Department of Government, Essex
@uniessexgov.bsky.social
2nd in UK for research outputs (REF 2021)
Top 5 in Europe for citations and journal impact (Barceló et al 2025)
Top 9 IR and Top 12 Politics (Guardian Uni Guide 2026)
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Top 5 in Europe for citations and journal impact (Barceló et al 2025)
Top 9 IR and Top 12 Politics (Guardian Uni Guide 2026)
https://linktr.ee/UniEssexGov
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📈 The University of Essex is on the rise!
The Guardian University Guide 2026 ranks us:
🏆 12th overall in the UK
📚 12th for Politics
🌍 9th for International Relations
#EssexGov #EssexImpact #EssexIR #UniversityRankings
The Guardian University Guide 2026 ranks us:
🏆 12th overall in the UK
📚 12th for Politics
🌍 9th for International Relations
#EssexGov #EssexImpact #EssexIR #UniversityRankings
Interested in studying politics and IR? Come and say 👋 to our team at tomorrow's open day! Find us at our booth, and attend our talk at 11am in LTB 3.
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Interested in studying politics and IR? Come and say 👋 to our team at tomorrow's open day! Find us at our booth, and attend our talk at 11am in LTB 3.
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The @uniessexgov.bsky.social postgraduate #FirstGen meetings for are back!
Come join us for an informal meeting next Wednesday 12 November at 12:30 in the common room!
Come join us for an informal meeting next Wednesday 12 November at 12:30 in the common room!
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The @uniessexgov.bsky.social postgraduate #FirstGen meetings for are back!
Come join us for an informal meeting next Wednesday 12 November at 12:30 in the common room!
Come join us for an informal meeting next Wednesday 12 November at 12:30 in the common room!
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"Who Your Friends are Matters: Types of Supporters and Child Recruitment by Rebel Groups" by Dr Yun Jung Yang, a @uniessexgov.bsky.social PhD. Check it out!
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Who Your Friends are Matters: Types of Supporters and Child Recruitment by Rebel Groups
Child soldiering has been identified as one of the most prevalent human rights violations perpetrated by rebels. The aim of this research is to elucidate the potential influence of third parties, exte...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Who Your Friends are Matters: Types of Supporters and Child Recruitment by Rebel Groups" by Dr Yun Jung Yang, a @uniessexgov.bsky.social PhD. Check it out!
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Support from other rebel groups (inter-group cooperation) seems to matter more than state support.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Happy Halloween from the Department of Government! 🎃
We study the fears that really keep people up at night — inequality, populism, climate insecurity, and more — armed with data, critical insight and today, a little candy 🍬🍫
#EssexGov #PoliticalScience #Halloween
We study the fears that really keep people up at night — inequality, populism, climate insecurity, and more — armed with data, critical insight and today, a little candy 🍬🍫
#EssexGov #PoliticalScience #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Happy Halloween from the Department of Government! 🎃
We study the fears that really keep people up at night — inequality, populism, climate insecurity, and more — armed with data, critical insight and today, a little candy 🍬🍫
#EssexGov #PoliticalScience #Halloween
We study the fears that really keep people up at night — inequality, populism, climate insecurity, and more — armed with data, critical insight and today, a little candy 🍬🍫
#EssexGov #PoliticalScience #Halloween
Thank you to the students of our Essex Politics Society for organising yesterday's wonderful panel, 'Populism: On the Rise,' featuring Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Dr. Roi Zur, and Dr. Rafael Tauil, moderated by Professor Faten Ghosn.
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety #PoliticalScience
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety #PoliticalScience
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thank you to the students of our Essex Politics Society for organising yesterday's wonderful panel, 'Populism: On the Rise,' featuring Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Dr. Roi Zur, and Dr. Rafael Tauil, moderated by Professor Faten Ghosn.
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety #PoliticalScience
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety #PoliticalScience
Get ready for Open Day at Essex! 💥
Here’s your must-do checklist for 8 November:
#EssexGov #OpenDay #FuturePoliticsStudent
Here’s your must-do checklist for 8 November:
#EssexGov #OpenDay #FuturePoliticsStudent
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Get ready for Open Day at Essex! 💥
Here’s your must-do checklist for 8 November:
#EssexGov #OpenDay #FuturePoliticsStudent
Here’s your must-do checklist for 8 November:
#EssexGov #OpenDay #FuturePoliticsStudent
Join us for “Populism: On the Rise” — a student-organised panel exploring a most pressing challenge in politics.
📅 Wednesday 29 October
🕒 15:00–16:00
📍 EBS 1.1
Ft. Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Dr. Roi Zur, and Dr. Rafael Tauil, moderated by Professor Faten Ghosn.
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety
📅 Wednesday 29 October
🕒 15:00–16:00
📍 EBS 1.1
Ft. Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Dr. Roi Zur, and Dr. Rafael Tauil, moderated by Professor Faten Ghosn.
