Research

The School's research engages with the most fundamental political questions of our time. In the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), we were rated in the top ten in the UK for research power, with 85% of our research activity being rated as of international standard.

Our research activity is organised around the School's Centres and Institutes:

• The Centre for Normative Political Theory
• Centre for Conflict, Security and Terrorism
• Centre for the Study of European Governance
• Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice
• Centre for British Politics
• Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies
• Methods and Data Institute

This Centre and Institute framework provides an integrative and dynamic environment for staff to pursue individual and collective research projects.

These research projects have led to the regular production of high quality publications by staff, awards and prizes and frequent hosting of seminars and conferences. We are also home to a number of key journals in the discipline.