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2019 News

Good news for two Politics students

Monday 16 December 2019

Soham Nayak and Philip Pyke nominated for awards from their summer internship programme


Louise Haagh LSE Podcast

Monday 16 December 2019

Professor Louise Haagh talks about Universal Basic Income on an LSE podcast


Neil Carter's latest blog...

Thursday 12 December 2019

Parties’ positions on the environment and climate change


Professor Neil Carter has an article published online

Thursday 28 November 2019

Why vote Green when mainstream parties are finally taking climate change seriously?


A Thread of Hope...

Tuesday 26 November 2019

PhD student Rodrigo D E Campos presents his documentary tonight...


Dr Rudabeh Shahid published on The Geopolitics

Monday 25 November 2019

Congratulations to Dr Rudabeh Shahid...


Full-time vacancy for IGDC Administrator

Monday 25 November 2019

The IGDC have a vacancy for a full-time administrator


Dr Adam Fusco has an article published...

Thursday 21 November 2019

Dr Adam Fusco has had an article published on the Northern Ireland politics blog Slugger O'Toole


Professor Louise Haagh and "The Case for Universal Basic Income"

Thursday 14 November 2019

Professor Louise Haagh has had an article published in the Stanford Social and Innovation Review


New article published on The EastAsiaForum for Rudabeh Shahid

Wednesday 13 November 2019

Congratulations to Rudabeh Shahid, her co-authored article is published online today


Politics PhD student Ian Foxley has article published in The Conversation

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Why whistleblowers must be kept confidential – just look at what happened to me


New blog post on the general election by Professor Neil Carter

Tuesday 12 November 2019

The 2019 general election and the environment


Online articles published on Discover Society

Thursday 7 November 2019

Congratulations to Dr Simon Parker and Dr Sara De Jong who have a number of articles published on Discover Society this week


Dr Ed Rooksby on the myth of the 'soviet' state under Lenin

Tuesday 5 November 2019

Dr Ed Rooksby published online...


HoD Nina Caspersen will be a panellist at the York ESRC Festival of Social Science

Tuesday 5 November 2019

Building peace, improving health: an evening with perspectives from Colombia


Funded interdisciplinary PhD opportunity (UK/EU students):

Monday 28 October 2019

A four year fully-funded PhD opportunity for an interdisciplinary PhD in the new Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity is now available.


Association for Social and Political Philosophy (ASPP) Annual Conference: Call for Papers

Tuesday 22 October 2019

The Association for Social and Political Philosophy Annual Conference is taking place at the University of York 18-20 June 2020. Our call for papers is now live,


Call for papers - York Maastricht Partnership (YMP): Global South Workshop 1 States and Emerging Markets

Tuesday 22 October 2019

The first of the Development Transformations focusses on States and Emerging Markets, organised by Jean Grugel (York) and Adam Dixon (Maastricht) and will take place on 11 December at the University of York, hosted by the IGDC. Call for papers is now live...


PhD in Global Development Opportunities

Wednesday 16 October 2019

The IGDC will be supporting applications for the Commonwealth Scholarships for its PhD in Global Development.


Feedback and Guidance Hours

Tuesday 15 October 2019

This week on Instagram the focus is on the importance of feedback and guidance hours...


Congratulations to Dr Rudabeh Shahid...

Thursday 26 September 2019

Politics postdoctoral research fellow Dr Rudabeh Shahid briefing is published online


A good year for published books

Wednesday 25 September 2019

The department has had an excellent year in terms of published books...


2019 Athena Initiative Winners

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Congratulations to two Politics staff members...


Congratulations to Dr Alex Hall...

Wednesday 11 September 2019

Dr Alex Hall has been awarded a £50,000 research grant.


New Head of Department...

Wednesday 4 September 2019

Congratulations and best wishes to Professor Nina Caspersen


Sofia Vasilopoulou and Liisa Talving have their paper published...

Thursday 15 August 2019

Poor versus rich countries: a gap in public attitudes towards fiscal solidarity in the EU


Dr Indrajit Roy has had an article published with the Independent Online.

Wednesday 7 August 2019

Has India finally resolved its Kashmir conundrum?


Off to Brazil..

Monday 5 August 2019

Congratulations to Dr Olayinka Ajala...


Good news for Dr Tim Stuart-Buttle

Thursday 18 July 2019

Dr Tim Stuart-Buttle's latest monograph has been published...


Congratulations to Dr Sara de Jong...

Wednesday 17 July 2019

Dr Sara de Jong has had a blog article published today


Department of Politics Staff Promotions

Monday 15 July 2019

Staff Promotions in the Department of Politics...


Dr João Nunes appointed Co-Director of the Centre for Global Health Histories

Thursday 11 July 2019

Dr João Nunes has been appointed the co-director of the Centre for Global Health Histories.


The York Centre for Political Theory (YCPT)

Wednesday 10 July 2019

The York Centre for Political Theory website is now live...


Gladstone Memorial Prize Nomination

Tuesday 9 July 2019

Congratulations to Maya White...


2018/19 Undergraduate Prize Winners

Tuesday 9 July 2019

Congratulations to all prize winners...


Ian Foxley: University of York 3 Minute Thesis Award

Thursday 20 June 2019

Congratulations to PhD student Ian Foxley


The Department of Politics is on Instagram

Monday 17 June 2019

We're on Instagram @uniofyorkpoliticsdept


Susan Forde Rapid Response funding

Thursday 6 June 2019

Congratulations to Dr Susan Forde, who has won Rapid Response funding from the Learning and Teaching Forum.


YUSU Excellence Award Winners

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Fantastic news for Dr Sara De Jong & Dr Ignacio Jurado


From Monkfish to Noontide: Writing Through Troubled Times

Tuesday 4 June 2019

Romesh Gunesekera is internationally acclaimed for writings that explore the key themes of our times — political, environmental, economic — through ‘poised and potent’ stories of wide appeal.


Speaking Up Not Talking Down

Thursday 30 May 2019

University of York Migration Network is hosting their 'Speaking Up, Not Talking Down' event alongside their third annual Ideas Salon


YUSU Excellence Award Nominees

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Five Politics Staff have been shortlisted for the YUSU Excellence Awards


Congratulations to PhD student Ian Foxley, 3 Minute Thesis Finalist

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Congratulations to Politics PhD Student Ian Foxley who has been selected as a finalist in the University of York 3 Minute Thesis competition


Daryl Smalley in the local elections

Wednesday 1 May 2019

Current undergraduate in Politics


India tomorrow podcast series

Friday 26 April 2019

Podcast series co-hosted by Dr Indrajit Roy (University of York)


IGDC Easter Party at Gale Farm Court

Friday 26 April 2019

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IGDC recent successes

Friday 18 January 2019

IGDC recent awards and grants



What does Brexit mean for the UK's Climate Change Act?

Friday 4 January 2019

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