The speaker for this talk will be Albena Azmanova, City University, London.
Professor Azmanova’s writing is closely informed of her political activism. Professor Azmanova was a double-dissident in her native Bulgaria. As a student at Sofia University in the 1980s, she joined the ecological movement from which the larger opposition against the communist dictatorship emerged. After the fall of the regime in 1989, she became critical of the post-communist pseudo-democracy. Her last book, Capitalism on Edge, is recipient of the Michael Harrington Prize, which APSA awards for “an outstanding book that demonstrates how scholarship can be used in the struggle for a better world.
About this series
The Westminster (Politics and International Relations) Conversations are a programme of (term-time) monthly events open to all, from new students to members of staff and external attendees.
The format is relaxed and moves away from the formal lecture presentation. Leading academic experts explain in an accessible way the background and context to their argument or analysis as well as presenting their key findings. For example, they might discuss with the audience how they came to the research area, the major ideas and thinkers they work with and the issues at stake in their research.
The talk and discussion will be followed by a reception to which everyone is invited.
If you are not a member of the University, please register with Cvent (via the link above).
Location
Fyvie Hall, Regent Street Campus, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW
