Our current Head of Department, Prof Sam Ashenden sat down with Richard to discuss his experiences at Liverpool, his teaching, and research. Prof Gillespie is also the founder of the Europe and the World Centre, still thriving in the Department of Politics with Prof Erika Harris.
Below are a selection of clips from the interview, with the option to watch the whole discussion on YouTube here.
What brought you to Liverpool as a fresh undergraduate in 1971?
What was the politics of Liverpool and the department like during your years as an undergraduate student?
You went from being an undergraduate student to being a research student? What was your thesis about?
Was there anything distinctive about Liverpool students that have informed how you were taught and what were your experiences of teaching Liverpool students?
When you returned to Liverpool, you must have had a few formative experiences?
What was the department like when you returned in 2000?
How did the Europe and the World Centre Develop?
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