Book Launch and Fireside Chat: The Politics of Transition and Placemaking

Name: Book Launch and Fireside Chat: The Politics of Transition and Placemaking
Start: 2024-12-11T16:00:00+0000
End: 2024-12-11T18:30:00+0000

Wednesday 11 December 2024 - Wednesday 11 December 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Join us in Hendon for a timely and fascinating discussion on the role of local democracy and policy.

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Join us in Hendon for a timely and fascinating discussion on the role of local democracy and policy and the limits and opportunities for (radical and sustainable) locally-led systems change.

The event will showcase the research of Research Fellow Dr Amy Burnett (Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research, CEEDR, Middlesex University Business School and CUSP Research Fellow) and Dr Jason Leman (formerly University of Sheffield). Amy and Jason are specialists in local democracy, social movements, placemaking and (independent) politics and both had the honour of examining the flagship sustainability pioneer town of Frome, Somerset for their respective PhD research.

In an informal, conversational fireside chat style format, Amy and Jason will discuss, appraise and critique pertinent ideas that are at the forefront of innovative thinking in British politics, local democracy and sustainable placemaking.

Dr Amy Burnett

Research Fellow

Amy is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) at Middlesex University's (MDX) Business School. Her research and practitioner work focuses on civil society groups and government to promote and incentivise innovative and sustainable development in planning, policy, placemaking, and place-based identities. She is also a fellow of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) network and is involved in action-based research on policy innovation.

Dr Jason Leman

Researcher

Dr Jason Leman is a researcher in democracy and politics with two decades of experience in research and activism. He has co-founded several campaign groups and worked in and around political parties. His research interests include independent local parties, green political theory, democracy in local government, and the role of parish and town councils in democracy. He has published on research methodology and is currently developing publications from his thesis.