Other News
New article on Sports Statistics Published by PAIS PhDs
PAIS PhD students David Yarrow and Matthias ('Matt') Kranke have recently published a co-authored article on sports statistics in Volume 9, Issue 5, of the .
From a performativity angle, David and Matt argue that sports statistics are more consequential than we often think. Such statistics neither merely reflect indicators of athletic performance, as 'instrumentalists' like to believe, nor do they merely reinforce the commercialisation of sports, as 'romanticists' tend to presume. The article allows us to put the pervasive quantification of professional sports in perspective and to understand how the use of statistics may shape their evolution.
Gabrielle Lynch Awarded Grant to Conduct Fieldwork in Kenya
has been awarded a small research grant (£1,500) from the Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) to conduct fieldwork in Kenya in 2016/17 on the impact and aftermath of truth commissions. The project is entitled “Catharsis, re-traumatisation or silence? What happens after a truth commission: The case of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission”, and constitutes a pilot for a possible future study on the impact and aftermath of truth commissions in Kenya, South Africa, Sierra Leone and Ghana. ROAPE research grants are open to members of the journal's editorial working group (EWG), contributing editors and international advisory board; Gabrielle is the chair of the ROAPE EWG.
Informal 糖心TV Culture in Financial Services: Does it Matter?
has been invited to publish, under the section "Insights from Specialists", a thought leadership piece for "Duff & Phelps Eye on the Markets Summer 2016". Duff & Phelps is the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor with expertise in complex valuation, dispute and legal management consulting, M&A, restructuring, and compliance and regulatory consulting.
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Dr Caroline Kuzemko wins ESRC Future Research Leaders award
Dr Caroline Kuzemko, recently appointed to an indefinite Assistant Professorship in International Political Economy in PAIS, has won a prestigious ESRC Future Research Leaders grant.
This brings the total number of ESRC FRLs held in PAIS to 5. Other existing ESRC FRL award holders include Dr Julian Gruin, Dr Oz Hassan, Dr Charlotte Heath-Kelly, and Dr Alexandra Homolar.
Dr Kuzemko’s project, entitled ‘Local Authorities and Sustainable Energy Innovations: Decentralisation, Institutional Capacity and Civic Participation’, will commence in September 2016.
2nd Annual PAIS Research Conference
2nd Annual PAIS Research Conference - Thursday 30 June 2016
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) invite you to a one-day research conference for researchers across the discipline of political science and international relations.
The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for researchers in PAIS at all career levels to celebrate their research and receive useful feedback on work in progress.
PAIS Research Conference 2016 Programme
