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🚨 New Publication in International Organization! 🚨
Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order | International Organization | Cambridge Core
The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order - Volume 79 Issue S1
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November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨 New Publication in International Organization! 🚨
Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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Happy to share our latest paper with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social:“The New Age of Myth: Political Narratives and the Reconstitution of World Order”, part of SI #IOFoGG on the Future of Global Governance. doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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Polarized attitudes and anti-democratic orientation in the US - Ariel Malka, Christopher M Federico, Thomas H Costello & Adam R Panish examine paradoxical partisan asymmetries in current democratic attitudes. More: buff.ly/VbUfBAY
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October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Polarized attitudes and anti-democratic orientation in the US - Ariel Malka, Christopher M Federico, Thomas H Costello & Adam R Panish examine paradoxical partisan asymmetries in current democratic attitudes. More: buff.ly/VbUfBAY
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
New research from @sara-de-jong.bsky.social reveals human cost of Ministry of Defence Afghan leak and has been publishes as written evidence by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee as part of their Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes Inquiry
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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New research reveals human cost of Ministry of Defence Afghan data leak
Afghans report a range of threats and risks including killings and violence as a result of the data breach, new research co-authored by a University of York academic has found.
www.york.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New research from @sara-de-jong.bsky.social reveals human cost of Ministry of Defence Afghan leak and has been publishes as written evidence by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee as part of their Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes Inquiry
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has co-authored a new article with Nick Caddick about coloniality of the British army
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The coloniality of the British Army: a decolonial framework
Is it time for scholarship on the modern British Army to acknowledge coloniality as one of its core and embedded features? This article draws attention to
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October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has co-authored a new article with Nick Caddick about coloniality of the British army
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Join us on Friday for an event organised by The Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War where Dr Jenny Hedstrom will be talking on the topic "Reproducing Revolution : Women's Labor and the War in Kachinland"
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join us on Friday for an event organised by The Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War where Dr Jenny Hedstrom will be talking on the topic "Reproducing Revolution : Women's Labor and the War in Kachinland"
Join us on Friday for an event organised by The Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War where Dr Jenny Hedstrom will be talking on the topic "Reproducing Revolution : Women's Labor and the War in Kachinland"
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us on Friday for an event organised by The Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War where Dr Jenny Hedstrom will be talking on the topic "Reproducing Revolution : Women's Labor and the War in Kachinland"
@tony-heron.bsky.social and @paulinafloresmtz.bsky.social have published a new paper: Power and sustainability governance in the soy-animal protein global value chain
Read the paper here:
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Read the paper here:
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Power and sustainability governance in the soy-animal protein global value chain
In this article, we provide a theoretical and substantive contribution to the emergent literature on hybrid sustainability governance through a critical engagement with Global Value Chain and Trans...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
@tony-heron.bsky.social and @paulinafloresmtz.bsky.social have published a new paper: Power and sustainability governance in the soy-animal protein global value chain
Read the paper here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read the paper here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We're pleased to see Politics & International Relations move up to 15th place in the Guardian University Subject Guide. This is yet more evidence of the all round strengths of the department and a reflection of our very strong performance in this year's National Student Survey!
September 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We're pleased to see Politics & International Relations move up to 15th place in the Guardian University Subject Guide. This is yet more evidence of the all round strengths of the department and a reflection of our very strong performance in this year's National Student Survey!
@tony-heron.bsky.social, Paulina Flores-Martinez, Tomaz Fares, and Brazilian colleagues Ângela Camana and Marília L. David have written a blog on Brazil and COP30 where they discuss deforestation in Brazil
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SPERI Blog - Brazil and COP30
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September 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@tony-heron.bsky.social, Paulina Flores-Martinez, Tomaz Fares, and Brazilian colleagues Ângela Camana and Marília L. David have written a blog on Brazil and COP30 where they discuss deforestation in Brazil
speri-blog.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog/2025/br...
speri-blog.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog/2025/br...