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Join us for “Populism: On the Rise” — a student-organised panel exploring a most pressing challenge in politics.
📅 Wednesday 29 October
🕒 15:00–16:00
📍 EBS 1.1
Ft. Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Dr. Roi Zur, and Dr. Rafael Tauil, moderated by Professor Faten Ghosn.
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety
📅 Wednesday 29 October
🕒 15:00–16:00
📍 EBS 1.1
Ft. Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Dr. Roi Zur, and Dr. Rafael Tauil, moderated by Professor Faten Ghosn.
#EssexGov #EssexPoliticsSociety
🇺🇳 An insightful discussion on “80 Years Under Threat: Great Power Politics and the United Nations.”
Big thanks to our ModelUN Society, the Human Rights Centre, and our panelists, Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman. 🌍
#EssexGov #MUNEssex #UnitedNations #ModelUN
Big thanks to our ModelUN Society, the Human Rights Centre, and our panelists, Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman. 🌍
#EssexGov #MUNEssex #UnitedNations #ModelUN
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🇺🇳 An insightful discussion on “80 Years Under Threat: Great Power Politics and the United Nations.”
Big thanks to our ModelUN Society, the Human Rights Centre, and our panelists, Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman. 🌍
#EssexGov #MUNEssex #UnitedNations #ModelUN
Big thanks to our ModelUN Society, the Human Rights Centre, and our panelists, Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman. 🌍
#EssexGov #MUNEssex #UnitedNations #ModelUN
We’re proud to see this story getting a wider spotlight! 🌟
If you missed it on our department feed, take a few minutes to read the Uni's feature on EssexGov students contributing to Professor Ismene Gizelis’s ERC-funded project.
A prime example of our research-led environment!
brnw.ch/21wWQoh
If you missed it on our department feed, take a few minutes to read the Uni's feature on EssexGov students contributing to Professor Ismene Gizelis’s ERC-funded project.
A prime example of our research-led environment!
brnw.ch/21wWQoh
Students given unique opportunity to contribute to global research | University of Essex
Essex politics students were given the unique opportunity to not just study their subject – but to actually contribute to crucial research.
www.essex.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We’re proud to see this story getting a wider spotlight! 🌟
If you missed it on our department feed, take a few minutes to read the Uni's feature on EssexGov students contributing to Professor Ismene Gizelis’s ERC-funded project.
A prime example of our research-led environment!
brnw.ch/21wWQoh
If you missed it on our department feed, take a few minutes to read the Uni's feature on EssexGov students contributing to Professor Ismene Gizelis’s ERC-funded project.
A prime example of our research-led environment!
brnw.ch/21wWQoh
Don’t miss “80 Years Under Threat: Great Power Politics and the UN”
With Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman.
📅 24 Oct | 🕐 13:30–15:00 | 📍 EBS 2.2
Organised by ModelUN Essex with @EssexGov & the Human Rights Centre.
#EssexGov #EssexGovEvents #UnitedNations #MUNEssex
With Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman.
📅 24 Oct | 🕐 13:30–15:00 | 📍 EBS 2.2
Organised by ModelUN Essex with @EssexGov & the Human Rights Centre.
#EssexGov #EssexGovEvents #UnitedNations #MUNEssex
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Don’t miss “80 Years Under Threat: Great Power Politics and the UN”
With Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman.
📅 24 Oct | 🕐 13:30–15:00 | 📍 EBS 2.2
Organised by ModelUN Essex with @EssexGov & the Human Rights Centre.
#EssexGov #EssexGovEvents #UnitedNations #MUNEssex
With Professors Ghosn, Wood, Gizelis & Ferstman.
📅 24 Oct | 🕐 13:30–15:00 | 📍 EBS 2.2
Organised by ModelUN Essex with @EssexGov & the Human Rights Centre.
#EssexGov #EssexGovEvents #UnitedNations #MUNEssex
Happening now! Regius Professor Kristian Gleditsch and distinguished panel on Demographic Change and the Politics of a World with Low Fertility and Ageing Populations.
#EssexGov #RegiusProfessor
#EssexGov #RegiusProfessor
October 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Happening now! Regius Professor Kristian Gleditsch and distinguished panel on Demographic Change and the Politics of a World with Low Fertility and Ageing Populations.
#EssexGov #RegiusProfessor
#EssexGov #RegiusProfessor
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Writing about Israel is emotionally challenging, but equally important to me. Thanks, @liranharsgor.bsky.social for inviting me to collaborate on this @pdyearbook.bsky.social report. Hopefully, next year's report won't have such a somber tone.
