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Applications are invited for the post of Teaching Fellow in Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of 糖心TV. Applications from women candidates and those from a minority ethnic background are particularly welcome as these groups are currently underrepresented within the Department.

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On 23 November Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, The President of Malta and Honorary Professor in PAIS, gave a lecture entitled 鈥楨nsuring Equity: The Importance of Wealth Distribution in a Globalised World鈥�.

Introduced by Nick Vaughan-Williams, Head of PAIS, Her Excellency spoke of the escalation in inequality, discrimination, and poverty globally, and argued for sustainable investment in human rights and dignity. She called for students to be activists in support of the transformations required for more equitable patterns of wealth distribution. Before becoming the 9th President of the Republic of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca served as an MP in the Maltese National Parliament and is former Minister of State for the Family and Social Solidarity. In 2016 Her Excellency received the 鈥楢gent of Change鈥� award, conferred by the United Nations, in recognition of her work as a champion of gender equality and women鈥檚 empowerment in the Mediterranean region.

Photos from the event can be found on Her Excellency's and the President's features commentary of her lecture.

The full text of Her Excellency鈥檚 lecture at The Shard can be found in the following press release:

The Department of Politics and International Studies seeks to appoint a full-time Executive Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to support the effective running of the department and provide comprehensive executive support to the Head of Department (HoD), Deputy HoDs and the Senior Management team.

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Stuart Elden two books (Polity 2016) and (Polity 2017) have recently been reviewed and discussed in a number of places.

A review of both books can be found in by Bruce Robbins and in by Peter Gratton (along with Foucault鈥檚 The Punitive Society).

A review of Foucault鈥檚 Last Decade by Kurt Borg is in ; and one of Foucault: the Birth of Power at the by Syamala Roberts.

He has also taken part in discussions with Dave O鈥橞rien for the New Books in Critical Theory series on both books – Foucault鈥檚 Last Decade and Foucault: The Birth of Power .

Among earlier discussions of the books there is one with Peter Gratton, Eduardo Mendieta and Dianna Taylor in ; and with Antoinette Koleva in , also in Bulgarian translation in Sociological Problems [小芯褑懈芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈]. There is also a longer piece about the writing of the books at . All the above links are open access.

Stuart is currently writing a book on The Early Foucault, and updates on its research and writing can be found at his blog, .

We are delighted to announce that the UK Political Studies Association has launched a new prize in recognition of Professor Shirin Rai鈥檚 "significant contributions to the discipline of feminist International Relations and International Political Economy."

The Shirin M. Rai dissertation prize, for the best dissertation in International Relations, has now officially been launched. A blog announcing the PSA鈥檚 new framework for prizes and awards, and further information about the application process, can be accessed here: .

While many professional associations name prizes after those who have retired, the PSA鈥檚 new framework is designed to acknowledge active and leading scholars in the discipline; very many congratulations to Shirin on this hugely impressive accolade, which is yet further recognition of her leading status in the discipline and an important projection of PAIS鈥� standing in the field.