Workshops
Workshop on Political Representation Issues
Interested persons, including research fellows and students, are warmly invited to attend the fourth of the McDougall Trust's 2010 series of lunchtime workshops on Political Representation. Light refreshments will be available from 12.45 pm and after the workshops.
Thursday 21 October 2010, 1.00-2.30 pm (with a short break at 1.55 pm)
What Difference Would the Alternative Vote Make to Westminster?
Speaker: Professor Colin Rallings, School of Management, University of Plymouth and Professor David Sanders, Department of Government, University of Essex
Chair: Michael Steed, Chair, The McDougall Trust
Venue: Lakeman Library, Thomas Hare House, 6 Chancel Street, London, SE1 0UX
An opportunity to debate the possible effects of the Alternative Vote on British elections, parties and politics.
We hope to have the pleasure of seeing you at the workshop.
Please note places are limited. Please confirm your attendance with the Trust's Executive Secretary, Paul Wilder, by 12 noon on Tuesday, 19 October.
Telephone: 020 7620 1080. E-mail: admin@mcdougall.org.uk
Forthcoming workshop: Thursday 4 November 2010, 1.00-2.30 pm (with a short break at 1.55 pm)
Electoral Boundaries - the New Constituency Map
Speaker: Professor Ron Johnston, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
An opportunity to discuss the impact of the planned reduction in the size of the House of Commons and the equalisation of constituencies electorates.
Directions: The nearest underground stations are Southwark (Jubilee line) or Waterloo(Northern, Bakerloo and Jubilee lines). Chancel Street is at the end of the third turning south of Blackfriars Bridge, east side of Blackfriars Road, which is served by bus routes: 45, 63 and 100.
The McDougall Trust is a registered charity that encourages study in political science, with particular emphasis on research in democracy, elections, voting systems and forms of government. The Trust maintains the Lakeman Library for Electoral Studies, a unique resource, and publishes, through Taylor & Francis, the quarterly election studies journal Representation (ISBN 0034-4893).