COVID-19

Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: n this video, Dr. Jonathan Kennedy (Queen Mary University of London) discusses the response of the UK Government to the Coronavirus pandemic and what lessons can be learned from other nations, such as China and Italy.
Topic:: Security, Health, Governance, Leadership, Pandemic, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

70. How Can Global Governance Be Fixed in an Age of Upheaval?

Author:: Thierry de Montbrial, Robin Niblett, Ed Feulner, and Feng Zhu
Publication Date:: 01-2020
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
Abstract:: Ifri’s Executive Chairman Thierry de Montbrial spoke at the 20th World Knowledge Forum in Seoul on September 25, 2019 with Robin Niblett, Chatham House's director, Ed Feulner, The Heritage Foundation's Founder and Former President and Feng Zhu, Director of the Institute of International Studies at Nanjing University about the major governance issues of our time. The global geopolitical situation is caught in a maelstrom. The conflict between the United States and China is getting worse and subsequent negative effects are rising. In Europe, Brexit is making the continent more divisive than harmonious. The instability in Middle East is not solved. In addition, the North Korea’s nuclear weapons are an endless source of problem that defies a quick solution, which made the politics surrounding the Korean Peninsula more complex. The problem is that the currently weak global governance may lead the global political landscape into a serious crisis. To give an answer to these problems, heads of top think tanks share their prospect and the future of the global governance, giving a guideline for each country to listen for a better direction.
Topic:: Governance, Geopolitics, Think Tanks, and Trade
Political Geography:: China, Europe, Middle East, North Korea, Global Focus, and United States of America

71. What is ‘Corbynomics’? The Emerging Political Economy of the British Left

Publication Date:: 11-2019
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the Labour Party promising a break with a ‘neoliberal consensus’ that, his supporters argue, has dominated Britain for the past forty years. Even though Labour’s Corbynite turn demonstrated an endurance and electoral potency unanticipated by many mainstream commentators before the 2017 General Election, the agenda of a prospective Labour government remains under explored. In contrast, within the Left itself there have been urgent debates on the ideal policies of a socialist government and the best strategies to replace ‘neoliberalism’. Left-wing writers and think-tankers now discuss proposals like the ‘Preston Model’ and a ‘Green New Deal’ with increasing confidence and excitement. At this event, we will hear from some key figures in the development of the new economic thinking pursued by the Labour leadership. This panel will introduce the emerging political economic settlement, dubbed ‘Corbynomics’ by the Economist, and interrogate its ideas, strategies and prospects.
Topic:: Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

72. Who represents London? Ethnicity, Gender, and Party in Local Government

Publication Date:: 10-2019
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Abstract:: London's local government has served as a locus for ethnic minority political engagement for decades. The local arena was an important site for black and Asian political activity during the 1960s and 70s when much of the responsibility for tackling racism was passed to local government. When the first three black MPs entered the House of Commons in 1987, they had all served as local councillors beforehand. To this day, local office continues to be a gateway into national office for ethnic minorities. Despite this, very little is known about how representative local councillors are of London's population. A new study by Queen Mary alumna Mercy Muroki and academic Prof. Philip Cowley reports local black and Asian representation across London for the first time in over 20 years. The study shows that, despite some advances, black and Asian Londoners continue to be underrepresented in most boroughs. Black men, in particular, see the poorest levels of representation whilst Asian men see the best levels. The study also found huge disparities between representation amongst Conservative and Labour councillors.
Topic:: Governance, Ethnicity, Urban, Local, Political Parties, and Gender
Political Geography:: United Kingdom and Europe

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