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The Academy of Ideas hosts a yearly two-day festival, the BATTLE OF IDEAS, runs an acclaimed Sixth Form debating competition, DEBATING MATTERS, and a weekend summer university, THE ACADEMY. Read more ABOUT THE ACADEMY

In April 2017, we launched a new project, LIVING FREEDOM, a residential school in London for 18- to 25-year-olds.

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THE ACADEMY
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Friday 14 September

The ideal of the liberal nation state

Listen to the lecture by Dr Jim Panton from The Academy 2018.

Friday 10 August

The transformation of the concept of popular sovereignty in early-modern Europe

Listen to the lecture by Dr Rachel Hammersley at The Academy 2018.

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in the media Friday 9 February

Stranger than fiction
appearance Friday 12 January

Any Questions?
in the media Thursday 28 December 2017

#MeToo’s unintended consequences
in the media Monday 21 August 2017

Why child discipline laws are hit and miss

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