Politics and International Relations

The Department of Politics and International Relations has a large number of research projects that cover a diverse range of topics. Many are interdisciplinary, shared with other departments and faculties in the University and with academics at other institutions.

Showcasing a Selection of Current Projects

A publicity brochure was created for the alumni weekend in September 2011. Please open the file or click on the image for an overview of some of the projects listed below.

publicity brochure

Current Projects

Centre for International Studies

Global Trade Ethics (Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis and Dr Carolyn Deere).

Sovereignty as responsibility (Professor Jennifer Welsh).

UN Governance and Reform (Mr. Sam Daws).

Rethinking Europe in a non-European World (RENEW) (Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis).

International Politics: The Rules of Game (Professor Yuen Foong Khong).

Emerging Powers and Global Order (Professor Andrew Hurrell).

China, the United States and Global Order (Professor Rosemary Foot).

Centre for Political Ideology

Department of Politics and International Relations

Anglo-German ‘State of the State’ Fellowship Programme (Dr Sara Binzer Hobolt). Funded by German Volkswagen Foundation

ELECDEM: Training Network in Electoral Democracy (Dr Sara Binzer Hobolt). Funded by European Commission

From Was to Ought? A philosophical study in historical lessons (Dr Jonathan Floyd). Funded by British Academy

Measuring Social Networks and Political Influence (Dr Meredith Rolfe). Funded by British Academy

Media and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe: Qualities of Media, Qualities of Democracy (Professor Jan Zielonka). Funded by European Research Council

Yesterday's Tomorrows: What Happened to the Future of Government? (Professor Christopher Hood). Funded by Leverhulme Trust

Adolescent Peer Social Network Dynamics and Problem Behaviour (Professor Tom A.B.Snijders). Funded by National Institutes of Health

When the Party’s Over: The Politics of Austerity in Public Services (Professor Christopher Hood). Funded by ESRC

Global Economic Governance

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Threats and Opportunities to the Business of Journalism and Its Role in Democracy (Dr David Levy). Funded by Green Templeton College and Open Society Institute.

 
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