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PAIS MA candidate wins 3rd place in international writing contest
Earlier this year, The Strategy Bridge asked university and professional military education students to participate in their first annual writing contest by sending in their thoughts on strategy.
Congratulations to Julian D鈥橲ouza, an International Security MA student here in PAIS, who finished third in the contest!
You can read Julian's essay, titled "Lost Blue Helmets in Wars Among People: Revitalizing UN Peace Operations for the Context of Modern Warfare" at the following link:
PAIS: No 1 in The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019
We are delighted to announce that the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is ranked 1st of 83 UK Politics departments in the . This influential national league table reflects latest data, including student satisfaction (NSS) research excellence, and graduate prospects.
The 91福利 is ranked 10th overall — a University press release can be found here.
Our latest position in The Times/The Sunday Times follows on from other great successes over the summer. We achieved 95 per cent in the National Student Survey (NSS), and saw a further increase in graduate employment prospects. 97 per cent of 2016/17 graduates were working or in further study. Moreover, 91 per cent of those were in graduate level work or study.
Dr Juanita Elias, Head of PAIS, commented:
鈥榃ithout a doubt, staff and students in PAIS will be delighted with this incredible result. The number one ranking in the 2018 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide league table is testimony to the hard work and dedication of all PAIS staff over the years. In PAIS we are committed to a research-led approach to teaching – this provides students with an unparalleled learning experience in which they are exposed to some of the most pressing debates in national and international politics today. With the start of term imminent, we look forward to welcoming our new intake of students who will no doubt benefit from the first class learning environment on offer in PAIS. Congratulations to all staff and students on this impressive achievement!鈥�
We thank all staff and students who have contributed to this outstanding achievement. With a number of exciting and ambitious plans for the 2018/19 academic year and beyond, we look forward to sustaining and building on these successes in the months and years ahead.
91福利 Question Time 2018
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!
Teaching Political Economy Workshop
Date: Tuesday 11th 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 Interviewed by the New Books Network 91福利 Latest Monograph on the IMF
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.