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Rana Mitter explores how China's global image has been impacted by COVID-19

30 May 2020

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Rana Mitter, Director of the Oxford China Centre and Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, presents a new BBC Radio 4 documentary, ‘Meanwhile in Beijing’.

Rana Mitter explores the world in new University series

29 May 2020

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The University invites everyone to join us for Oxford at Home, a new series of online tutorials.

Paul Chaisty and Timothy Power awarded the best paper prize by the Presidential Politics Group of the ECPR

22 May 2020

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DPIR is delighted that Paul Chaisty, Professor of Russian and East European Politics, and Timothy Power, Professor of Latin American Politics, have been awarded the 2019 Robert Elgie best paper prize by the...

David Miller awarded lifetime achievement award by ECPR

19 May 2020

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David Miller, Professor of Political Theory, has been awarded the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).

DPIR’s Global Thinkers Project nominated for Vice Chancellor’s Diversity Award

18 May 2020

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We are delighted to announce that the Global Thinkers Project has been shortlisted for the Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity Awards.

COVID-19 Information

Bringing the DPIR community online

Teaching, study and assessments continue throughout Trinity Term 2020, using online systems and resources. Academic and administrative staff are working hard to maintain the highest possible standards of education for students through this difficult period.

Digital events will bring together our research community of students and academics online, now scattered across the globe. Please email events@politics.ox.ac.uk if you would like to host or publicise a digital event through the department.

Helping understand political and diplomatic challenges at a time of global crisis

DPIR academics are bringing their unique research perspectives to engage with the big questions of the day. During the global COVID-19 pandemic the department is sharing perspectives and research findings from the faculty and advertising opportunities to apply for COVID-19 research funding. 

Resources

Email updates are sent regularly to staff and students, however the latest information can also be found online:

The Oxford University Politics Blog

How Natural Resource (Mis-)management in the Nile River Basin May Threaten Stability

As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears completion, the Nile River Basin is at a crossroads. The next few months will be consequential for relations between countries in the river basin—notably Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt—because dam management upstream could have consequences for the supply of water downstream. Although the three countries began discussions after the project was...
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Events View all ›

Jun
10

Holding power to account

Wed, 10 Jun - 14:00

Jun
10

The US-China conflict: What implications for the world trading system?

Wed, 10 Jun - 15:00

Jun
10

Geopolitical challenges in the Balkans in the shadow of the pandemic

Wed, 10 Jun - 16:00

Jun
12

Who wants technocrats? A comparative study of citizen attitudes in nine young and consolidated democracies

Fri, 12 Jun - 12:15

Jun
17

Public sector broadcasting and trust in dangerous times

Wed, 17 Jun - 14:00