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We organise a range of events and activities, all of which are free and open to the public.

Events in the Stevenson Lecture series are recorded: watch videos here.

Stevenson Trust Events

Stevenson Trust Events


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The US elections and what to expect in the next 4 years.

15 Jan

Date: Wednesday 15 January 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Conferences, Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow 3 Kelvin Way Glasgow G12 8NN
Speaker: Christopher Carman and Natasha Lindstaedt.

Taking place only 5 days before the U.S. Presidential inauguration, Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex, and Professor Christopher Carman, University of Glasgow, will discuss what to expect from the Trump 47 administration.

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25 years of the Scottish Youth Parliament: Scotland’s human rights journey

10 Feb

Date: Monday 10 February 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow 3 Kelvin Way Glasgow G12 8NN

Using the Scottish Youth Parliament’s (SYP) values of human rights, political impartiality, inclusion & diversity, and democracy, MSYPs will reflect on the journey they want to see Scotland embrace: to become the best place in the world to grow up.

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Previous Events

2024

The US Presidential Election: Should we just flip a coin?

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:56:00 BST

Professor Carman discusses the US election a week before the 2024 election.

Misinformation and Disinformation in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:52:00 BST

Jennifer Stromer-Galley unpacks the major false information and disinformation campaigns during the 2024 US election.

Has the 2024 Election Transformed British politics

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:24:00 BST

Professor Sir John Curtice talked a week before the 2024 UK general election on 4 July.

Prospects for the 2024 Election

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:23:00 BST

Professor Sir John Curtice examines the polls and politics with just a week and a day to go until the 2024 UK election.

Here We Go Again: The 2024 US Presidential Election

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:20:00 BST

A week after Americans in 15 States voted in the Super Tuesday primaries, this lecture assessed the state of the US Presidential election contest.

No Place in Politics: Tackling Abuse and Intimidation

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 07:43:00 GMT

Su Moore and Hannah Phillips discussed JCF’s recently launched Civility Commission report.

2023

“Reflections on the 1997 Referendum” - A Lecture in Honour of Nigel Smith

Wed, 03 May 2023 15:09:41 BST

Tuesday 9 May 2023, 6pm - Professor James Mitchell

“Thinking About American Public Opinion: Past and Present”

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:47:00 GMT

Tuesday 14 March 2023, 6pm - Professor Susan Herbst, University of Connecticut

“Sexual Politics After MeToo”

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:15:00 GMT

Monday 6 February 2023, 6pm - Professor Amia Srinivasan, Oxford University

2022 - 2021

Some State? Evidence from the 2021 Scottish Election Study

Tue, 17 May 2022 11:28:01 BST

Tuesday 10 May - ESRC-funded Scottish Election Study (SES) Team

Pants on Fire? Campaign Promises and Democracy

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:25:00 BST

Event postponed

The Dudley Knowles Lecture in Political Philosophy: Injustice in the Real World

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:14:19 GMT

Monday 1 February, 6pm - Professor Jonathan Wolff, Dr Katharine Jenkins

BREXIT: Futures

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:03:57 GMT

Monday 18 January 2021, 5:30pm - Professor Anand Menon, Maddy Thimont-Jack, Professor Sir John Curtice, Professor Beatrice Heuser

2020-2019

The 2020 US Election: What Happened?

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:29:00 BST

Tuesday 17 November - Professor Angelia Wilson, Professor David Barker, Professor Christopher Carman

The 2020 US Presidential Election: Predicting the Unpredictable

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:25:00 BST

Tuesday 27 October - Professor Christopher Carman

The Donald Dewar Memorial Lecture: Reflections on Donald Dewar’s Legacy

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:25:07 BST

Thursday 8 October, 6pm - Rt Hon Lord Jack McConnell

COVID-19: Health, Economy, Society, Politics

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:37:14 BST

Monday 28 September, 6pm - Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Professor Sarah Armstrong, Professor Sir John Curtice, Dr. Antonia Ho

*Postponed* Scotland’s Last Westminster Election: Analysis of the 2019 Scottish Election Study

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:13:00 GMT

Wednesday 26 February, 6pm - Prof Christopher Carman, Prof Ailsa Henderson, Prof Robert Johns and Dr Lac Larner

