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Citizenship Education: Looking Back, Moving Forward
In an article originally posted on The Huffington Post, James Weinberg and Josh Dell argue we need better citizenship education Never before have the British people been asked so frequently to take...
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Adventures in Trumpville
Amy Fedeski reports back from Inauguration Day In my defence, the plane tickets were cheap. That’s what I told everyone when I mentioned I’d be going to Donald Trump’s inauguration. My left wing,...
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Reconfiguring democracy: The Spanish political laboratory
This year sees the publication of Reconfiguring Democracy, first in the Crick Centre’s new book series Anti-politics and Democratic Crisis, published by Routledge and co-edited by Matt Wood. Here, the...
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How To Win Votes And Influence Politics
In an article originally posted on The Huffington Post, James Weinberg argues that Donald Trump Provides A Powerful Lesson In Defying The Norms Of Political Behaviour “Sometimes it is said that man...
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Right for all of us
The Rt Hon Lord Blunkett is Professor of Politics in Practice at the University of Sheffield, and Chair of the Crick Centre Board. In this special blog he comments on the House of Lords’ recent...
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When is a democratic innovation not a democratic innovation?
In an article originally posted on The Policy Space, Crick Associate Fellow Lucy Parry argues that the populist challenge in Australia requires deeper reflection on the practice of democratic...
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Did the Dutch save Europe?
Crick Centre Associate Director Hendrik Wagenaar reflects on the outcome of the Dutch Parliamentary elections For about a week the Dutch found themselves in an unusual situation. They were the subjects...
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Debate: is democracy dead?
Crick Centre Associate Fellow Dr Hayley Stevenson gives her view on Professor Jason Brennan’s Against Democracy following his recent Crick Centre lecture. Is democracy an idea whose time has come and...
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Filling a Democratic Deficit?
Crick Centre Research Associate James Weinberg discusses the need for reforms to formal citizenship education and the benefits of new guidance for the Extended Project Qualification developed with the...
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Trust in experts
Crick Centre Associate Fellow Tom Stafford argues that for people to have faith in scholarship, they need faith in our values, not just our expertise On Monday I attended a British Academy roundtable...
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What do we mean by the “political class” – and are they all the same?
In an article originally posted on the LSE Blog, Crick Centre Research Associate James Weinberg deconstructs the term “political class” and presents some of his findings on the personal values of those...
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A simple guide to political polling
Crick Centre Associate Fellow Beatrix Pitel interviews Joe Twyman, Head of Political and Social Research for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at YouGov. With the snap general election on June 8th,...
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Active, innovative, and brought to a premature end
Should the 2015-17 Parliament be remembered for anything more than Brexit? In an article originally published on the PSA Parliaments Group blog, Crick Centre Research Associate Alexandra Meakin looks...
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Did the French Election Mark a Victory of Centrist Populism?
The French election has been seen as a fightback of centrist liberalism against right wing populism. But was the winner, Emmanuel Macron, also a populist himself? Will he create real change in French...
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Right Wing Populism Remains Important Despite Macron’s Win
The French election was seen as a defeat for far right populism. Professor Amanda Garrett, specialist in minority integration in France, argues Macron’s win was a temporary setback, but the far right’s...
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What do the manifestos say about political education?
Crick Centre Associate Fellow Titus Alexander considers what the 2017 election manifestos mean for political education Britain faces huge political challenges, yet the main political parties have...
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Four lessons on power inequalities
Crick Centre Associate Fellow Henry Tam looks at the lessons we can learn from history about power inequalities Political education is often concerned with explaining the workings of present day...
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Looking back at New Labour: A Changed Political Landscape
In the first of a series of blogs marking the 20th anniversary of New Labour coming to power, Crick Centre Board Chair and former Labour Secretary of State, Professor Lord Blunkett, considers the...
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A different Party? Labour then, Labour now
In the second of a series of blogs marking the 20th anniversary of New Labour coming to power, University of Sheffield Professor Emeritus Pat Syed considers how the Labour Party has changed since 1997....
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A New Dawn, A Long Night: New Labour and Anti-politics
In the third of a series of blogs marking the 20th anniversary of New Labour coming to power, Crick Centre Deputy Director Matt Wood considers the 1997 election’s impact on anti politics The 1997...
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