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Left Wing, Right Wing, Centrists & Moderates

Asst Prof Peter Beattie, Lecturer in Global Political Economy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

29-Jun-21 15:00

Left Wing, Right Wing, Centrists & Moderates

Left wing, right wing, centrists and moderates. We’ve heard these terms before, but what do they even mean? And can they be applied to political landscapes across the globe? Assistant Professor Peter Beattie, lecturer in Global Political Economy, joins us to explain.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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