Snatching Something From Death – Value, Justice, and Humankind’s Common Heritage

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:06:00 GMT

Monday 17 February, 6pm - Professor Cecile Fabre (University of Oxford)

What Happened? What Next? A First Look at the Outcome of the 2019 General Election

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:25 GMT

Tuesday 17 December, 6pm - Prof. John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)

A Brexit Battle? Prospects for the 2019 General Election

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:42:00 GMT

Monday 2 December, 6pm - Professor John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)

So What Next? Implications of the European Parliament Election Result for the Brexit Process

Tue, 14 May 2019 14:12:00 BST

Tuesday 28 May at 6 p.m. Professor Sir John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)

A Substitute Referendum? The European Parliament Elections in Britain

Tue, 14 May 2019 14:07:00 BST

Monday 20 May 2019, 6pm. Professor Sir John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)

Racial profiling as pejorative discrimination

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:13:00 GMT

Tuesday 5 March 2019, Professor Natalie Stoljar of McGill University, Montreal

2018-2017

Whither Brexit? - Panel discussion

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:18:00 GMT

Monday 17 December, 2018. A discussion with Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the University of Glasgow; Professor Sir John Curtice , University of Strathclyde; Professor Anand Menon, King’s College London and Director of The UK in a Changing Europe; Dr Kirsty Hughes, Director of the Scottish Centre on European Relations.

When Normal isn’t Normal: The 2018 U.S. Mid-term elections

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:11:00 GMT

1 November, Professor Christopher Carman

"Do you Trust What you 'Like'?: Navigating Politics and Social Media" - Professor Kenneth Rogerson, Duke University

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:32:00 BST

Event 15 October 2018: “Do you Trust What You 'Like'?: Navigating Politics and Social Media”

Professor David Archard, Queens University Belfast: Lecture postponed due to weather

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:35:00 GMT

Event 10 April 2018: 'Senior Citizens: Rights, Duties and the Old'

Professor Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:30:00 GMT

Event 15 February 2018: ‘The Civic Journey: Redefining Citizenship for the 21st Century

What can we learn from American politics in the age of Trump

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:42:00 GMT

21 November 2017, Professor Chris Carman

Event 13 June 2017: The 2017 General Election: What happened and what does it mean?

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:35:00 BST

Event 13 June 2017: The 2017 General Election: What happened and what does it mean?

8th June: What happened and what does it mean?

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:05:00 BST

8th June: What happened and what does it mean?

Event 6th June: General Election Special

Tue, 02 May 2017 10:29:00 BST

Stevenson Election Special: The 2017 General Election

Event Thursday 25 May: The 2017 Mackenzie Lecture in Politics - Professor Robert Ford (Chair: Professor John Curtice)

Tue, 02 May 2017 10:27:00 BST

Professor Rob Ford, University of Manchester

Event 8th May: What does Scotland want from Brexit?

Tue, 02 May 2017 10:13:00 BST

Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde and The Stevenson Trust for Citizenship

Event 21st March: Brexit and the Future for the UK and the Scottish Economy

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:13:00 GMT

Event 21st March 2017 Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow and Chair of the First Minister’s Standing Council on Europe

Event 25 May: The new political divides in post-Brexit Britain: immigration, identity and values

Tue, 02 May 2017 10:27:00 BST

Professor Rob Ford, University of Manchester

Dudley Knowles Memorial Lecture in Political Philosophy - A Moral Law for War

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:05:00 GMT

Event 25 January 2017 with Professor Victor Tadros, Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory, University of Warwick

2016-2015

US Election 2016: What the …… Happened and What Might it Mean?

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:22:00 GMT

Event 21 Nov - Chair:Professor John Curtice Panel: Prof Christopher Carman, Dr Philip Habel, Dr Ty Solomon

‘The 2016 Presidential Election:It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over’

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:51:00 BST

Event 25 October with Professor Christopher Carman(University of Glasgow)

Cultural Diversity, Belonging and the Law in Societies in Transition: The South African Case

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:56:00 BST

Event 11 October 2016 - Professor Thandabantu Nhlapo (Emeritus Professor of Private Law at the University of Cape Town.

