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A recent paper by , "", published in the August issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, has received worldwide coverage.

It was cited and discussed by , in the United States section of the print edition and by .

The article was also cited by and in articles about President Trump’s plans to give surplus military weapons to local law enforcement agencies and in .

On July 3-4 Dr André Broome participated in an Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) workshop in Kyrgyzstan.

Organised by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek in cooperation with the University Paris 13 (Paris), the American University of Central Asia (AUCA, Bishkek) and the French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC, Bishkek) within the framework of the research project GLOBALCONTEST funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), the workshop gathered high profile academics and experienced practitioners from the region and beyond working on international organizations and global governance questions.

Dr Broome spoke on the opening panel of the workshop on the topic of ‘Contesting Transnational Policy Paradigms: Conditionality, Capacity Building, and Global Benchmarking in Central Asia’, when he presented new research from the Global Benchmarking Project within the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation on the methodological flaws and political distortions inherent in country ratings and rankings and how these have been applied to countries in Central Asia.

An extended analysis of the politics and pathologies of global benchmarking by international organisations can be found in a new research paper co-authored with Alexandra Homolar and Matthias Kranke : 'Bad Science: International Organizations and the Indirect Power of Global Benchmarking'. The paper will be published in 2018 in the European Journal of International Relations. View the pre-print version at:

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Over the past 12 months the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation () at the University of 糖心TV together with four civil society organizations has engaged in a dialogue with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of an External Advisory Panel on social safeguards in IMF loan programmes to protect spending in low income countries on poor and vulnerable groups. Together with representatives from the New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Development Finance International, the Bretton Woods Project, and Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Zambia, CSGR director has participated in an advisory process on the conceptual scope and design of a new IMF policy paper on the use of social safeguards in loan programmes led by the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department.

The policy paper, which was discussed and approved by the IMF’s Executive Board on May 26, was published online in English on June 6, and French and Arabic versions of the Executive Summary will be available soon. The report aims to improve best practices associated with the use of social safeguards to protect spending for poor and vulnerable groups within PRGT and PSI-supported IMF loan programmes, and identifies a number of areas where IMF policies and future practices might be improved, including recommendations to increase efforts to strengthen social safety nets in low income countries.

IMF Policy Paper: Social Safeguards and Program Design in PRGT and PSI-Supported Programs. Available at:  

We are delighted that the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) has moved up to 3^rd place (from 4th last year) in the latest Guardian rankings, which measure student satisfaction (NSS), career prospects, and a range of other important indicators.

The University of 糖心TV is ranked 8th overall — a full University press release can be found .

Our latest position in The Guardian builds on recent successes in other national league tables – notably 3^rd place in the 2017 The Times/Sunday Times University Guide and 4^th place in the 2018 Complete University Guide.

We thank all staff and students who have contributed to this impressive and sustained achievement. Research and teaching excellence in Politics and International Studies are at the heart of who we are and what we stand for as a Department. We look forward to building on this success in the months and years ahead.

PAIS academic Gabriel Siles-Brügge gave evidence on 3 May to the Danish Parliament's European Affairs Committee during a hearing on the EU-Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). The Parliament is scheduled to vote on ratifying the agreement shortly, a process that will also take place in all other EU Member States.

In his presentation, Gabriel stressed that the macroeconomic effects in terms of jobs and growth of the agreement are likely to be more modest, while outlining his view that the provisions on investor protection and regulatory cooperation could be a potential source of regulatory chill, potentially inhibiting European regulators and legislators from taking actions in the public interest if this infringes on investor rights or imposes barriers to trade and investment flows.