In this talk, Dr Richard Marsden will explore how changing ideas about the past have contributed to the unprecedented existential challenges now facing the British state.

This talk will consider whether relations between Tudor England and Europe in the sixteenth century can offer any lessons for remaking our relationship with Europe in the twenty-first.

When the European Community was set up in 1958, Britain declined to join. By 1961, however, the British Government had completely reversed that position.

Arising from a research project on Participation Arts and Social Action in Research led by Dr. Umut Erel, Sociology, Maggie O'Neill, University of York and Tracey Reynolds, University of Greenwich, Erene Kaptani with a group of participants has devised a performance piece on migrant women and citizenship, to be shown at Rich Mix, London, 31 January 2019. All welcome!

The seminar, organised by Development Policy and Practice at The Open University, will focus initially on two thematic areas, education, and social and economic hardship,  and then broaden out to reflect on the potential and challenges of co-operation more widely. Speakers will present from their own research and/or practical experience followed by discussion.

Hot on the heels of our sold out conference in Edinburgh, we’re pleased to be teaming up with the Bloomsbury publishing once again to bring OU students and members of the public together to enjoy a day of writing and publishing advice from authors and industry professionals.

This event is jointly organized by Ariel Wirkierman of the Institute of Management Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Andrew Trigg of The Open Political Economy Group (IKD, The Open University)