Department News
Rana Mitter last week presented a documentary on how China’s government is aiming to improve healthcare and housing, education and pensions for its 1.3 billion citizens, titled ‘China's New Iron Ricebowl’. |
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Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Welsh and Dr Serena Sharma, who have received funding on behalf of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) from the Australian Civil- Military Centre for the project ‘Prevention toolbox: Systematising policy tools for the prevention of mass atrocities’. |
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The DPIR has been ranked second in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2012 tables for Politics and International Studies. |
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The Politics in Spires blog team is pleased to announce Election 12, in collaboration with the Rothermere American Institute. |
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On 11 September, Rana Mitter appeared on the 'World at One' programme on BBC Radio 4 to discuss the strange disappearance from public view of Xi Jinping |
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Congratulations to Jack Seddon, who had been awarded the Deirdre and Paul Malone Prize 2012 for his thesis entitled ‘Timing is Everything: Enduring Organisational Power and Institutional Change in Transnational Financial Governance and Beyond’. |
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Professor Richard Caplan’s new book, Exit Strategies and State Building, based on his CIS research project, has been published by Oxford University Press. |
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Congratulations to Dr. Shane Mac Giollabhui who has been awarded a research grant from the British Academy for his project, 'Engineering Democracy: Voting Rules and Political Behaviour in Botswana’ for the period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013. |
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Professor David Anderson contributed to a debate (28 August) on the political implications of the Marikana Massacre and the mine industry strikes in South Africa, broadcast on China Radio International. |
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John Lloyd has had an article published (Aug 22) on Reuters online (US) in which he explores some of the political influences and ideas of Paul Ryan, the man hoping to be Mitt Romney's Vice President. |
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