On the 4th of November the Politics and IR programme hosted over fifty students from local schools, Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School, Kent College, and St George’s Church of England School Thanet […]
Politics Students Participate in South Thanet Hustings
Our students were invited to attend hustings for the South Thanet constituency by the hosts of the world class science campus Discovery Park.
The Real Winner of the Scottish Independence Referendum is……Democracy!
The Real Winner of the Scottish Independence Referendum is……Democracy! By Dr. Soeren Keil
Public Lecture: Germany and Poland: Strangers on a Train or Participants of a Common Destiny?
The Politics and International Relations programme is warmly inviting you to the following guest lecture: Germany and Poland: Strangers on a Train or Participants of a Common Destiny?
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’ […]
Participating in Model United Nations in Croatia
By Natalie Ang, Second Year Politics Student I participated in the Croatian International Modeling United Nations (CIMUN) event in the heart of Zagreb, where we stayed for a week. It […]
Open Public Debate on Fracking in the UK 19/11/14
On Wednesday 19 th November the Sociology programme launches the first of its public debates for 2014/15, which takes the controversial subject of fracking as its focus. With David Cameron […]
Energy and Governance Research Group Workshop 14 November
The Energy and Governance Research Group will host its second Energy and Governance Workshop “EU-Russia Energy Relations: From Repression to Aggression”, taking place on Friday, 14 November, from 11am-4pm, in Augustine House, A3.13, […]
Parliamentary Outreach Organises Select Committee Simulation with Students
On 23 October, students in Dr Mark Bennister’s final year British politics class took part in a role play simulating a House if Commons select committee inquiry session investigating the […]