In the final episode of the podcast Ian Pace, Michael Ben-Gad, Konstantin Vossing, Lise Butler, and Eric Harrison reflect on the results of the election. They revisit their early forecasts about the outcome; hear from Eric about how closely the polls predicted the election results; ask what kind of challenges will face the new Labour government; and ask whether the results of the recent election in France tell us anything about the future of social democracy and populism in Western Europe.
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In the final episode of the podcast Ian Pace, Michael Ben-Gad, Konstantin Vossing, Lise Butler, and Eric Harrison reflect on the results of the election. They revisit their early forecasts about the outcome; hear from Eric about how closely the polls predicted the election results; ask what kind of challenges will face the new Labour government; and ask whether the results of the recent election in France tell us anything about the future of social democracy and populism in Western Europe.
Episode 08: Politics as performance, housing policy that works, and the ‘good society’
City Politicos: Counting Down to UK 2024 Election
33 minutes 43 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 08: Politics as performance, housing policy that works, and the ‘good society’
In this episode Lise Butler and Chris Rojek speak to Professor Richard Sennett, Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.
They discuss his most recent book, The Performer: Art, Life, Politics, asking what kind of performance is at play in the current election; how the next government should resolve the housing crisis; and whether the major political parties have a clear idea of ‘the good society’.
City Politicos: Counting Down to UK 2024 Election
In the final episode of the podcast Ian Pace, Michael Ben-Gad, Konstantin Vossing, Lise Butler, and Eric Harrison reflect on the results of the election. They revisit their early forecasts about the outcome; hear from Eric about how closely the polls predicted the election results; ask what kind of challenges will face the new Labour government; and ask whether the results of the recent election in France tell us anything about the future of social democracy and populism in Western Europe.
