Professor Luke March

Staff, students, friends, partners and the public are all invited to attend the inaugural of Luke March, Professor of Post-Societ and Comparitive Politics and Deputy Director of the Princess Deshkova Russian Centre.

Event details

Lecture title: "Putin’s Russia and the West: Threat or Phantom?"

Venue: King Khalid Lecture Theatre, Surgeon’s Hall, The University of Edinburgh

17:30 - Lecture Start

18:20 - Q&A

18:30 - Drinks reception. - A small drinks reception will follow the lecture. All guest are welcome to attend.

Lecture abstract

Putin’s Russia is for some an existential threat to the West, for others a misunderstood phantom, used to distract Western audiences and electorates from real problems at home.

How serious is the challenge presented by contemporary Russia and how can Russia be better understood?