Wednesday 11 November 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Social media has fundamentally transformed how people connect with others, find entertainment, learn about the world, and consume political news. Why has social media proved so politically disruptive? What distinguishes it from earlier forms of mass communication? And how have…
Tuesday 24 November 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Immigration has become one of the defining political issues of twenty-first-century Europe. But what do Europeans actually think about immigration, why do they think it, and how are these attitudes changing politics? Drawing on decades of comparative evidence and original…
Monday 7 December 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Over the last decades, state violence has intensified across Europe. Police powers have expanded, repressive migration regimes have become increasingly entrenched, and recurring moral panics continue to focus on the perceived “criminality” of migrants and racialised youth. This talk examines…
Saturday 27 March 2027, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Speaker: Professor Alysia Blackham (The University of Melbourne) The global #MeToo movement has created sustained impetus for reform of discrimination laws in the UK and Australia. In this shifting legal context, this lecture scrutinises the public/private divide that continues to…