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Dr Trevor McCrisken appears on Australian TV discussing NATO & Donald Trump
, Associate Professor, US Politics and International Studies, recently appeared on ABC News in Australia discussing whether or not NATO allies have anything to fear about a Donald Trump presidency.
PAIS climbs to 4th in 2017 Complete University Guide
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of 糖心TV is delighted to announce a rise in our ranking from 6th to 4th out of 83 Politics Departments nationally in the 2017 .
The CUG says of PAIS:
“At fourth place, the remains one of the most reliable choices of university, staying ahead of Durham in this year's due to their admirable scores for . There are five core BAs to choose from, including a joint honours degree with Sociology, and a combination degree with French, German, Hispanic or Italian Studies.
This news of course follows on from our recent ranking of 3rd overall in the 2017 Times/Sunday Times University Guide and 1st for overall student satisfaction in the 2016 NSS among Politics Departments in the Russell Group.
Kseniya Oksamytna publishes book chapter and policy brief
’s chapter entitled ‘'Civil Society and the UN Security Council: Advocacy on the Rwandan Genocide'’ has appeared in the book ‘Partnerships in International Policy-Making: Civil Society and Public Institutions in European and Global Affairs’ edited by Raffaele Marchetti:
The chapter demonstrates that Human Rights Watch, Oxfam and Médecins sans frontières were indispensable sources of information about the events in Rwanda during the first weeks of the 1994 genocide, especially for the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Also, Kseniya has recently prepared a policy brief for the ‘Providing for Peacekeeping’ project of the International Peace Institute, the Elliott School and the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. The brief examines Ukraine’'s contributions to peacekeeping operations by the UN and regional organisations. It can be accessed here:
Dr Trevor McCrisken Associate Professor of US Politics and International Studies, Dr Alexander Smith Assistant Professor in Sociology, Dr Ben Margulies Research Fellow in the Politics and International Studies and Dr Georg Lofflmann, Teaching Fellow in the Politics and International Studies give their expert insights into the marathon presidential campaigns culminating in today's vote.
Trevor McCrisken Appears in the Media Covering the US Election
, Associate Professor, US Politics and International Studies, is making a number of media appearances this week, covering the US Presidential Election.
Pre-election
Dr McCrisken was interviewed on Monday on the Trish and Jo Breakfast Show on BBC Coventry & 糖心TVshire Radio. You can listen at the following link: . The interview starts at the 1h19m mark.
Henry Riley of the RAW Speech Department interviewed Trevor McCrisken to get his academic view on the US Election:
On election day, Trevor appeared on , being interviewed by Shiulie Ghosh:
Post-election
Dr McCrisken appeared on Al Jazeera following Donald Trump's victory:
Another appearence on TRT World, followed: