Prof. Ailsa Henderson - The Imagined Electorate
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Professor Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Political Science and Head of Politics & International Relations, delivers her inaugural lecture entitled, The Imagined Electorate: Values, Perceived Boundaries and the Regional Rehabilitation of Political Culture. This lecture explores political culture as it operates below the level of the state, identifies the existence of two forms of regional political cultures, identifies markers by which we can identify and delineate political cultures and highlights the importance of perception. Recorded on 3 December 2014 at the University of Edinburgh's Business School.
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