Special Lecture - 1848 in the Rear-View Mirror: Resonances of 19th Century Revolution

*Professor Sir Christopher Clark* is the Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge. His many acclaimed books have changed how both scholars and lay audiences think about the history of Prussia and the outbreak of the First World War. His most recent book is an epic new history of the revolutions and counter-revolutions which swept continental Europe in 1848: _Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-1849_ (Penguin, 2023). In this special lecture he will be reflecting on the how our current situation can shape our view of 1848 (and vice versa).

Isabella Turilli

Isabella is a DPhil in International Relations candidate at Merton College, supervised by Professor Patricia Owens. Her research explores how gender informs the creation of expertise as a source of power in international relations by examining the lives and work of five historic nurses between 1850 and 1950. This work is an expansion of her MPhil thesis, which analysed the pioneering work of early 20th-century nurse and social reformer Lillian Wald. She is grateful for the support of the Clarendon Scholarship and Merton College for funding this research.

Britain's Paraconstitution: The (In)Efficient Secret of Governance

Programme:
9.30 am - Welcome: Jesse Norman and Colin Kidd
9.35 am - Jesse Norman: "Agency and government: constitutional implications"
9.50 am - Colin Kidd: "Norms of governance?"
Discussants: Rachel Wolf, Jim Gallagher
General Discussion
11 am - Tea in the Old Library
11.30 am - Sam Freedman: "Why the British state has stopped working" Discussant: Robert Lisvane
General Discussion
1 pm - Close
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