Shaping policy and informing citizens globally

 

Staff in the Department of Politics generate high-quality research which is relevant to communities across the world. Research carried out within the department spans a variety of specialisms, from British and Northern Irish politics to International Policy Transfer and Democratistation in Eastern and Central Europe, Southern Europe and North Africa.

 

Researchers from the department are delivering impact from their research outputs by chairing government bodies and providing evidence for legislature, advising on policy formulation, as well as giving oral and written evidence to quasi-judicial bodies.

 

Research projects

Discover our research projects, including themes such as contemporary debates in British politics, for example, the voting age, and the Antislavery Knowledge Network along with its related research projects.

 

Research centres and groups

Find out about the Europe and The World Centre (EWC) and The Network for the Interface of Classics and Politics.

 

Find a supervisor

View our list of available supervisors and their areas of expertise.

 

PhD research

Details of our PhD students, including information about their theses and how to contact them.

 

Impact

A selection of our impactful research.

 

Research clusters

Explore our research clusters including: Government, Parties and Elections, Peace and Conflict, Human Rights and Social Justice, Governance, Policy and Civil Society, and China in the World and the World in China.

 

Research Events

Find our upcoming events here

 

Staff in the media

Visit our 'staff in the media' page