Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies
The Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies (CRISPI) is the leading centre for the study of ideas and ideologies worldwide.
CRISPI is building a unique ‘brand’ for political theory at the University of Nottingham: understanding political theory ‘in the vernacular’.
The centre's research activity is organised around three workstreams:
- The Study of Political Ideologies
- The History of Politcal Thought
- Contemporary Political History
The centre collaborates with colleagues working on political ideas in the Departments of History and Philosophy and in the university's research beacons.
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Events
- Date
- 18 March 2026 (17:00-18:30)
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- The Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies will be welcoming Eraldo Souza dos Santos (University of California, Irvine) to the next instalment of the Ideas and Ideologies Speaker series.
- Date
- 25 March 2026 (17:00-18:30)
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- A CRISPI speaker session with co-director Dr Hugo Drochon
- Date
- 01 April 2026 (17:00-18:30)
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- A CRISPI Ideas and Ideologies seminar with Matt Sleat (University of Sheffield)
Latest news
- Description
- New publication from CRISPI co-director Hugo Drochon.
- Date:
- 11 March 2026
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- New seminar series hosted by the Centre for Research into Ideas and the Study of Political Ideologies starts Wednesday 28 January.
- Date:
- 15 January 2026