Prof John Curtice lecture

Thu, 05 May 2016 17:50:00 BST

Event 28 June 2016, with Professor John Curtice (University of Strathclyde and Stevenson Honorary Fellow)

Stevenson Election Special: The EU Referendum

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:40:00 BST

Event 21 June 2016: panel lecture

Immigration, National Identity and Political Trust in Europe

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:41:00 BST

Event 6 June 2016, with Professor Lauren McLaren

Has Devolution Failed?

Thu, 05 May 2016 16:50:00 BST

Event 10 May 2016, with Professor John Curtice (University of Strathclyde and Stevenson Honorary Fellow)

Stevenson Election Special: The Holyrood Election 2016

Tue, 03 May 2016 09:56:00 BST

Panel event, 3 May 2016

Are the SNP Heading for Another Triumph? Prospects for the May 5th Election

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:03:00 GMT

Event 19 April 2016, with Professor John Curtice (University of Strathclyde)

Referendums are like buses…: Scotland 2014, EU 2016 and beyond

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:03:00 GMT

Event 5 April 2016, with Dr Robert Johns (Reader in Politics, University of Essex)

Fiscal Aspects of the Scotland Bill - Getting it Right

Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:03:00 GMT

Event 24 Feb 2016, with Professor Anton Muscatelli

On Tap But Not on Top: Academic Contributions to the Analysis of Social Problems and the Formulation of Social Policy

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:19:00 GMT

Event 9 Feb 2016, with Professor David Donnison

Inaugural Dudley Knowles Memorial Lecture: 'Religious Freedom and Identity in the Liberal State'

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:19:00 GMT

Event 21 Jan 2016, with lecturer Professor Lord Raymond Plant.

Understanding Scottish Politics: The Legacy of Professor James Kellas

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:53:00 GMT

Event 1 Dec 2015: Leading scholars in Scottish Politics as well as former colleagues and students reflect on Professor James Kellas’ legacy.

Future Voting at 16: lessons from the Scottish Referendum

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:53:00 GMT

Event 26 Nov 2015: Professor Andrew Lockyer will discuss the findings of Stevenson Trust research about the views of teachers and students on how schools handled the independence referendum debate.

Schools, Political Literacy and the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum

Fri, 29 May 2015 11:14:00 BST

Event 17 June 2015: A half day seminar for staff and pupils of Glasgow schools on ‘What lessons can be learned from the referendum experience?’

Prof John Curtice: Whither Britain after the 2015 UK election?

Thu, 28 May 2015 16:54:00 BST

Event 2 Jun 2015: The Conservatives' unexpected success in the general election means that Britain now faces the prospect of a referendum on its membership of the European Union. Professor Curtice will address both why the Conservatives won and the possible implications of the result for Britain's future.

Sad News: Charles Kennedy

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:39:00 BST

It is with the greatest sadness that we learned of the untimely death on 1 June 2015 of our former Stevenson Lecturer Charles Kennedy.

Image of Professor John Curtice of the University of Strathclyde
Image of Professor John Curtice of the University of Strathclyde

Election 2015 - Professor John Curtice: So Can Anyone Win? The Prospects for May 7th and Beyond

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30:00 BST

Event 28 April 2015: As part of our Election 2015 series, Professor John Curtice asks what, if anything, might tip the balance in an election for which the opinion polls suggest the outcome will be close.

Glasgow university main building
Glasgow university main building

Election Special

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30:00 BST

Event 5 May 2015: As part of our Election 2015 series, we are hosting a panel presentation and discussion with a range of political experts

Image of Professor John Curtice of the University of Strathclyde
Image of Professor John Curtice of the University of Strathclyde

Election 2015 - Professor John Curtice: So Can Anyone Win? The Prospects for May 7th and Beyond

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30:00 BST

Event 28 April 2015: As part of our Election 2015 series, Professor John Curtice asks what, if anything, might tip the balance in an election for which the opinion polls suggest the outcome will be close.

Lundberg, 'Minority government can deliver stability and be more democratic' The Herald, 6 May 2015

Thu, 07 May 2015 16:09:00 BST

Read Thomas Lundberg's views on why minority government can be stable and good for democracy

Schools, Political Literacy and the 2014 Scottish Referendum

Tue, 05 May 2015 16:39:00 BST

The research report is now available and seminar series is planned for June 2015