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Pippa Norris awarded the 2014 IPSA Karl Deutsch Award IPSA has announced that the winner of their 2014 Karl Deutsch Award is esteemed political scientist and PSA member Pippa Norris. The purpose of the Karl Deutsch Award is to honour a prominent PSA media briefings scholar engaged in the cross- disciplinary research of which Karl Deutsch was a master. The award is – the election season made on the recommendation of the IPSA Committee on Awards and is explained! supported by the Karl Deutsch fund. “I am immensely honored by The PSA media briefings have fast become an annual fixture for the award”, said Pippa Norris, “Not the ‘who’s who’ of the political media; a statement backed up by least because Karl Deutsch was such a seminal figure in the profession the consistently high turnout, as well as the quality of the media and his body of work, especially ‘The Nerves of Government’ on political personnel in attendance from both the print and broadcast worlds. communication and his ideas on nation-building and nationalism, have This year the PSA ran an unprecedented four media briefings, shedding always been a deep inspiration for my own research. I greatly look forward to light on the London borough elections; the local elections; and the catching up with my PSA friends and colleagues and celebrating the award at European elections from both the UK and continental perspectives. the IPSA World Congress in Montreal.” Professor Tony Travers took the London elections briefing on 23 April. Pippa Norris is a comparative political scientist. She has published more The briefing led to an editorial in the Guardian entitled ‘London borough than forty books including, in 2014, Why Electoral Integrity Matters (NY: elections: Britain’s other other country’. On 29 April, PSA briefing regulars Cambridge University Press), Advancing Electoral Integrity edited with Professors John Curtice, Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher presented Richard W. Frank and Ferran Martinez I Coma (NY: Oxford University Press)

Continued on page 2 and Comparing Democracies edited with Lawrence LeDuc and Richard Niemi (4th edition, Sage Publications, UK). Details are at www.pippanorris.com ■

Graduate Network Inside THIS ISSUE hosts drinks An update from ‘Beyond the Youth reception Citizenship Commission’

The PSA Graduate Network was Goodbye from the 64th annual pleased to host a talk and drinks reception at Manchester’s Midland conference Hotel on the first day of the PSA annual conference. We were joined by Professor Peter John, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Digital Democracy Commission

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ASSOCIATION News Research and Impact

PSA media briefings – the election season explained! 1 Briefing the UN on the next global development framework 13 Pippa Norris awarded the 2014 IPSA Karl Deutsch Award 1 The Digital Democracy Commission: Towards a 21st Graduate Network hosts drinks reception 1 Century Parliament 14 Crewe and King win at Political Book Awards 3 British Home Secretary and German Federal Minister of the Interior launch policy seminar in Berlin convened by Aston Extending our reach 3 University 15 Institute for Government celebrates 5 years 4 China and nuclear responsibility in the global nuclear order 15 ‘Soft Power of Hard States’ 4 Goodbye from the 64th PSA Annual Conference 5 Read about how our first intern got on during her time in Parliament... 6 The first Politics/International Relations undergraduate research conference 6 An update on ‘Beyond the Youth Citizenship Commission’ 7 Pedagogy matters stateside too 8 Welsh politics group husting poll shows Plaid Cymru and Labour are neck and neck 8 The PSA journals - innovating and expanding access worldwide 16

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Department News Tim Bale, Jane Green and Dr Richard Whitaker with Helena Djurkovic

Introducing the new Politics team at Canterbury Christ Church University 9 Experts on political oratory gather at Bath 9 Hull celebrates 25 years of parliamentary placements 10 News from Cambridge 10 Oxford’s new quantitative methods centre 11

their research on the local elections. The European elections from a UK perspective was the topic of discussion on 7 May. Professors Jane Green, SPECIALIST GROUPS Tim Bale and Dr Richard Whitaker were on hand to discuss the latest BES data, the threat to the Conservatives, and the impact of Ukip. Finally, on 13 Sport and Politics group 11 May, Professors John Gaffney, Simon Green and Simon Hix led a discussion Britishness specialist group publishes Northern Ireland on the European elections from a continental perspective with case studies ‘culture wars’ symposium report 12 looking at Germany (Green) and France (Gaffney), as well as a look at “why Europe matters this time” (Hix). New specialist group on young people’s politics is formed 12 As always, the video, PPT slides and additional information notes are all available to watch/download from the PSA website: www.psa.ac.uk/media/media-briefings. ■

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psa.ac.uk 3 Extending our reach Helena Djurkovic, CEO, Political Studies Association

