After the Landslide: Where next for UK politics and policy?

What’s on offer?

This event will bring together leading academic experts, activists, and thought leaders to reflect on the big challenges facing UK and devolved politicians over the coming quarter century. The event will take the form of a panel, with invited speakers offering a series of short provocations to spark discussion within the panel, and encourage the audience to think broadly about the topics at hand. Attendees should expect to hear from experts on the major environmental, political, and technological challenges facing politicians, policymakers, and civil society in the coming decade.

Speakers:

• Dr Mark Wong, University of Glasgow (Governments, AI and AI Bias)
• Professor Murray Leith, University of West of Scotland (Chair)
• Talat Yaqoob FRSE, Independent Consultant and Researcher (Tackling Systemic Inequality)
• Dr Sandra Engstrom, University of Stirling (Society and the Climate Crisis)

In this in-person event, panelists will offer a series of short and snappy provocations in their respective areas of expertise, followed by a panel discussion. We will then turn it over to the audience for Q&A. Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be available on arrival.

What’s it about?

This event will bring together leading thinkers to address some of the most pressing issues facing the UK and devolved governments in the coming decade.

Who’s leading the event?

The event is co-led by Drs Coree Brown Swan, and Sean Kippin, of the University of Stirling’s Division of History, Heritage and Politics.

Open to

The event is open to interested members of the public, based primarily though not exclusively in and around the city of Stirling.

Of particular interest to

This event will be of particular interest to those who want to know more about pressing issues, and reflect on how the challenges facing us in the coming decade may be addressed.

Event booking deadline

6 pm Tuesday 22 October 2024

Event information

The event is part of the Festival of Social Science, organised by the University of Stirling. See other events in the programme, running between 19 October and 7 November 2024.

It is supported by the Stirling Social Science Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) which promotes the social science research collaborations with partners and communities. UK-wide Festival of Social Science 2024 and was made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).