A podcast with SPP and UCL academics alongside practitioners who will discuss the politics and policy of Covid-19.
The format of the podcast will include short presentations from each speaker, with most of the time dedicated to discussion and debate. Listeners will have the option to pre-submit questions to our panel using the links below and each podcast will be available to listen to on all major platforms at any time following release.
You can pre-submit questions to the panel by using the links below. We can’t guarantee that all questions will be answered, but we will take a selection.
Each podcast will be available on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud. Either use the links below or search for 'UCL Political Science'.
How will Covid-19 change the way nations govern their economies and societies?
Release date: Thursday 7 May

In this podcast, our speakers will address several important issues and questions, such as: whether we will see an overarching paradigm shift in economic policymaking; what patterns of learning among policymakers we can expect; how national health systems will respond; what role civil society will play in post-lockdown life; and what new roles can we expect for international organisations, such as the WHO, the IMF and the World Bank.
Speakers:
- Professor Wendy Carlin, Professor of Economics
- Dr Gabriella Conti, Associate Professor of Health Economics
- Professor Claudio Radaelli, Professor of Public Policy
- Dr Mike Seiferling, Lecturer in Public Finance
- Chair: Professor Jennifer Hudson, Professor of Political Behaviour and Head of Political Science Department
The morality of governing under Covid-19
Release date: Thursday 21 May

Speakers:
- Professor Richard Bellamy, Professor of Political Science
- Dr Avia Pasternak, Associate Professor in Global Ethics
- Dr Maki Kimura, Teaching Fellow in Gender and Politics
- Chair: Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit
Domestic repression and international order: the plight of human rights after Covid-19
Release date: Thursday 4 June

Speakers:
- Professor Kristin Bakke, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
- Dr Melanie Garson, Senior Teaching Fellow in Conflict Resolution and International Security
- Dr Rod Abouharb, Associate Professor in International Relations
- Dr Julie Norman, Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations
- Chair: Dr Colin Provost, Associate Professor in Public Policy
Democracy under Covid-19
Release date: Thursday 18 June

Speakers:
- Professor Meg Russell, Professor of British and Comparative Politics and Director of the Constitution Unit
- Dr Thomas Gift, Lecturer in Political Science: Public Policy Economics and Analysis
- Dr Nils Metternich, Associate Professor in International Relations
- Chair: Professor Jennifer Hudson, Professor of Political Behaviour and Head of Political Science Department