Top 10 in the Research Excellence Framework
90% of graduates in the latest figures secured employment or further study
Welcome to York
Our degree courses at the University of York place you at the heart of current political thinking, research and debate.
Professor Neil Carter
Head of the Department of Politics
Our UoY Politics Society has lots of exciting events for you to get involved with.
I really couldn’t imagine being anywhere else! My degree has allowed me to study a broad range of subjects, from classic British politics and the politics of development, to South African and Indian politics.
Oliver, BA Politics
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Research
Ranked 8th in the UK (REF 2014), our expertise includes:
- Comparative Politics and Public policy
- International Politics
- Political Economy
- Political Theory
Departmental news
IGDC recent successes
Friday 18 January 2019
A genealogy of the term British reveals its imperial history – and a Brexit paradox
Friday 4 January 2019
Events
Tue
23
Apr