Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots activism and people empowerment in times of crisis

Join us for this two day hybrid conference examining the Commonwealth and Democracy, Commonwealth values, Evolving Democracies in the Commonwealth: Commonwealth Case Studies, The Commonwealth, Democracy and New Technologies.

Keynote lecture:

• Professor Matthew Neuhaus, Australian National University - “Reinforcing Democracy? The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) 30 Years On”

Day 1 - Thursday 20 November 2025, 1:30pm-7pm
Day one of the conference will have limited in-person tickets and will be held at Senate House, London. Online tickets will also be available.

Day 2 - Friday 21 November 2025, 9:30am-5pm
Day two will take place exclusively online. 

You can view the full programme here.

All welcome - This event is free to attend, but booking is required. 

This conference has been supported by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study; The Round Table; the University of Picardie Jules Verne; Institut Universitaire de France; St Mary’s University (Twickenham); and the University of Strasbourg.