The professionalisation of the Association continues unabated. Staff appointments in 2012, a radical upgrade of the website and introduction of new membership and Ivor Crewe Anthony King conference IT systems in 2013, and for 2014 - another staff appointment and Crewe and King relocation of the PSA’s head office to central London near James Ludley Piccadilly Circus. Exciting win at Political times! James Ludley joined the we hope the role will help foster Association in April as Programme and build relations with individuals Book Awards Development Officer, a new and organisations outside of the role conceived to support and Association. As we take on more Congratulations to PSA members Ivor Crewe (Oxford) and Anthony implement initiatives that will staff we find we can work more King (Essex) whose book The Blunders of Our Governments help develop and enhance the effectively and find substantial (Oneworld Publications) won the Practical Political Book of the Year PSA ‘Communities’ (PSA schools, operational savings, allowing us category at this year’s Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2014. The specialist groups and the Graduate to deliver more to our members award was presented by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Network). James previously while keeping annual membership John Bercow. worked as a Constituency fee increases below inflation. Iain Dale, founder of the awards, said: “These awards celebrate the Organiser for David Laws MP in The relocation of the PSA head fantastic breadth of political writing in the UK today, and I hope that they his constituency office in Yeovil office to central London will result will encourage more people to both read and write political literature.” and brings a substantial amount of in an Association better placed For a full list of winners, visit the website at institutional knowledge, networks to more actively engage with www.politicalbookawards.com. ■ and, indeed, enthusiasm to a Whitehall, Westminster and the role that has been designated a media on behalf of our members. serious priority by the trustees. Furthermore, we are also hoping Much of James’ role will be to that the increased office space drive forward, co-ordinate and will provide a new benefit to our support new projects across the members, many of whom are Association – something which often in London for meetings and the PSA has not had the capacity would benefit from a quiet place to do in the past. Alongside this, to work for a few hours. ■

Peter John addresses the Graduate Network Continued from page 1 at University College London. His lighthearted talk focused on the academic buzzword ‘impact’ and the various ways in which postgraduate students can achieve it. Professor Peter John also introduced two current projects. The first considers at policy agendas in the UK, and the second uses experiments to study civic participation in public policy. The event was extremely well attended and prompted lively discussion and debate. ■ psa.ac.uk 4 Institute for Government ‘Soft Power celebrates 5 years of Hard Jack Neenan and Andrew States’ Massey On 29-30 May Politics The Institute for Government sponsored a conference on the (IfG), close friend to the ‘Soft Power of Hard States’ at Political Studies Association Newcastle University. The event and the chosen venue of investigated the ways in which our media briefings and non-democratic regimes engage annual Heads of Department with the idea of soft power. conference, celebrated its While China and Russia have fifth year anniversary with an been become particularly active academic conference held at its in their attempts to transform picturesque office just off the their international images, Mall in central London. comparisons between their soft Peter Riddell, Director of the IfG, power strategies and capacities opened the conference by looking have been surprisingly rare. The Andrew Massey, back over the five year history PSA trustee conference brought together of the Institute for Government. leading experts in the soft power Peter noted how in the relatively has been a consistent theme over different perspectives on this. efforts of China and Russia and short time the IfG has been the past five years, but many of Other panels on the day provided a long-awaited forum around the organisation has grown the themes that arise have a much included a session entitled ‘The to explore such comparisons. remarkably quickly in depth and longer gestation, including the Future of Public Services’ chaired The speakers included Professor influence and has established itself role and politicisation of the Civil by Dr Henry Kippin; ‘Politics William Callahan (LSE), as a key player in Whitehall: Service. Whoever wins in 2015 After 2015’ chaired by Dr Patrick Professor Alexander Sergunin “The IfG has grown as an will need to continue efforts for Diamond; and a plenary session (St Petersburg State University), organisation, building its expertise civil service improvement. What on ‘Research into Practice’, which Dr Falk Hartig (University of and producing rigorous research practical lessons can we draw from was led by Jill Rutter, Programme Frankfurt), Dr Victoria Hudson on topics like civil service reform, the history of previous attempts Director at the IfG. (Aston University), Professor accountability, policy making and to reform the Civil Service and Peter concluded the conference Gary Rawnsley (Aberystwyth public sector marketisation - and from current experience to help by thanking all the attendees, University), Ms Yulia Kiseleva delivering real impact in those the next government progress panel members and discussants (King’s College London) and areas to directly help government reforms already underway or for contributing to what he Dr Kingsley Edney (University become more effective” consider new ones? believed had been an interesting of Leeds). Papers from the Peter also spoke of how the The general discussion day that had succeeded in conference will be published in a IfG had made positive strides to afterwards centred on what covering a huge range of special issue of Politics in 2015. bridge the gap between academic kind of approach delivers lasting fascinating themes, and repeated The conference was organised research and the day to day reform. But we also asked, what his aspiration that collaboration by Politics associate editors Dr realities of Westminster and was the purpose of reform? Was and engagement between the Michael Barr and Dr Valentina Whitehall, both by using rigour it to deliver a new kind of civil IfG and the academic world Feklyunina, and was generously and evidence in projects and service or new relationships to would continue to grow and supported by Politics, the School of by working with the academic ministers? Were reforms meant to support greater governmental Geography, Politics and Sociology community. improve policy making or policy effectiveness. He hoped there of Newcastle University, the PSA trustee Andrew Massey and service delivery or both? We would be another opportunity for Faculty of Humanities and Social sat on a panel at the conference looked at what worked in terms an academic conference much Sciences of Newcastle University which considered ‘Reforming the of delivering reform and also sooner than another five years. ■ and the BISA Working Group on Civil Service’. what reforms delivered improved Russian and Eurasian Security. ■ Fellow panellists were: decision making and service Chair: Peter Thomas, Senior delivery. Dr Michael Barr Fellow, Institute for Government We also asked what was meant addresses attendees Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior by “success” in terms of reform Fellow, Institute for Government and policy and service delivery? Jonathan Slater, Director General, Is it a successful delivery in terms Ministry of Defence of achieving desired outcomes The guiding points for the or simple outputs? The different session were: Civil Service reform stakeholders would have very

