Author: Meg Payne

  Following a prolonged period of issues with the functioning of the NHS, ambulance workers and nurses will go on strike for a number of … Read more

As 2022 has shown us, you can never really know what is going to happen in the political and constitutional sphere, (FYI Professor Goodwin predicts … Read more

‘Electoral authoritarian regimes are the order of the day in some Sub-Saharan African states and Zimbabwe is no exception. In 2017, the country’s long-standing ruler, … Read more

Recently 272 civilians were killed by a rebel group. But a UN mission is to be withdrawn. However, an African peacekeeping force would not be … Read more

  Dr Iain MacKenzie recently interviewed Dr Dipali Mathur for the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking  ‘Bookaholic’ podcast. “The abnormal condition of living with and being … Read more

One thing I do regularly, and enjoy, is give talks to companies about global politics. Today, I gave a talk in London to a major … Read more

Third Year Politics and International Relations student, Joel Nugent, explains the recent Presidential elections in Brazil, and describes what issues await newly elected President Lula. … Read more

On the 22nd and 23rd of October, the first Model United Nations conference of the academic year – ULMUN – took place, reuniting 100+ students … Read more

Third Year Politics Student, and Chair of the Kent University Conservative Association, Eamon O’Reilly, attended the Conservative Party Conference this year in Birmingham prioritising the … Read more

This Black History Month, we take a look at some important texts by Black authors studied in our Introduction to Political Thought module, which last … Read more