About us

The Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster. The Centre undertakes research across a range of critical social and political challenges, promoting an interdisciplinary environment that embraces colleagues from politics, international relations, sociology and criminology.

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Research Themes

Browse through our research themes at the Centre for the Study of Democracy.

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Projects

Browse through our diverse projects and research areas at the Centre for the Study of Democracy.

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People

Find out more about our academic staff and details of our research outputs.

Professor Graham Smith - Professor of Politics
Professor Dibyesh Anand - Head of School - Social Sciences
Dr Richard Barbrook - Senior Lecturer
Dr Ipshita Basu - Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Dr Ricardo Blaug - Reader
Dr Elisabetta Brighi - Lecturer in International Relations

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News

We publish news about our activities throughout the year. 

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Events

We host and participate in a wide range of conferences and seminars. 

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Our location

Centre for the Study of Democracy, 32/38 Wells Street, London W1T 3UW

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 Accessibility: Together with AccessAble, we have created online Disabled Access Guides for our buildings.

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Contact Professor Graham Smith, Group Leader:

+44 (0)20 7911 5000 ext 68392
[email protected]