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Israel: Political Developments and Data in 2024
In 2024, Israel faced profound political and military upheaval. The Gaza war persisted throughout the year, expanding to direct confrontations with Hezbollah and Iran, while Houthi attacks intensifie...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Writing about Israel is emotionally challenging, but equally important to me. Thanks, @liranharsgor.bsky.social for inviting me to collaborate on this @pdyearbook.bsky.social report. Hopefully, next year's report won't have such a somber tone.
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🚨 Tomorrow! The 2025 Regius Lecture on Demographic Change and the Politics of a World with Low Fertility and Ageing Populations.'
🔗 See link in bio
#EssexGov #RegiusLecture
🔗 See link in bio
#EssexGov #RegiusLecture
October 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨 Tomorrow! The 2025 Regius Lecture on Demographic Change and the Politics of a World with Low Fertility and Ageing Populations.'
🔗 See link in bio
#EssexGov #RegiusLecture
🔗 See link in bio
#EssexGov #RegiusLecture
🌍 The University of Essex is ranked 14th in the world for International Outlook in the Times Higher Education World Uni Rankings 2026!
At EssexGov, our global community of students and staff brings fresh perspectives that shape the future of politics.
#EssexGov #THEWUR2026
At EssexGov, our global community of students and staff brings fresh perspectives that shape the future of politics.
#EssexGov #THEWUR2026
October 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🌍 The University of Essex is ranked 14th in the world for International Outlook in the Times Higher Education World Uni Rankings 2026!
At EssexGov, our global community of students and staff brings fresh perspectives that shape the future of politics.
#EssexGov #THEWUR2026
At EssexGov, our global community of students and staff brings fresh perspectives that shape the future of politics.
#EssexGov #THEWUR2026
Our colleague, Nicole Baerg, with co-authors Will Lowe and Dominik Duell, write on central bank communications with the public. How effective are these messages, and who actually listens?
#EssexGov #Hertie
www.hertie-school.org/en/news/rese...
#EssexGov #Hertie
www.hertie-school.org/en/news/rese...
How central bank communication shapes public opinion
<p>Dr <a href="t3://record?identifier=tx_lfpeopledirectory_persons&uid=1547">Will Lowe</a>, a Senior Research Scientist at the Hertie School <a href="t3://page?uid=1417&L=0">Data Science Lab</...
www.hertie-school.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Our colleague, Nicole Baerg, with co-authors Will Lowe and Dominik Duell, write on central bank communications with the public. How effective are these messages, and who actually listens?
#EssexGov #Hertie
www.hertie-school.org/en/news/rese...
#EssexGov #Hertie
www.hertie-school.org/en/news/rese...
Big questions. Brilliant speakers.
This term at @EssexGov:
📊 Demographic change
🌐 Great power politics & the UN (with ModelUN)
🌍 Africa in multilateral organisations
Join us! Link in bio.
#PoliticalScience #EssexGov
This term at @EssexGov:
📊 Demographic change
🌐 Great power politics & the UN (with ModelUN)
🌍 Africa in multilateral organisations
Join us! Link in bio.
#PoliticalScience #EssexGov
October 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Big questions. Brilliant speakers.
This term at @EssexGov:
📊 Demographic change
🌐 Great power politics & the UN (with ModelUN)
🌍 Africa in multilateral organisations
Join us! Link in bio.
#PoliticalScience #EssexGov
This term at @EssexGov:
📊 Demographic change
🌐 Great power politics & the UN (with ModelUN)
🌍 Africa in multilateral organisations
Join us! Link in bio.
#PoliticalScience #EssexGov
🌍 EssexGov researchers in Kampala for the Multilingualism, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution in Africa (MCCRA) project — a £2.5M ESRC-funded collaboration (2023–2027) studying how language shapes conflict and peacebuilding across Africa.
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact @mccrafrica-essex.bsky.social
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact @mccrafrica-essex.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🌍 EssexGov researchers in Kampala for the Multilingualism, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution in Africa (MCCRA) project — a £2.5M ESRC-funded collaboration (2023–2027) studying how language shapes conflict and peacebuilding across Africa.
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact @mccrafrica-essex.bsky.social
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact @mccrafrica-essex.bsky.social
🌍 Dr. Alexandra Hennessy co-hosted with Prof. Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti (UGM) a workshop at Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) on climate geopolitics, critical minerals, & sustainable mining governance.
🌱Global collaboration tackling urgent sustainability challenges!
#EssexGov #ResearchImpact
🌱Global collaboration tackling urgent sustainability challenges!
#EssexGov #ResearchImpact
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🌍 Dr. Alexandra Hennessy co-hosted with Prof. Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti (UGM) a workshop at Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) on climate geopolitics, critical minerals, & sustainable mining governance.
🌱Global collaboration tackling urgent sustainability challenges!
#EssexGov #ResearchImpact
🌱Global collaboration tackling urgent sustainability challenges!
#EssexGov #ResearchImpact
🎉 Kicking off the year at #EssexGov with welcome talks, a mini-fair for undergrads, and a meet & greet for our graduate students.
