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DPIR study reveals a major rise in public support for COVID vaccine
24 February 2021
Informing the Review of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act with Comparative Evidence
08 February 2021
Personality Politics
02 February 2021
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The Oxford University Politics Blog
Recovering from SolarWinds: Three Cybersecurity Priorities for the Biden Administration
Since January 20th, the Biden administration has been focused above all else on tackling Covid-19 and passing a landmark economic relief bill. This is unsurprising. In the context of a global pandemic, with an urgent vaccine rollout taking place, the US government must prioritise tackling Covid-19 and its economic consequences. However, President Biden has a raft of additional problems waiting...
Events View all ›
Mar
01
Blame attribution and the politics of Covid in Russia
Mon, 01 Mar - 17:00
Mar
02
How China Loses: The Pushback against Chinese Global Ambitions
Tue, 02 Mar - 12:00
Mar
02
Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics
Tue, 02 Mar - 13:00
Mar
02
Fragmented Electorates. Multiple Identities and Cross-Pressured Voters
Tue, 02 Mar - 14:30
Mar
03
Covering the cartels: the history and mission of Zeta
Wed, 03 Mar - 13:00