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The Threat to Democracy from the Centre
20 June 2018
It is not the far left or the far right which is least supportive of democracy, argues DPIR alumnus David Adler in the New York Times....
The end of the Cold War to today's dangerous tensions with Russia
20 June 2018
Professor Archie Brown reviews Michael McFaul's political memoir,' From Cold War to Hot Peace' for the Washington Post on how US-Russia relations have descended into mutual distrust....
Sophie Smith wins APSA award
19 June 2018
Sophie Smith, Associate Professor of Political Theory, has won the Best Paper Award from the Foundations of Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association for her paper ‘Okin, Rawls and the Politics of Political Theory’....
Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship Award
14 June 2018
Professor Rosemary Foot has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship for research into China's approach to Human Protection and its image as a responsible great power....
What is at stake in the Colombian Presidential Election?
06 June 2018
In an interview for BBC World Service, Dr Annette Idler outlines the possible consequences of Colombia's first presidential election since 2016 for the country's peace deal....
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The Oxford University Politics Blog
The Shorter, the Better? What it Takes to and What to Take Away from Publishing a Very Short Article
A few months ago, I published an exceptionally short paper presenting experimental evidence on a particular issue of survey methodology. This experience has taught me valuable...