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The West Wing
This post was contributed by Dr Janet McCabe, a lecturer in Media and Creative Industries in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies. Credit: The Obama-Biden Transition Project ‘America’s...
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Why and how the EU’s Working Time Directive matters
This post was contributed by Dr Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Director of the MSc programme in European Politics and Policy. In this blog post he...
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Mothers, murderers and mistresses: the empresses of ancient Rome
Professor Catharine Edwards, Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, will be presenting Mothers, murderers and mistresses: the empresses of ancient Rome, on BBC4 from Wednesday 29 May, 9pm....
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Social Media, Protest and the Arab Spring
Blogging about new research just published in the journal Media, Culture & Society, Dr Tim Markham asks whether, when it comes to social media and political uprisings, we’re just seeing what we...
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Parents in Parliament: The Motherhood Trap
This post was contributed by Dr Rosie Campbell, a Senior Lecturer in Birkbeck’s Department of Politics and Professor Sarah Childs (University of Bristol). It was originally published on the British...
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Gender and Class in English Asylums, 1890-1914
This post was contributed by Dr Louise Hide, Honorary Research Fellow in Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology. In July 1905, a young draper’s assistant from south-east London was...
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UK elects most diverse parliament ever but it’s still not representative
This post was contributed by Dr Rosie Campbell, reader in Politics at Birkbeck, University of London, and Dr Jennifer Hudson, senior lecturer in Political Behaviour at UCL. It was originally posted on...
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Re-building the ship during the storm? The reform of the public revenue...
Before ‘Brexit’, the big EU story was a possible ‘Grexit’, threatened by the Greek debt crisis. As the debate over whether Britain should leave the European Union hots up, Dr Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos,...
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Assimilation and the immigration debate
This article was written by Professor Eric Kaufmann of Birkbeck’s Department of Politics. It was originally published on the Fabian Society‘s blog. Immigration has proven one of the hardest issues for...
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Peace-making in Colombia beyond the ratification of the peace agreement:...
This post was contributed by Dr Olivier Sibai, lecturer in marketing in Birkbeck’s Department of Management. Dr Sibai recently published a paper entitled ‘Marketing as a Means to Transformative Social...
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What will it take to stop extreme climate change?
Birkbeck graduate Leo Barasi discusses his new book, The Climate Majority: apathy and action in an age of nationalism, which confronts the reality of climate change and the need for ordinary people to...
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Contemporary Trotskyism: the resilience of social movements
John Kelly, Professor of Industrial Relations at Birkbeck, discusses the social and political dynamics of Trotskyist organisations – the subject matter of his new book, Contemporary Trotskyism:...
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How should we talk about white majorities?
Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics, argues that we need to talk about white majorities and do so with understanding in his new book, Whiteshift. Across the West, anti-immigration populists are...
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The food politics of Brexit
Dr Alex Colás and Dr Jason Edwards discuss the crucial place of food and drink in the Brexit negotiations, and how they could impact domestic and international politics. They are authors with Jane Levi...
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Rethinking Britain – How to build a better future
Sue Konzelmann, Reader in Management at Birkbeck, and her colleagues John Weeks and Marc Fovargue-Davies introduce their new book, Rethinking Britain: Policy Ideas for the Many. Of the nineteen UK...
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Hair, power and politics
Professor Joanna Bourke from Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology explores the cultural and political significance of hair. This is a summary of a free public lecture Joanna...
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What if Cameron’s austerity had been “harder and faster”?
Dr Sue Konzelmann from the Department of Management assesses the potential impact deeper cuts would have had on the UK in the wake of the Recession. David Cameron’s recent description of the...
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Austerity – it can really drive you Wilde…
Dr Sue Konzelmann, author of Austerity, discusses the long-term impact of a policy that places price before value. Over the last decade, most of us have been on the receiving end of innumerable...
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If there is social capital, good Mayors are re-elected
Are the public more likely to re-elect a mayor who invests in long-term development? Yes, if there is social capital. The Department of Management’s Dr Luca Andriani shares the results of his latest...
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Public Engagement Awards: Dr Brendan McGeever, Professor David Feldman and Dr...
This is the sixth in a series of blogs showcasing the Birkbeck 2020 Public Engagement Awards winners and highly commended participants. This project was announced the winner of the category...
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