PhD student Chloe Doherty offers personal reflections on the emotional rollercoaster of the Donald Trump presidency.
Marcus Rashford, political activism and people power
Tom Sharkey, PhD candidate and sessional lecturer reflects on the success of Marcus Rashford’s campaign to support hungry children during school holidays.
Naija Lives Matter: #EndSars and the Violence After
Dr Dele Babalola, Lecturer in Politics and IR, explains the origins of the #EndSars movement and the ongoing protests in Nigeria.
Accelerating the possibilities of a post-capitalist world
Professor David Bates considers the implications of the accelerating effects of Covid-19 for right and left wing politics.
Survive and Thrive: How Canterbury Christ Church University will help the local recovery
Professor Mike Weed, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, sets out Canterbury Christ Church University’s commitment to the Kent and Medway economy during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis
2020 is really not my year: Thank God for the Politics department
MSc student Emily Webb shares her story of misfortune and how the kindness of classmates and lecturers helped her to keep going.
Racism and Institutions
Kehinde Abolarin, Doctoral Candidate at CCCU, reflects on the power of institutions to shape our perceptions of others.
Environmental Racism: Between COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter
Rebecca Papp, MSc Student, applies the ideas of environmental racism to show how the events of 2020 have deep roots in our unequal society.
#BlackLivesMatter and Our Black Students Matter
In recent years the Politics and IR programme has taken steps to acknowledge and dismantle racism in the study of Politics. Dr Laura Cashman considers the progress so far and […]