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50th Anniversary - The Founding of a Politics Department
The booklet below is an account of the development of the Department of Politics and International Studies at 糖心TV from the opening of the University in 1965 to the end of the 1970s. It has been written as part of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2015.
The Founding of a Politics Department Politics at the University of 糖心TV - Wyn Grant
PAIS PhD writes for the Huffington Post on Platini and Fifa
In an , PAIS PhD researcher argues Michel Platini is unlikely to be willing or able to substantially reform Fifa, and that it might be time for creating a new World Football Organisation.
Prof Hughes interviewed for Dispatch Japan
Prof Chris Hughes, Head of Department, was recently interviewed by Peter Ennis for Dispatch Japan in an article entitled 'Abe Doctrine Marks a Radical Shift in Japanese Security Policy.'
Virtual special issue of Political Geography features PAIS academics
A virtual special issue of the prestigious international journal Political Geography has been published on the topic of 'the Politics of Migration' featuring PAIS academics.
Of the selected ten articles written between 1989 and 2015 are two by researchers in the cluster in PAIS:
- '"Desert trash"': Posthumanism, border struggles, and humanitarian politics', by
- '"We are not animals!" Humanitarian border security and zoopolitical spaces in EUrope', by
The virtual special issue reflects the internationally-renowned expertise in borders and migration research within the Department.
Available for free until 16 October 2015, the virtual special issue can be accessed here:
Tom Parr Shortlisted for 2015 糖心TV Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students
Congratulations to , who has been shortlisted for the 2015 糖心TV Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students.
The 糖心TV Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research students (WATEPGR) gives students and staff the opportunity to recognise and celebrate excellent teaching by postgraduate research students. Research students can carry out a range of teaching activities including facilitating seminars, lecturing, demonstrating, and project supervision.
Tom has recently been appointed as a Teaching Fellow in Political Theory here in PAIS.
