Democracy, power and governance

John Clarke, author of The Battle for Britain, looks back to the authoritarian populism of Thatcherism to locate the origins of the ever-extending coercive reach of the state and argues that we desperately need a new way of thinking. …Read more

In this, the last of three short conversations, Tim Stevens focuses on cybersecurity’s political dimensions.…Read more

Ӧzlem Altıok assesses the makeup of Turkey’s new parliament and what it means for women’s rights in the country. …Read more

Jessica K. Miller and Rebecca Megson-Smith look at how findings published in The Policing Mind have had a positive impact on working conditions for frontline police officers. …Read more

Henry Tam, author of 'Who's Afraid of Political Education?' calls for the adoption of civic competence and democratic participation education in schools and universities to produce more engaged citizens in an era of misinformation and voter inertia. …Read more

In the second of three short conversations, Jack McDonald, the author of What is War For?, tells George Miller what’s at stake in calling something a war.…Read more

Ӧzlem Altıok explains how gender politics is intrinsic to the most critical election in Turkey’s history. …Read more

Mary P. Murphy, author of 'Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future', looks at the cojoined problems of climate change and inequality that need to be tackled together if we want transformative change.…Read more

Richard Riddell, author of 'Schooling in a Democracy', calls for an urgent change in the role of Ofsted and a curtailment of its influence.…Read more

In this episode, Chris Cunneen talks about the broad need to defund the police.…Read more