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On Wednesday 28 November, PAIS will hold the first annual Roger Duclaud-Williams Memorial Lecture as part of the PAIS Seminar Series. The lecture, entitled 'Rupert Murdoch and the Rise of Euroscepticism in the British Media' will be given by Dr Oliver Daddow of the Univeristy of Leiceister.

The event will take place at 16.00, with refreshments at 15.30, in S0.18 in the Socical Sciences Building. All are welcome.

The 糖心TV Emerging Markets Society aims to provide a diverse platform encouraging the exchange of knowledge and ideas on the developing countries between professionals and students. Their goal is to educate and inform students about the changing global landscape. They have a focus on several aspects, including politics, economics, law, development, social entrepreneurship and graduate opportunities to give students a comprehensive view on the issue of emerging nations.

On Saturday 24 November, the will take place in the Maths and Stats building on the university campus. PAIS is pleased to be a contributing sponsor to this event and our students are encouraged to participate. More information, including schedule and venue information, can be found on the .

A Pinpoint Politics article by Krzysztof Siczek

The new Georgian parliament held its inaugural session on October 21st, 2012. Three weeks earlier the Georgian Dream coalition announced electoral victory, following a campaign that was, to quote OSCE preliminary report, polarised and tense, characterised by the use of harsh rhetoric and some instances of violence. However, according to the same document, the chain of events that culminated in the victory of the opposition can be best summarised as an important step in consolidating the conduct of democratic elections in Georgia. Bearing in mind the ambiguous and contested character of the electoral process in Georgia, taking a step back and reflecting on its outcome and the possible consequences for the region may deepen our understanding of what really happened on October 1st.

Dr Oz Hassan, Assistant Professor in US National Security, chaired a talk given by Honorary PAIS Professor and founder of Market and Opinion Research International Ltd. (MORI), Sir Robert Worcester, at the Royal Society in London on 22 October. Sir Robert Worcester is a well-known figure in British public opinion research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in British and American elections. Over 120 糖心TV alumni were present at the lecture, which was entitled: 'The 2012 American Presidential Election: Who's Going to Win, and Why'.

A Pinpoint Politics article by Armando Ortega

The latest presidential election in Venezuela was held on October 7th, with the incumbent president, Hugo Chávez, facing the former governor of Miranda, Henrique Capriles. It was deemed by a sector of the international press as a face-off between David and Goliath. With the support of the state apparatus, as well as the political use of populist measures (i.e., cheap oil and the construction of houses for the Venezuelan poor), Chávez won an otherwise fair election with 54.4% of the votes against Capriles 45% and named Nicolas Maduro, a relative moderate, as his Vice-President. In this manner, Chávez will remain in power, if his poor health allows him to fulfill his mandate, until 2019. Capriles was quick to recognise his defeat, thinking of upcoming regional elections in December this year.