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....

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....

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

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

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/...

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

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

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?....

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

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

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...

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

🎧 Humour, War and International Relations - The WARFUN Podcast🎧 In this podcast, Christopher Browning and James Brassett discuss why the ‘comedification’ of international politics should be taken seriously. 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/6Iqp...

🎙️ Bring your headphones and coffees - #DemocracyDifferently is launching on 4 July and it's time to introduce you to the podcast #hosts! First up is Keith Hyams, Professor of #PoliticalTheory and Ethics at the #UniofWarwick. 📢 Stay tuned as we begin the release countdown: lnkd.in/dKg_fZnD

🎙️ New podcast drop! Democracy:Differently will shake up how we think about democracy. Populism, climate, AI—no topic off-limits. Hosted by Keith Hyams + Jessica Sutherland 👀 Trailer: buff.ly/Sk91A6D 🎧 Ep 1 drops July 4: “What is democratic culture?” 🔗 democracydifferently.org #Podcast #Politics

🗓️ Final Warwick EASG talk of the year! Dr. Thawatchai “Tong” Worrakittimalee joins us to unpack how coups shape economies & global ties in Thailand & Myanmar. 📍 25 June | 14:15 | Find out more here - buff.ly/I0N4yMJ

The Starmer Government & Europe: Resetting relations in turbulent times ukandeu.ac.uk/videos/the-s... Prof. Hussein Kassim organised a conference on how the UK is seen from other capitals, constraints on Labour strategy & how Trump 2.0 affects decisions in security & defence, trade & the economy.

The Warwick Apocalypse Working Group (WAWG) is organising its first public event on 24-25 June, on campus (Oculus & FAB buildings) with 3 roundtables: Climate Catastrophe, Far Right Apocalypticism and Apocalypse and Liberation. Go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apocalypse... to register for the event.

8bitNews Japan hosted a podcast with Professor Yuji Uesugi (Waseda University), Professor Allison McCulloch (Brandon University) and Professor Neophytos Loizides (PAIS, University of Warwick). Watch the full podcast on www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFiD... or read the X post on x.com/8bit_HORIJUN...

Over the next 2 years, Professor Juanita Elias will be working with international housing charity Reall and Dr Jonathan Clarke to develop strategies that embed gender and climate justice into affordable housing in the Global South, while also supporting the delivery of a sustainable funding model.

The Warwick Apocalypse Working Group (WAWG) is organising its first public event on 24-25 June, on campus (Oculus & FAB buildings) with 3 roundtables: Climate Catastrophe, Far Right Apocalypticism and Apocalypse and Liberation. Go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apocalypse... to register for the event.

📰 How did Latin America react to the Berlin Conference (1884–85)? Tom Long (Warwick) & Carsten Schulz (Cambridge) dive into the diplomatic responses from the world’s first post-colonial region: 🌍 “Seeing the Berlin Conference from the periphery” buff.ly/eBQ3Z7D

The Warwick Apocalypse Working Group (WAWG) is organising its first public event on 24-25 June, on campus (Oculus &FAB buildings) with 3 roundtables: Climate Catastrophe, Far Right Apocalypticism and Apocalypse and Liberation. Go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apocalypse... to register for the event.

Congratulations to Lucy Rebecca Cannon (Mooring), who has been awarded the runner-up prize from The British International Studies Association (BISA) aimed at early career scholars, and awarded by their colonial, postcolonial and decolonial working group.

Latin America's response to the 1884-85 Berlin colonial conference is explored by PAIS's Tom Long and Cambridge's Carsten-Andreas Schulz. Read the article on www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🌐 What does social development look like after 2030? Briony Jones (PAIS, Warwick), currently a Visiting Fellow at @UNRISD, shares insights from a key Geneva event on justice, sustainability, and global futures. 📰 Read her reflections: 🔗 buff.ly/u6IDugk

📅 11 June 2025 | University of Birmingham Join Warwick & Birmingham for a workshop on the Indo-Pacific — a region everyone’s watching. Fresh takes on politics, IR, and more. Panels, travel funding, and good convo. Details here: buff.ly/gEs71Fp #IndoPacific #Research #AcademicWorkshop

Raymond Hyma’s new working paper explores how participatory action research in Southeast Asia became a tool for connection—shifting identities and building empathy in divided communities. What if the research is the intervention? buff.ly/9hJhNs8

Today at 13:15 in OC1.02 (The Oculus) Dr. Radityo Dharmaputra (Universitas Airlangga) unpacks how Indonesia is responding to Russia’s war—through diplomacy, media, and strategic positioning. A deep dive into global influence, democratic resilience & Southeast Asia’s evolving role in world affairs.

