🥳 👏 Congratulations to DPIR'S Simone Cremaschi, whose co-authored article 'Geographies of discontent: Public service deprivation and the rise of the far right in Italy' has received the Midwest Political Science Association’s Honourable Mention for Best AJPS Article!: www.mpsanet.org/prof...

NEXT WEEK: Join speakers from DPIR, University of Oxford and beyond at Nuffield College, Oxford's "Firm-Centered Approaches to Overcoming Semi-Peripheral Constraints". Taking place Monday 9 March 15:30-17:15, followed by a wine reception. Please register here: https://ow.ly/uoiY50Ypzel.

Dissent in Russia at the Wk 8 #RESCMondaySeminar, discussed by @ktertytchnaya.bsky.social. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for RESC & @osgaoxford.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9e1...

This March: Celebrating the Women Who Inspire Excellence across DPIR Discover stories from female students and their supervisors — powerful reflections told in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

📢 APPLY NOW!: DPIR seeks a Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Politics to provide teaching and supervision at the undergraduate and graduate level and contribute to the Departmental examining and graduate admissions processes. 🗓️ CLOSES: Noon (BST) 10 April: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

📢 APPLY NOW!: DPIR seeks to appoint two full-time fixed-term Departmental Lecturers in International Relations - one with expertise in international political economy and one in historical and interpretive approaches and methods. 🗓️ CLOSES: Noon, 18 March 2026: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate women’s voices in DPIR Discover powerful student–supervisor collaborations — told entirely in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

📅Join the Reuters Institute for their annual Memorial Lecture, held at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford on Monday 9 March at 17:30. This year's speaker is Carlos Dada, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Salvadoran news outlet El Faro. RSVP here: https://ow.ly/WA8W50YouKJ.

DPIR DPhil student Alexandra Stafford has been awarded the European University Institute's Max Weber Fellowship, a selective postdoctoral programme open to global applicants. To hear more from Alexandra, see our website article here: https://ow.ly/b9ws50Yothx.

📢 APPLY NOW! DPIR, in association with University College, wishes to appoint a Associate Professor of the International Relations of the Global South. 🗓️ CLOSES: Noon BST, Tue 14 April: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

This March as we celebrate International Women’s Day – we celebrate Women in Politics and International Relations Explore inspiring collaborations between female students and their supervisors, shared in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Research suggests up to 40% of our political trust may be shaped by early experiences - not just current events. What does that mean for a generation growing up in a low-trust era? Read more from Edmund Kelly at @politicsoxford.bsky.social ⬇️

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the excellence and contributions of women across DPIR. Explore our collection of student–supervisor collaborations — told in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

🔊Take a listen to the Rothermere American Institute's 'The Last Best Hope' podcast with former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton from earlier this month: https://ow.ly/vAxP50Ykjwh. Clinton discusses her new book, and reflects on her idea of what America is and can be.

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month DPIR highlight: Dr. aylon cohen (Feminist Political Theory). Research explores Democratic Theory & queer politics. Current work: a queer-feminist history of manhood democracy in England, exploring fraternity & sodomy as political symbols. Interview: https://ow.ly/hBZU50YmjFy.

DPIR's Ranjit Lall’s award-winning paper on the economic impact of slave-raiding in Eastern Europe has been published online in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social: ow.ly/A5az50Ymkp8

Apply now: OxPeace Training Workshop (23–24 April 2026), St Antony’s College, Oxford. Multi-level Negotiation, Mediation & Diplomacy – “Negotiating with difficult actors.” Open to students, academics & practitioners. Deadline: 1 April or until places are filled. Details: https://ow.ly/iiW150YkkQN

Politics_Oxford's Marnie Howlett reflects in an expert comment piece for the University of Oxford's news site on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: ow.ly/t0mW50YkVGC

Delighted to see my new article, co-authored with @eoghanly.bsky.social and @muirismac.bsky.social, published today! Title: 'The legacy of ‘cash for ash’ in Northern Ireland: instrumental, cultural, and myth perspectives' Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tomorrow: Lecture 3 (final lecture) in Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain. As the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum approaches, Prof. James Tilley explores how “Leaver” and “Remainer” identities reshaped British politics.📍Jesus College |🕔 5–6.15pm | 📅 24 Feb Register: ow.ly/twjp50YguGL

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month DPIR highlight: Yana Stoykova (DPhil Political Theory). Her thesis Queering Consent interrogates the heteronormative history of consent & sexual ethics. Her latest paper critiques consent theory’s heteronormative assumptions. Interview: https://ow.ly/cSYB50YiHxG.

Federica Genovese's paper 'The new international politics of decarbonisation and climate preservation' has been published by The British Academy. You can find the paper within their Global (Dis)Order Evidence hub here: https://ow.ly/J3bs50Yh6vz

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Social Science Research Methods (23-27 March). Join us to learn social science research methods at Oxford, online from anywhere in the world! You have until Monday 23rd Feb to book your place! Find out more: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

📈 How do economic sanctions reshape global trade, finance, and firm behaviour? Join Professor Beata Javorcik in the Department of Economics' What Economists Really Do webinar series, moderated by Chad Bown. 🗓️ Feb 26, 2026 🕐 2:00–3:00 PM 📍 Online - Free registration: ow.ly/nGTO50Y1iq9

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month DPIR academic highlight: Dr David Eichert, Dept Lecturer in International Relations. David studies the politics of sexual violence, bridging IR & critical legal theory through feminist, queer, poststructural & decolonial approaches to law and politics.

