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Call for Papers: Conservatism in an Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1830 – 1880
Call for Papers: Conservatism in an Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1830 – 1880
28 October 2024
The Last Best Hope Podcast: New Series Up Now!
The Last Best Hope Podcast: New Series Up Now!
16 October 2024
Congratulations to Minying Huang and Elizabeth Rees on passing their DPhil vivas
Congratulations to Minying Huang and Elizabeth Rees on passing their DPhil vivas
9 October 2024
RAI Annual Report for 2023–24 now available
RAI Annual Report for 2023–24 now available
24 September 2024
Princess Margaret Memorial Garden open to public on 21 August
Princess Margaret Memorial Garden open to public on 21 August
20 August 2024
Call for Papers: American History Research Seminar
Call for Papers: American History Research Seminar
26 June 2024
Congratulations to Gwion Jones and Josh Lappen on passing their DPhil vivas
Congratulations to Gwion Jones and Josh Lappen on passing their DPhil vivas
20 May 2024
Time to Get Ready: Maria Varela and the Civil Rights Movement - Exhibition Open
Time to Get Ready: Maria Varela and the Civil Rights Movement - Exhibition Open
13 May 2024
Forthcoming Photography Exhibition: 'Time to Get Ready: Maria Varela and the Civil Rights Movement'
Forthcoming Photography Exhibition: 'Time to Get Ready: Maria Varela and the Civil Rights Movement'
22 April 2024
Harmsworth Visiting Professors of American History appointed for 2024–27
Harmsworth Visiting Professors of American History appointed for 2024–27
18 April 2024
Adam Smith awarded Research Project Grant by the Leverhulme Trust
Adam Smith awarded Research Project Grant by the Leverhulme Trust
3 April 2024
Winant Lecture in American Government 2024 - recording now available
Winant Lecture in American Government 2024 - recording now available
15 February 2024
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Understanding America from the Outside In
On our podcast, our Director Professor Adam Smith talks to guests doing world-leading research that sheds light on the United States from the outside in. We ask what forces have shaped the culture and politics of the US, how its role in the world has changed and what it might be in the future. Is America now, or has it ever been, the "last best hope of earth"? Probably not, but plenty of people have thought so. We try to understand why.
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The Age of Polarization Election Special Part 4: 2016
31 October 2024
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