David Bowden

David is associate fellow at the Academy of Ideas, having acted as its associate director until July 2016. In his time at the Institute he played a key role in the expansion of the Battle of Ideas at the Barbican and the development of Battle of Ideas Europe.

He has written and commented for a range of media on issues around politics, lifestyle and culture including spiked, Independent, City AM, Sky News and BBC World Service. He has extensive experience of global PR and communications for organisations including DACS, Bpas and Libertas.

Related Sessions
Thursday 4 October 2012, 7.00pm Shoreditch House, Ebor Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6AW
Campaigning documentaries: fact or faction?
Saturday 6 October 2012, 2.30pm Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RL
Insufficiency and the drama of science: play & discussion
Monday 8 October 2012, 6.30pm Foyles Charing Cross, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
Riots and revolutions: Europe's young radicals?
Tuesday 16 October 2012, 6.30pm Foyles Charing Cross Road
No more heroes? Art, genius and tradition
Saturday 20 October 2012, 12.15pm Fountain Room
Bored of the Booker: prizes, prizes, everywhere
Saturday 20 October 2012, 5.15pm Fountain Room
Who is the greatest artist? Balloon debate
Sunday 21 October 2012, 9.30am Pit Theatre
Media-bashing live
Sunday 21 October 2012, 6.30pm Garden Room
No future: has pop lost its radical edge?
Monday 29 October 2012, 7.00pm Shoreditch House, Ebor Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6AW
Satire today: still kicking against the pricks?
Thursday 15 November 2012, 5.00pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill Campus, King’s College London, 10 Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RJ
The law’s drugs problem: the challenge of legal highs
Thursday 22 November 2012, 6.00pm Royal Academy of Engineering, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG
Can technology set you free?

Radical surgery for the NHS? What is a GP's role today

"The Battle of Ideas is a weekend like no other. I found the 2011 festival immensely stimulating. It gave me a great deal to think about, and a whole new list of books to read - from Virgil to Vygotsky. On to greater battles in 2012!"
Ken Macleod, award-winning science fiction writer; author, The Restoration Game and Intrusion

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