The Department of Politics warmly welcomes Rebecca Willis who is joining the University of Manchester as Professor of Energy and Climate Governance. A warm welcome from everyone in the Politics Department!

The Department of Politics warmly welcomes Dr. Jake Ainscough who is joining the Department as Lecturer in Environmental Politics. A warm welcome from everyone in the Politics Department!

Our students Ned and Odette participated in the 2025 BISA Climate negotiation simulation, red their reflections on our website! @MYBISA @ChathamHouse #climatesim

Huge Congratulations to our colleague Andreja Zevnik and her co-author Andrew Russell! The Politics of Unbelonging published by Manchester University Press, 2025 is available at manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183538/

A major new book by Paul Tobin, @matpaterson.bsky.social @uompols.bsky.social @officialuom.bsky.social, and Stacy D VanDeveer @umassboston.bsky.social examines why climate strategies often clash—even among those committed to action. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w... @sustainableuom.bsky.social

❄️ Join us at the Christmas party this week! ❄️

Fantastic turn out at the inaugural event on careers in international politics, Special thanks to the speakers from the United Nations, Amnesty International, FCDO, Chatham House, Global Weekly, EY, and the Department for Education.

Best of luck to our students, Ned and Odette, on the upcoming BISA simulation! #climatesim @mybisa.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org

Are you a Postgraduate student thinking of a career in International Politics? Register for the upcoming event on Careers in International Politics and listen to speakers from the UN and Amnesty International, among others! 26th of November at 2pm. Theatre C Simon Building.

Missed the Peace lecture? Watch on our website! www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/politics/con...

Please join the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre and the Manchester Political Economy Centre for a roundtable on Free Trade Unravelling on Tuesday, 11th November, 1:30-3pm, Mansfield Cooper 4.10.

🧧⚽️ Konger FC Exhibition – Discover how Manchester’s Hong Kong community builds identity and wellbeing through football and cafés 📅 1–5 Nov | 📍 SeeSaw Exhibition Space, 6th Floor, House, 86 Princess St, Manchester M1 6NG 👉 Free entry – just turn up. All welcome! Part of the #ESRCFestival @ukri.org

@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uompols.bsky.social @ethnicityuk.bsky.social @youngidentitymcr.bsky.social

Everything you need to know about applying for (and doing) a PhD in Politics. Join the PhD Information Session on Wednesday, October 22nd 10-11am in ALB G30/31

Amazing opportunity to join the Politics Department and the JUST centre at the University of Manchester!

The @uompols.bsky.social Department proudly marked 40 years of the International Peace Lecture on 8 Oct, welcoming Madeleine Rees OBE for a powerful reflection on women’s rights, justice, and peacebuilding. Find out more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m... #PeaceLecture #HumanRights

Learn how you can gain an international experience as part of your undergraduate degree! Visit the Go Abroad Fair! Tuesday 21st October 11-3pm Location: Whitworth Hall

Our Politics colleagues at the APSA conference 2025!

Join us next week for the 40th anniversary peace lecture! buff.ly/Aj4IACb

2025 International Peace Lecture "The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress" buff.ly/Aj4IACb

This year, Madeleine Rees OBE joins the legacy with a powerful talk on women’s rights and resistance. 📅 8 Oct at Roscoe Theatre B or online: uom.link/peacelecture @uompols.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk #Feminism #Politics #WomeninPeacebuilding

The new book Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance asks: When it comes to climate change ... is it better to ‘lock in’ steady, long-term policies, or do we need dramatic political conflict and protests to force real change? Open access link: buff.ly/KNNv8Sr

Welcome to Politics at Manchester! Join us at the events we have planned for you! Also check out the events across the University and the SU buff.ly/OQ0EMzH

New open-access book! Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance, co-edited by Dr Paul Tobin and Professor Matthew Paterson - leading experts from The University of Manchester - alongside Professor Stacy D. VanDeveer from UMass Boston, USA

We are looking forward to welcoming this year's MA students!

Welcome week is approaching!

Congrats to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards who were named Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. Their research & leadership are shaping policy, governance & urban futures. The whole Politics Department is very proud. Dave was our past HoD and Liz is our current HoD.