psa.ac.uk 5 Goodbye from the 64th PSA Annual Conference Angelia Wilson, Convenor, Leadership specialist group 2014 Conference held an impressive round table In mid-April, Manchester featuring BBC Diplomatic hosted the 64th PSA Annual Correspondent Bridget Kendall International Conference with and Professor Michael Moran 500 delegates from over 80 discussing Professor Archie countries. The ‘Rebels and Brown’s new book The Myth Radicals’ theme inspired an of the Strong Leader. On the amazing range of intellectual final day of the conference, endeavours that reflected the thirty A/AS-level students from City’s proud political history the Greater Manchester Area and the edges of contemporary attended the panel sessions debate. From fracking, to to coincide with a stream of Greek politics, and elections panels on youth participation to religion, the breadth of ending with ‘Beyond the Youth individual papers created a Citizenship Commission’ – buzz of academic excitement. which apparently kept the Even the weather seemed to students talking all the way offer us apt political backdrop home. with an unusual Manchester The PSA Annual Dinner Spring. took place in the grand The Annual Leonard Schapiro surroundings of the Great Hall Angelia Wilson Lecture saw Professor Ron in the Manchester Town Hall, Johnston offer an insightful not, as some might tell you, in of the Political Journalist in cure’ presented to guests at the commentary on gerrymandering Hogwarts. Shami Chakrabarti, Decline?’. The Journal of Local Annual Dinner eased the last and the intellectual rigour Director of Liberty, challenged Government Studies, celebrating day and journey home. was maintained through to us with witty political trivia and 25 years of publication, hosted This annual event simply the closing plenary speaker, a call to educate future political a discussion regarding the ‘End would not be possible without Professor Beverly Skeggs leaders. PSA Chair, Professor of Local Politics’ and continued professional support of the who delivered a thorough Charlie Jeffery, presented the celebrations by hosting PSA staff. The Manchester historical analysis of “person the PSA Academic Prizes - the drinks reception before Team, speaking on behalf of all value”, particularly focusing congratulations to all prize the Annual Dinner. A similar conference participants, offer on identities of class, race and winners. ‘thank you’ is offered to the our thanks to Louise Bates, gender. Attention to gender Various publishers contributed British Journal of Politics & Jack Neenan, James Ludley, was one of the underpinning to the academic dialogue as well International Relations for Sandra McDonagh and Helena conference themes with more as event sponsorship. All of the their drinks reception and for Djurkovic. ■ panels on gender issues than key PSA journals offered a ‘Meet constructing the roundtable ever before and, thanks to the the Editors’ lunchtime session. on the ‘Post-Crisis Economic journal Politics, a networking SAGE and The Conversation Governance’. With such a lunch for PSA Women & Politics sponsored an exhilarating lubricated start to the final specialist group. The Political session asking ‘Is the Power evening, we hope the ‘hangover

psa.ac.uk 6 Read about how our first intern got on during her time in Parliament...

an extremely busy committee: at The SAC often prefers to really pleased that the Committee one point during my placement publish short interim reports Clerks managed to obtain a ticket there were six active inquiries, on some inquiries, and this for me to attend Prime Minister’s all placing significant demands worked well with the structure Questions, as this was something on the Committee’s staff. As of the internship: I was able that I had been keen to do for such, at the request of the to take responsibility for some time. Committee Clerks, my placement discreet sections of on-going My experience working for was extended and I worked for inquiries and complete these the Committee was hugely the Committee for a total of six during the short time available. valuable. I was able to apply the months. The Committee has now skills and knowledge that I have Libby McEnhill, University of I was initially assigned to work published two reports that I was been developing through my Huddersfield on the Committee’s inquiry responsible for working on, on PhD, while also gaining a fresh Undertaking an internship into Blacklisting in Employment. Blacklisting and the Bedroom Tax. perspective on my own research. during my PhD was something Later, as the stage of the inquiry In addition to working with the Equally important, my placement that I had been considering for that I was responsible for drew Committee, I attended a number was really enjoyable and has a while before I received details to a close, I worked on two of other activities in order to get contributed to broadening my of the PSA’s new scheme, further inquiries: the Impact of a feel for how parliament works. ideas on the sort of work that I in conjunction with the the Bedroom Tax in Scotland, and I considered myself to have a might like to do once my PhD is Committee Office of the House the Referendum on Separation good understanding of the British finished. I cannot recommend the of Commons. My research is on for Scotland (Pensions and parliamentary system before I programme enough, and wouldn’t British politics, and, quite liking Benefits). I contributed to a started my placement, but was hesitate to encourage others to the idea of going to work in the full range of Committee work still surprised by the range of work apply in future. Palace of Westminster every across these three inquiries, that goes on behind the scenes! Details of the next PSA/ day, I decided to apply. from identifying appropriate A lot of these activities were House of Commons Committee I started my placement witnesses and arranging evidence guided by my own interests – such Office placement scheme will be in November 2013, and was sessions, through researching as attending debates and the announced soon. ■ initially placed with the Scottish and writing briefing notes for meetings of other committees – Affairs Committee (SAC) for Committee Members, and finally and I appreciated the opportunity three months. It quickly became analysing the evidence obtained to pursue these during the early apparent that Scottish Affairs is and drafting Committee reports. weeks of my placement. I was also The first Politics/International Relations undergraduate research conference

