Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS)
@warwickpais.bsky.social
PAIS are great at what we do; Comparative Politics, IR & Security, Political Theory, IPE, Environmental Politics and more.
PAIS hosted Patrick Le Galès from Sciences Po on October 30th for a lecture on “Metropolitan Governance as Organised Anarchy: The case of the Paris region.” For more on our seminar series, visit buff.ly/QxPYJls
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
PAIS hosted Patrick Le Galès from Sciences Po on October 30th for a lecture on “Metropolitan Governance as Organised Anarchy: The case of the Paris region.” For more on our seminar series, visit buff.ly/QxPYJls
Join the Borders Race Ethnicity and Migration network (BREM) next Tuesday afternoon for two panels on migration as part of the Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network global teach-in/teach-out 👩🏫
Register for one or both panels: buff.ly/aKDnVJk
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Register for one or both panels: buff.ly/aKDnVJk
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join the Borders Race Ethnicity and Migration network (BREM) next Tuesday afternoon for two panels on migration as part of the Migration Scholars Solidarity and Resistance Network global teach-in/teach-out 👩🏫
Register for one or both panels: buff.ly/aKDnVJk
buff.ly/ItFEOPI
Register for one or both panels: buff.ly/aKDnVJk
buff.ly/ItFEOPI
Coventry Peace Festival @ Warwick
Join us on Nov 4 for a roundtable on Peace without Reconciliation: Lessons from East Asia
Explore how history and politics shape reconciliation efforts.
📍 The Oculus, University of Warwick | 🕡 6:15–8PM
🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/events/coventrypeacefestival2025/
Join us on Nov 4 for a roundtable on Peace without Reconciliation: Lessons from East Asia
Explore how history and politics shape reconciliation efforts.
📍 The Oculus, University of Warwick | 🕡 6:15–8PM
🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/events/coventrypeacefestival2025/
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Coventry Peace Festival @ Warwick
Join us on Nov 4 for a roundtable on Peace without Reconciliation: Lessons from East Asia
Explore how history and politics shape reconciliation efforts.
📍 The Oculus, University of Warwick | 🕡 6:15–8PM
🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/events/coventrypeacefestival2025/
Join us on Nov 4 for a roundtable on Peace without Reconciliation: Lessons from East Asia
Explore how history and politics shape reconciliation efforts.
📍 The Oculus, University of Warwick | 🕡 6:15–8PM
🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/events/coventrypeacefestival2025/
A new book 'The Social Foundations of Global Finance' honours the late Tim Sinclair, who reshaped understanding of global finance. Edited by PAIS' Chris Clarke & Ben Clift, it's available in paperback and open access from Agenda Publishing. More details and e-book access at: buff.ly/6VViz6k
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A new book 'The Social Foundations of Global Finance' honours the late Tim Sinclair, who reshaped understanding of global finance. Edited by PAIS' Chris Clarke & Ben Clift, it's available in paperback and open access from Agenda Publishing. More details and e-book access at: buff.ly/6VViz6k
Leadership update at BISA: Juanita Elias is the new Chair! She’s focused on:
Growing membership with new networks for Post-92 institutions
Embedding EDI across all areas
Representing International Studies in key national frameworks like the REF
Watch her video to learn more - buff.ly/R0M4y1X
Growing membership with new networks for Post-92 institutions
Embedding EDI across all areas
Representing International Studies in key national frameworks like the REF
Watch her video to learn more - buff.ly/R0M4y1X
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Leadership update at BISA: Juanita Elias is the new Chair! She’s focused on:
Growing membership with new networks for Post-92 institutions
Embedding EDI across all areas
Representing International Studies in key national frameworks like the REF
Watch her video to learn more - buff.ly/R0M4y1X
Growing membership with new networks for Post-92 institutions
Embedding EDI across all areas
Representing International Studies in key national frameworks like the REF
Watch her video to learn more - buff.ly/R0M4y1X
Join the online roundtable "80 Years After the War" on Thursday 16th October, 14:15-16:00 (UK Time) via Microsoft Teams. Explore national perspectives on World War Two in East Asia and understand the impact of its memory on politics at various levels. For an invite, contact easg@warwick.ac.uk.
