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New IMF surveillance search tool launched

04 Sep 2019

Article IV Scanner launched, an online search tool enabling customised searches of International Monetary Fund (IMF) surveillance documents

Rising turnout and more switching means parties must address low-income voters’ economic concerns to win at next General Election

15 Jul 2019

Voters struggling to make ends meet on low incomes are ‘up for grabs’ like never before and are set to have a bigger influence on who ends up winning the next General Election.

International Monetary Fund reforms weaken the state, study finds

08 Mar 2019

Lending conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) undermine “state capacity” in developing nations, Dr Thomas Stubbs finds.

The military as a learning organisation

11 Feb 2019

Dr. Tom Dyson’s new article, ‘The military as a learning organisation: establishing the fundamentals of best-practice in lessons learned’ published in Defence Studies.

PIRP Professor wins Philip Leverhulme Prize

23 Oct 2018

Prof. Chris Hanretty, Head of the School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, has won a Philip Leverhulme Prize.

Launch of new second year module: Politics Outside the West

21 Sep 2018

This course will bridge our first year general provision and our third year courses on the politics of Africa, the Middle East, China, South Asia, and Latin America.

PIR researchers organise international conference on elections

18 Sep 2018

International attendees discussed elections and voting behaviour in a British and international context.

Grant success to investigate personal data usage in the digital age

12 Sep 2018

Dr Will Jones is part of new consortium awarded a major grant by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to investigate use and exploitation of personal data.

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship success for Politics and International Relations

16 Aug 2018

Dr Licia Cianetti was awarded a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship starting September 2018 for the project “What happened to the multicultural city? Effects of nativism and austerity”.

Visa restrictions can lead to increase in illegal migration

07 Aug 2018

Government-imposed restrictions on immigration push more would-be migrants into unauthorised channels, Dr Cassilde Schwartz finds.
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