Politics and International Studies

We offer opportunities for learning and career development as part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Migration, populism, war and peace-building are some of the topics we study to understand our world and how it is challenged by factors such as climate change, urbanisation and technological innovation.

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"I concluded that 1916 has been turned into a burdensome legacy that prevents long term peace. Essentially this moment in history has sparked a flame that has yet to be blown out."

Katie Moore, BA History Dissertation topic: ‘1916 Sparked a flame that has yet to be blown out: Remembering the Easter Rising and Battle of the Somme through Myths and Murals'
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From war and terrorism, protest politics, human rights, and contemporary challenges to democracy, to migration, international security, populism, and anarchism, our research covers the breadth of political theory and practice.

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Dr Ali Bilgic on ‘What Donald Trump’s decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria means for the Kurds, Assad and Russia’

Dr Ali Bilgic from Politics and International Studies has published an article in the Conversation about the implications of Trump's decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Politics and International Studies Alumni Evening

On Wednesday 16th October, four alumni came together to the Loughborough campus to discuss careers in Politics and International Relations.

A visiting space expert from the Royal Air Force Air Warfare Centre delivers a fascinating lecture on Space as future arena of conflict.

Expert on space Cliff Foster Jones alongside our Security Master's Students.

  • How to live together in diversity: the role of the nation in the age of migration

  • The Theory and Practice of Anarchism by Ruth Kinna

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    Our academic staff are all internationally recognised in their field of expertise. We are also home to a dynamic community of research fellows and research students and support staff providing outstanding services for teaching and research.

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