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Read our PhD student, Caitlin Lewis' analysis on the 2026 US Mid-term elections! blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Check out the streams on our MA Politics!📢

Check out the streams on our MA Politics!📢

🚀 Save the date: 13 May! Join us for Radical Justice - in discussion with Nani Jansen Reventlow & Tim Oshodi on how we can collectively challenge inequality, drive real change and empower communities Sign up on Eventbrite and spread the word. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-ju...

Great to host @tymofiibrik.bsky.social Kyiv School of Economics @uomsoss.bsky.social after a productive day discussing possible research & teaching collaborations & a tour de force presentation we celebrated with @uompols.bsky.social - here is to future co-authorships & friendship UoM and KSE

Join us in person for a presentation by Professor Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester, on his latest book The British General Election of 2024. www.eventbrite.com/e/labours-wo...?

Check out the streams on our MA Governance, Politics and Policy!

Join us for the Annual Christabel Pankhurst Lecture as our guest speaker Dr I. Stephanie Boyce CBE FKC. reflects on what it truly means to lead as a woman within systems that too often reward conformity and resist change. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christabel...

Congratulations to Dr Fernando Rosenblatt and his co-authors, Dr Verónica Pérez Bentancur and Dr Rafael Piñeiro-Rodríguez on winning the 2025 LAPIS Best Paper Award for their paper: “The Political Incorporation of Popular Sectors in Latin America.”

What financial support is available for our MA programmes? The university offers financial support, including a 10% alumni discount on tuition fees and a range of School awards. You may also be eligible for a Postgraduate Master's Loan from Student Finance. www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

Check out our newly redesigned MA programmes! MA Politics and MA Governance, Politics and Policy. www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master... www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

Congratulations to Professor James Pattison and Professor Oliver Richmond who have been elected as Fellows to the Academy of Social Sciences.

For more expert analysis on the Gorton and Denton by-election, read Dr Louise Thompson analysis from CityAM www.cityam.com/two-party-po...

Dr Carl Death’s New Book: African Climate futures Provides a radical and imaginative challenge to policy-makers, whilst assessing the political implications of climate fiction. Check out the podcast to learn more! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Check out the expert analysis on Gorton and Denton by-election ITV news: tinyurl.com/2y3wtjby iNews: tinyurl.com/LTbyelection Skynews: tinyurl.com/RFbyelection

Hey Manchester! Join us Friday 20 March, at the @porticolibrary.bsky.social for the public launch of my book Queering Women, Peace and Security, with artist Sarah Joy Ford, followed by a reception. 🥂Free & open to all! Please RSVP here: bit.ly/4kDipk4 @uompols.bsky.social @oupprimary.bsky.social

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.