School of Government

The School of Government is one of the leading UK and International centres for governance, politics, international development, public management, Russian and European studies.

The School of Government and Society will be changing its name to School of Government in August 2019. Find out more.

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In this exciting video series, our researchers address some of the big issues which impact on society over a cup of coffee. In the first episode, Professor Scott Lucas and PhD student Amelia Morris decide if, all things considered, the world really is such a bad place.

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If democratic processes are increasingly scrutinised by international observers

How do regimes continue to rig elections and get away with it?

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Posted 15 July 2019

Italy's far-right leader salvini will survive russia money scandal.

Daniele Albertazzi was quoted by Newsweek in an article focusing on an investigation on the Italian party the League trying to secure oil money from Russia to finance its activities.

Posted 12 July 2019

Background checks should be required to buy 'potentially lethal' drones, MPs told

The Daily Telegraph reports on David H Dunn's evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.

Posted 11 July 2019

ESRC award team led by IDD's Nic Cheeseman

Many congratulations to Nic Cheeseman and colleagues who have been awarded the Outstanding International Impact prize by the ESRC.

Posted 09 July 2019

ICCS Professor leads security workshop on drone safety and regulation

David H Dunn is running a workshop this week on helping security professionals understand risk, regulation and resilience to counter the accidental or unlawful misuse of drones.

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