Mike Berry
Honorary Senior Research Fellow,
Centre for Russian and East European Studies,
University of Birmingham,
Birmingham B15 2TT
Apologies for any cross-posting.
Conference: Party Politics in Russia - Friday 25th June 2010
On 25th June 2010 the University of Birmingham will host a one-day
conference on 'Party Politics in Russia'. The conference brings together
many of the leading scholars on post-Soviet Russian politics in the UK
and Ireland. It is intended that the papers presented will then form a
special issue of a journal for publication in 2011. Speakers include:
Professor Richard Sakwa, School of Politics and International Relations,
University of Kent.
Title of paper: 'From Representation to Mobilisation?: Problems of
Political Aggregation [or Participation] in Contemporary Russia'.
Professor Paul Lewis, Department of Politics and International
Relations, The Open University.
Theme of paper: Development of Russian party politics in comparative
perspective
Professor Neil Robinson, Department of Politics and Public
Administration, University of Limerick.
Theme of paper: The impact of institutional factors on party development
Professor Stephen White, Department of Politics, university of Glasgow.
Theme of paper: Party identification
Dr Cameron Ross, Reader in Politics, Department of Politics, University
of Dundee.
Theme of paper: Political parties in the regions
Dr Edwin Bacon, Reader in Comparative Politics, Birkbeck College,
London.
Theme of paper: Electoral manipulation
Dr Luke March, Senior Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics,
Department of Politics and International Relations, University of
Edinburgh.
Theme of paper: The leftists and nationalists
Dr Derek Hutcheson, Lecturer in European Politics, School of Politics
and International Relations, University College Dublin.
Theme of paper: Party financing, campaigning
Dr David White, Lecturer in Politics, Centre for Russian and East
European Politics, University of Birmingham
Theme of paper: The liberal opposition
Dr Sean Roberts, Centre for Russian and East European Politics,
University of Birmingham
Theme of paper: The party of power
Maya Atwal, PhD candidate, Centre for Russian and East European
Politics, University of Birmingham Theme of paper: The pro-Kremlin youth
movements
There is no charge for attendance but I would be very grateful if you
could email me ([log in to unmask]) if you would like to attend in
order that we may organise the catering. Further details of panels and
times etc will be announced shortly.
Dr. David White
Lecturer in Politics
Centre for Russian and East European Studies
School of Government and Society
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Tel: 0121 414 8237
Mobile: 07815 666283
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