The Challenges of Political Leadership Today

A contemporary debate, led by Professor David Runciman of Polis (Politics and International Relations), with contributions from three former members of Parliament: Laura Sandys (Conservative); Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat); and The Right Honorable Charles Clarke (Labour).

The panel discusses what it means to be a political leader today.

A collaboration between the Churchill Archives Centre, The Møller Centre, Cambridge University Department of Politics and International Studies and the Faculty of History. Friday 13 November 2015.

This one day symposium looked at the challenge of understanding, assessing and perhaps improving political leadership. It seeks to bring together historians and political scientists with politicians and practitioners in a multidisciplinary and cross party approach.

What better venue for such a discussion than Churchill College, founded as the national and Commonwealth memorial to Sir Winston, and the home to two centres for the study of leadership — the Churchill Archives Centre, which houses the personal papers of prominent political leaders of the recent past; and the Møller Centre, which looks to inspire and develop the leaders of today and tomorrow.

For more information visit: www.chu.cam.ac.uk/political-leadership

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