UCL Political Science: Covid-19 Symposia: Recent Episodes
UCL Political Science
A podcast with School of Public Policy and UCL academics alongside practitioners who will discuss the politics and policy of Covid-19.
The format of the podcast will include short presentations from each speaker, with most of the time dedicated to discussion and debate. Listeners will have the option to pre-submit questions to our panel using the links on our website and each podcast will be available to listen to on all major platforms at any time following release.
Speakers:
- Professor Meg Russell, Professor of British and Comparative Politics and Director of the Constitution Unit
- Dr Thomas Gift, Lecturer in Political Science: Public Policy Economics and Analysis
- Dr Nils Metternich, Associate Professor in International Relations
- Chair: Professor Jennifer Hudson, Professor of Political Behaviour and Head of Political Science Department
In this podcast, four experts from the UCL Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy treat these issues and examine the hard questions facing the world as we look towards the end of lockdown.
Speakers:
- Professor Kristin Bakke, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
- Dr Melanie Garson, Senior Teaching Fellow in Conflict Resolution and International Security
- Dr Rod Abouharb, Associate Professor in International Relations
- Dr Julie Norman, Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations
- Chair: Dr Colin Provost, Associate Professor in Public Policy
This episode will examine that question through a variety of political theory perspectives. Is it useful to think of a trade-off between individual liberty and collective security? Is it helpful to assess responses to the current crisis through the analogy of war? It will also look at the impact of the response to Covid-19 on particular groups, including women and vulnerable minorities, and ask how their rights are best protected in these times.
Speakers:
- Professor Richard Bellamy, Professor of Political Science
- Dr Avia Pasternak, Associate Professor in Global Ethics
- Dr Maki Kimura, Teaching Fellow in Gender and Politics
- Chair: Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit
Speakers:
- Professor Wendy Carlin, Professor of Economics
- Dr Gabriella Conti, Associate Professor of Health Economics
- Professor Claudio Radaelli, Professor of Public Policy
- Dr Mike Seiferling, Lecturer in Public Finance
- Chair: Professor Jennifer Hudson, Professor of Political Behaviour and Head of Political Science Department