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SUMMARY:British Academy Lecture 2026: Professor Stefano Bartolini
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DESCRIPTION:Rule Making Rules: The Origins of Western Political Instituti
 ons and Why They Matter Today.\n\nThe University of Manchester is deligh
 ted to host Professor Stefano Bartolini\, Emeritus Professor at the Euro
 pean University Institute and one of Europe's most influential scholars 
 of comparative politics and political theory\, for a prestigious British
  Academy Lecture.\n\nWestern societies are shaped by a distinctive polit
 ical inheritance. From Roman law and medieval self-government to the evo
 lving relationship between secular and religious authority\, Western ins
 titutions emerged through centuries of competition between different sou
 rces of rules\, authority and legitimacy.\n\nIn this lecture\, Professor
  Bartolini examines how this unique historical process generated politic
 al pluralism and institutional diversity. He argues that the coexistence
  and competition of multiple normative traditions created conditions tha
 t have no direct equivalent elsewhere in world history\, helping explain
  both the strengths and limitations of Western political development.\n\
 nThe lecture will explore:\n\n- The historical origins of Western politi
 cal institutions\n- The role of law\, religion and political authority i
 n shaping Europe\n- Why pluralism emerged in the West\n- The relationshi
 p between institutions and political order\n- Whether Western institutio
 nal models can be exported elsewhere\n\nThis lecture will be of interest
  to scholars\, students\, policymakers\, and anyone interested in politi
 cs\, history\, democracy and the evolution of modern societies.
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Alliance Manchester Business School\, Booth Street West\, Manche
 ster\, M15 6PB
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