Dr Demetris Tillyris is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Canterbury Christ Church University. He specialises in Contemporary Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought. He also serves […]
Canterbury: The Hustings Come Home to Roost
Dr Amelia Hadfield, Jean Monnet Chair and Director of the Centre for European Studies (CEFEUS) at Canterbury Christ Church University, stayed up the whole night to analyse and discuss the […]
British Politics: The magic tree that keeps on giving
Dr Andre Barrinha, Senior Lecturer in Politics & IR at Canterbury Christ Church University, comments on the outcome the UK General Election.
CCCU fires up the democratic engine with a Canterbury parliamentary hustings
By Elizabeth Bailey CEFEUS Communications Manager On the 26th of May Canterbury Christ Church University had the pleasure of hosting a Parliamentary Hustings for the Canterbury and Whitstable constituency candidates.
Theresa May: leaking leadership capital?
Analysing the components of political leadership, Ben Worthy and Mark Bennister review Theresa May’s leadership capital. They conclude that, although she may gain capital after an election win, her strained […]
How Can We Measure Political Leadership?
Mark Bennister (Canterbury Christ Church University), Ben Worthy (Birkbeck, University of London) and Paul ‘t Hart (Universiteit Utrecht) have published a new book on leadership capital, applying their Leadership Capital […]
GE2017 candidates for Canterbury and Whitstable debate at CCCU
On Friday, 26 May, the Politics and International Relations Programme at Canterbury Christ Church University co-hosted a hustings with the candidates for the Canterbury and Whitstable constituency. In front of […]
Christ Church politics lecturer talks about hypocrisy in public life
Dr Demetris Tillyris, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the School of Psychology, Politics, and Sociology, was interviewed for the The Philosophers Magazine – one the leading journals among […]
Rebels running London? The mayoralities of Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson compared
With the upcoming mayoral elections, our attention turns to mayors and their powers. Ben Worthy and Mark Bennister reflect on the terms of Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. They draw on their new paper to explain […]