MALVERN FESTIVAL OF IDEAS
A multidisciplinary and inclusive festival of ideas on what matters
MALVERN FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2019 - CRISIS
Planning for Malvern Festival of Ideas 2019 is underway. The theme is CRISIS. The main event will take place over the weekend of 1-3 March 2019. The programme and a new website will be published in the autumn of 2018.
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CONFLICT
2-4 March 2018
Welcome to Malvern Festival of Ideas, a multidisciplinary festival of ideas taking place in Malvern, Worcestershire. It is a themed weekend of talks, discussion and activities. For 2018, the theme is Conflict.
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Friday Evening: UK Role
Saturday Morning: Forgotten People
Clare Short
Eleanor O'Gorman
Anthony Reddie
Saturday Afternoon: Military Perspectives
Rupert Smith
Karin von Hippel
Saturday Evening: A Critical Century
Utility of Force
Gen. Sir Rupert Smith
Civil-Military Cooperation
in Stabilisation Operations
Dr Karin von Hippel
Paul Rogers
Sunday Morning: Social Conflict
Guy Standing
Ted Cantle
Sunday Afternoon: Search for Justice
The Corruption of Capitalism: Why Rentiers Thrive and Work Does Not Pay
Prof. Guy Standing
Are we now a Divided Society
Prof. Ted Cantle
Mona Siddiqui
Saturday: Activities for Young People
