Professor Luke March
Staff, students, friends, partners and the public are all invited to attend the inaugural of Luke March, Professor of Post-Societ and Comparitive Politics and Deputy Director of the Princess Deshkova Russian Centre.
Event details
Lecture title: "Putin’s Russia and the West: Threat or Phantom?"
Venue: King Khalid Lecture Theatre, Surgeon’s Hall, The University of Edinburgh
17:30 - Lecture Start
18:20 - Q&A
18:30 - Drinks reception. - A small drinks reception will follow the lecture. All guest are welcome to attend.
Lecture abstract
Putin’s Russia is for some an existential threat to the West, for others a misunderstood phantom, used to distract Western audiences and electorates from real problems at home.
How serious is the challenge presented by contemporary Russia and how can Russia be better understood?
Professor Luke March
King Khalid Lecture Theatre, Surgeon’s Hall, The University of Edinburgh