• Dr Barbara Prainsack – The Theory and Practice of Solidarity amidst social and political disruption 

    Barbara Prainsack is Professor for Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna’s Department of Political Science, and is director of the university’s Centre for the Study of Contemporary Solidarity. Dr Prainsack’s research focuses on the concept of ‘solidarity’ applied to public policy and institutions, as well as the politics of health and science &…

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  • Dr Kumar Ramakrishna – Understanding Extremism and Radicalisation in a Digital Age

    Dr Kumar Ramakrishna is Professor of National Security Studies and the Dean of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University. Dr Ramakrishna’s research focuses on extremism and counter-terrorism, as well as strategic thought, with an emphasis on Southeast Asia. He has previously held many academic and professional posts, including as a Visiting…

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  • Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian – Media and Politics in an unstable world, and understanding Iran’s Internal Politics

    Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian is an affiliated lecturer at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Politics and International Studies and director of international studies and global politics at the University of Cambridge Institute for Continuing Education. Drawing on her career as a journalist, her research focuses on media and politics in the Middle East in local…

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