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
Tuesday 14 October 2014, 19.00 Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts Trust, 181 Bow Rd, London E3 2SJ
Cultural regeneration or gentrification?
Thursday 25 September 2014, 18.30 Zé dos Bois Gallery, Rua da Barroca, 59 1200-047 Lisboa (Bairro Alto), Portugal
The arts: whatever happened to the Big Idea?
Friday 26 September 2014, 18.30 Barbican Cinema, Beech Street, London EC2Y 8AE
Are cities good for us?
Tuesday 30 September 2014, 18.30 Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT
Droning on: life in the Internet of Things
Monday 6 October 2014, 18.30 Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT
From Magna Carta to ECHR: do we need a British Bill of Rights?
Saturday 18 October 2014, 14.00 Frobisher 1-3
From betting to minimum pricing: saving the poor from themselves?
Saturday 18 October 2014, 17.30 Frobisher Auditorium 2
The gamification of society: time to grow up?
Saturday 18 October 2014, 16.00 Frobisher 1-3
Policing the night-time economy: killing the lads’ night out?
Saturday 18 October 2014, 17.30 Pit Theatre
Community Treatment Orders: the psychiatric ASBO?
Saturday 18 October 2014, 17.30 Hammerson Room
Balloon debate: what's the best poem ever?
Tuesday 4 November 2014, 19.00 Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA
You can’t say that! Free speech in an age of offence
Thursday 13 November 2014, 19.30 Yellow Room, Volkshaus, Stauffacherstrasse 60, 8004 Zürich
Business bashing: should corporates ‘care’?

Immigration: who should control our borders?

"Five debates a day sounds a bit daunting beforehand, but I really loved it. The speakers are so knowledgeable and passionate about their chosen topic, and the amount of time dedicated to questions from the audience was great as it really brought in alternative views."
Exeter University student

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