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Reconsidering Horizon 2020

Reconsidering Horizon 2020

In this blog, CCCU Jean Monnet Chair Amelia Hadfield and CCCU Politics/IR Graduate Michal Gloznek[1] take another look at Horizon 2020, and ask whether it represents an EU investment offensive to boost jobs and growth, or a frontal offensive on research and innovation.

23 Apr, 201511 Sep, 2018 Commentary, Research, StudentsLeave a Comment on Reconsidering Horizon 2020
Using Webinars in Political Science Education

Using Webinars in Political Science Education

By Dr. John FitzGibbon

13 Feb, 201511 Sep, 2018 Commentary, Research, Teaching2 Comments on Using Webinars in Political Science Education
Fracking:  What’s The Real Harm?

Fracking: What’s The Real Harm?

Students on the final year Critical Issues in Contemporary Politics module were this year asked to produce blog posts as part of their assessment.

10 Dec, 201411 Sep, 2018 Commentary, Students1 Comment on Fracking: What’s The Real Harm?
6 Issues Arising From the Scottish Referendum

6 Issues Arising From the Scottish Referendum

Students on the final year Critical Issues in Contemporary Politics module were this year asked to produce blog posts as part of their assessment. The students were asked to write […]

08 Dec, 201411 Sep, 2018 Commentary, StudentsLeave a Comment on 6 Issues Arising From the Scottish Referendum
Unelected, unrepresentative and undemocratic? What does the contemporary House of Lords actually look like?

Unelected, unrepresentative and undemocratic? What does the contemporary House of Lords actually look like?

Students on the final year Critical Issues in Contemporary Politics module were this year asked to produce blog posts as part of their assessment.

08 Dec, 201411 Sep, 2018 Commentary, StudentsLeave a Comment on Unelected, unrepresentative and undemocratic? What does the contemporary House of Lords actually look like?
Researching Social Movements in Bangladesh

Researching Social Movements in Bangladesh

This is the first in a series of five blog posts by Razia Shariff, a Doctoral candidate in the Politics and International Relations programme, as she conducts her field work […]

26 Nov, 201418 Sep, 2018 Commentary, ResearchLeave a Comment on Researching Social Movements in Bangladesh
Five Immediate Points on UKIP’s Rochester and Strood By Election Win

Five Immediate Points on UKIP’s Rochester and Strood By Election Win

By John FitzGibbon (Senior Lecturer in Politics) It has not even been 24 hours since the election of Mark Reckless as the MP for the Kent constituency of Rochester and […]

21 Nov, 201418 Sep, 2018 Commentary1 Comment on Five Immediate Points on UKIP’s Rochester and Strood By Election Win
The Real Winner of the Scottish Independence Referendum is……Democracy!

The Real Winner of the Scottish Independence Referendum is……Democracy!

The Real Winner of the Scottish Independence Referendum is……Democracy! By Dr. Soeren Keil

12 Nov, 201418 Sep, 2018 CommentaryLeave a Comment on The Real Winner of the Scottish Independence Referendum is……Democracy!

Leadership capital ebbs and flows but trends downwards, influencing political fortunes over time

By Mark Bennister and Ben Worthy How can we measure leadership? What makes a leader succeed or fail? Here Mark Bennister and Ben Worthy examine the idea of ‘leadership capital’ […]

06 Nov, 2014 CommentaryLeave a Comment on Leadership capital ebbs and flows but trends downwards, influencing political fortunes over time

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