Social Sciences Birmimgham UNFILTERED In this exciting new 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. Watch the first episode now
If democratic processes are increasingly scrutinised by international observers How do regimes continue to rig elections and get away with it?
Posted 18 September 2018 Student profile: Bryony Pike, International Model NATO Conference 2018 Model NATO 2018 was one of the most valuable experiences of my life. As a mature student doing a masters in International Development, doing something so politically focused was out of my comfort zone.
Posted 12 September 2018 Dr Rita Floyd wins new grant from the Independent and Social Research Foundation We are pleased to announce that Dr Rita Floyd, Birmingham Fellow in Conflict and Security at POLSIS, has recently won a prestigious mid-career fellowship from the Independent and Social Research Foundation for her project Emergency politics: security, threats and the duties of states.
Posted 12 September 2018 How corruption encourages illegal fishing on Lake Victoria Professor Fiona Nunan writes in The Conversation: Urgent measures need to be adopted to prevent corruption linked to illegal fishing activity in an around Lake Victoria.
Posted 04 September 2018 Interviews with Pakistani civilians and Pervez Musharraf tell a complicated story of drone warfare Prof Scott Lucas and Honorary Research Fellow Dr Talat Farooq write for The Conversation on the ongoing legacy of US drone strikes in Pakistan.