On 25th June 2010 the University of Birmingham will host a one-day conference on ‘Party Politics in Russia’. The conference brings together many of the leading scholars on post-Soviet Russian politics in the UK and Ireland. Speakers include:

Professor Richard Sakwa, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent.

Title of paper: 'From Representation to Mobilisation?: Problems of Political Aggregation [or Participation] in Contemporary Russia'.

Professor Paul Lewis, Department of Politics and International Relations, The Open University.

Theme of paper: Development of Russian party politics in comparative perspective

Professor Neil Robinson, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick.

Theme of paper: The impact of institutional factors on party development

Professor Stephen White, Department of Politics, university of Glasgow.

Theme of paper:  Party identification

Dr Cameron Ross, Reader in Politics, Department of Politics, University of Dundee.

Theme of paper: Political parties in the regions

Dr Edwin Bacon, Reader in Comparative Politics, Birkbeck College, London.

Theme of paper: Electoral manipulation

Dr Luke March, Senior Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh.

Theme of paper: The leftists and nationalists

Dr Derek Hutcheson, Lecturer in European Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin.

Theme of paper: Party financing, campaigning

Dr David White, Lecturer in Politics, Centre for Russian and East European Politics, University of Birmingham

Theme of paper: The liberal opposition

Dr Sean Roberts, Centre for Russian and East European Politics, University of Birmingham

Theme of paper: The party of power

Maya Atwal, PhD candidate, Centre for Russian and East European Politics, University of Birmingham Theme of paper: The pro-Kremlin youth movements

There is no charge for attendance. Those interested should contact David White (d.j.white.1@bham.ac.uk).