Speaker(s):

Dr Robert Ford | talks | www
Prof Matthew Goodwin | talks | www

Date and Time:

19 May 2014 at 6:30 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Venue:

British Government, LSE
Department of Government
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
0207 955 6498
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/BGatLSE/Home.aspx

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Tickets:

Free

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Additional Information:

British Government @ LSE

Date: Monday 19 May 2014
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Dr Robert Ford, Dr Matthew Goodwin
Chair: Professor Tony Travers

This event marks the launch of Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin's new book Revolt on the Right, on the rise of UKIP, the most successful challengers to the established British parties since before the Second World War. What has made the rise of UKIP possible? Who votes for UKIP? How does the party connect to voters?

Dr Rob Ford will deliver the lecture, Matthew Godwin will join the panel discussion as the co-author afterwards.

Robert Ford (@RobFordMancs) is lecturer in politics in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester.

Matthew Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) is associate professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He is also associate fellow at Chatham House.

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSERevolt

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries email gov.britgov@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6498. For further information please go to the British Government @ LSE website.

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