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New books: managing the commons, the Feingold diet and the African Diaspora
Angus Winchester, Matthew Smith and Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya reflect on their work and research in our 'Historians' Books' section – looking at the events leading up to the books and why their contents matter today.
Read MoreH&P Trade Union Forum: The Conservative Party and the Trade Unions
Conservative politicians and trade unionists are not traditionally seen as being a comfortable fit, either now or in the past. But how much does the stereotype fit the reality and what is being done to try and build up new links?
Read MoreA Big Society? Government policy will make it smaller, argues Pat Thane
H&P partner and co-founder Pat Thane has written in the Fabian Review and History Workshop.
Read MoreHistory & Policy in The Guardian
A recent Guardian editorial praised academic involvement in Wikipedia and called for more of it – helping to make the free encyclopedia more reliable and making more people aware of the fruits of academic research.
Read MoreTrade union fellowships: H&P seeks a consultant historian
History & Policy is seeking a historian to research and devise a fellowship programme for historians to contribute to trade union educational provision in the UK. Deadline: Thursday 28 April 2011
Read MoreArcadia participates in governmental round table discussion on Open Access
Following on from our contribution to the Hargreaves review of IP, H&P co-funder Arcadia participated in a round table discussion on Open Access with David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science.
Read MoreGive history a fair hearing in the AV debate, say historians
67 historians, many of them H&P members, signed a letter to The Times (18 March) on the misuses of history in the AV debate, in response to a previous letter by 29 historians.
Read More‘Multicultural’ London seminar, The British Academy in association with History and Policy
In the latest issue of the British Academy Review, Pat Thane reports on a forum held in June on the history of multiculturalism in London and the possible lessons for policy-makers.
Read MoreNetwork historian Lucy Noakes on Remembrance Day
H&P network historian Lucy Noakes was interviewed by CNN and Radio 4 to discuss the development of Remembrance Day over the last century.
Read MorePat Thane on Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed
Pat Thane recently appeared on Thinking Allowed to discuss her recent British Academy report, Happy Families.
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