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Kent researchers to co-investigate public perceptions of administrative fairness in the digital welfare state

By Grace Shore Banks | 26 October 2022

An HSS division research collaboration between the School of Psychology’s Political Psychology Lab and the School of Politics and International Relations which will address the … Read more

Only Two More Prime-Ministers To Go til Christmas..

By Grace Shore Banks | 19 October 2022

‘I’ve simply never seen numbers like this before’ -Professor Matt Goodwin on the conditions that made the Liz Truss government untenable. Read his blog or … Read more

Why non-western voices are key to addressing human rights violations in China

By Grace Shore Banks | 19 October 2022

Jamie Gruffydd-Jones explains why Chinese leaders are so determined to prevent United Nations’ scrutiny. The United Nations’ human rights body faces much scrutiny following a … Read more

The Government’s Kami-Kwasi Budget

By Grace Shore Banks | 14 October 2022

On the 23rd of September, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced the ‘Growth Plan 2022’, a ‘mini-budget’ calling for expansion of the supply side of the country’s … Read more

Human and Social Sciences awarded funding for first Interdisciplinary Research

By Grace Shore Banks | 30 September 2022

‘A transdisciplinary approach to inferring the end of political violence’ is the first piece of HSS hybrid research, conducted between The School of Politics and … Read more

Riot Days: Pussy Riot’s Masterclass in Activism.

By Grace Shore Banks | 30 September 2022

Our school year kicked off with some riotous energy courtesy of the Russian Art-Performance Putin-Opposing collective, who brought their immersive show ‘Riot Days’ to the … Read more

Hostile Forces: How the Chinese Communist Party Resists International Pressure on Human Rights

By Grace Shore Banks | 26 September 2022

Jamie Gruffydd-Jones new publication has important policy implications for international pressure that is most likely to engender backlash, illustrating how support for nationalist policies might … Read more

The Peacekeeping Failure in South Sudan

By Grace Shore Banks | 07 September 2022

Mark Millar publishes his first title, based on research conducted while studying for his MRes here at Kent. This month sees the launch of The … Read more

Dr Richard Sakwa has been awarded the status of Emeritus Professor.

By Grace Shore Banks | 31 August 2022

In recognition of his exceptional service to the University, Professor Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics, after over 30 years of highly distinguished … Read more

Devometrics: measuring decentralisation

By Grace Shore Banks | 23 August 2022

Dr Paolo Dardanelli and Kieran Wright, University of Sheffield have developed a metric for assessing how far power is decentralised across different scales, geographies and … Read more

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