Expert analysis

In this interview find out why the recession may just be one of the best things to happen to British politics in years.

BBC Political Journalist John Hess speaks about his career, on the heels of a talk he gave for the Centre for British Politics, in the School of Politics and International Relations.

In this podcast - going to war for the environment? Dr Mathew Humphrey, Reader in Political Philosophy assesses a controversial theory by Australian academic Professor Robyn Eckersley.

Professor Eckersley is among a group of experts who believe that military intervention may be reasonably used to protect natural resources.

In this podcast Professor Peter Ling looks at the inauguration of Barack Obama as US President.

An expert on the civil rights movement and Dr Martin Luther King, Professor Ling weighs up the significance of the inauguration for America, the world and the history books.

It's straight to work for Barack Obama and to the surprise of many experts, he has already made some dramatic announcements.

Expert in American politics, Professor Richard King, was at the inauguration in Washington D.C and weighs up early developments.

Have British political parties become a joke? Recent controversies such as MP expenses, alleged email smear campaigns and the ongoing concern about the economy has led many to question the state of the political structures in Britain.

Professor Steven Fielding asseses the damage, and asks if, in the face of a stormy political future, British political parties are sunk?

Visiting expert Prof Gerry Stoker addresses political apathy i a presentation at the Centre for British Politics' seminar series.