Why is the far-right rising in Europe?
Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’s economic insecurities and distrust of institutions in order to cleverly rebrand their right-wing policies.
TED Talk link: www.ted.com/talks/daphne...
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Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’s economic insecurities and distrust of institutions in order to cleverly rebrand their right-wing policies.
TED Talk link: www.ted.com/talks/daphne...
@dafnoukos.bsky.social
What’s behind the rise of far right politics in Europe
Far-right parties are gaining popularity worldwide. Why is that? Political researcher Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’s economic insecurities and distrust of institutio...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Why is the far-right rising in Europe?
Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’s economic insecurities and distrust of institutions in order to cleverly rebrand their right-wing policies.
TED Talk link: www.ted.com/talks/daphne...
@dafnoukos.bsky.social
Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’s economic insecurities and distrust of institutions in order to cleverly rebrand their right-wing policies.
TED Talk link: www.ted.com/talks/daphne...
@dafnoukos.bsky.social
Each year, the University provides live graduation coverage online for those who aren't in the room on the day. Politics are Ceremony 15 and you can watch it at 4:15pm on the University's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
July 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Each year, the University provides live graduation coverage online for those who aren't in the room on the day. Politics are Ceremony 15 and you can watch it at 4:15pm on the University's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Congratulations to everyone graduating today! Don't forget to tag us in your graduation photos @uoypolitics.bsky.social #teamyorkpolitics
July 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations to everyone graduating today! Don't forget to tag us in your graduation photos @uoypolitics.bsky.social #teamyorkpolitics
Politics Professor Monica Brito-Vieira has co-authored this article with Sean Fleming on ecological personhood: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Ecological Personhood: A Bridging Approach | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Ecological Personhood: A Bridging Approach
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July 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Politics Professor Monica Brito-Vieira has co-authored this article with Sean Fleming on ecological personhood: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Our Summer Graduation ceremonies are nearly here, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! Ahead of the first ceremonies this weekend, the University has gathered together some top tips and advice for anyone who’ll be joining us www.york.ac.uk/students/stu...
July 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Our Summer Graduation ceremonies are nearly here, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! Ahead of the first ceremonies this weekend, the University has gathered together some top tips and advice for anyone who’ll be joining us www.york.ac.uk/students/stu...
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has co-written an article in The Conversation about the Afghan data leak, you can read the article in full here: theconversation.com/afghan-data-...
Afghan data leak: how selective state secrecy and cover-ups can harm civilians
Critical questions need to be asked about which secrets are kept, by whom and why.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has co-written an article in The Conversation about the Afghan data leak, you can read the article in full here: theconversation.com/afghan-data-...
Tallulah, one of our PhD students, just published this new article on the work being undertaken to frame femicidal violence as a human rights violation. You can read the article here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Art, time and femicidal violence: visualizing continuum thinking through feminist performance art
Extensive and important work has been undertaken to address femicidal violence and frame it as a human rights violation, yet, femicidal violence persists across the world, severely impacting women’...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Tallulah, one of our PhD students, just published this new article on the work being undertaken to frame femicidal violence as a human rights violation. You can read the article here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has been quoted in a few newspapers on 15 July on the MoD's data breach of evacuated Afghans. You can read the articles here:
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
July 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
@sara-de-jong.bsky.social has been quoted in a few newspapers on 15 July on the MoD's data breach of evacuated Afghans. You can read the articles here:
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
📣 Department of Politics and International Relations is 4th in the Russell Group for 'teaching on my course' in the NSS Survey!
July 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📣 Department of Politics and International Relations is 4th in the Russell Group for 'teaching on my course' in the NSS Survey!
