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Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations tops The Guardian’s University 2026 Guide for Politics

DPIR maintains prime position for the subject from last year, fending off stiff competition from St Andrew’s and Cambridge

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Rhodes House

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World-leading Oxford academics and industry executives explore geopolitical challenges shaping decision-making across a variety of sectors

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Oxford University – Vice Chair for Research for a new UN Impact Hub

[book cover showing military generals that staged the coup that removed Robert Mugabe from power in 2017

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DPIR’s Miles Tendi releases new book on coups

Miles Tendi

Yuna Han

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Dr Yuna Han co-authors publication on The Temporal Politics of Inevitability.

Professor Jane Green

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DPIR's Jane Green analyses recent UK local election results

Jane Green

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Astor Lecture 2025: Beyond Mere Inconvenience: United States and Civilian Harm

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Oxford Politics maintains second position in the world in 2025 QS World Rankings by subject

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Memorial of DPIR's Professor Christopher Hood (1947-2025)

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DPIR students who won prestigious Entente Cordiale University Challenge present their award to DPIR

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DPIR’S Desmond King elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences

Book cover - Image of symbols of rows of men and women in white, blue and red on a black background, with the text’ How Russians Understand the New Russia in red’

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New book on Russian politics by DPIR’s Paul Chaisty and Stephen Whitefield launched

Stephen Whitefield

Stephen Whitefield

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2025 Cyril Foster Lecture - Interview with Dan Leaf