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
A student inside the Conservative Party Conference 2022
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
The Government’s Kami-Kwasi Budget
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
This is not a Moment, this is a Movement.
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
Being a Labour Party Delegate: What was it really like inside the conference?
Prime Minister in Waiting? Third Year History and Politics student Meg Payne details her experience as a delegate to the Labour Party Conference last week. … Read more
September News RoundUp
With a new monarch and a new Prime-Minister over the last month alone in the UK, it’s really been blink-and-you’ll-have-to-completely-re-write-the-syllabus times around here. But having … Read more
Human and Social Sciences awarded funding for first Interdisciplinary Research
‘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.
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
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
Fasten Your Seatbelts: Welcome Week 2022
Right now the Political landscape turns in a moment! What an amazing time to be studying this subject. We were delighted to welcome a whole … Read more