New article by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social and Anne-Marie Houde in International Affairs that explores the emotional dynamics underpinning the UK’s ‘vaccine war’ with the EU post-Brexit. Read the article in full here tinyurl.com/484vn386
EU–UK relations after Brexit: the emotional (de)politicization of the ‘Oxford’ COVID-19 vaccine
To what extent does the politics of emotions drive processes of (de)politicization? This article studies the case of the intense ‘vaccine war’ between the
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June 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New article by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social and Anne-Marie Houde in International Affairs that explores the emotional dynamics underpinning the UK’s ‘vaccine war’ with the EU post-Brexit. Read the article in full here tinyurl.com/484vn386
New article by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social ai and Anne-Marie Houde in International Affairs that explores the emotional dynamics underpinning the UK’s ‘vaccine war’ with the EU post-Brexit. Read the article in full here academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
EU–UK relations after Brexit: the emotional (de)politicization of the ‘Oxford’ COVID-19 vaccine
To what extent does the politics of emotions drive processes of (de)politicization? This article studies the case of the intense ‘vaccine war’ between the
academic.oup.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New article by @ngellwitzki.bsky.social ai and Anne-Marie Houde in International Affairs that explores the emotional dynamics underpinning the UK’s ‘vaccine war’ with the EU post-Brexit. Read the article in full here academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...
As part of the inaugural Refugee and Migration Network meeting at Loughborough University's Institute of Advanced Studies @lboroias.bsky.social @sara-de-jong.bsky.social delivered her keynote speech "The rights and forced migration of Afghan Interpreters" Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEu...
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Professor Sara de Jong - We Are Here, Because You Were There: The rights and forced migration of...
YouTube video by Loughborough University IAS
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June 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As part of the inaugural Refugee and Migration Network meeting at Loughborough University's Institute of Advanced Studies @lboroias.bsky.social @sara-de-jong.bsky.social delivered her keynote speech "The rights and forced migration of Afghan Interpreters" Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEu...
University of York is ranked 13th in the UK for Politics in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026), read more here www.york.ac.uk/politics/new...
Politics ranked 13th in the UK: Complete University Guide 2026
York is ranked 13th in the UK for Politics in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026).
www.york.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
University of York is ranked 13th in the UK for Politics in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026), read more here www.york.ac.uk/politics/new...
Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture at University of York @igdc.bsky.social Delivered by Amitav Acharya on World orders old and new: The future of global development" for which he will draw on his magnificent new book "Once and future world order www.york.ac.uk/politics/new...
JUNE 12 2025 5:00-6:30 pm
JUNE 12 2025 5:00-6:30 pm
Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture - Politics and International Relations, University of York
Join us for this years Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
www.york.ac.uk
May 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture at University of York @igdc.bsky.social Delivered by Amitav Acharya on World orders old and new: The future of global development" for which he will draw on his magnificent new book "Once and future world order www.york.ac.uk/politics/new...
JUNE 12 2025 5:00-6:30 pm
JUNE 12 2025 5:00-6:30 pm
Dr Bernardo Rangoni and Mark Thatcher have a chapter on EU competition policy published on Political Science and Public Policy 2025:
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May 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Dr Bernardo Rangoni and Mark Thatcher have a chapter on EU competition policy published on Political Science and Public Policy 2025:
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Dr Bernardo Rangoni has had a new research article published this week on the Journal of European Public Policy.
The article is called "Regulation and its metrics: three views of the cathedral" and is co authored with Claudio Radaelli
Read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The article is called "Regulation and its metrics: three views of the cathedral" and is co authored with Claudio Radaelli
Read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Regulation and its metrics: three views of the cathedral
Measuring regulation is a vital but contested task. Despite growing interest, most metrics are either rooted in ad hoc assumptions or shaped by international organisations’ priorities, rather than ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Dr Bernardo Rangoni has had a new research article published this week on the Journal of European Public Policy.
The article is called "Regulation and its metrics: three views of the cathedral" and is co authored with Claudio Radaelli
Read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The article is called "Regulation and its metrics: three views of the cathedral" and is co authored with Claudio Radaelli
Read it here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....