October 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Join the online roundtable "80 Years After the War" on Thursday 16th October, 14:15-16:00 (UK Time) via Microsoft Teams. Explore national perspectives on World War Two in East Asia and understand the impact of its memory on politics at various levels. For an invite, contact easg@warwick.ac.uk.
Welcome Week 2025 at PAIS was a huge success! The week was filled with activities, offering enriching experiences and vibrant moments. From exploring campus to community events, academic sessions to late-night fun, it was a fantastic start for new students. Here's to a thrilling adventure!
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Welcome Week 2025 at PAIS was a huge success! The week was filled with activities, offering enriching experiences and vibrant moments. From exploring campus to community events, academic sessions to late-night fun, it was a fantastic start for new students. Here's to a thrilling adventure!
15 Ukrainian veterans joined Warwick’s first Political Leadership Programme—exploring diplomacy, displacement, and civic engagement. A powerful step toward Ukraine’s recovery. Read more here - buff.ly/9DDI5YK
#Ukraine #Leadership #Warwick
#Ukraine #Leadership #Warwick
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
15 Ukrainian veterans joined Warwick’s first Political Leadership Programme—exploring diplomacy, displacement, and civic engagement. A powerful step toward Ukraine’s recovery. Read more here - buff.ly/9DDI5YK
#Ukraine #Leadership #Warwick
#Ukraine #Leadership #Warwick
Warwick’s Politics & International Studies Dept just hit 97% satisfaction in the 2025 PTES!
That’s a 13% leap from last year — with standout scores in teaching, engagement, and support.
Big thanks to our amazing students and staff
That’s a 13% leap from last year — with standout scores in teaching, engagement, and support.
Big thanks to our amazing students and staff
September 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Warwick’s Politics & International Studies Dept just hit 97% satisfaction in the 2025 PTES!
That’s a 13% leap from last year — with standout scores in teaching, engagement, and support.
Big thanks to our amazing students and staff
That’s a 13% leap from last year — with standout scores in teaching, engagement, and support.
Big thanks to our amazing students and staff
New publication from PAIS' Akinyemi Oyawale!
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New publication from PAIS' Akinyemi Oyawale!
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Akin, with Prof. Lee Jarvis (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Michael Lister (Oxford Brookes), examines vernacular security in Security Dialogue.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Congratulations to PAIS Associate Professor in International Development Shonali Banerjee. Her newly published book uses original research by the co-authors to establish the concept of 'horizontal development' as an urgently needed alternative to failed top-down systems.
August 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Congratulations to PAIS Associate Professor in International Development Shonali Banerjee. Her newly published book uses original research by the co-authors to establish the concept of 'horizontal development' as an urgently needed alternative to failed top-down systems.
"Dining in the dialogical, listening through the relational: ‘withness-thinking’ for development scholarship and praxis", has been published in Globalizations by PAIS PhD Candidate Raymond Hyma & food researcher Dr Elaine Pratley.
Read the article now -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read the article now -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Dining in the dialogical, listening through the relational: ‘withness-thinking’ for development scholarship and praxis", has been published in Globalizations by PAIS PhD Candidate Raymond Hyma & food researcher Dr Elaine Pratley.
Read the article now -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read the article now -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A political theorist walks into an art gallery ...
Michael Saward, "Tate Liverpool’s 'Democracies': curatorial methodologies for exploring democracy", in International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol.28, no.4, 2025
Read the article here -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Michael Saward, "Tate Liverpool’s 'Democracies': curatorial methodologies for exploring democracy", in International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol.28, no.4, 2025
Read the article here -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
August 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A political theorist walks into an art gallery ...
Michael Saward, "Tate Liverpool’s 'Democracies': curatorial methodologies for exploring democracy", in International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol.28, no.4, 2025
Read the article here -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Michael Saward, "Tate Liverpool’s 'Democracies': curatorial methodologies for exploring democracy", in International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol.28, no.4, 2025
Read the article here -> www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Discovering unfamiliar democratic forms - Warwick’s Michael Saward contributes to innovative new book Sciences of the Democracies. Open Access PDF: www.uclpress.co.uk/Democracies. ‘... inspiring reflection on democracy’s past, present, and future.’ Simone Chambers, University of California, Irvine.
