DPIR hosts 2nd Chevening CPR Parliamentarian Programme
The Department was delighted to host the second Chevening CPR Parliamentarian Programme from 14-20 October led by Professor Stephen Whitefield (Academic Director), Mr. Richard Briant (Programme Director), and Ms. Genevieve J. Garrido (Programme Manager).
We provided an intense and wide-ranging programme of academic sessions, tutorials, visits and discussions with students to a multi-party group of MPs, led by Mr Ajay Maken, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sport.
Academic presentations ranged from parliamentary ethics to climate change, from China to the US, and from extremist parties and scepticism within Europe to the importance of emerging global powers. Broad themes of 21st Century Challenges, Climate Change and Global Governance were discussed while other talks focussed on specific issues including Indian foreign investment flows (in both directions) and leadership styles.
Individual tutorials provided the MPs with an opportunity to explore their personal interests and to experience Oxfords tutorial system.
We are most grateful to the many colleagues from DPIR, the Sad Business School and other organisations who met and engaged with the group.
Visits included the Houses of Parliament, 10 Downing Street, where the Cabinet Secretary talked informally to the group and to the Diamond Synchotron which is the largest UK-funded scientific facility to be built for over 40 years.
The programme was arranged in consultation with the Centre for Policy Research in Delhi and sponsored by the British High Commission. Our thanks go to Mr. Ramesh Chandran (CPR), Mr. Paul Rennie and Ms. Olivia Sanderson (FCO) who accompanied the MPs.
The next parliamentary programme is expected to take place next April.
