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Online UNESCO RIELA Spring School: The Arts of Integration (Caring & Sharing)

02 Nov

Date: Monday 02 November 2026 - Friday 06 November 2026
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: Entirely online
Speaker: Samantha Disbray, Piki Diamond, Lisa Eckenwiler, Ayesha Ahmad, Alessia Mangiavillano, Sylvia Agbih, Anna Dzubian, Movement in Thyme, Aleksandra Gros,

Online conference looking at intergenerational caring & sharing in the context of (forced) migration. Organised by the UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Languages, and Arts and building on the in-person edition of this event which took place in May. We are linking up with international scholars and poets to explore this year's theme together.

What would democratic backsliding look like in the UK?

03 Nov

Date: Tuesday 03 November 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The Humanities Lecture Theatre The Gilbert Scott Building University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Dr Hannah White, Professor Matthew Flinders and Mr Adam Lang

In the Autumn 2026 lecture series, we will explore what democratic backsliding is, what it looks like in other established democracies and what it would look like in the United Kingdom

Future Creatives

05 Nov

Date: Thursday 05 November 2026
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: Queen Margaret Union

Future Creatives is an annual event produced and delivered by the scca.partnerships project and the School of Culture & Creative Arts. It showcases the dazzling mix of creativity produced by School students.

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Checks, Balances, or Backsliding? The 2026 US Midterm Elections

17 Nov

Date: Tuesday 17 November 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The Humanities Lecture Theatre The Gilbert Scott Building University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Christopher Carman

Just weeks after Americans return to the polls, this lecture asks what the 2026 midterm results mean for a Congress that has struggled to function as a co-equal branch of government.

"The Democratic Curse": Analysis of the Identity Crisis of Democracies

01 Dec

Date: Tuesday 01 December 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The Humanities Lecture Theatre The Gilbert Scott Building University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Ariane Chebel d’Appoloonia

The scope and magnitude of the current backsliding in Western and non-Western democracies raise three questions addressed in this presentation: What are the root causes of democratic erosion? How the current crisis differs from previous ones? And what should be done to prevent or reverse illiberal and authoritarian trends?