Based on our research on how the asylum system negatively impacts people's memory, and penalises people for disorganised memories, Katherine Puddifoot and I have written this short policy report. research.manchester.ac.uk/files/144572...

The executive summary:

The paper it is based on (open access): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🧠 A new report from @sandelind.bsky.social of @uompols.bsky.social & Dr Katherine Puddifoot of @durham-university.bsky.social shows how trauma from the UK asylum system can distort memory leading to unfair outcomes, & calls for reforms to protect mental health & dignity. 🔗 Read the full story below

Congrats to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards & Anupam Nanda from @officialuom.bsky.social, named Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Their research & leadership are shaping policy, governance & urban futures. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a... @uompols.bsky.social

In July, Members of Politics Department co-hosted and attended events connected with EU Citizens Gathering in Manchester. Left to right back row: Dr Stuart Shields, Dr Silke Trommer, HE Pedro Serrano, Prof Olga Onuch, Front: Prof Toni Haastrup.

We co-hosted Pedro Serrano & their excellencies Ambassadors & High Commissioners of Malta, Slovakia, & Cyprus for a MJMCE Full House Panel today! @uompols.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social Thank you for your insight! @eudelegationuk.bsky.social @greatermcr.bsky.social

“New European Security Landscape” A MJMCE Roundtable Discussion with Pedro Serrano Toni Haastrup Stephen Montefort Peter Susko Kyriacόs Kouro When? 10 July 2025, 11: 15-12:15 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-europe...

✨ Dan Silver, @uompols.bsky.social Prefiguring Radical Care in Post-Welfare Cities of the Global North research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/d... 4/7

✨ Carl Death, @uompols.bsky.social African Climate Futures: Reading policy strategies and climate fiction as ecopolitical imaginaries research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/c... 7/7

Congrats to @uompols.bsky.social student Derry Duffy for winning a Venture Future Award 2025!🎉 Derry & his co-founder Herbie Warner created cause - a zero-fee giving app helping small charities thrive by connecting donors with local causes. Launching Sept🚀 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/f...

“New European Security Landscape” A MJMCE Roundtable Discussion with Pedro Serrano Toni Haastrup Stephen Montefort Peter Susko Kyriacόs Kouro When? 10 July 2025, 11: 15-12:15 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-europe...

Congratulations to our very own Niamh Cashell! Post Grad of the YEAR! @uniofmanchester.bsky.social Niamh has been recognized for her work with @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social @ofcom.bsky.social research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/n... @oonuch.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social Please repost!

Full details on the project and how to apply are available here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Deadline: February 28th. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested. Any questions, feel free to reach out. @uompol.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social

Majority of Ukrainians view Trump’s presidency as generally good for Ukraine FRESH DATA IBIF PROJECT @uompol.bsky.social @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social @zois.bsky.social & GWU KSE Full methodology & details in report ibifukraine.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

New article by tjoliver.bsky.social in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

My bit for this week’s Observer on Labour’s early poll slump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Always nice to see more uses of Pollbase data out in the wild, this time with @robfordmancs.bsky.social. Although, darnation, this always feeds further the addiction to spending too much time adding in extra poll data from the 1950s and 1960s... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A @uompol.bsky.social list of PGR/ECR researchers to follow @samtoscano.bsky.social @sarahledoux.bsky.social @martamiori.bsky.social @yonghaohuang.bsky.social @niamhcashell.bsky.social @qiaochuzhang.bsky.social @preciouskennedy.bsky.social @vittoriogerosa.bsky.social (Add any I've missed),

Looking forward to this conversation tonight with @michaelhannon.bsky.social and @j-benson.bsky.social! www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/truth...

Our starter pack for Manchester Politics connected researchers, let us know if you'd like to be added! go.bsky.app/J8MN89B

The key dilemmas confronting Labour open.substack.com/pub/thepolit... blog from @politicalquarterly.bsky.social with @samwarner.bsky.social @PatrickDiamond1 for our @productivity.bsky.social @uompol.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social

What drives ordinary citizens to want their country to join or stay in the European Unio)? 🧵 it’s being a democrat or becoming one! “Fighting for Europe: EU's Democratic Pull Phenomenon in #Ukraine, #Poland & #Belarus” OPEN ACCESS @jcms-eu.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....