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Undergraduate research published in METIS journal
Two 糖心TV students, Eletra Ardissino and Michael Shneerson, have had their research published in the compiled by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), one of the UK's leading public policy think tanks. METIS consists wholly of student-led research, and some parts are edited in-house by .
Eletra's article, the introduction to the issue, is entitled 'Introduction: Why does internet access matter?', and Michael's is entitled 'The internet, social networks and death'.
MA student reports from APSA Conference in Chicago
MA student Emanuel Ingold, who graduated from PAIS this September, recently attended the . He presented a paper at the conference entitled '' on the Human Rights and Global Governance panel.
This paper is available for download on the Social Science Research Network's website, where it has been listed on the SSRN's Top Ten download list for PSN: Conflict Processes (Topic).
Dr Gabrielle Lynch awarded two ESRC grants
Associate Professor was recently awarded two ESRC grants.
The first is an ESRC knowledge exchange grant entitled “Kenya 2013-2014: From election monitoring to longer-term reform” for which Gabrielle is principal investigator and Nic Cheeseman (Oxford) and Justin Willis (Durham) are co-investigators.
The second is an ESRC standard grant entitled “The impact of elections: voting, political behaviour and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa”, on which Willis is the principal investigator and Cheeseman and Gabrielle are co-investigators.
Dr Trevor McCrisken interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford
On 10 September, Trevor McCrisken was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford about how President Obama is handling the US response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. You can until 16 September; the interview begins 21 minutes into the broadcast.
Prof Shaun Breslin discusses China's position on Syria
On 5 September Prof Shaun Breslin appeared on the Voice of Russia in a discussion of China's position regarding Syria entitled 'Why Would China Oppose the War on Syria?' Shaun joined Dr. Mathieu Duchatel, Senior Researcher and head of the SIPRI’s China and International Peace and Security Project at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and Vassily Kashin, China expert based with the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.
You can on the Voice of Russia's website.