Calling all EU/EEA/Swiss Citizens in Edinburgh and the Lothians

From the Citizens Rights Project: EU citizens in Edinburgh, we're back in our offices and ready to support you with your settled and pre-settled status applications! You now have a second chance to find FREE and multilingual support 14-27th June 2021  St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE LIMITED appointments offered, due to… Continue reading Calling all EU/EEA/Swiss Citizens in Edinburgh and the Lothians

“Democracy, consensus and the wisdom of the masses in ancient Athens (and today)”, Prof. Mirko Canevaro, University of Edinburgh

Can the masses be trusted with political power? Is a political elite necessary to run the state? Is majority rule the only way to make decisions in a democracy? There is no pre-modern case study for democracy that is better attested in the evidence, and more thoroughly studied, than Classical Athenian democracy. Professor Mirko Canevaro,… Continue reading “Democracy, consensus and the wisdom of the masses in ancient Athens (and today)”, Prof. Mirko Canevaro, University of Edinburgh