The Sciences of the Democracies
The field of democracy studies is more constricted than it needs to be, as researchers, for all their insights, continue to study only fragments of democracy in isolation from each other. Seeking…
www.uclpress.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Discovering unfamiliar democratic forms - Warwick’s Michael Saward contributes to innovative new book Sciences of the Democracies. Open Access PDF: www.uclpress.co.uk/Democracies. ‘... inspiring reflection on democracy’s past, present, and future.’ Simone Chambers, University of California, Irvine.
PAIS grads, you did it!
We marked your achievements with a joyful reception on 21/7 before the official ceremony.
Proud of every step you’ve taken.
Read about our graduation event on warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
#WeArePAIS #PAIS #Graduation2025 #Warwick
We marked your achievements with a joyful reception on 21/7 before the official ceremony.
Proud of every step you’ve taken.
Read about our graduation event on warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
#WeArePAIS #PAIS #Graduation2025 #Warwick
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
PAIS grads, you did it!
We marked your achievements with a joyful reception on 21/7 before the official ceremony.
Proud of every step you’ve taken.
Read about our graduation event on warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
#WeArePAIS #PAIS #Graduation2025 #Warwick
We marked your achievements with a joyful reception on 21/7 before the official ceremony.
Proud of every step you’ve taken.
Read about our graduation event on warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
#WeArePAIS #PAIS #Graduation2025 #Warwick
Fresh look, same bold ideas.
The Department of Politics & International Studies has launched a brand new homepage
Dive in and discover what’s new -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/
#WeArePAIS #WarwickUni #HomepageRefresh #Politics
The Department of Politics & International Studies has launched a brand new homepage
Dive in and discover what’s new -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/
#WeArePAIS #WarwickUni #HomepageRefresh #Politics
July 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fresh look, same bold ideas.
The Department of Politics & International Studies has launched a brand new homepage
Dive in and discover what’s new -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/
#WeArePAIS #WarwickUni #HomepageRefresh #Politics
The Department of Politics & International Studies has launched a brand new homepage
Dive in and discover what’s new -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/
#WeArePAIS #WarwickUni #HomepageRefresh #Politics
Akin has authored an article titled The state, Boko Haram and vernacular security: Gendering terrorism and counterterrorism in Nigeria, which he co-edited with Lee Jarvis and Michael Lister. You can read the article here (Open Access): journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Akin has authored an article titled The state, Boko Haram and vernacular security: Gendering terrorism and counterterrorism in Nigeria, which he co-edited with Lee Jarvis and Michael Lister. You can read the article here (Open Access): journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
🍅 Ketchup in Far-Right Memes
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
July 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🍅 Ketchup in Far-Right Memes
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
📝 A new research paper on how to study Far-Right memes has been published by Dr Charlie Price in International Political Sociology.
🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
Monash scholars visit for “Islands and Empire” project
On 21-22 July, 3 scholars from Monash University visited Warwick as part of their ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration, “Islands and Empires.”
Find out more -> buff.ly/s1nvaJr
On 21-22 July, 3 scholars from Monash University visited Warwick as part of their ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration, “Islands and Empires.”
Find out more -> buff.ly/s1nvaJr
July 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Monash scholars visit for “Islands and Empire” project
On 21-22 July, 3 scholars from Monash University visited Warwick as part of their ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration, “Islands and Empires.”
Find out more -> buff.ly/s1nvaJr
On 21-22 July, 3 scholars from Monash University visited Warwick as part of their ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration, “Islands and Empires.”
Find out more -> buff.ly/s1nvaJr
A Man, a Plan, and a Long History of Overplayed Hands
In Foreign Policy, PAIS's Tom Long and Carsten-Andreas Schulz put Donald Trump's recent threats to reclaim the Panama Canal in a long-term perspective.
Read the article -> buff.ly/FE8QRe0
In Foreign Policy, PAIS's Tom Long and Carsten-Andreas Schulz put Donald Trump's recent threats to reclaim the Panama Canal in a long-term perspective.
Read the article -> buff.ly/FE8QRe0
A Man, a Plan, and a Long History of Overplayed Hands
Trump did not invent hardball U.S. diplomacy with Panama. Then, as now, it is doomed to backfire.
foreignpolicy.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A Man, a Plan, and a Long History of Overplayed Hands
In Foreign Policy, PAIS's Tom Long and Carsten-Andreas Schulz put Donald Trump's recent threats to reclaim the Panama Canal in a long-term perspective.