Beyond 2030: The Future of Social Development in a Changing World Professor Briony Jones has written this news report on a flagship event. Read the article on www.unrisd.org/en/activitie...

What Do British Politicians think? Dr Mitya Pearson (University of Warwick) and Dr David Jeffery (University of Liverpool) have published a new report entitled ‘What Do British Politicians think?’. You can read the full article on warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...

Research by Christina Easton (Warwick), co-authored with Jonathan Parry (LSE), has been included in ForcesWatch's latest report. Why is UK military recruitment in crisis—and who's being targeted to fix it? 🔗 www.forceswatch.net/comment/the-... #military #recruitment #youth

Vicki Squire has published a new article in The Conversation on the impact of the defunding of aid on humanitarian data streams. You can read the article on theconversation.com/humanitarian... .

Professor Loizides spoke about to ERT Radio (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) on the escalating tensions between India-Pakistan. Listen now:- www.ertecho.gr/radio/proto/...

Tom Long and Carsten-Andreas Schulz's article "A Turn Against Empire: Benito Juárez’s Liberal Rejoinder to the French Intervention in Mexico," has been published in the latest issue (vol 119, no 2) of the American Political Science Review. Read the article:- www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

PAIS PhD Candidate Raymond Hyma and Professor Briony Jones have co-authored a new article in Development in Practice together with five Cambodian colleagues. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨New Research Seminar 🚨 The EASG is delighted to host Prof Ralf Emmers from @soasuni.bsky.social for a talk on Indonesia, Vietnam and coalitions in the Indo-Pacific The seminar is hybrid – please email [email protected] for an access link @warwickpais.bsky.social

PAIS recently hosted a half-day conference for UG and PG students on Big Questions in Climate Politics. The event, held at the University of Warwick, featured panels on the economy and democracy. PAIS academics took part alongside external speakers working on climate policy.

To celebrate the launch of the MA in the Politics of Climate Change (warwick.ac.uk/study/postgr...), PAIS recently ran an essay competition. PAIS would like to congratulate Leonie Cobban and Vansika Goutham who were the respective winner and runner-up in the competition.

Steve Dunn (warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...) has just published an article in the Conversation about Donald Trump’s first 100 days. Read the full article on theconversation.com/donald-trump....

Professor Vicki Squire is giving a lecture at University of Ibadan, Nigeria on the impacts of defunding for humanitarian data. @vickisquire.bluesky.social

🎓 PAIS student Millie Gould made her mark at BCUR 2025, held at Newcastle Uni! With department support, Millie presented her UG dissertation at the UK’s largest undergrad research conference. 👏 #BCUR2025 #UndergraduateResearch #PAIS

Ciarán O'Flynn, a Visiting Research Fellow at PAIS, has just has his paper, "Too big to ignore: The Federal Advisory Council, monetary policy, and the interest rate preferences of banks," published in the journal Competition and Change. Read the full article on journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Charlie Price and former PAIS PhD Nicolai Gellwitzki argue that fear dominates society due to a lack of positive political vision. To progress, we must transform this fear into hope for a better future. @iai.tv @ngellwitzki.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social

Join Warwick Law in the Community for a vital discussion on the Renters’ Rights Bill with journalist Kieran Yates. Is it too little, too late for UK renters? 📅 May 6, 3–4pm. Don’t miss this! 👉 Sign up: buff.ly/57dgk4f #RentersRights #UKHousing

Charlie Price and former PAIS PhD Nicolai Gellwitzki have recently written for the Institute of Art and Ideas. They make the case that fear is a dominant feature of our society. @iai.tv @ngellwitzki.bsky.social @charlieprice.bsky.social iai.tv/articles/the...

Looking after yourself is as important as working hard, yet time to rest could be the last thing to make it on your schedule. Check out the Politics and International studies new spotlight article on Wellbeing... warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...