Fourth UPTAKE PhD Training School STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT RUSSIA Internal Developments, External Conflicts and Outside Perceptions 26 August – 1 September 2018 Call for Applications … Read more
Joint Ghent/Kent PhD workshop, 16-17 April 2018
The joint Ghent-Kent PhD workshop is to be held on 16 and 17 April 2018 at the University of Kent, Canterbury (UK). The workshop, funded … Read more
1st NORTIA Network Conference, 6-8 June 2018, Barcelona – call for papers
NORTIA stands for Network on Research and Teaching in EU Foreign Affairs. It is an Erasmus+ network, encompassing ten institutions (including the School of Politics and … Read more
Global Europe Centre – Student Internationalisation Forum Working Paper March 2018
Over the past year students from the School of Politics and IR have participated in several activities in the framework of Internationalisation at Kent. With … Read more
Professor Richard Whitman appointed to Research Excellence Framework (REF) sub-panel for Politics and International Studies
Congratulations to Professor Richard Whitman, Head of the School of Politics and International Relations, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Global Europe Centre, … Read more
The Liberal World Order in Crisis?
In November last year, the School of Politics and International Relations was pleased to host the UPTAKE workshop: “Whither Liberal World Order?; Challenges from Russia, … Read more
Public debate ‘Democracy and the Common Good: What do we Value?’ – 19 March 2018
A major report by the University of Kent’s Dr Adrian Pabst challenges existing thoughts on the benefits of freedom of movement and provides a different … Read more
Postponed: Public Speaker Programme with Stephen Kinnock
The Public Speaker Programme talk with Stephen Kinnock that was scheduled for today, Thursday 15 March, has now been postponed. We hope to re-schedule this … Read more
The Future of Work seminar series
Following rescheduling due to the ongoing UCU industrial action, we are very happy to announce the final schedule for the seminar series The Future of … Read more
QS World University Rankings by Subject (2018): University of Kent in top 150 for Politics & International Studies
We are pleased to announce that Politics and International Studies at Kent has risen to the top 150 in the QS World University Rankings by … Read more








