Latest Past Events

Anthony D. Smith Lecture 2026 | Left, Right, & Centre: national political authority and its symbolisation | Jonathan Hearn

Old Medical School Teviot Street, Edinburgh

This lecture examines the ideas through which we both do and analyse national politics in the modern world, treating these as both concepts, and symbols. It looks at three pairs of concepts: Left and Right, Centre and Periphery, and Liberal and Authoritarian. Regarding Left/Right, I argue that this is a symbolic structure that is necessary […]

Book launch: Atsuko Ichiko (2025), Nationalism and subjectivity: East Asian experiences

Birkbeck Central Malet Street, London

This event is free but registration is required. The Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) and the Department of Politics of Birkbeck, University of London and the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) invite you to an event to introduce Dr Atsuko Ichijo’s latest monograph, Nationalism and Subjectivity which proposes […]

Radicalisation and Crisis Management: Shifts of Radical Right Discourse

As part of ASEN's book discussion series, we sit down with Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni to discuss their new book, Radicalisation and Crisis Management: Shifts of Radical Right Discourse on 10th November from 1630UTC (check this time in your city). As ever, we'll be live on Facebook and YouTube and members will be invited to join the […]