The first Politics/International subject, especially in dealing with Relations undergraduate research questions from the audience. conference took place on 2 Having spent a number of April at De Montfort University, months researching an area, Leicester. Sixteen students the general feeling was that from nine different universities they valued the opportunity gave presentations based upon to discuss their work and research they had undertaken engage with students from as part of their degrees, mainly other departments across the development fund and the or wanting to get their students their dissertations. Topics ranged country. The students valued the Department of Politics and involved should contact a member from an evaluation of the work opportunity to question their Public Policy for their support of of the organising team: of Bernard Stiegler through a own conclusions, the diversity the event, which allowed us to Alison Statham (astatham@ study of the global regulation of subjects presented and fund travel and accommodation. dmu.ac.uk), Chris Goldsmith of conflict diamonds to an most of all the opportunity to We hope to build on the success ([email protected]), Mette investigation of the Statecraft of present their research findings of the first conference by making Wiggen (m.wiggen@leeds. the British Coalition Government. in a friendly and supportive it a regular event. ac.uk) and Simon Lightfoot The students displayed an environment. Thanks must go Colleagues from the PSA ([email protected]). ■ impressive command of their to the PSA, the DMU teaching interested in finding out more

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Speakers and our young attendees at the PSA’s annual conference special panel An update on ‘Beyond the Youth Citizenship Commission’

Andy Mycock, University of series of workshops funded We are pleased to announce of the Demos ‘Generation Huddersfield by the PSA together with the of a new campaign led Citizen’ project. The volume As part of its on-going Huddersfield, Liverpool, Royal by PSA’s Young People’s will be officially launched at commitment to promoting Holloway and Southampton Politics specialist group to an event in Westminster in political activism and universities. encourage the development of the autumn and other events democratic engagement, The volume includes short the civic role of universities as are planned in Edinburgh, members of the PSA opinion pieces on a range ‘sites of democracy’ (details Belfast and Cardiff. Chapters recently contributed to the of topics and offers policy are in the publication). The from the publication are also publication of, Beyond the proposals to encourage campaign includes a ‘Charter being hosted in an exciting Youth Citizenship Commission: governments, political for Active Citizenship in Higher series of on-line debates on Young People and Politics parties and youth stakeholder Education’ and the group the Democratic Audit blog edited by Professor Jon Tonge groups across the UK to adopt will be encouraging vice- site (www.democraticaudit. (University of Liverpool) and more dynamic approaches chancellors and heads of Politics com), with leading politicians, Dr Andy Mycock (University to encouraging young people departments in universities academics, and youth of Huddersfield). Both to get involved in politics. across the UK to sign up. The organisations providing of whom served on the We focused on key issues campaign will be officially responses to policy proposals. independent Youth Citizenship such as votes at 16, political launched at the inaugural An electronic copy of Commission (2008/9) formed participation of young women workshop hosted by the Young the Beyond the Youth by the last Labour government and BME groups, citizenship People’s Politics group at the Citizenship Commission: Young together with Professor education in schools and University of Lincoln on 5 People and Politics volume Phil Cowley (University of universities, youth social September. can be downloaded from Nottingham). We sought to media, and compulsory youth The volume was discussed the PSA website. For further build on the work of the Youth voting. Policy proposals at a special panel at the details of the Beyond the Citizenship Commission and included a referendum on votes PSA’s annual conference in Youth Citizenship Commission other research by members of at 16, compulsory electoral Manchester with Professors Jon project and to request a hard the PSA and further energise registration in schools, and Tonge and Gerry Stoker, Sam copy of the volume, please debates about young people the reform of political party Johnson, a youth councillor contact Dr Andy Mycock and democratic participation. membership to make it more from Manchester City Council, ([email protected]). ■ Contributors took part in a youth-centric. and Ian Wybron, a member psa.ac.uk 8 Pedagogy matters stateside too Jacqui Briggs, outgoing PSA Vice-Chair APSA’s 11th Teaching and Learning Politics Conference took place in the beautiful city of Philadelphia earlier this year, whose name comes from the Greek meaning ‘City of Brotherly Love’, has the delights of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center and Old City Hall, and was also home to the US Supreme Court between 1791 and 1800. For those interested in different ways of teaching and learning Attendees of the inaugural event politics, the conference provides a supportive environment in which to share ideas and learn from colleagues. There is a clear link with the PSA UK’s Teaching and Learning Politics specialist group. Welsh politics group The group’s John Craig, Steven Curtis, Alasdair Blair, et al. are now stalwarts of these conferences, giving and gaining a great deal from their participation in this international event. This is something that husting poll shows Plaid the PSA as a whole should seek to encourage in the future and to continue to foster even greater links between our two organisations. Cymru and Labour are The conference also provides a number of sharply-focused, interactive, workshops and plenary sessions. Topics covered this year included: a workshop on MOOCs, Internships: Best practice in neck and neck the Discipline, Flip Your Class with Google Apps!, Publishing in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and the Top Ten Teaching On the evening 7 May the Welsh Political Studies and Lecturers and Mistakes!. The 2014 CQ Press Award for Innovative Teaching was Teachers Society (WPSLATS), sponsored by the PSA and IWA, held also presented at the conference. The APSA Teaching and Learning its south east Wales inaugural event at Coleg Gwent’s Cross Keys Conference is small in relation to the annual APSA conference, campus. It involved a European election hustings with three of the four having around 400 or so attendees. Even so, this is a reasonable size existing Welsh MEPs and three other party representatives. The event in comparison with many European conferences and is indicative was chaired by ITV Wales political correspondent Adrian Masters and of the sheer scale of the political science community in the United organised by WPSLATS vice chair Government and Cross Keys Politics States. A joke amongst teaching and learning regulars is to refer to lecturer Rob Southall and his students. The AS and A2 Government and the main APSA conference as the ‘August’ conference given the fact Politics students in attendance took a vote of the 84 people present that, for many attendees in Philadelphia, the T and L conference is through use of a secret ballot. The result was as follows: their big annual event. Members of the PSA and the organisation per se will gain through fostering greater links with the APSA teaching and learning Total votes -54 community. ■

