By Dr Sarah Lieberman, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations Canterbury Christ Church University Many things have annoyed me about the Brexit debate that has gripped the country this […]
Public Politics Events – Michaelmas term 2016
For Michaelmas term 2016, the Politics and International Relations team at Canterbury Christ Church University has once again organised a number of exciting public events with speakers from academia and political […]
Waiting for the mutual “mess-up” – Reassessing the Theresa May-Nicola Sturgeon Relationship
On the 23 of June this year, 52% of the British electorate voted in favour of leaving the European Union (EU). This decision, however, revealed the divisive nature of the […]
Israel/Palestine: A never ending conflict? – Annual ERIS lecture on 4 November
The Canterbury Christ Church University’s Politics and International Relations team has invited Professor Alain Dieckhoff to take this year’s European Review of International Studies (ERIS) Lecture on 4 November at […]
Presidential Activism in Central and Eastern Europe – The question of popular elections
This post summarises the PhD thesis of Dr Philipp Köker, Senior Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations at Canterbury Christ Church University, which recently won the prestigious ECPR Jean […]
Building Inclusive Peace in Syria – A Critical Appraisal of the Executive Framework for a Political Solution
As fighting has resumed in many parts of Syria, the optimism felt by many in mid-September when a cease fire ended most of the violence, has vanished. With American and […]
Paralympic inclusion – what is it?
Professor Jan Burns Head of Eligibility for the International Federation for sport for para-athletes with an intellectual disabilities (www.INAS.org) reflects back on key moments from Rio I often have an […]
Back from the Brink – The Paralympic Funding Crisis
Professor Jan Burns Head of Eligibility for the International Federation for sport for para-athletes with an intellectual disabilities (www.INAS.org) reflects back on key moments from Rio As I watched the […]
EcoPeace in Jordan on the agenda in Parliament
Dr Mark Bennister, Reader in Politics at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), met with Khalifeh Ad-Dayyet, Mayor of the Deir Alla region of Jordan on 15 September. Dr Bennister arranged […]