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Department of Politics and International Relations

At the heart of current political thinking, research and debate.

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Outstanding teaching led by international experts. Study across the full breadth of politics and international relations.

With a broad range of option modules, our courses allow you to study what you're most passionate about.

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Research

We're shaping global debates and breaking new ground to address the world's most pressing challenges.

At the forefront of the discipline, our research sparks action and influences policymaking.

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To study politics and international relations is to ask fundamental questions about the nature of the world - about war and peace, wealth and power, order and justice. At York, you'll have the opportunity to learn about these and other themes in a variety of different contexts, guided by our world-class researchers and teachers.

Professor Tony Heron, Head of Department of Politics and International Relations

11th in the UK
for Politics, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
for the quality of our research outputs and our research environment in the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
13th in the UK
for Politics, according to the Complete University Guide 2026.

News

16 February 2026

Dr Bernardo Rangoni and Professor Mark Thatcher have published a new article in New Political Economy titled Re-politicising merger policy: regulating foreign takeovers in Britain and Italy.

3 February 2026

Bernardo Rangoni has written a new chapter in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Business and Governance

15 January 2026

Gyda has co-authored a practitioner report for peace mediators

16 December 2025

Last week, our International Studies Research Cluster and York Centre for Conflict and Security held a talk and film screening on Justice in the Aftermath of Authoritarianism. 

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