Stevenson Trust for Citizenship

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The Stevenson Trust has hosted many events, starting from xx to today

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Lecture Videos 2024/25

• Misinformation and Disinformation in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election - Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley, 22 October 2024. Access via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/CfxTQJ3fqK4

Lecture Videos 2023/24

• Has the 2024 Election Transformed British Politics? - Professor Sir John Curtice, 11 July 2024. This recording is available on Zoom. Access Passcode: Kvi771%e
• Prospects for the 2024 Election - Professor Sir John Curtice, 26 June 2024. This recording is available on Zoom. Access Passcode: 6t!z%6M7
• No Place in Politics: Tackling Abuse and Intimidation - Su Moore and Hannah Phillips of the Jo Cox Foundation, 06 February 2024.  This recording is available on Zoom. Access Passcode: 56b!7^uq
• Why Politicians Lie - Professor Susan Mendus, University of York, 22 January 2024.  This recording is available on Zoom. Access Passcode: x$5*53p
• Adam Smith and the Origin of Liberism - Professor Eric Schliesser, University of Amsterdam, 27 November 2023.  This recording is available on Zoom. Access Passcode: 9TN!Fw8e 
• Electoral Reform, the Constitution and Political Participation - Dr Jessica Garland, Electoral Reform Society, 14 November 2023.  This recording is available on Zoom. Access Passcode: 0e+%4GzD

Lecture Videos 2022/23

• “Reflections on the 1997 Referendum” - A Lecture in Honour of Nigel Smith - Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh, 9 May 2023 - Access Passcode: TcgNa4+s

• "Thinking About American Public Opinion: Past and Present" - Professor Susan Herbst, University of Connecticut, 14 March 2023 - Access Passcode: @Q3t&cav

• “Consensus or Dissensus?' Trends in Attitudes towards Governing the UK” - Professor Sir John Curtice, University of Strathclyde
  22 November 2022 

• Assisted Dying Laws and Disability - Professor Ben Colburn, University of Glasgow - 18 October 2022 - Access Passcode: 7Fkm0S!x

• Some State? Evidence from the 2021 Scottish Election Study - Scottish Election Study (SES) Team - 10 May 2022 - Access Passcode: Usw4&s5H

Lecture Videos 2020/21

• What Happened - and What Might Happen Next? - Prof Sir John Curtice (University of Strathclyde) - 13 May 2021 -Access Passcode:  PSJC#13MAY

• Keep the Heid: The 2021 Holyrood Election Special - Ms Kezia Dugdale (University of Glasgow); Prof Rob Johns (University of Essex); Dr Meryl Kerry (University of Edinburgh); Dr Fraser McMillan (University of Glasgow) - 4 May 2021  -  Passcode: Stevenson@5May

• Prospects for the 2021 Scottish Election  -  Prof Sir John Curtice (27 April 2021) Passcode: Stevenson@27APR

• Englishness: The Political Force Transforming Britain  -  Prof Richard Wyn Jones (20 April 2021)  Passcode:  Stevenson@April2021
• Elections in a Time of COVID  -  Prof Christopher Carman; Malcolm Burr; Annemarie O'Donnell; Andy O'Neill; Alistair Clark (30 March 2021)   Passcode: Stevenson@1
• The Dudley Knowles Lecture in Political Philosophy  -  Prof Jonathan Wolff; Dr Katharine Jenkins (1 February 2021)
  Access Passcode: yC4!fKs5
• BREXIT: Futures  - Prof Anand Menon; Maddy Thimont-Jack; Prof Sir John Curtice; Prof Beatrice Heuser (18 January 2021) 
  Access Passcode: kJ5GzQ!u
• What Just Happened?  The 2020 US Presidential Election  -  Prof Angelia Wilson; Prof David Barker; Prof Christopher Carman (17 November 2020)
  Access Passcode: uyv.T8k8
• The 2020 US Presidential Election: Predicting the Unpredictable  -  (27 October 2020)  -  Prof Christopher Carman
  Access Passcode: gk28Q^Fy
  The US 2020 Presidential Election presentation slides
• The Donald Dewar Memorial Lecture: Reflections on Donald Dewar's Legacy (8 October 2020)  -  The Right Hon. Lord Jack McConnell
• COVID-19: Health, Economy, Society, Politics (28 September 2020)  -  Prof Sir Anton Muscatelli; Prof Sarah Armstrong; Prof Sir John Curtice; Dr Antonia Ho
• American University Black Swing Voter Study (8 September 2020)  -  Prof David Barker

