Date: Wednesday 11 March 2015
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: CLM 2.02, Clement House
Speakers: Professor Damian Chalmers, Dr Sara Hagemann, Professor Simon Hix, Professor Sara Hobolt, Michiel van Hulten
Chair: Professor Maurice Fraser

The 2015 general election may be a stepping-stone to a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union. The issue of immigration, linked to the free movement of people within the EU, has become highly salient within British politics. This panel will consider the forces influencing the debate about Britain and Europe and will also hear a view about how the debate is seen from inside the core of the EU. ‘Europe’ will be one of the most important issues affecting the outcome of the 2015 election.

Damian Chalmers is Professor of European Union Law.

Sara Hagemann is Assistant Professor at the European Institute, LSE.

Simon Hix is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Fellow of the British Academy and Head of Department of Government at LSE.

Sara Hobolt is Sutherland Chair in European Institutions in the LSE's European Institute.

Michiel van Hulten is Senior Visiting Fellow in the European Institute at LSE.

Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute, Professor of Practice in European Politics.

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