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18 March 2021 07:36

What Northern Culture needs to rebuild, rebalance and recover: ‘First of its kind’ Northern Culture Parliamentary Inquiry launched

The Northern Culture All Party Parliamentary Group, supported by Northumbria University, will launch its first Inquiry into what Northern Culture needs to rebuild, rebalance and recover.

Royal Courts of Justice, London, United Kingdom. Credit: Ms Jane Campbell / Shutterstock.com

25 October 2019 16:03

Expert comment: A written constitution for the UK would not have resolved recent Brexit arguments – here’s why

Adam Ramshaw, Senior Lecturer in Law at Northumbria University, Newcastle, discusses why a written constitution for the UK would not have resolved recent Brexit arguments.

20 January 2017 07:30

EXPERT COMMENT: Disunited States of America

Northumbria University’s American Studies academics have been at the forefront of international commentary on the 2016 US election and Donald Trump’s rise to presidential office.

23 December 2016 10:31

EXPERT COMMENT: Three radical political experiments for a new age of extremes

Michael Patrick Cullinane, Reader in US History at Northumbria, writes about political extremes for The Conversation.Historian Eric Hobsbawm famously called the 20th century an “age of extremes”, one characterised by polarising ideological battles fought in the name of nationalism. Whether fascism, communism, or Western capitalism, Hobsbawm related how these ideologies transformed the political co

17 November 2016 12:26

EXPERT COMMENT: Can King’s vision overcome Trump’s vitriol?

Brian Ward, Professor in American Studies in the Department of Humanities at Northumbria, writes about Martin Luther King Jr and Donald Trump for The Fabian Society.

11 November 2016 15:39

EXPERT COMMENT: Why markets have bounced back after the election of Donald Trump

Scott Ellis, Associate Lecture and PhD Candidate at Northumbria, writes about how the election of Donald Trump has affected the stock markets.

11 November 2016 15:26

EXPERT COMMENT: Trump is an avowed sinner – so why did American evangelicals vote for him?

Randall Stephens, Reader in History and American Studies at Northumbria, writes about the US Election for The Conversation.

10 November 2016 16:19

EXPERT COMMENT: “A new reality of uncertainty and anxiety”: Reactions to the 2016 US Election

Dr Randall J Stephens, Reader and Associate Professor of History and American Studies, gives his views on Donald Trump’s shock US Election victory.

9 November 2016 12:37

Expert reaction: how Trump’s big night unfolded across the US

Brian Ward, Professor in American Studies and Michael Patrick Cullinane, Reader in US History, from Faculty of Humanities at Northumbria report about the US election outcome.

8 November 2016 15:08

Election Day is the perfect time to learn more about America

While the world holds its breath ahead of the dramatic result of the US election, thousands of online students are learning more about America thanks to Northumbria University’s first ever MOOC (Massive Online Open Course).

8 November 2016 12:51

EXPERT COMMENT: Report from Florida: voter fatigue meets campaign frenzy

Brian Ward, Professor in American Studies in Department of Humanities at Northumbria writes about the campaigns for the US elections.

29 September 2016 15:56

Law expert to discuss impact of the self-declared Islamic State at world-leading conference

An expert in Islamic Law from Northumbria University will discuss the so-called Islamic State (ISIS/IS/Daesh) and the humanitarian issues arising from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at an international conference this week.

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