Natasha Lindstaedt
Natasha Lindstaedt is Deputy Dean and a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She has written widely on authoritarian regimes, democracy, corruption and failed states.
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Janice Morphet
Janice Morphet is a Visiting Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning. A Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute and of the Academy of Social Sciences, she has been chief executive of a local authority, head of University school of planning and landscape, a senior adviser on local government in central government and a consultant.
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Rebecca Willis, one of the driving forces behind Climate Assembly UK and author of Too Hot to Handle?, is featured in the BBC Woman’s Hour Power List 2020, celebrating 30 inspiring women whose work is making a significant positive contribution to the environment and the sustainability of our planet.
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