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Welcome to the School of Politics and International Relations

The School of Politics and International Relations has an excellent reputation and offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as top quality research degrees.

We aim to challenge and inspire our students, and give them the skills to succeed in their chosen career.

We are a diverse, research-led school, which integrates research and teaching at every level. Our research covers almost all aspects of contemporary politics and international relations, and our staff publish regularly in the very best journals and with the top publishers.

School of Politics and International Relations

Our work placements and employability programme provides valuable work experience and a practical application of your studies.

Our courses

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Latest news

Call for studentships: Midlands Graduate School

Description: The call is now live for ESRC-funded postgraduate scholarship applications in the Social Sciences
Date:: 14 September 2018

Staff Funding Opportunity: Joint and Collaborative Awards

Description: Deadline 19th November 2018.
Date:: 11 September 2018

Dr Andreas Fulda on How to Fight China's Sharp Power

Description: Dr Andreas Fulda, Assistant Professor, has made a contribution to a conversation titled 'How to Fight China's Sharp Power' in the esteemed ChinaFile online magazine.
Date:: 29 August 2018

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Upcoming events

Remuncipalisation: Is the tide of privatisation over?

Date: 22 October 2018 (16:00-17:30)
Location:: B7 The Hemsley
Description: CSSGJ are delighted to announce that Vera Weghmann (University of Greenwich) will be our guest for the next seminar in our series.

Chinese visual arts and film: Interventions, comparisons and chaos

Date: 24 October 2018 (17:00-18:30)
Location:: a41, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park
Description: In this lecture, Stephanie Donald considers different projects that she has undertaken over the last several years in order to understand the continuities and insights that working in Chinese visual arts and film afford to Humanities scholarship.

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