Putney Debates 2023 | India in Crisis: Hindu Nationalism and the Majoritarian State
In this lecture, Angana P. Chatterji discusses the Modi-led government’s policies configuring a Hindu nationalist state in India.
08/05/2023
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Putney Debates 2023 | Democratic Crisis in South America? Ten Points for Debate
This lecture, by professor Pedro Fortes, provides an overview of democratic crisis in South America, focusing on stresses, and examining emerging issues in contemporary context. An empirical mapping of democracy in South American countries and theoretical discussion are provided.
06/05/2023
Putney Debates 2023 | The challenge of representative democracy in Africa
In this lecture, Dr. Zim Nwokora examines the reasons behind the challenge of democracy and the resources for democratic potential in Africa.
02/05/2023
Event recording: From the Good Friday Agreement to the Windsor Framework
The 10 April 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), which ended conflicts in Northern Ireland. It was agreed when both the UK and Ireland were in the EU. Brexit has challenged that settlement.
07/04/2023
Event recording | The era of digital surveillance: Authoritarianism vs. Democracy?
Digital surveillance has become common practice around the world. We bring panelists to examine whether the division between authoritarianism and democracy helps our understanding and how state-society relations shape the public’s views about digital surveillance.
15/10/2022
Event recording | The geopolitics of global high-tech standards: Key issues and debates
Leading analysts from the US, Europe, China, and South Korea discussed challenges to and solutions for international cooperation around global standardisation for selected CETs.
14/10/2022