This week we’re looking at the history of Gaza. How did modern Gaza come into being? How has it evolved over time? And what can we learn from that history about developments today?

 This week we ask: should the state fund fertility treatment? Or would this feed in to pro-natalist philosophy?

This week we're exploring the relationship between immigration, housing policy, and support for the far right. How does the expansion of social housing affect political attitudes? And what are the implications for public policy?

This week we’re looking at international human rights law. Amidst democratic backsliding, the weakening of international institutions, and conflict around the world, can international law still be a source of hope?

 This week we're looking at the UK general election of 2024. How did its remarkable result come about? What does this tell us about underlying forces in British politics and what lessons might we take away for the future?

This week we ask, do we have a human right against discrimination?

This week we ask what the law can do about structural injustice.

This week we ask if politicians should always be truthful? It often feels like many politicians themselves think not. But what does a healthy democracy demand?

This week we look at religious schools. Is it ok to limit students' exposure to diverse viewpoints and encourage a form of conformity that undermines their ability to form their own independent beliefs? What rights do parents have to decide?

This week we ask what many will say as among the most pressing political questions of our day: How can populists defeated? Can it be assumed that their incompetence in power will lead to their decline? Or is something more needed?

This week we’re looking at decision making within the European Union. How are decisions about how to make decisions made? And what can we learn from these processes about patterns of power in this vital institution?

This week we ask: could the University be a wild place? A resilient ecosystem of biodiversity, interdependent relationships, entanglements and emergence? What would it look like if we let go of command, control and management, and allowed the University to grow and thrive in ways that can't be predicted in advance but might exceed our wildest dreams?

This week we ask: What are the prospects for constitutional reform in the UK? What options are on the government’s agenda? What might actually happen? And will any such changes be adequate for resolving underlying problems?

This week we are tackling echo chambers. What should we do when we encounter someone from another echo chamber? Should we be civil and respectful when faced with people with extreme political views?

This week we ask what drives ideological disagreement in politics? How far do people on left and right disagree with each other because they have fundamentally different moral intuitions or for other reasons?

This week we’re looking at the representation of disabled people in politics. Why are there so few disabled politicians? What impact does that have? And what can be done to level the playing field?

This week we’re looking at AI and public services. How far could AI tools help to tackle stagnant public sector productivity? What dangers are associated with AI adoption? And how can these dangers be addressed?

This week we’re exploring the relationship between religion and violence. What are the circumstances in which organisations motivated by religious ideas resort to violent methods? And how can such violence best be prevented?

This week we’re looking at the politics of parliamentary reform. Parliament is the central institution of UK democracy yet often it appears subordinate to government. Why does that matter? How did it come about? And are there any lessons for the possibility of reform in the future?

This week we’re looking at how to improve the discourse of election campaigns. In settings where votes are often traded for services, how can competition be nudged to focus more on policies designed to serve the public at large?