📢 APPLY NOW!: DPIR seeks to appoint two full-time fixed-term Departmental Lecturers in International Relations - one with expertise in international political economy and one in historical and interpretive approaches and methods. 🗓️ CLOSES: Noon, 18 March 2026: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Social Science Research Methods (23-27 March). Join us to learn social science research methods at Oxford, online from anywhere in the world! You have until Monday 23rd Feb to book your place! Find out more: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Social Science Research Methods (23-27 March). Join us to learn social science research methods at Oxford, online from anywhere in the world! You have until Monday 23rd Feb to book your place! Find out more: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Are you waiting to hear the outcome of your postgraduate application? Discover our world-class learning environment – and start seeing yourself as part of it: www.politics.ox.ac.uk

🏳️‍🌈THIS WEEK: 'What about Queer?' Panel discussion about the evolving meaning of the word 'queer'. Wed 18th Feb 4-6:30pm in Oxford Martin School Lecture Theatre, with Dr. Mori Reithmayr (they/them) and Dr. Tamsin Blaxter (she/her). More information and required registration: https://ow.ly/6VXI50YefCn

Tomorrow: Lecture 2 in Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain As the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum approaches, Prof. James Tilley explores how “Leaver” and “Remainer” identities reshaped British politics. 📍 Jesus College | 🕔 5–6.15pm | 📅 17 Feb (& 24 Feb) Register: ow.ly/twjp50YguGL

DPIR'S Tarik Abou-Chadi has written a policy brief for Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung on how the behaviour of established parties has fuelled far-right success. Read the brief here: collections.fes.de/p...

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month DPIR highlight: Samu/elle Streiwski (MPhil Political Theory). Their research spans Critical Theory, Queer/Trans* Studies & Palestine solidarity. Thesis explores how queer Palestine solidarity challenges Western queer politics. Read our interview: ow.ly/AHt650Y9PAv.

🎓 Nobel Laureate at Oxford! The Oxford Department of Economics is hosting Prof Eric Maskin (Nobel Prize winner&Harvard) for a talk on Strategic Voting and Majority Rule🗳️ 📍 Lecture Theatre, Manor Road Building 🗓️ Friday 27 February 2026 ⏰ 4:00–5:00pm Don’t miss it!:

🏳️‍🌈 THIS WEEK: Join Dr Kevin Guyan (University of Edinburgh) and the Department of Sociology for “Queer Data: Methods, approaches, and what is queer social research anyway?” Open to university members. 📅 Fri 13 Feb, 10–12 📍 Dept of Sociology More info here: https://ow.ly/Z22j50Yc8Ja

🏳️‍🌈 Two days to go! Join Samuel Ritholtz and Rebecca Buxton for the launch of The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge 📚 🕔 12 Feb, 5pm, All Souls College On LGBTQ+ inclusion, displacement justice & refugee regimes. Info: ow.ly/BKUY50Y9PYg

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Research Methods (23-27 March). Join course tutor Noah Bacine for Causal Inference 1: Social Science Experiments. Under two weeks to book! Book now: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

DPIR's Ben Ansell joins BBC Newsnight to discuss the ongoing revelations about Peter Mandelson as well as the rest of the week's political news: ow.ly/aT8E50YbKlP

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Research Methods (23-27 March). Join course tutor Maksim Zubok for Large Language Models. Two weeks to book! Book now: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.

Join Brasenose College's Conversation with Nick Timothy MP and Principal John Bowers: Questions of Justice? Thursday 12th February 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at Amersi Foundation Lecture Theatre & Livestreamed. RSVP here: https://ow.ly/XIR550Yacuf

Taking place at 5pm today, the next seminar in the Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship series at St Antony's College: 'What can MPs learn from what has already worked in transforming their institutions for the 21st century?'. 🔗https://ow.ly/VUp150Y9THz

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Research Methods (23-27 March). Join course tutor Tom Robinson for Machine Learning. Just over two weeks to book! Book now: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Research Methods (23-27 March). Join course tutor Kalina Zhekova for Advanced Qualitative Methods. Just over two weeks to book! Book now: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Research Methods (23-27 March). Join course tutor Marnie Howlett for Qualitative Methods (Interviews and Fieldwork). Less than three weeks to book! Book now: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

The Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship seminar series, organised by St Antony’s College, continues Monday at 5pm: 'What can MPs learn from what has already worked in transforming their institutions for the 21st century?' Register: www.sant.ox.ac.uk/research/visiting-parliamentary-fellowship/

Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain As the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum approaches, Prof. James Tilley explores how “Leaver” and “Remainer” identities reshaped British politics. 📍 Jesus College | 🕔 5–6.15pm | 📅 10 Feb (+17 & 24 Feb) Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/james-till...

🏳️‍🌈TODAY: Book Discussion: The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms by Dr. Senthorun Raj (University of Manchester) in conversation with our own Dr David Eichert. Taking place at 14:30 in the Manor Road Lecture Theatre, open to university members. More DPIR LGBTQ+ History Events here: ow.ly/Psq250Y9QE5

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month DPIR highlight: Dr Samuel Ritholtz (All Souls). Research spans identity, stigma & violence in war, LGBTIQ+ displacement, queer peacebuilding & art in politics. Join their public book launch The Way Out (12 Feb) & lecture on anti-LGBT violence in Colombia (9 Feb).

Spring School 2026 in Advanced Research Methods (23-27 March). Join course tutor Spyros Kosmidis for Data Analysis for the Social Sciences. Less than three weeks to book! Book now: www.politics.ox.ac.u...