🙏 Huge thanks to our admin staff for organising, and our peer mentors for helping new students feel at home! 💙
#EssexGov #WelcomeWeek #StudentExperience
🙏 Huge thanks to our admin staff for organising, and our peer mentors for helping new students feel at home! 💙
#EssexGov #WelcomeWeek #StudentExperience
September 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🎉 Kicking off the year at #EssexGov with welcome talks, a mini-fair for undergrads, and a meet & greet for our graduate students.
🙏 Huge thanks to our admin staff for organising, and our peer mentors for helping new students feel at home! 💙
#EssexGov #WelcomeWeek #StudentExperience
🙏 Huge thanks to our admin staff for organising, and our peer mentors for helping new students feel at home! 💙
#EssexGov #WelcomeWeek #StudentExperience
Happening now! Our colleague, Dr Laura Sudulich, presents 'Mapping Public Engagement in Parliaments Across the World' @ukparliament.parliament.uk, with POST.
🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social, joined by @estrangeirada.bsky.social, Chair of IPEN
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact #UKParliament #IPEN
🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social, joined by @estrangeirada.bsky.social, Chair of IPEN
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact #UKParliament #IPEN
September 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Happening now! Our colleague, Dr Laura Sudulich, presents 'Mapping Public Engagement in Parliaments Across the World' @ukparliament.parliament.uk, with POST.
🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social, joined by @estrangeirada.bsky.social, Chair of IPEN
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact #UKParliament #IPEN
🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social, joined by @estrangeirada.bsky.social, Chair of IPEN
#EssexGov #EssexGovImpact #UKParliament #IPEN
👏 Essex Government researchers are ranked among the most cited in the world! See our colleagues in the Ioannidis et al. 2025 global ranking of the world’s most cited scientists, in political science, international relations, and security studies.
🌍 #EssexGov #ResearchExcellence
🌍 #EssexGov #ResearchExcellence
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
👏 Essex Government researchers are ranked among the most cited in the world! See our colleagues in the Ioannidis et al. 2025 global ranking of the world’s most cited scientists, in political science, international relations, and security studies.
🌍 #EssexGov #ResearchExcellence
🌍 #EssexGov #ResearchExcellence
✨ Dr Laura Montanaro has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Research Fellowship for her project entitled 'Mansplaining, Intersectionality, and Political Efficacy.' Congratulations, Laura! 🎉 @leverhulme.ac.uk
Read more about her work here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
#EssexGov #PoliSky
Read more about her work here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
#EssexGov #PoliSky
Impact of mansplaining on democracy under spotlight | University of Essex
Mansplaining and its specific impact on women of colour is the focus of a new grant awarded to Dr Laura Montanaro, from our Department of Government.
www.essex.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
✨ Dr Laura Montanaro has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Research Fellowship for her project entitled 'Mansplaining, Intersectionality, and Political Efficacy.' Congratulations, Laura! 🎉 @leverhulme.ac.uk
Read more about her work here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
#EssexGov #PoliSky
Read more about her work here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
#EssexGov #PoliSky
🏆 Congrats to Dr Rabia Malik! She's officially received the Jewell-Loewenberg Prize from APSA’s Legislative Studies Section, awarded for best Comparative Politics article in Legislative Studies Quarterly (2023). Announced at APSA 2024, the plaque just arrived — time to celebrate! 🎉
#EssexGov #APSA24
#EssexGov #APSA24
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This work is part of an exciting collaboration between EssexGov researchers, the Department of Lang & Ling, and ODI Global.
Most of the team will be in Kampala soon — stay tuned for updates from the field!
#EssexGov #EssexLinguistics #ODIGlobal #LanguageAndConflict #EssexImpact #ResearchInAction
Most of the team will be in Kampala soon — stay tuned for updates from the field!
#EssexGov #EssexLinguistics #ODIGlobal #LanguageAndConflict #EssexImpact #ResearchInAction
MCCRA team members Angiachi Demetris, Hannah Gibson, and Fiona Tumusiime present research on language and conflict at Makerere University, Uganda.
Most of the team will be in Kampala soon - stay tuned!
@uniessexgov.bsky.social @africasigessex.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
Most of the team will be in Kampala soon - stay tuned!
@uniessexgov.bsky.social @africasigessex.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This work is part of an exciting collaboration between EssexGov researchers, the Department of Lang & Ling, and ODI Global.
Most of the team will be in Kampala soon — stay tuned for updates from the field!
#EssexGov #EssexLinguistics #ODIGlobal #LanguageAndConflict #EssexImpact #ResearchInAction
Most of the team will be in Kampala soon — stay tuned for updates from the field!
#EssexGov #EssexLinguistics #ODIGlobal #LanguageAndConflict #EssexImpact #ResearchInAction