13% 7% 28%

Con – 7 Green – 4 Lab – 15

9% 28% 13%

Lib-dem – 5 Plaid – 15 UKIP – 7

Professor Russell Deacon, who chairs WPSLATS, said: “This was a very successful first event for us in Wales and a great chance for students and teachers of AS and A2 Government and Politics to get together and experience the real side of politics from the campaiging and organising side to the actual ballot”. If you are in Wales and would like to know more about future WPSLATS events please email: [email protected] ■

psa.ac.uk 9 Introducing the new Politics team at Canterbury Christ Church University The Politics and International Relations team at Canterbury Christ Church University has expanded and is launching new undergraduate programmes. Amelia Hadfield and Andre Barrinha joined the team in September 2013; Amelia’s research expertise is in energy security (in particular EU-Russia energy relations), Andre’s research expertise is in critical security studies and international relations theory. The new staff join a team with strengths in Marxist theory (David Bates), euroscepticism (John Fitzgibbon), EU environmental policy (Sarah Lieberman), political leadership (Mark Bennister), federalism in post- conflict societies (Soeren Keil) and integration of Romani communities (Laura Cashman). The team will be launching a new undergraduate programme in 2015 covering politics, international relations and European studies. The subject area also hosts a new journal, European Review of International Studies (ERIS). For more information see http:// www.canterbury.ac.uk/social-applied-sciences/applied-social-sciences/ Politics/Home.aspx The team also blog at http://canterburypolitics.wordpress.com/ ■ From left to right: John Fitzgibbon, Amelia Hadfield, Soeren Keil, Laura Cashman, David Bates, Sarah Lieberman, Andre Barrinha, Mark Bennister.

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13% 7% 28% Con – 7 Green – 4 Lab – 15 Experts on political oratory gather at Bath The Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the (Keele University), Robert Busby (Liverpool Hope), John Roper (Swansea 9% 28% 13% University of Bath hosted a one-day conference, 4 April, on the subject University), Mark Bennister (Canterbury C. Church) and Michelle of ‘Democratic Orators’. This was the first conference to evaluate the Bentley (Royal Holloway). Lib-dem – 5 Plaid – 15 UKIP – 7 crucial role of oratory in the careers of key figures in the US Democratic The event followed previous conferences held on both Labour and Party, from JFK to Barack Obama. This conference, co-organised by Conservative Party orators held at the University of Huddersfield and David Moon (University of Bath) and Andrew Crines (University of the papers are currently being developed into chapters for a collection Leeds), examined the political personas, rhetorical, and oratorical edited by the organisers. Moon and Crines have plans for a follow styles of twelve leading figures in US Democratic Party politics. The up event looking at Republican Orators, which is set to take place conference attracted contributions from a range of established scholars in 2015 through the auspices of the PSA Conservatism Group (psa- with interests in American politics, political communication, rhetoric conservatism.org.uk). ■ and oratory, including Robert Lehrman (former chief speechwriter for Al Gore and Professor at American University), Andrew Taylor (University From left to right: Robert Busby, Brendan Evans, David Moon, Mark Bennister, of Sheffield), Brendan Evans (University of Huddersfield), Jon Herbert Andrew Crines, Robert Lehrman, Jon Herbert, John Roper, Andrew Taylor.

