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The Jean Monnet Centre for European Governance at De Montfort University, Leicester, will be hosting a summer school for PhD researchers on the theme of “A New Politics of Populism? Democracy in the 21^st Century” from 1^st to 4^th July 2019. It is open for applications from any current doctoral student.

 

The summer school is free to attend, with masterclasses led by Prof. Jonathan Davies and Prof. Estella Baker. We are also delighted to be hosting Dr Daniele Albertazzi (Birmingham) and Dr Paolo Gerbaudo (KCL) who will deliver two keynote public lectures during the course of the week on their cutting edge research on the politics of populism in Europe. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to present their work to a panel of experts in the Centre across the four days.

 

More details on the Summer School and a provisional programme are available in the attached and here:

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/events/events-calendar/2019/july/new-politics-populism-democracy-21st-century.aspx.

 

To apply, please send a 200-word abstract for your paper presentation and 100-word statement of interest, plus institutional affiliation and contact details, to Dr Arianna Giovannini ([log in to unmask]) by Friday 5 May. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 17 May.

 

Best wishes

 

Adam and Arianna

 

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Dr Adam Fishwick

Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies and Public Policy (VC2020)

Department of Politics, People and Place & Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA)

 

CURA Institute Head of Research Students and MA Programme Leader (Politics and International Relations Suite)

 

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Latest publications:

(2019) Workplace occupation and the possibilities of popular power in Chile and Argentina, 1972-6, Globalizations

 

(2018) El "socialismo cotidiano" de los trabajadores textiles chilenos: Trazando una política radical a través de la prensa obrera, 1936-1972, ASTROLABIO

 

(2018) Austerity and Working-Class Resistance: Survival, Disruption and Creation in Hard Times, Rowman and Littlefield International (co-edited with Heather Connolly)