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Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Dr Nick Anstead | Professor Conor Gearty, Director, Institute of Public Affairs and Dr Nick Anstead, Assistant Professor, Media and Communications department discuss the relationship between the internet, the Government and politics. They discuss examples of institutions using the internet in the UK and Germany, the benefits and failures of these initiatives and how we can use the internet for meaningful political engagement.

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Dr Shakuntala Banaji | Professor Conor Gearty, Director, Institute of Public Affairs and Dr Shakuntala Banaji, Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications discuss different types of citizenship, what it means to be a citizen?, why are young people so disengaged and how can we entice them to become active citizens? Who defines what it means to be a good citizen?

Contributor(s): Harry Blain, Imogen Galilee, Professor Conor Gearty | Professor Conor Gearty speaks to Harry Blain, Devolution facilitator and Imogen Galilee, Rights and Duties facilitator about the ideas they have seen develop on the platform and why should people get involved. All these issues form part of the Constitution UK project – an open internet forum to share ideas, debate topics and help shape new ways of thinking.

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty | Professor Conor Gearty, Director of LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs, provides a summary of the ideas from the Constitution UK community. Are you at the top of the leaderboard?, is your idea gaining votes? If not, what are you waiting for?

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Antonia Zenkevitch, Katharina Boettge, David Hollas, Mike Abiodun Olatokun, Cllr David Ellis | Professor Conor Gearty hosts Constitution UK's event in Nottingham where we asked Nottingham residents should Europe be at the heart of our UK constitution? Listen to the public discussion on the European Union and the European Convention of Human Rights. Do you agree with some of the comments made? Perhaps you have better ideas. Either way please have your say and visit www.constitutionuk.com

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Antonia Zenkevitch, Katharina Boettge, David Hollas, Mike Abiodun Olatokun, Cllr David Ellis | Professor Conor Gearty hosts Constitution UK's event in Nottingham where we asked Nottingham residents should Europe be at the heart of our UK constitution? Listen to the public discussion on the European Union and the European Convention of Human Rights. Do you agree with some of the comments made? Perhaps you have better ideas. Either way please have your say and visit www.constitutionuk.com

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty, John Springford | Thursday 26th February we asked you to take part in a Live Q&A on Europe. Watch Professor Conor Gearty, Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law and John Springford, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform answer your questions on Europe.

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty | Professor Conor Gearty, Director of LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs, provides the latest summary of the ideas from the Constitution UK community. Are you at the top of the leaderboard?, is your idea gaining votes? If not, what are you waiting for? Join the debate.

Contributor(s): Paul Evans, Professor Conor Gearty | Professor Conor Gearty talks to Paul Evans, Clerk of the Journals to discuss Parliament. Why do we have two chambers? How did we get the House of Lords? Why is the Monarch not allowed in the House of Commons? Is Parliament still sovereign? All these issues form part of the Constitution UK project – an open internet forum to share ideas, debate topics and help shape new ways of thinking. Don’t forget to follow the conversation online too by following @ConstitutionUK, using #constitutionUK or liking Constitution UK on Facebook.

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Professor Simon Hix | Professor Conor Gearty, Director of LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs and Professor Simon Hix, Professor of European and Comparative Politics, LSE discussed the how your representatives get elected, why the political party you didn’t want can get become the government and what alternatives there are to the current system.