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H&P historians reflect on the process of historical research and writing, what they discovered and the relevance of their findings for policy - whether at international, national or local levels.
Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town by John Welshman
John Welshman reconstructs the Titanic disaster through the personal stories of 12 passengers and crew members.
Article published: April 2012
Eco-Republic by Melissa Lane
Melissa Lane, Melissa Lane, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, considers what it would mean for societies and ourselves if we dared to leave Plato's 'cave of illusion.'
Article published: November 2011
History, Historians and Development Policy: A Necessary Dialogue by C. A. Bayly, Vijayendra Rao, Simon Szreter and Michael Woolcock (eds)
Simon Szreter, H&P Partner and Fellow of St John's College Cambridge, looks at the contribution history has to make to development policy - and its potential to turn some key policy precepts on their head. This book was launched in Manchester.
Article published: September 2011
Contested Common Land by Christopher P. Rodgers, Eleanor A. Straughton, Angus J.L. Winchester and Margherita Pieraccini
Angus Winchester, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University, charts his journey through the medieval and early modern land use of upland northern England to debates about the sustainable management of common land in the 21st century.
Article published: August 2011
An Alternative History of Hyperactivity: Food Additives and the Feingold Diet by Matthew Smith
Dr Matthew Smith, Wellcome Trust Research Fellow Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare University of Strathclyde, talks about his upcoming book An Alternative History of Hyperactivity - explaining why the argument matters and what it means for future health policy.
Article published: May 2011
The African Diaspora in Asian Trade Routes and Cultural Memories by Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya
Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London, talks about the context for her new book The African Diaspora in Asian Trade Routes and Cultural Memories - and how she went about compiling the information behind it.
Article published: May 2011
Sex before the Sexual Revolution: Intimate Life in England 1918-1963 by Simon Szreter and Kate Fisher
The new professor of History and Public Policy, Simon Szreter and Dr Kate Fisher offer personal reflections on the motivation and rationale behind their new book Sex before the Sexual Revolution.
Article published: October 2010