Does voting based on economic performance hold governments accountable? In this paper, we argue that when alternative sources of information about the competence of incumbent governments are not available, it may be rational for citizens to cast an economic vote even when the economy is mostly determined by exogenous factors. In such context, however, economic voting is unlikely to promote democratic accountability.

Three group sessions on Mindfulness in Practice will be held in Seminar Room A, Manor Road Building at 12:00pm on Monday 19 February, Monday 26 February, and Monday 5 March.

These sessions are designed to deepen your experience and understanding of mindfulness, and to explore its utility for increasing wellbeing and managing stress and overload at work and in studying. Participants will learn a variety of evidence-based mindfulness practices, the theory behind them, and how to integrate them into their day. Voluntary contribution: £10 for the 3 sessions.

All welcome
Tea, coffee and biscuits from 11.50

Religion has been profoundly reconfigured in the age of development. The past half-century has witnessed broad transformations in the understandings and experiences of ‘religion’ across traditions in communities in many parts of the world. This talk will explore some these transformations along the course of deepening entanglements of religious ideas and institutions with the sphere of ‘development’.