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PAIS PhD researcher Matthias Kranke has published a commentary for The Conversation on the question of leadership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has recently announced to stand for re-election notwithstanding legal charges of negligence in a previous assignment as French finance minister. In the commentary, Matt argues that leadership questions get too much attention, often effectively crowding out more important issues. Public debate should centre on how the IMF is governed and what policies it promotes, rather than on who leads the organisation.

The piece can be found at:

Matt's doctoral research examines the politics of collaboration between the IMF and the World Bank. Further information on his research and publications is available at:

IERG are pleased to announce a successful bid made to H2020 for their PRISMA initiative. PRISMA addresses risks and public concerns raised by new transformative technologies. PRISMA is one of many collaborations between 91福利’s IERG and 91福利 Manufacturing Group, and develops the IERG’s track record of crossing the boundary between social sciences and STEM research. PRISMA is worth over Euros 250k to PAIS.

Dr 's article, 'How the West Undermined Women's Rights in the Arab World' has been published by e-zine Jadaliyya as part of a collection marking the fifth anniversary of the 25 January Egyptian Revolution.

You can read the article here:

The Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation & Speaking International Security at 91福利 invite you to attend a roundtable discussion and wine reception to celebrate the launch of the 2015 Special Issue of Review of International Studies on 'The politics of numbers: The normative agendas of global benchmarking'.

The event is open to everyone, but please register to attend:

When: 4.00-5.30pm, Wednesday 20th January, 2016

Where: Lecture Theater A0.23, Social Sciences Building 91福利

Chair: Professor , 91福利

Speakers: Dr , 91福利; Dr , 91福利; Dr Caroline Kuzemko, University of Exeter; Dr Sharifah Sekalala, 91福利; Dr Liam Clegg, University of York

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has been awarded an AHRC Research Grant for a 3-year project entitled 'Politics and Popular Culture in Egypt: Contested Narratives of the 25 January Revolution and its Aftermath'.

The interdisciplinary project, to be conducted in collaboration with Dr Dalia Mostafa, University of Manchester, and Dr Dina Rezk, University of Reading, will explore how popular culture has framed political events since 2011 and informed popular understandings of citizenship, national identity, agency and political authority.