‘Closing the loop: bridging the gap between provision and implementation of feedback’ is a project funded by a Higher Education Academy collaborative Teaching Development Grant. Running from June 2013 through December 2014, it brings together four researchers – Dr Helen Williams, Dr Bettina Renz, Dr Nicola Smith and Dr Hardeep Basra – in the politics … Continue reading “Closing the loop: bridging the gap between provision and implementation of feedback”
Boehner risks his reputation in Obamacare shutdown
In the midst of a budget deadlock in the US and a partial government shutdown, Dr Adam Quinn, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, discusses the reputational risk that Boehner has put his party under. Also published in The Conversation Republican Speaker John Boehner faced a choice between two unappetising gambles on Monday night. One … Continue reading “Boehner risks his reputation in Obamacare shutdown”
Obama v Putin as G20 meets in Syria’s shadow
In a discussion published in The Conversation , Dr Adam Quinn, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, examines the politics surrounding Syria during the G20 negotiations. The G20 begins today and whether this is the best or the worst of times depends on how important one considers Syria to be. Because the manoeuvring and diplomacy surrounding the increasingly vicious … Continue reading “Obama v Putin as G20 meets in Syria’s shadow”
How the Celtic Tiger stepped over Finglas
Jack Copley, who graduated from POLSIS in July 2012 with a first class degree in Political Science, has recently had an article published on the Irish current affairs website Politico. The article, which is based on his prize-winning undergraduate dissertation, analyses the impact of the Celtic Tiger phenomenon on a working class district of Dublin. … Continue reading “How the Celtic Tiger stepped over Finglas”
Trust, Cooperation and the Global Nuclear Future
On Tuesday 4th September, the University of Birmingham hosted the Third Annual Symposium on “The Challenges to Trust Building in Nuclear Worlds” entitled “Trust, Cooperation and the Global Nuclear Future”. Building on the success of previous years, the symposium aims once again to bring together early career researchers, established academics and practitioners working in the … Continue reading “Trust, Cooperation and the Global Nuclear Future”
The EU must focus on human insecurity in the Arab World
Human insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) arises from the intersection of diverse threats, including environmental problems, food and water scarcity, and ethnic and cultural conflicts. If the European Union is to pursue comprehensive security in the MENA, it must learn from its past mistakes of endorsing authoritarian regimes and develop a … Continue reading “The EU must focus on human insecurity in the Arab World”
There’s still time to negotiate
Giving up on international negotiations over the Iranian nuclear issue would be a tragic mistake, write Dani Nedal and Nicholas J. Wheeler. This article is part of our securities studies research agenda series. Optimism regarding nuclear negotiations between the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Germany) and Iran has come and gone, and now … Continue reading “There’s still time to negotiate”
Sudan and South Sudan’s unresolved post-independence issues
Little more than a year after its secession from Sudan, South Sudan remains crippled by twin economic and security crises. Leaders north and south of the new international border need to rise to the challenge of reaching a comprehensive settlement, writes Professor Stefan Wolff. This article is part of our securities studies research agenda series. The … Continue reading “Sudan and South Sudan’s unresolved post-independence issues”
R2P: Implications for World Order (Part 1)
The West’s intervention in Libya and the on-going violence in Syria have placed a renewed spotlight on the principle of the responsibility to protect (R2P) human life. In this first post of a two part series, Dr Edward Newman argues that far from emerging into an new international ‘norm’, R2P is exposing fissures in a changing … Continue reading “R2P: Implications for World Order (Part 1)”
Sport Under Communism – Dr Jonathan Grix discusses his new book
POLSIS’s Dr Jonathan Grix appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed this week to discuss his new book Sport under Communism: Behind the East German ‘Miracle’, co-authored by Mike Dennis from the University of Wolverhampton. Jonathan discussed the factors that helped propel East Germany into the top-three in the Olympic medals table for over two … Continue reading “Sport Under Communism – Dr Jonathan Grix discusses his new book”