Politics & International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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News from the Politics and International Relations department, at the School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen.
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Are you a journalist, media/ communication professional and worried about #mis/disinformation in #Scotland 🏴?
📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop.
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📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop.
Get in touch via DM or email to register
Organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social
Funded by @scga.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Are you a journalist, media/ communication professional and worried about #mis/disinformation in #Scotland 🏴?
📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop.
Get in touch via DM or email to register
Organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social
Funded by @scga.bsky.social
📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop.
Get in touch via DM or email to register
Organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social
Funded by @scga.bsky.social
Are you journalist, trade unionist, or educator worried about dis/misinformation in Scotland? Have you been affected by the spread of false information? Get in touch and join four scholars from Aberdeen’s PIR for workshops in collaboration with
@scga.bsky.social. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
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Four PIR Scholars Receive SCGA Funding for Workshops on Mis/Disinformation in Scotland
Dr Judith Sijstermans, Dr Philippe Beauregard, Dr Digdem Soyaltin Colella, and Dr Bennett Collins have received funding from the Scottish Council on Global Affairs for a new project on The State of Mi...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Are you journalist, trade unionist, or educator worried about dis/misinformation in Scotland? Have you been affected by the spread of false information? Get in touch and join four scholars from Aberdeen’s PIR for workshops in collaboration with
@scga.bsky.social. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
@scga.bsky.social. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
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A piece I wrote on what I saw during COP in Belém: “Indigenous-washing at COP30: How Inclusion Became a Cover for Systemic Failure” icmagazine.org/indigenous-w...
Indigenous-Washing at COP30: How Inclusion Became a Cover for Systemic Failure – Intercontinental Cry
Both on the ground and across the globe, COP30 in Belém attracted a flurry of labels. Some dubbed it the “COP of implementation,” underscoring the long-delayed
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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A piece I wrote on what I saw during COP in Belém: “Indigenous-washing at COP30: How Inclusion Became a Cover for Systemic Failure” icmagazine.org/indigenous-w...
On 27th October, PIR had the honour of hosting Mr. Alexandros Ioannidis, Consul General of Greece in Manchester. He spoke to students from our MSc in Strategic Studies and Strategic Studies and Diplomacy programmes about what a career in diplomacy involves. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
Aberdeen PIR Welcomes Consul General of Greece in Manchester
On Monday, 27th October, our Department had the honour of hosting Mr. Alexandros Ioannidis, Consul General of Greece in Manchester.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
On 27th October, PIR had the honour of hosting Mr. Alexandros Ioannidis, Consul General of Greece in Manchester. He spoke to students from our MSc in Strategic Studies and Strategic Studies and Diplomacy programmes about what a career in diplomacy involves. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
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We welcomed Professor John Curtice today in our department seminar to talk on #migraton perceptions in #England and #Scotland! 🏴🏴 @abdnpolir.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We welcomed Professor John Curtice today in our department seminar to talk on #migraton perceptions in #England and #Scotland! 🏴🏴 @abdnpolir.bsky.social
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"The Global 1923 and the Treaty of Lausanne: Peace, imperialism, and the Eastern Question" is now out by @manchesterup.bsky.social
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176097/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176097/
October 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"The Global 1923 and the Treaty of Lausanne: Peace, imperialism, and the Eastern Question" is now out by @manchesterup.bsky.social
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176097/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176097/
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We opened PIR seminar series with @renatasumma.bsky.social Renata shared her research on landscape of displacement and attachment with a focus on Bosnians in Nantes, Paris, Kozarac, and Sarajevo. @abdnpolir.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We opened PIR seminar series with @renatasumma.bsky.social Renata shared her research on landscape of displacement and attachment with a focus on Bosnians in Nantes, Paris, Kozarac, and Sarajevo. @abdnpolir.bsky.social
The Fall 2025 programme for the PIR seminar series is now available! Everyone is welcome to our series of research conferences. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/disci...
PIR Seminar Series | The School of Social Science | The University of Aberdeen
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September 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Fall 2025 programme for the PIR seminar series is now available! Everyone is welcome to our series of research conferences. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/disci...
Another publication from the prolific Aberdeen graduate Dr Onyedikachi Madueke in the LSE blogs on the historical roots of the conflict in Nigeria. blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...
The violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt has long historical roots - Africa at LSE
There is systematic violence taking place in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, writes Onyedikachi Madueke. The government calls it local skirmishes, but the reality goes deeper than that. On 13 June 2025, a sile...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Another publication from the prolific Aberdeen graduate Dr Onyedikachi Madueke in the LSE blogs on the historical roots of the conflict in Nigeria. blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...
New publications from Aberdeen's PIR! Philippe Beauregard and Judith Sijstermans @jsijstermans.bsky.social published a timely piece in which they investigate the emotional drivers behind right-wing populist activism. doi.org/10.1017/gov....
The Spiral of Ressentiment: Emotions and Stigma in Populist Radical-Right Party Activism | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
The Spiral of Ressentiment: Emotions and Stigma in Populist Radical-Right Party Activism
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August 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
New publications from Aberdeen's PIR! Philippe Beauregard and Judith Sijstermans @jsijstermans.bsky.social published a timely piece in which they investigate the emotional drivers behind right-wing populist activism. doi.org/10.1017/gov....
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My two cents on US Human Rights Foreign Policy on @lseusablog.bsky.social
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The Trump administration is reversing long-established US human rights discourse | USAPP
Since the 1970s, the US has sought to portray itself as a global champion of human rights. Ilia Xypolia argues that the Trump administration’s 2025 Annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices unde...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My two cents on US Human Rights Foreign Policy on @lseusablog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Recent PhD graduate from Aberdeen PIR Dr Onyedikachi Madueke has published an article in The Conversation about the problem of armed banditry in Nigeria. theconversation.com/armed-bandit...
Armed banditry is becoming a crisis in Nigeria: why fixing the police is key
The fragile state of Nigeria’s police contributes to the persistence of insecurity, particularly banditry, in the northern region.
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August 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Recent PhD graduate from Aberdeen PIR Dr Onyedikachi Madueke has published an article in The Conversation about the problem of armed banditry in Nigeria. theconversation.com/armed-bandit...
Congratulations to Dr Bennett Collins who is participating in collaborative grants from @cnrs.fr and @britishacademy.bsky.social for the project “A Tale of Two Port Cities: Decolonizing Energy and Housing Governance in Aberdeen and Dunkerque.” www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-...
The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium 2025 awards
The British Academy, in partnership with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), announces seed funding for ten SHAPE projects as part of their joint Knowledge Frontiers Symposium, wh...
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June 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Congratulations to Dr Bennett Collins who is participating in collaborative grants from @cnrs.fr and @britishacademy.bsky.social for the project “A Tale of Two Port Cities: Decolonizing Energy and Housing Governance in Aberdeen and Dunkerque.” www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-...
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A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social in cooperation with @transparencyuk.bsky.social
and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social
and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social in cooperation with @transparencyuk.bsky.social
and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social
and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social
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📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in democracy and corruption and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions.
Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839
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@opengovpartnership.org
Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839
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May 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in democracy and corruption and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions.
Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
@opengovpartnership.org
Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
@opengovpartnership.org
PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie recently spoke at the event “A Scottish Spring: Building a Democracy fit for the 21st century” event hosted by the Electoral Reform Society. For more information: www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
Dr Lynn Bennie Spoke at Event Hosted by the Electoral Reform Society
Dr Lynn Bennie spoke at an event hosted by the Electoral Reform Society on 26 April.
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May 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie recently spoke at the event “A Scottish Spring: Building a Democracy fit for the 21st century” event hosted by the Electoral Reform Society. For more information: www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...
PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie will participate in “A Scottish Spring” conference on Scotland’s democratic future. For more information: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-scottish...
April 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie will participate in “A Scottish Spring” conference on Scotland’s democratic future. For more information: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-scottish...
Congratulations to our PIR colleague Dr Malcolm Harvey for receiving the Excellence in Student Support Award from the University of Aberdeen.
Supporting students is the best part of this job, so it's very nice to be recognised for doing it.
April 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Congratulations to our PIR colleague Dr Malcolm Harvey for receiving the Excellence in Student Support Award from the University of Aberdeen.
Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen now has a BlueSky account! Follow us @abdnpolir.bsky.social to learn about news, events, publications, our blog, our programs, and exciting research from the department.
March 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen now has a BlueSky account! Follow us @abdnpolir.bsky.social to learn about news, events, publications, our blog, our programs, and exciting research from the department.