psa.ac.uk 10 Hull celebrates 25 years of parliamentary placements The value of experience- the fact that it incorporates based learning has become a Westminster seminar widely recognised in recent programme and has had the years, but its benefits to same course director for the students was recognised in entirety of its existence. the Politics Department at Lord Norton has facilitated Hull University more than a more than 200 student quarter of a century ago. The placements between Hull 2013-14 academic year marks and Westminster since the the 25th anniversary of the first placements in 1988-89. Hull parliamentary placement Over the years, students have scheme. This special gained experience working anniversary was celebrated with leading parliamentarians with two receptions; one including: Cabinet ministers, at the House of Lords in members of the Shadow Lord Norton with Hull alumni November 2013 and the other Cabinet, chairs of select at the University of Hull in committees and prominent path. These placements are March 2014. backbenchers. The placements now very well established, in a range of posts from special The receptions, hosted by offer students the opportunity rewarding for students and advisers to Cabinet ministers, Professor of Government, Lord to take part in political research highly regarded at Westminster. parliamentary and government Norton of Louth, were attended and parliamentary duties, to This is a special anniversary and affairs officers, to holding office by alumni, current students, develop key skills, widen their we hope that politics students in political parties. They are members from the University subject knowledge and increase will continue to choose the affectionately referred to as and were joined by guests, their employability. University of Hull for many the ‘Hull Mafia’. Others have including MPs and peers. “Since the first cohort years to come.” Lord Norton of successful careers in a variety The placement scheme of students headed for Louth of roles including media, is distinctive not only for Westminster, many Hull Hull graduates have gone on teaching and banking. ■ its longevity, but also for graduates have followed that to prominent careers in politics News from Cambridge Seminar in POLIS by the Labour in the House of Lords. Society of Wales. Professor German Finance Minister, The discussion which Loughlin held the Chair of Dr Wolfgang Schäuble followed, including a number European Politics at Cardiff On the 27 March the German of questions from the floor, University for fifteen years Finance Minister, Dr Wolfgang dealt with, inter alia, the and was elected an Honorary Schäuble, visited Cambridge role of the Euro, relations Fellow there in 2010 when to take part in an hour-long between the Eurozone and he moved to Cambridge. discussion with a range of the rest of the EU, the human The University of Cambridge Wolfgang students and staff from across rights implications of current Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Schäuble the University interested in austerity policies, and the role Leszeck Borysiewicz, the Master the evolving political economy of the German Constitutional of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, of the European Union. The Court. Professor Martin Daunton and meeting was sponsored by St Edmund’s Honorary Fellow, POLIS, and chaired by Professor Prof John Loughlin Professor Sir Martin Evans, Christopher Hill. Dr Schäuble’s elected Fellow are all Fellows of the Learned opening remarks were Professor John Loughlin, a Society of Wales. ■ responded to by Lord Eatwell, Fellow of St Edmund’s College the President of Queen’s and Director of the Von Hugel College and a past front-bench Institute, has been elected John Loughlin economic spokesman for a Fellow of the Learned

psa.ac.uk 11 Oxford’s new quantitative methods centre As data become increasingly the £19.5 million programme the social sciences to have with the University of Oxford available, the need for designed to promote a step- access to enhanced training in hosting summer schools about graduates who are able to change in quantitative social quantitative methods, through quantitative methods for make sense of them increases science training. The funding lectures and data-labs. New undergraduates from other UK too. The private sector, civil was awarded by a partnership options in quantitative training universities. Oxford academics service, non-governmental comprised of the Nuffield will also be made available will also develop open access organisations, media, polling Foundation, the Economic and to undergraduates taking the online teaching materials institutes, and many others Social Research Council (ESRC) PPE (Politics, Philosophy and about quantitative methods demand graduates with and the Higher Education Economics) or the BA History for wider audiences. Expertise statistical knowledge. As The Funding Council for England and Politics course. Hands- and resources will be shared New York Times put it recently: (HEFCE). on data labs will become across the higher education ‘For Today’s Graduate, Just One The programme will mean a core element of the new sector through an accompanying Word: Statistics’. the creation of four new full- teaching programme, allowing support programme, which will This year sees the launch time teaching posts in Oxford’s undergraduates the opportunity also forge links with schools and of the Oxford Q Step Centre Department of Sociology to work with datasets within the employers. Students who go (OQC) which will be geared to and Department of Politics context of their disciplines. on work placements to develop meeting this need. Oxford is one and International Relations The skills training provided their quantitative methods will of 15 universities to be selected as from July 2014. It will through Oxford’s Q-Step be able to apply for bursaries nationally to host Q-Step, enable undergraduates across training will be shared widely, through the programme. ■ Sport and Politics group in South Africa, Politics of Exclusion in 21st century Serbian football, Women and Sport Participation, Sport Youth Culture and Public Space. On day two, delegates heard from keynote speaker Professor Maurice Roche, who talked about ‘Mega-events, Globalisation and Development: BRICS and Major Sport Events in the Contemporary Period’. The Left to right: Dr Paul Gilchrist (co-convenor, PSA Sport and Politics Group), Andy Burnham MP, Dr Peter Millward (conference organiser, talk built and extended upon his Liverpool John Moores University) seminal book Mega Events and Andy Burnham MP, the Shadow agenda. He reflected on how a accessible public facilities a Modernity (2000, Routledge). Secretary of State for Health, modern NHS would need to take statutory requirement, many Conference organiser Peter was the keynote speaker at preventative strategies in dealing local authorities would continue Millward commented: the Sport and Politics group’s with future health problems. to sell off playing fields and “The event was a tremendous 8th annual conference. This He used the conference to sports clubs. success. We have received was hosted by Liverpool John outline new policy ideas and Delegates from as far afield positive comments about the Moores University, 21-22 his aim to get “50 per cent as Los Angeles, Moscow and quality of papers and the collegial February, on the overarching of the population involved Melbourne, attended the two day atmosphere and we’re delighted theme of ‘Sport and the Politics in regular sports activity by conference, which was organised so many early career researchers of Exclusion’. 2025.” However, he warned that by LJMU’s Peter Millward, John presented.” During his keynote address, without national Government Hayton, and Ian Beattie. Day Plans are now underway for Burnham outlined the “prioritising spending on one of the conference saw the 9th annual conference, to be importance of sport policy sports and physical activity”, parallel sessions on Football hosted by Durham University in in shaping a modern health and making the provision of and Community Development spring 2015. ■ psa.ac.uk 12

