IRR Seminar: A critical reading of the UK policy paper “Protecting What Matters”

Led by Professor Esra Özyürek with Peach Hoyle, this special session will discuss the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government paper Protecting What Matters (published 9 March 2026). Participants will consider how the report frames cohesion and conflict, challenges facing British society, where faith communities intersect with its proposals, and what its recommendations indicate about how the government sees race and ethnicity, religion, class, gender as well as the role of international conflicts play into life in British society.

Designed as a special edition of the Inter‑Religious Research seminar series, the event will offer space for informed reading, critical dialogue, and the sharing of expertise across disciplines and traditions.

Further information

Event details are available at www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events.