Re-engagement or Rebellion?
A pre-UK elections symposium "Re-engagement or rebellion?" will be hosted by the Centre for the Study of Political Ideologies at The University of Nottingham on 29th April.
When: Wednesday 29 April 2015, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm
Where: Portland Atrium (9.30am-1pm), B63 Law and Social Sciences (1.30-3.30pm), University Park, Nottingham
Event website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cspi/newsandevents/events/2015/re-engagement-or-rebellion.aspx
The symposium is jointly organised by two specialist groups of the Political Studies Association, the Anti-politics and (De)politicisation and the Anarchist Studies Network – and sponsored by the PSA "Pushing the Boundaries" track.
Ahead of the 2015 UK general elections, disengagement from electoral politics is high on the agenda. With low turnouts and ubiquitous distrust in politicians, two divergent responses have emerged. On the one hand government, NGOs and academics promote re-engagement in voting and active citizenship, especially by younger people. On the other, radical activists and scholars are rejecting representative democracy in favour of a rebellious politics that points beyond capitalism and the state.
This forum is the first to bring together prominent academics and activists representing these two perspectives, and promises fresh insights from the cutting edge of the debate.
The first session will be chaired by Pinar Donmez, Visiting Research Fellow at CEU CPS and member of the PSA Anti-Politics and (De)politicisation Specialist Group.
Please register for catering purposes to Uri Gordon at U.Gordon@lboro.ac.uk.