Britishness specialist group publishes Northern Ireland ‘culture wars’ symposium report The PSA Britishness specialist upon the deliberations of the attempts to implement a within Northern Ireland, as well group has published a report symposium. The report has community relations policy. This as addressing the question of following the success of the been widely distributed to both should focus on young people, a racial equality strategy as a Northern Ireland ‘culture policy-makers and civil society particularly improving socio- matter of urgency. wars’ symposium held in groups in the region. economic opportunities and the The report can be accessed via Belfast in November 2013. Chief among the provision of safe spaces for the the University of Huddersfield The report is co-authored by recommendations is the youth to express their opinions, repository here: http:// a team comprising colleagues suggestion that the Northern aspirations and grievances. eprints.hud.ac.uk/19896/. from both the University Ireland Executive devise an The report also recommends The Britishness Group always of Huddersfield and the immediate strategy to address that policy makers take welcomes new members. For University of Ulster, and the needs of the region’s measures to ensure equality of more information, please contact contains a number of policy most deprived communities citizenship and legal protections Andrew Mycock a.j.mycock@hud. recommendations based independent of on-going for various minority groups ac.uk or Shaun McDaid. ■ New specialist group on young people’s politics is formed

Dr Yee Wah Foo, Lincoln the rise and proliferation of and political engagement?’ University protest politics in Britain and The group organised several Dr Jacqui Briggs and Dr Ben across the Western world. In panels for the 2014 PSA annual Kisby (along with Dr James particular, the group addresses conference in Manchester and is Sloam from Royal Holloway, three main questions: (1) ‘what also planning to hold a specialist University of London and does “politics” mean to young group conference in Lincoln on Emily Rainsford from the people?’; (2) ‘how and why Friday, 5 September, 2014. University of Southampton) do young people choose to Visit the group’s page on the established a new PSA specialist participate in democracy?’; and PSA website for further details: group on ‘Young People’s (3) ‘how can “Generation Y” https://www.psa.ac.uk/psa- Politics’ in 2013. The group (those born in the late 1980s communities/specialist-groups/ is concerned with examining and early 1990s) be encouraged young-peoples-politics ■ young people’s politics in to participate more widely (and the context of austerity and deeply) in various forms of civic

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Briefing the UN on the next global development framework

The United Nations has just of rights and responsibilities, over a year to agree a new and the pragmatic challenges of global development framework implementing the new SDGs and to replace the Millennium ensuring their accountability. Development Goals. But how The event was organised and should this framework be chaired by the Colombian designed to maximise ambition Mission to the United Nations and chance of success, given and facilitated by Child Fund the diverse and unequal world Alliance. Dr Long's presentation it must address? reflected his briefing paper In April, Dr Graham Long ‘Universality: moving the (Newcastle University) was debate forward’, prepared for invited to New York, to address the Beyond2015 civil society 30 Permanent Representatives global campaign group, and to the United Nations at a co-authored with Tanya Cox 'breakfast briefing' on this (Plan International). The paper question of 'universality and addresses the challenge of differentiation' in the post-2015 adopting ambitious global goals development framework. Dr whilst differentiating fairly for Long's presentation was followed diverse and unequal country and Dr. Long's current research implementation' - will continue by an hour of discussion with contexts. Response to the event on key issues facing the UN to inform intergovernmental and attending representatives, was very positive, and a follow- Working Group - the idea of civil society discussions over the which included the co-chairs up event is currently planned for 'Common but Differentiated coming months. Dr. Long can be of the UN Open Working this summer. Responsibilities', the contacted at graham.long@ncl. Group on the Sustainable The negotiations over the accountability framework ac.uk ■ Development Goals (SDGs). content and form of the new that will accompany the The wide-ranging discussion Sustainable Development new framework, and country covered theoretical questions Goals are at a critical stage, commitments on 'means of

