@politicsuea
The official account of the Department of Politics & International Relations (PIR) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjects/politics-and-international-relations
πVery proud of our UEA Politics and International Relations students!
They recently took part in the Climate Negotiation Simulation with @chathamhouse.org and the @mybisa.bsky.social the British International Studies Association
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rG...
Do your PhD with US! a fully funded PhD @ UEA (SENSS) and our school! "Heat & violence vs women/girls in UK: climate change impacts & adaptation."
Supervisors: Dr Birgit Larsson, Dr John Turnpenny, Dr Sarah Hanson.
Apply:
senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...
Deadline: 16 Feb 2026 (12 GMT)
Here they are! Pallavi and Alex navigated the intense dynamics of COP-style negotiations at
@chathamhouse.org An incredible professional experience in high-stakes diplomacy.
We are so proud of you both!
Congratulations to students Pallavi Browne and Alex Ashman, representing the Philippines at the Annual @mybisa.bsky.social Climate Negotiation Simulation! Hosted at @chathamhouse.org, they joined 120 delegates to tackle challenges in climate diplomacy! www.bisa.ac.uk/news/climate...
What makes a great British leader? Can Starmer survive? Farage for No.10? Tory comeback? Packed room + brilliant Q&A with @tobysjames.bsky.social , @timbale.bsky.social , @emmanuelleavril.bsky.social, Professor Patrick Diamond and and Professor Charles Clarke. Watch it! π #UKPolitics #Leadership
In the new episode of the podcast America: A History, Dr Emma Long, Dr Nicholas Grant and Prof Rebecca Fraser explore what you'd put in a time capsule to represent 21st-century America.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
What is the relationship military between the UK & Japan?
Dr. Ra Mason has the answers in this recent talk, as part of the book launch of new book....
πΊ www.youtube.com/live/b8fVDHP...
Why is everyone crazy about immigration? Listen to East Angle π podcast π» hosts Ra Mason and Sherzod Muminov in conversation with our own Juvaria Jafri. And while you are it, follow them on their YouTube channel youtu.be/m3D8kyKAa1c?...
I'm hiring a part-time research associate (6 months, 0.35 FTE) for a new project on military exercises in the Indo-Pacific.
@politicsuea.bsky.social
Job details can be found below:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU956/r...
Billions of people around the world headed to the polls in 2024. But a major report from our researchers reveals a decline in electoral quality in several prominent democracies, including the UK and the US.
@politicsuea.bsky.social
#Democracy #Politics #Voting #Elections #UKPolitics #USPolitics
A wonderful event co-organised with the European Institute for Asian Studies in Brussels, including a top-level panel discussion on the future of EU-Indo-Pacific cooperation ππͺπΊ Our students also got the opportunity to work on policy briefs with interns from EIAS, and to discover Brussels of course π
If you are in Brussels on Monday 23, 4pm, do join this fascinating panel on Europe's security cooperation in the Indo Pacific amid shifting global dynamics π π A delegation of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social staff and students will be taking part. Details π eias.org/event/securi...
Excellent conference organised by our post-graduate researchers (PhDs) last Friday π©βπ π€© Thanks to Dr Sally Broughton Micova, Prof Sarah Barrow and everyone who helped in making it happen π
As part of their Global Political Economy class, a group of @politicsuea.bsky.social students visited the city of London ποΈ including the museum of the Bank of England π· a major investment bank π¦ and the London Museum Docklands. Thanks to Dr Juvaria Jafri for organising such a fun instructive day! π
Another edition of the world famous HUM Trophee of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social where students and staff compete bi-yearly on the pitch in a friendly atmosphere. The @politicsuea.bsky.social did well but lost on penalties against an alliance of other schools β½ππ
ποΈInsights from the Digital Platforms Summit 2025
Sally Broughton Micova (CERRE Academic Co-Director & University of East Anglia) shares what she thinks is working in the #DSA β and whatβs next.
Explore our new research on protecting minors under the DSA π rb.gy/ddy3nt
#CERREDPS2025 #CERREInsights
βThe conundrum of when classified information is not deemed top secret is at the heart of the recent βSignalgateβ controversy,β says Dr Kaeten Mistry @politicsuea.bsky.social in a piece for @theconversation.com π±π
Read more: theconversation.com/signalgate-h...
The US system that classifies and protects secrets has emerged in a curious way since the 20th century.
In this piece originally published on @theconversation.com following 'Signalgate' and the leakage of classified military information by members of the Trump administration, Associate Prof in American History Kaeten Mistry unpacks the US secrecy regimeππ΅οΈπΊπΈ www.ueapolitics.org/2025/04/08/s...
My humble piece on the latest developments in Turkey. It's impossible to capture everything in one piece but I tried to capture what's novel at this particular conjuncture. I tried to analyse Erdogan's actions beyond arrest of Imamoglu.
@profafinlayson.bsky.social @tobysjames.bsky.social
New blogpost on Eastminster β οΈπ¨β οΈ Our own PhD Researcher @arifekose.bsky.social analyses recent developments in Turkey πΉπ· including the imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Δ°mamoΔlu and argues that ErdoΔan aims at more than eliminating his strongest rival www.ueapolitics.org/2025/04/01/t...
He said it, hold him to it! π
Here's a major conference on "Electoral Reform: DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND GLOBAL PRACTICE" organised by my @politicsuea.bsky.social colleague @tobysjames.bsky.social
It's online so easy to get to: Online workshop, 19-21st March 2025
www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...
An exciting event organised by students, and for students with opportunities to meet and chat with local politicians from all sides of the political spectrum. Check it out!
Next event of the UEA politics society on climate politics in troubled times with our very own Dr Pierre Bocquillion (UEA) and Dr Alexander Etkind (CEU) on March 20th, 5:15pm in LT2 moderated by UEA SU Environment Officer. This event is part of the Climate Week @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social 2025
If you missed our own Ra Mason's booklaunch π @agendapub.bsky.social on 'Okinawa: Great Power Competition and the Keystone of the Pacific' πΎ at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation π―π΅π¬π§ watch it here for great insights on a key flashpoint in the Pacific: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbzv...
The UK government is committed to improving voter registration...
In this new report funded by the JRRT, @paulbernal.bsky.social Bernal and I set out how this can be done with a move to automatic/direct registration....
www.jrrt.org.uk/wp-content/u...
New timely blogpost π’ by UEA 2nd year student Harry Hodge who reflects on the implications of Trump 2.0 πΊπΈ for the EU πͺπΊ arguing that this time it's different. Written before the recent spat between Trump and Zelinsky which only confirms the piece's conclusions... www.ueapolitics.org/2025/03/04/t...
@developmentuea.bsky.social