Read the article -> buff.ly/FE8QRe0
In Foreign Policy, PAIS's Tom Long and Carsten-Andreas Schulz put Donald Trump's recent threats to reclaim the Panama Canal in a long-term perspective.
Read the article -> buff.ly/FE8QRe0
PAIS Doctoral collaboration sparks real-time local peacebuilding response
Find out more about Peace Developer by visiting www.linkedin.com/company/peac... and www.facebook.com/profile.php?....
Find out more about Peace Developer by visiting www.linkedin.com/company/peac... and www.facebook.com/profile.php?....
July 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
PAIS Doctoral collaboration sparks real-time local peacebuilding response
Find out more about Peace Developer by visiting www.linkedin.com/company/peac... and www.facebook.com/profile.php?....
Find out more about Peace Developer by visiting www.linkedin.com/company/peac... and www.facebook.com/profile.php?....
PAIS's Prof Long reflects on lessons of history for today's international order
In the 1860s, Mexico resisted an invasion from Europe's most powerful empire and offered a distinctive republican internationalist plan for international order.
Read the article -> buff.ly/xOaPLV1
In the 1860s, Mexico resisted an invasion from Europe's most powerful empire and offered a distinctive republican internationalist plan for international order.
Read the article -> buff.ly/xOaPLV1
July 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
PAIS's Prof Long reflects on lessons of history for today's international order
In the 1860s, Mexico resisted an invasion from Europe's most powerful empire and offered a distinctive republican internationalist plan for international order.
Read the article -> buff.ly/xOaPLV1
In the 1860s, Mexico resisted an invasion from Europe's most powerful empire and offered a distinctive republican internationalist plan for international order.
Read the article -> buff.ly/xOaPLV1
Big news from PAIS!
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
July 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Big news from PAIS!
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
We’ve been ranked #2 in the Russell Group in the 2025 NSS – making it 10 years in a row in the top 2, with 7 years at #1! 🏆
Find out more here buff.ly/57RtxDl
New Report: Engaging the Ukrainian Global Community for Ukraine's Recovery: Democracy and Human Rights Dimensions
PAIS presents a new report outlining a strategic framework for engaging the Global Ukrainian Community (GUC) in Ukraine’s recovery.
Read the report -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
PAIS presents a new report outlining a strategic framework for engaging the Global Ukrainian Community (GUC) in Ukraine’s recovery.
Read the report -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
New Report: Engaging the Ukrainian Global Community for Ukraine's Recovery: Democracy and Human Rights Dimensions
To mark the opening of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome (2025), PAIS is proud to present a new report outlining a strategic framework for engaging the Global Ukrainian Community (GUC) in…
warwick.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New Report: Engaging the Ukrainian Global Community for Ukraine's Recovery: Democracy and Human Rights Dimensions
PAIS presents a new report outlining a strategic framework for engaging the Global Ukrainian Community (GUC) in Ukraine’s recovery.
Read the report -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
PAIS presents a new report outlining a strategic framework for engaging the Global Ukrainian Community (GUC) in Ukraine’s recovery.
Read the report -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
Is Labour Listening on Legacy?
Aimee Smith & Feargal Cochrane from the #InclusivePeace project PAIS University of Warwick write in the July issue @Fortnight50
'Is Labour Listening on Legacy' in Northern Ireland? They argue that an inclusive, victim-centred approach to reconciliation is essential
Aimee Smith & Feargal Cochrane from the #InclusivePeace project PAIS University of Warwick write in the July issue @Fortnight50
'Is Labour Listening on Legacy' in Northern Ireland? They argue that an inclusive, victim-centred approach to reconciliation is essential
July 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Is Labour Listening on Legacy?
Aimee Smith & Feargal Cochrane from the #InclusivePeace project PAIS University of Warwick write in the July issue @Fortnight50
'Is Labour Listening on Legacy' in Northern Ireland? They argue that an inclusive, victim-centred approach to reconciliation is essential
Aimee Smith & Feargal Cochrane from the #InclusivePeace project PAIS University of Warwick write in the July issue @Fortnight50
'Is Labour Listening on Legacy' in Northern Ireland? They argue that an inclusive, victim-centred approach to reconciliation is essential