psa.ac.uk 14 The Digital Democracy Commission: Towards a 21st Century Parliament

Cristina Leston-Bandeira, University of Hull Amongst other, Commissioners De Monfort, Hull, Leeds, the evidence collated will be include actor and filmmaker Nottingham, Strathclyde, considered for the final report, The Speaker of the House of Femi Oyeniran. The Surrey and Ulster). The forum which is due early in 2015 to Commons set a Commission composition of the Commission was student-led and aimed to coincide with the celebrations on Digital Democracy early reflects the wish to consult a identify key problem areas, and of the Magna Carta and the this year, following his speech much wider group of people possible solutions, from the 750 birthday of Parliament. to the Hansard Society last than the usual suspects, being student’s perspective, on each Details about the above November about working open to everyone who wants of the DDC’s five themes. It has can be found on the DDC’s towards a 21st century to participate. The DDC has resulted in five reports drafted webpage: http://www. Parliament. I’ve had the calls for evidence on each of its by these students and follow- parliament.uk/business/ privilege to act as one of its five main themes, but it also up workshops. This has proved commons/the-speaker/ Commissioners, drawing from promotes events to encourage an effective way of collating speakers-commission-on- my research on parliamentary discussion and development evidence from a specific digital-democracy/ ■ and digital public engagement. of ideas. Besides helping to audience. I’m currently also The Digital Democracy frame the collation of evidence helping towards the planning Commission (DDC) has been and contribute to the final of joint events with the PSA. set up to explore how we report, my role includes the The DDC has organised and can reconcile the traditional organisation of specific events. planned many other events to concepts and institutions of Drawing from my consult with a very wide range representative democracy with comparative research, I’ve of publics. the transformations created played a specific role in My role in the DDC has by the past twenty years’ establishing connections been therefore dual: to technological revolution. It with other parliaments and contribute with my research aims to consult, report and identifying good practice know-how but also to explore make recommendations on elsewhere. I’ve facilitated the links specifically with how digital tools can help submission of oral evidence universities. All of parliamentary democracy in from the Brazilian Chamber the UK become more effective. of Deputies about the well- It is structured around five established eDemocracia themes: legislation, scrutiny, platform, which enables representation, engagement citizens to make suggestions and dialogue. The Commission to legislation under discussion is unique in its composition in parliament. This type of and methodology, allowing for evidence gives a particularly a very open approach. useful insight. The DDC is composed I have also coordinated an of eight Commissioners, online national forum between representing a wide range of Politics undergraduates, types of organisations, with with representatives from me being the only academic. eight universities (Cardiff,

psa.ac.uk 15 British Home Secretary and German Federal Minister of the Interior launch policy seminar in Berlin convened by Aston University Migration and its impact growth, recruitment of skilled British and German migration on the UK and Germany migrants and the challenges of experts, and especially that was the theme of an expert integration. In his address to 80 two cabinet ministers took policy workshop organised invited guests at a reception the opportunity to open it. by Professor Simon Green at the British Embassy to mark Translating research agendas into and Dr Christin Hess of the the workshop, Federal Minister practical policy discussions are Aston Centre for Europe (ACE) de Maizière praised the role of very much at the heart of what on behalf of the Foreign and the Aston Centre for Europe in the Aston Centre for Europe Commonwealth Office. The initiating the discussions: does.” workshop was held in the “I consider it to be very ACE, based at Aston University, British Embassy in Berlin on 20- worthwhile to engage in a acts as a ‘hub’ for a range of 21 February 2014. bilateral exchange on a topic Europe and European Union- Marking the event, German that is very much on the mind of related research projects and Interior Minister Thomas the people in our two countries… teaching activities at Aston de Maizière and the Home These talks are an expression University. Building on Aston’s Secretary Theresa May also held of longstanding and excellent long-standing reputation in the their first bilateral consultations German-British cooperation, and study of Europe, ACE has since since last autumn’s German I would like to thank Professor 2009 become a major centre federal elections. The workshop Green for his initiative and for research in European politics brought together 30 high-level the British Embassy for their and society and ensured the experts from politics, civil service, support.” real-world applicability of that think tanks and academia in Professor Simon Green, Co- research through practitioner both countries to focus on director of the Aston Centre for engagement. ■ and compare British-German Europe, said: “We were delighted perspectives on migration and to convene this meeting of China and nuclear responsibility in the global nuclear order Dr Nicola Horsburgh of the Overall, the project has three to focus on narrow aspects Department of Politics & main objectives: of Chinese nuclear behaviour: International Relations at Determine what it means to be a suspected misdemeanours in the University of Oxford has responsible nuclear armed state its non-proliferation record been given a British Academy by developing a typology of relating to Pakistan, the Postdoctoral Fellowship to responsible nuclear behaviour; uncertain direction of military examine what it means to be examining how a nuclear armed spending and modernisation, or a responsible nuclear armed state, in particular China, can enduring opaqueness in policy. state in global nuclear politics, demonstrate it is a responsible The BA research goes beyond with a focus on China. The nuclear actor; these issues to examine China’s project contributes to a limited understand why responsibility behaviour more broadly, in terms academic field of research on matters, and who has the of Chinese efforts regarding nuclear responsibility – and authority in the global nuclear nuclear security and safety, as thus revives long dormant order to confer the label and well as reactions to important discussions of nuclear ethics – status of responsibility. global and regional nuclear Assessing how China has as well as policy debates that China has been selected because developments in the late 1990s responded to these challenges have gained momentum in the its nuclear behaviour has been and 2000s: from the South Asian offers insight into how far it late 2000s over fears related to portrayed unfavourably in the nuclear tests in 1998 to on-going may be considered a responsible nuclear security. past. Existing literature tends North Korean nuclear activities. nuclear state. ■ psa.ac.uk 16

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