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
The Peacekeeping Failure in South Sudan
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
Your School of Politics & IR Postgraduate Welcome Week Schedule is Out Now!
Find out what’s in store for you in Welcome Week 2022 and beyond! DOWNLOAD the timetable in pdf Welcome and induction activities don’t end with … Read more
Your School of Politics & IR Undergraduate Welcome Week Schedule is Out Now!
Find out what’s in store for you in Welcome Week 2022 and beyond! DOWNLOAD the timetable in pdf Welcome and induction activities don’t end with … Read more
August News RoundUp
New Soviet Era Professor Richard Sakwa has been awarded the status of Emeritus Professor. His colleagues pay tribute to him on his retirement. Shaking Things … Read more
Dr Richard Sakwa has been awarded the status of Emeritus Professor.
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
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
Living, Learning and Connecting in Cyberspace; the ICSS Photography Competition 2022
This Institute of Cyber Security for Society competition welcomes photograph submissions that engage with the human experiencing of cyberspace and its interconnected hardware and software. … Read more