91福利

We are delighted to announce that PAIS and the Department of Economics are once again hosting a 91福利 Question Time to debate current affairs. It will take place on Monday 1st October, 6.15-7.30pm, in the Butterworth Hall, 91福利 Arts Centre.

The event is very similar in format to the popular BBC television show, and will form part of our induction activities for PAIS and Ecominics students to start the new academic year in style and is an excellent opportunity for students to engage with politicians, policy makers and academics on major issues and questions that concern the world.

The panellists will be:

• Dharshini David - Author, economist and broadcaster.
• Christina Lamb - Reporter and author
• George Grant - Former foreign correspondent and security analyst and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate
• Matt Western - Labour MP for 91福利 and Leamington since 2017
• Louise Sodergren - Year 3, BSc Economics
• Harry Ford - Year 2, BA Hons Politics, International Studies and Hispanic Studies

The Panel will be Chaired by Professor Chris Anderson, Professor of Politics and Economics and Director of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).

More details and a registration form can be found here. Please do register ASAP to ensure your place. We look forward to seeing you there!

Professional photographs from our Graduation Reception on July 28th are now available to view from this page.

You can also tag yourself in the photographs on our Facebook page:

The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is delighted to announce that in the 2018 National Student Survey we have achieved an overall student satisfaction result of 95 per cent for PO-coded degrees.

This year PAIS has regained our position as 1st in the University for overall student satisfaction. We are particularly pleased to report that we are 1st in the University for assessment and feedback, and 2nd for organization and management. We are also 1st in the University for student feedback being acted on and 2nd for staff valuing students' views and opinions about their course.

We have also improved our position nationally and are now ranked 1st for Politics in the Russell Group for overall student satisfaction. Other highlights among our Russell Group competitors include:

• 1^st for Teaching
• 1^st for Assessment and feedback
• 1^st for Organization and management
• 1^st for Student voice

Our sustained performance in overall student satisfaction in recent years is very impressive with our three year rolling average now also running at 95 per cent:

The 2018 NSS results also follow two very encouraging outcomes in recent international league tables where the Department has improved its position since 2017:

 2018 QS: PAIS is ranked #42 out of 200 (up from #44=)

 2018 Shanghai: PAIS is ranked #37 out of 400 (up from #47)

These impressive outcomes are due to an outstanding team effort among academic and professional services colleagues as well as our fantastic students. Thanks to everyone for all your hard work and support in terms of teaching, feedback, and the student experience.

We look forward to working in partnership with our amazing students and dedicated staff to sustain and build on these strong results, which reflect our deep commitment to research-led teaching excellence. At the start of the new academic year we will feedback in greater detail to all students and we will discuss and take forward ideas for further enhancement of the PAIS student experience via our Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC).

Date: Tuesday 11^th September 2018, 10am to 4:30pm

Venue: Teaching Grid, Floor 2, Library, 91福利, Coventry, CV4 7AL

Entry: Free to attend with lunch and refreshments provided. Please email b.j.richardson@warwick.ac.uk to register.

Expenses: A limited number of UK travel bursaries are available for PhD researchers and early career academics in precarious employment. To apply for a bursary please provide a brief rationale when registering. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of August.

Programme: 10:00-10:30 Arrival and coffee

10:30 - 12:30 Projects

• Professor Jean-Christophe Graz, University of Lausanne, on the global classroom
• Dr Kevin Deane, Queen Mary University of London, on recharting the history of economic thought
• Dr Kerem Ni艧ancio臒lu, SOAS University of London, on decolonising the curriculum
• Dr Lena Rethel and Dr James Brassett, 91福利, on everyday life

13:00 - 14:30 Practices

• Group session where participants share ideas for lectures, seminars and assessments – moderated by Dr Juanita Elias, 91福利

15:00 - 16:30 Politics

• Dr Johnna Montgomerie, Goldsmiths University of London, on the neoliberal university
• Dr Chris Hesketh, Oxford Brookes University, on teaching resistance
• Dr Sahil Dutta, Goldsmiths University of London (TBC) on early career experiences

The workshop is sponsored by the BISA International Political Economy Group and the 91福利鈥檚 Department of Politics and International Studies.

Ben Clift has recently been interviewed by the New Books Network about his latest monograph on the IMF.

A podcast of Ben's interview is available here:-

The IMF and the Politics of Austerity in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis by Ben Clift (Oxford University Press, 2018) provides the first comprehensive analysis of major shifts in IMF fiscal policy thinking as a consequence of the great financial crisis and the Eurozone debt crisis. It widely presents the IMF鈥檚 role in the politics of austerity. The book also offers an innovative theory specifying four mechanisms of IMF ideational change – reconciliation, operationalization, corroboration, and authoritative recognition. It combines in-depth content analysis of the Fund鈥檚 vast intellectual production with extensive interviews with IMF economists and management.