Lecture Videos 2019/20 

• Dudley Knowles Lecture: Snatching Something From Death – Value, Justice, and Humankind’s Common Heritage (17 Feb 2020)
• What Happened? What Next? A First Look at the Outcome of the 2019 UK General Election (17 Dec 2019)
• A Brexit Battle? Prospects for the 2019 General Election (2 Dec 2019)
• So What Next? Implications of the European Parliament Election Result for the Brexit Process (28 May 2019)
• A Substitute Referendum? The European Parliament Elections in Britain (20 May 2019)
• Racial Profiling as Pejorative Discrimination (5 Mar 2019)

Lecture Video Archive

• Whither Brexit - Panel Discussion (17 Dec 2018)
• When Normal isn't Normal: The 2018 U.S. Mid-term elections - Professor Christopher Carman (1 Nov 2018) 
• Do you Trust What You 'Like'?: Navigating Politics and Social Media - Professor Kenneth Rogerson (15 Oct 2018)
• Senior Citizens: Rights, Duties and the Old - Professor David Archard (10 April 2018)
• The Emotional Roots of Citizenship: From Post-Democracy to Everyday Politics - Professor Matthew Flinders (15 Feb 2018) 
• The 2017 General Election: What happened and what does it mean?  - Professor John Curtice
• Nationalism, referendums, and political choice in England and Scotland: the rise of identity politics and the decline of Labour (25 May 2017)
• What does Scotland want from Brexit? (8 May 2017)
• Brexit and the Future of the Scottish & UK Economy (21 March 2017)
• A Moral Law for War (25 Jan 2017)
• US Election Special (7 Nov 2016)
• The 2016 Presidential Election: It Ain't Over 'til It's Over (25 Oct 2016)
• Cultural Diversity, Belonging & the Law in Societies in Transition - the South African case (11 Oct 2016)
• In or Out? How Britain Decided - Prof John Curtice (28 Jun 2016)
• Has Devolution Failed? - Prof John Curtice (10 May 2016)
• Are the SNP Heading for Another Triumph? Prospects for the May 5th Election - Prof John Curtice (19 Apr 2016)
• Religious Freedom and Identity in the Liberal State - Professor Lord Raymond Plant (21 Jan 2016)
• So Can Anyone Win? The Prospects for May 7th and Beyond - Prof John Curtice (28 Apr 2015)
• Mackenzie Lecture 2015: Austerity and the Politics of Money - Mark Blyth (23 Mar 2015)
• Building solutions: the Big Society in the Local Community - Karyn McCluskey (20 Mar 2012)
• The "big society" in Scotland - Annabel Goldie, MSP, Scottish Conservative (6 Mar 2012)
• The Scottish Enlightenment and the "big society"? - Prof Christopher Berry, University of Glasgow (21 Feb 2012)
• Women and Constitutional Reform - Katie Ghose, Chief Executive, Electoral Reform Society (8 Mar 2011)
• Constitutional Reform: an insider’s view - Rt Hon Charles Kennedy, MP (17 Feb 2011)
• Reform of the House of Lords? - Professor The Lord Norton of Louth, University of Hull (25 Jan 2011)
• New Constitution? New Citizens? - Professor Tony Wright (16 Nov 2010)
• The Political Risks of Constitutional Reform - Robert Hazell (2 Nov 2010)
• Constitutional reform and how we got here: A commentator’s view - James Naughtie (19 Oct 2010)
• Active citizenship equals a healthy democracy - Rt Hon David Blunkett MP (23 Mar 2010)
• Development of the Scottish advocacy service - David Donnison (2 Mar 2010)
• Four kinds of madness: obesity, hunger, agricultural policy and The Royal Society - Sheila Dillon (23 Feb 2010)
• Open Question Time: The right to choose an assisted death - Edward Turner & Dr Sheila McGettrick (9 Feb 2010)
• Can communities create healthy citizens? - Dr Harry Burns (1 Dec 2009)
• Is simply being a citizen of modern Scotland bad for your health? - Philip Hanlon (10 Nov 2009)
• Inequality: the enemy between us? - Richard Wilkinson (27 Oct 2009)