Many students have passed through Kent but what are they up to now? In the After Kent series, we talk to Ceri Johnson about her … Read more
Month: May 2021
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Do you remember your first few weeks at uni? Getting lost on campus, not knowing where to find your textbooks, or not knowing what events … Read more
The forced landing of flight FR4978.
Roman Protasevich, the 26 year old journalist, and prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president was arrested on Sunday after the flight he was travelling on … Read more
University of Kent’s Professor Elena Korosteleva comments on the Hijacking of Ryanair flight FR4978
University of Kent Professor of International Politics, Elena Korosteleva, has appeared in the national media commentating on the illegal diversion of Ryanair Flight FR4978. On … Read more
After Kent – Where are Kent POLIR students now? Catching up with Grace Couch
Many students have passed through Kent but what are they up to now? In the After Kent series, we talk to Grace Couch about her … Read more
Professor Thomas Kruessmann publishes a chapter in the book ‘Principled Pragmatism in Practice’
Professor Thomas Kruessmann has published the chapter The Arctic as a Micro-Cosmos for Selective Engagement between the EU and Russia? in the book Principled Pragmatism … Read more
Eid at Kent
After a month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday 13th May (or the 14th, depending on the moon sighting, it’s a … Read more
Explainer: Israeli/Palestinian conflict
In response to the escalating situation between Israelis and Palestinians, Dr Yaniv Voller, an expert in Middle East politics at the School of Politics and International relations, … Read more
Dr Albena Azmanova, speaking from the Burgtheater in Vienna: Do We Need a Post-Covid Economic Revolution?
The recording of this virtual debate that took place on 9th May 2021, from the Burgtheater in Vienna, is now available: Do We Need … Read more
Guest Speaker Dr Sara Salam to Discuss the Anti-colonial Afterlife of Egypt
The School of Politics and International Relations Research Seminar Series (SPIRRS) resumes on Wednesday 19 May 2021. Chaired by Head of School, Dr Nadine Ansorg, … Read more