Reseach projects

The research strategy of the Department concentrates upon the development of a vibrant and sustainable research culture, the publication of high-quality research and the targeting of external funding for our research.

The Treasury under New Labour since 1997: the evolution of a British Institution (2007 - 10)

Description
The study will produce a politico-administrative anatomy of HM Treasury, the UK's finance and economics ministry, in its five roles: as a central department, ministry of finance, economics ministry, domestic policy department, and agency of foreign economic policy. Its role since 1997 will be placed in historical, ideological and global contexts.

The International Monetary Fund and the Diffusion of Global Economic Norms (2005 - 10)

Description
The project will examine the changing responsibilities of the International Monetary Finance in the aftermath of the global credit crunch, as well as how the organisation is likely to continue to evolve in the future.

The European Union and Border Conflicts (2002 - 05)

Description
The project seeks to understand whether and how the EU, through integration and association, can help to transform the nature of borders from lines of conflict to lines of cooperation.

Interpreting International Relations / Interrogating Global Politics (2004 - )

Description
The project questions the foundations of meaning in the discipline of International Relations, gesturing towards the idea of global politics as a more appropriate frame of reference for the ever-changing contemporary world.

Narratives of Violence in the North Caucasus (2003 - )

Description
The aim of this project is to analyse political violence in the North Caucasus. Of particular interest is the way in which aspects of violence in the North Caucasus have inscribed narratives of identity and broader theoretical accounts of transversal politics.
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