The University’s position on the upcoming EU Referendum

On Thursday 23 June, the UK will hold a referendum on whether Britain should remain a […]

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Tags: EU, European Union, Paul Greatrix, politics, position, referendum, statement, University Council, vote, voting

Take part in the Royal Society Pairing Scheme

Do you get frustrated about the use of evidence in government policy making? Do you want […]

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LGBT rights are human rights

Join the Centre for Research in Race and Rights and The University of Nottingham Research Priority Area in Rights and Justice for a discussion focusing on LGBT rights around the world. Part of our LGBT History Month celebrations 2016.

Tags: Centre for Research in Race and Rights, Emma Long, Ibtisam Ahmed, Juan Anzola, law, LBET History Month, LGBT, LGBT History Month 2016, politics, rights, Rights and Justice, School of Politics and International Relations, School of Sociology and Social Policy

In what sense is China a dictatorship?

Professor Stein Ringen, University of Oxford, presents this seminar, asking the question ‘In what sense is China a dictatorship?’ Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: China, China Seminar Series, politics, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, series, Stein Ringen

Has China become conservative? On the nature of the ‘return to tradition’ in contemporary China

Professor Dr Axel Schneider, University of Göttingen, presents the seminar ‘Has China become conservative? On the nature of the ‘return to tradition’ in contemporary China’. Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: Axel Schneider, China, China Seminar Series, politics, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, series

Labour politics in China: where market meets state and society

Professor Gaochao He, Sun Yat-Sen University, will present ‘Labour politics in China: where market meets state and society’. Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: China, China Seminar Series, Gaochao He, politics, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies

The power of American conservatism

Jefferson Cowie, Andrew J. Nathanson Professor of Labor History and Chair of the Department of Labor Relations, Law, & History, Cornell University, will speak on the influence of Conservatism on contemporary American society.

Tags: America, Cornell University, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Department of History, Jefferson Cowie, politics

After the storm

The School of Economics and the Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics welcome Vince Cable, former Secretary of State for Business, to give the public lecture, ‘After the storm’.

Tags: Centre for Finance Credit and Macroeconomics, economics, politics, School of Economics, Vince Cable

The Great EU Debate

Join the School of Politics for ‘The Great EU Debate’. Speakers include Professor Mark Stuart, School of Politics and International Relations, Neil Carmichael MP, Conservative MP for Stroud, Nigel Mills MP, Conservative MP for Amber Valley and Angharad Smith, President of The University of Nottingham Students’ Union.

Tags: Angharad Smith, debate, EU, European Union, Mark Stuart, Neil Carmichael, Nigel Mills, politics, School of Politics, Students' Union

No Drama Obama? Race and the politics of policing during the Obama presidency

As we approach the final year of the Obama era, this lecture will assess what became of a leader whose election in 2008 apparently heralded a new post-racial America. Has Barack Obama’s presidency delivered the kind of deep-rooted changes that were initially prophesised? Had Obama abandoned his core African-American constituency in favour of projecting a race-neutral approach designed to maintain centrist support? How do we assess Obama’s leadership on issues like policing in the context of the current Black Lives Matter movement that is challenging police brutality? What has become of Obama’s ‘no drama’ persona in this final period of his two-term presidency?

Tags: America, Barack Obama, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Kevin Verney, politics, race