Can reversing inequalities revive politics?

When:
October 19, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
2016-10-19T18:30:00+01:00
2016-10-19T20:00:00+01:00
Where:
The Royal Society
6 Carlton House Terrace
St. James's, London SW1Y
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
The British Academy

Tension between the equality of voting rights and the distribution of wealth can emerge in different ways. But how far can this tension be contained if inequality rises? And can current problems of democracy, like declining voting participation, be partly attributed to growing inequality?
Chair: Sameer Rahim, Arts & Books Editor, Prospect

Speakers
Professor Colin Crouch FBA, Professor Emeritus, University of Warwick
Fraser Nelson, Editor, The Spectator
Professor Anne Phillips FBA, Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science, LSE
Zoe Williams, author and journalist, The Guardian

Free, please register online: www.britishacademy.ac.uk/can-reversing-inequalities-revive-politics