📣Just came out. We explored how #populist #authoritarian regimes survive #corruption allegations We identified three interrelated strategies :institutional, partisan, and discursive corresponding to the functional pillars of stability – repression, co-optation, and legitimation.

Are you a journalist, media/ communication professional and worried about #mis/disinformation in #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿? 📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop. Get in touch via DM or email to register Organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social Funded by @scga.bsky.social

Are you journalist, trade unionist, or educator worried about dis/misinformation in Scotland? Have you been affected by the spread of false information? Get in touch and join four scholars from Aberdeen’s PIR for workshops in collaboration with @scga.bsky.social. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...

A piece I wrote on what I saw during COP in Belém: “Indigenous-washing at COP30: How Inclusion Became a Cover for Systemic Failure” icmagazine.org/indigenous-w...

On 27th October, PIR had the honour of hosting Mr. Alexandros Ioannidis, Consul General of Greece in Manchester. He spoke to students from our MSc in Strategic Studies and Strategic Studies and Diplomacy programmes about what a career in diplomacy involves. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...

We welcomed Professor John Curtice today in our department seminar to talk on #migraton perceptions in #England and #Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @abdnpolir.bsky.social

"The Global 1923 and the Treaty of Lausanne: Peace, imperialism, and the Eastern Question" is now out by @manchesterup.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176097/

We opened PIR seminar series with @renatasumma.bsky.social Renata shared her research on landscape of displacement and attachment with a focus on Bosnians in Nantes, Paris, Kozarac, and Sarajevo. @abdnpolir.bsky.social

The Fall 2025 programme for the PIR seminar series is now available! Everyone is welcome to our series of research conferences. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/disci...

Another publication from the prolific Aberdeen graduate Dr Onyedikachi Madueke in the LSE blogs on the historical roots of the conflict in Nigeria. blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

New publications from Aberdeen's PIR! Philippe Beauregard and Judith Sijstermans @jsijstermans.bsky.social published a timely piece in which they investigate the emotional drivers behind right-wing populist activism. doi.org/10.1017/gov....

My two cents on US Human Rights Foreign Policy on @lseusablog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Recent PhD graduate from Aberdeen PIR Dr Onyedikachi Madueke has published an article in The Conversation about the problem of armed banditry in Nigeria. theconversation.com/armed-bandit...

Congratulations to Dr Bennett Collins who is participating in collaborative grants from @cnrs.fr and @britishacademy.bsky.social for the project “A Tale of Two Port Cities: Decolonizing Energy and Housing Governance in Aberdeen and Dunkerque.” www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-...

A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social in cooperation with @transparencyuk.bsky.social and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social

📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in democracy and corruption and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839 @transparencyuk.bsky.social @opengovpartnership.org

PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie recently spoke at the event “A Scottish Spring: Building a Democracy fit for the 21st century” event hosted by the Electoral Reform Society. For more information: www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...

PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie will participate in “A Scottish Spring” conference on Scotland’s democratic future. For more information: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-scottish...

Congratulations to our PIR colleague Dr Malcolm Harvey for receiving the Excellence in Student Support Award from the University of Aberdeen.

Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen now has a BlueSky account! Follow us @abdnpolir.bsky.social to learn about news, events, publications, our blog, our programs, and exciting research from the department.