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Global power, influence and perception in the 21st century
The concept of soft power – coined by Joseph Nye, a Fellow of the British Academy – is today a subject of considerable debate, as governments at home and abroad seek to exploit their ‘soft power assets’ in furthering their foreign policy objectives. In March 2014, the British Academy published …
Immigration: The state of debate (BAR)
In September – November 2014, the British Academy held its second series of ‘British Academy Debates’, on the subject of Immigration. The three Debates were held in Birmingham, Liverpool and London. This article reproduces the first part of the British Academy’s booklet on ‘Immigration’.
Degrees of uncertainty
In 2014, nearly 50 per cent of all 18-year-olds decided to go to university. However, are these benefits to the individual to be taken for granted, and will the graduate wage premium hold up as graduates form a greater proportion of the labour market? Does the significant individual benefit that …
Radio and the voice (BAR)
In October 2014, the British Academy held three events to mark the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas. In recognition of Thomas’s standing as one of the best known radio voices of all time, the Academy collaborated with BBC Radio 3 to commission a series of five essays from …
Fairy tales at the British Academy
The biennial British Academy Literature Week ran from 11 to 16 May 2015, bringing together academics, writers, artists, journalists and performers to explore the literary ‘Other Worlds’ of fairy tales and folk tales. Dr Claire Pascolini-Campbell, who works in the British Academy’s International Department, ties together some of the threads.
Count us in! Quantitative skills for a new generation (BAR)
On 25 June 2015, the British Academy launched its report ‘Count Us In: Quantitative skills for a new generation’ at the House of Lords.
Understanding society (BAR)
In 2014, ‘Understanding Society’ was adopted as a British Academy Research Project. Michaela Benzeval is Professor of Longitudinal Research at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex, and Director of the ‘Understanding Society’ project. Professor Nick Buck is Director of ISER.
Islam, Trade and Politics across the Indian Ocean
In 2008, the British Academy adopted a three-year collaborative project to look at how Southeast Asia had long been connected to the wider world across the Indian Ocean – in particular, to the Middle East through the faith of Islam. Dr İsmail Hakkı Kadı, Dr Annabel Teh Gallop and Dr …
Under the microscope: New discoveries in British Renaissance art
Tarnya Cooper, Chief Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, and Charlotte Bolland, Project Curator for ‘Making Art in Tudor Britain’, write about the new British Academy publication, ‘Painting in Britain 1500-1630: Production, Influences and Patronage’, edited by T. Cooper, A. Burnstock, M. Howard & E. Town.
Urban challenges: Toward real and lasting social innovation
On 31 October 2014, in celebration of World Cities Day 2014, the British Academy held a seminar on ‘Social Innovation and Creative Responses to Global Urban Challenges’, which highlighted the role and importance of social innovation in contemporary urban change and ‘smart’ liveable city spaces. One of the speakers, Adam …
The deep past as a social asset in Jordan
On 18 November 2014, the British Academy hosted a showcase event that explored ‘The Social and Economic Benefits of Cultural Heritage’. The evening featured presentations by some of the British Academy-sponsored overseas institutes. This article is based on the presentation by Professor Bill Finlayson, Director of the Council for British …
President's Notes (BAR 4)
Notes by Sir Tony Wrigley, President of the British Academy, for the July-December 2000 issue of the [British Academy] Review.
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