‘Studying Politics at Birkbeck prepared me for this campaign'. Listen to current Birkbeck Politics student Ben Wood talking about his experience of running for Parliament in the recent North Shropshire by-election. For more information about Birkbeck’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Politics, please visit www.bbk.ac.uk/politics

Birkbeck Politics Interviews: Ben Wood

Dr Jason Edwards, Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, discusses the role of populism across a range of recent political events - from Brexit, to the election of Donald Trump, to the rise of the far-right Front National in France - as well as commenting on how populism is playing out in the UK general election campaigns.

He also discusses populism in the context of wider ideas about sovereignty and control.

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The impact of populism on modern politics: interview with Dr Jason Edwards

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Birkbeck Politics Interviews: Ben Wood

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