Articles tagged with 'Politics' | University of Manchester

Dr Jess Gifkins’s has co-authored the report Queering Atrocity Prevention in collaboration with the charity Protection Approaches, which works to change how the world views and thereby prevents identity-based violence. During the United Nations …

Dr Ian Bruff’s article has become a seminal text in political economy and the social sciences more broadly. The article argued ‘that we are witnessing the rise of authoritarian neoliberalism, which is rooted in the reconfiguring of the state …

In a blog for UK in a Changing Europe, Professor Robert Ford analyses the circumstances behind Galloway’s surprising victory in the Rochdale by-election. Ford argues that the large swing to Galloway must be understood against the unique …

MacGregor, Paterson and Holmes discuss the Joined-up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) approach, which they have developed at the Sustainable Consumption Institute at Manchester:‘JUST entails three core ideas that together enable a shift toward …

Dr Rosenblatt’s research focuses on comparative politics, Latin American politics, democratic representation, parties and party systems.He completed his PhD at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and his book Party Vibrancy and Democracy in …

Both of these new books explore different and usually unscrutinised aspects of academic writing and research, and thereby provide new insights into methodology and global politics.Writing Saved Me: When the International Gets Personal is a …

Jonathan is currently a Hallsworth Research Fellow at the Department of Politic and will take up his post as Lecturer in January 2025. He completed his PhD at Manchester and has taught at King’s College London and Utrecht University. His …

Almost immediately after being appointed as foreign secretary, David Cameron’s ties with China generated difficult headlines for Rishi Sunak’s government.

Based on an article published in The American Political Science Review, Benson discusses the dangers of political polarization. He explains that the main threat isn’t that people come to accept misinformation or falsehoods, but that it narrows our …

There is a growing field in practice and research dedicated to investigating the distinctive contribution of design to policymaking. Whilst the UK is a leader in the use of design in government and policy, this leading position could be enhanced …

The new Lecturers will be based in the Critical Global Politics research cluster, which is the largest of five clusters across the Department.The closing date for applications is Thursday, 15 February 2024.For enquiries about the vacancies, …

Politics is looking for three new colleagues to join as permanent lecturers:Lecturer in Political Theory, closing date for applications is Wednesday, 3 January 2024.Lecturer in Global Political Economy, closing date for applications is Monday, 15 …

The University of Manchester is one of 23 universities to be awarded the right to deliver the unique and highly regarded Parliamentary Studies Module from the academic year 2024/25 for another 5-year term.Parliamentary Studies is the only higher …

Throughout November, Toni Haastrup, Professor and Chair of Global Politics, took part in several European policy events on Feminist Foreign policy.First, she contributed to a panel organised by Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) at the …

In the interview as new EDI Officer, Laura McLeod, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, explains why she wanted to take on the role:“I believe that it is important to serve the profession: throughout our careers we ask a lot of others (to …

The Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his wife Katherine have visited The University of Manchester to speak to students about the war in his country, after attending events in Ireland to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement.

Dr Carl Death, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy, recommends five stories in African climate fiction, published in African Arguments. Death explains that:"Through novels and short stories, African climate fiction authors are …

Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science, told the New York Times that the Conservative party conference was important for Rishi Sunak to define himself as a leader. Commenting on the presence of the previous leaders Liz Truss and Boris …

“Talking about freedom, sat in Margaret Thatcher’s old Rover” read the UK prime minister’s tweet in July 2023. Earlier that day in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, Rishi Sunak had declared that the Conservative Party he leads are “on the …

The University of Manchester has appointed the first-ever Professor of Comparative and Ukrainian Politics in the UK and the wider English-speaking world, in a move that demonstrates the leading role of the University when it comes to the study of …

The United Kingdom is vulnerable to global events and over reliant on other countries for essential resources - but there are policy choices which could significantly lessen this exposure, a new report makes clear.

The European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS) has awarded Manchester China Institute (MCI) research fellow Dr Tao Wang, a former PhD student at the Department of Politics, the 2023 Taiwan Studies Young Scholar Award (1st Prize).The winning …

A project involving experts from The University of Manchester which created a live ‘early alarm’ system of major displacement, human rights abuses, humanitarian needs and civilian resistance in Ukraine has been recognised by the OECD’s Observatory …

On June 5-6, 15 Chinese and American diplomats met in La Jolla, California for the 13th annual US-China Young Diplomats Dialogue, co-hosted by Professor Peter Gries of the Manchester China Institute.The retreat involved formal sit-down discussions …

The University of Manchester is to launch a groundbreaking new course on Ukrainian politics in the Autumn, strengthening its place as a key institution in the UK for students studying Ukrainian politics and society.

An inspirational student who graduated from her degree at The University of Manchester despite having incurable brain cancer has sadly passed away.

The British Election Study (BES) is managed via a consortium of the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford. The prize was awarded the BES team, including Dr Jack Bailey who completed his PhD in Manchester last year and will be …

Freedom House highlights how Onuch and Hale document the story of how Zelensky came to be a key defender of the free world. They write that ‘the authors make a compelling argument that he was indeed the right Ukrainian, in the right place, at the …

The Department of Politics is honoured to have the support of The Petro Jacyk Foundation for extra costs associated with a new Politics undergraduate course: ‘Ukraine Rises: Democracy, Protest, Identity and War in Comparative Perspective’. The …

This year’s MacDougall Trust Prize for Elections, Electoral Systems and Representation, awarded by the Political Studies Association, was shared between Dr Ceri Fowler, who completed her PhD at Manchester last year, and Dr Lotte Hargrave, who is …