Author: Meg Payne

Rosie was drawn to study at Kent by the beautiful campus and surrounding area, but choosing what she was going to study wasn’t quite so … Read more

‘On July 23rd, Spaniards headed to the polls to elect a new government. After disappointing results for his party in the local elections, Prime Minister … Read more

On 27 June 2023, Nahel, a 17-year-old French teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, died during a police stop in Nanterre, a suburb west of … Read more

Third year History and Politics student Meg Payne secured two weeks of work experience at the heart of Kentish democracy through Kent’s Employability Points scheme. … Read more

Leanne Al-Mrayat is an international student who lived in Keynes College accommodation during her undergraduate degree. She tells us about how to tackle the first … Read more

MA student Harry McKenzie has balanced his studies alongside political activism throughout his degree, as former Chair of Kent Labour Society and Social Media Officer … Read more

Inspired by Russian protest punk group Pussy Riot’s visit to Kent in September 2022, we sought to uncover an answer to the challenging question, ‘when … Read more

Students and staff researching political theory attended a work-in-progress event and Dr Ben Turner’s book launch on the 19th of May 2023. These events, organised … Read more

A new Global Europe Centre policy report has just come out, written by Dr James F. Downes (Hong Kong Metropolitan University/Global Europe Centre) Man Hoo … Read more

On 23 January 2023, the Global Europe Centre (GEC) organised an expert workshop on the theme ‘The EU since the War in Ukraine: Still a … Read more