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Partnership with the Open University
The OU joins our existing partners, the Universities of Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds and Sheffield.
Read MoreH&P’s director discusses the election result
History & Policy’s director Dr Andrew Blick (King’s College London), an expert in constitutional history, comments on the result of the snap election and the talks between the Conservatives and the DUP, with BBC News and Sky News.
Read MoreH&P’s director on the snap election
History & Policy’s director Dr Andrew Blick (King’s College London), an expert in constitutional history, on the implications of the snap election for the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
Read MoreH&P historians launch new book offering a fresh perspective on British labour history
Professor Peter Ackers and Dr Alastair Reid introduced their edited collection of essays challenging traditional narratives of twentieth century British labour history at a sold-out event last night at King’s College London.
Read MoreHistory shows that cutting welfare to protect the economy is misguided
H&P Editorial Director and co-founder Professor Simon Szreter co-authors paper in The Lancet highlighting the early modern social security system in England as a stimulus to economic growth
Read MoreH&P director advises Welsh Government on Article 50 case
History & Policy's director Dr Andrew Blick will advise on the historical and constitutional context as the Welsh Government seeks representation in the appeal before the Supreme Court.
Read MoreThe Old Poor Law and the Economic Rise of England
Researchers in the field of social protection are often confronted with the argument that social protection is a luxury that only rich nations can afford. But according to Simon Szreter, professor of history and public policy at the University of Cambridge, social security played a social security played a key role in driving the world's first case of economic development – the economic rise of England from 1600-1800.
Read MoreAutumn 2016 events programme announced
History & Policy announces the first of its autumn events to put policy makers and media in touch with historians.
Read MoreHistory & Policy announces partnership with four universities
We are delighted to announce that from 2017, the universities of Sheffield, Edinburgh, Bristol and Leeds will take up three-year partnerships with History & Policy. We look forward to developing close ties with the numerous internationally recognized historians based at these institutions, and together generating a wealth of ideas for events, papers and projects which aim to put professional history at the heart of policy-making.
Read MoreWill there be a snap General Election?
How likely is it that Theresa May will call an election this year? Dr Andrew Blick talks to Vice.
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