Expert Comment

Russia’s national income in war and revolution, 1913 to 1928

A new collaborative piece from Mark Harrison, Warwick's Professor of Economics, and Andrei Markevich, Assistant Professor of Economic History at the New Economic School, Moscow. The two academics explore Russia’s economic catastrophe at the start of the 1920s in the hope of yielding lessons for the relationship between state capacity, government policies, and economic development.

Mon 14 May 2012, 09:41 | Tags: Academia, International, History, Social Affairs, Business and Management, Economics and Finance, Politics and International Studies

'George Osborne is like Mr Micawber'

Leading economic historian and Director of the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy Professor Nick Crafts compares the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Charles Dickens' ever-optimistic character - hoping that something will 'turn up' to boost his fortunes.

Wed 25 Apr 2012, 15:37 | Tags: Britain, History, Economics and Finance, Politics and International Studies

Political Costs of the Great Recession

Professor Mark Harrison from the Department of Economics explores the link between the fall of economy and the rise of right-wing politics.

Wed 25 Apr 2012, 13:35 | Tags: France, Academia, International, History, Social Affairs, Economics and Finance, Politics and International Studies

A History of the World in 100 Objects - Vice Chancellor, Professor Nigel Thrift

Vice-Chancellor Prof Nigel Thrift appeared on Radio 4’s “History of the World in 100 Objects” on Tuesday 14th October discussing the marine chronometer that accompanied Darwin to South America and its role in measuring time and geography.

Fri 15 Oct 2010, 09:34 | Tags: History

Nick Clegg and the not-so-great 1832 Reform Act: Dr Sarah Richardson

Dr Sarah Richardson, Associate Professor in the Department of History and History Subject Director at the Higher Education Academy, discusses how Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has authenticated his blueprint for political and constitutional reform with a comparison to the 1832 'Great' Reform Act, promising to deliver: "The biggest shake up of our democracy since 1832, when the Great Reform Act redrew the boundaries of British democracy, for the first time extending the franchise beyond the landed classes."

Mon 24 May 2010, 10:04 | Tags: History, Politics and International Studies