Why do citizens often fail to act as effective bulwarks against democratic backsliding? Drawing on a recent monograph, this talk argues that political culture plays a key role in explaining the electoral success and sustained public support of authoritarian-leaning leaders, despite their violations of democratic rules and norms.

Join us for a presentation and discussion with Prof Rory Rickard (Royal Navy Hudson Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford)

The multi-lateral international system that the US and her allies built after WW2 is in terminal decline. A new system has yet to be established. This is compounded by phenomenal technological change and the evolving character of politics and warfare. The consequence is a world that is far less stable than we have had for several generations.

Join OPHI and the Institute for International Economic Policy for the next seminar in our series on multidimensional wellbeing and poverty. This next session in our series proposes the construction of a ‘Welly’ Index for Argentina as a holistic alternative to traditional development metrics. Using data from the National Nutrition and Health Survey (ENNyS 2018), the research evaluates well-being across seven core dimensions: Health, Nutrition, Education, Decent Employment, Relational and Physical Well-being, Housing, and Basic Services using 17 indicators.

As one of the first Labour clubs in the country, it is crucial that we continue to represent the root of the Labour movement: the workers. Hence, we are holding this panel to commemorate May 1 (Workers' Day). We will discuss the current challenges facing workers in the UK, the future of organised labour, and Labour’s role in delivering meaningful change for working people. This will be a panel event with the cochairs of the Club starting with prepared topics of discussion, before an audience Q&A.

Evans-Pritchard Lecture Series 2026 The Reinvention of Rule: Political Leadership and Legitimacy in the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1200–600 BC Dr Marco Santini, The University of Edinburgh This series of five lectures proposes an overarching interpretation of key political developments that characterized Greece, Anatolia, and the Levant during the period called the Iron Age (ca. 1200–600 BC).

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Join Henry Farrell, SNF Agora Institute Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, moderated by Pepper Culpepper, Blavatnik Chair in Government and Public Policy, as he delivers the Astor Lecture on AI as social technology, as part of his Astor Visiting Lectureship. There is vigorous debate over whether AI Large Language Models are a kind of "normal technology" like electricity that will gradually change the economy, or alternatively whether we are on the cusp of an epochal change, in which agentic machine intelligence might even replace the human species.

The Research Day will showcase students’ research, facilitate exchange of ideas across disciplines and regions within Asia, and foster a supportive peer network 8.45 am: Arrival and Registration Session 1: 9.00 – 11.00 am Siyu Ma Learning at Home in Contemporary China: Caregiver and Sibling Contributions in Two-Child Families Sen Huang The Fatigue of Tongzhi: Queer Regionalism in East Asia Alfred W. T.

Samer Sinijlawi is a reformist member of Palestine’s Fatah party. He is a Palestinian Jerusalemite and founding chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund. He holds degrees from Birzeit University and the Hebrew University. He spent five teenaged years in Israeli gaol. Sinijlawi has led youth mobilisation and worked on relations with Israel and the international community. He advocates reform, democracy and Palestinian–Israeli coexistence. Often described as a ‘leader of the opposition’, Sinijlawi directly addresses both Palestinian and Israeli audiences.