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As part of the Global Benchmarking Project led by from PAIS and from the University of the Witwatersrand, a new Global Benchmarking Database has been launched on the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation website.

The prototype Database (version 1.8) compiles summary information on 205 global benchmarks. The Database was constructed using a typology developed by Broome and Quirk in their forthcoming Special Issue of the journal Review of International Studies, to be published in December 2015 on the theme of 'The Politics of Numbers: Normative Agendas and Global Benchmarking'. The Database distinguishes between four types of global benchmarking practices based on the class of transnational actor engaged in benchmarking, namely: (1) statecraft; (2) international governance; (3) private market governance; and (4) transnational advocacy.

The Database will be a useful resource for scholars and students researching cognate areas relating to the politics of numbers, indicators, rankings, and ratings, as well as for other users such as journalists, policy analysts, and NGO researchers concerned with understanding the scope of global benchmarking as an increasingly popular mode of transnational governance.

The Global Benchmarking Database can be viewed at:

Further information about the Global Benchmarking Project, including research events, talks, and publications, is available at:

A recent commentary article for openDemocracy on the flaws inherent in many forms of global benchmarking can be viewed at:

Dr has recently been appointed as Editor of the prestigious , together with prominent international scholars Jacqueline Best, Susanne Soederberg, and Eleni Tsingou.

For almost two decades, the RIPE Series has been a leading forum for cutting edge research in the field of International Political Economy (IPE). Leading figures in the discipline have published in the series (including current and former 91福利 colleagues) and a number of the Monographs have either won or been short-listed for international prizes.

The appointment reflects the ongoing strength of IPE at 91福利, one of the leading institutions in the UK and Europe for research and teaching in IPE. Together with 91福利 colleagues André Broome, Juanita Elias, Lena Rethel, and Ben Richardson, Brassett also recently organized the 91福利 50th Anniversary Conference on , which brought together 130 scholars from over 20 countries to showcase cutting-edge research in the field.

Dr Dave Webber presents his lecture "Politics and Power in the People's Game" as part of the Politics and International Studies Widening Participation event with Liverpool FC in April 2015.

Following the launch of the US-led investigation into the alleged corruption at Fifa, Dr was approached by a number of media agencies across the world for his analysis of the allegations, and Sepp Blatter's position as president of football's global governing body.

As well as featuring on local radio stations, BBC Coventry & 91福利shire and BBC WM, David has also appeared live on Scottish ITV, Euronews, Al Jazeera, CNN, Business News Network (Canada), Sky Sports News, and France 24. His comments on the crisis at Fifa have also been picked up by Reuters UK and the Press Association, and been published in the print editions of Bloomberg, the Daily Express, Today (Singapore) and the Washington Post.

David's original press statements, sent out from the 91福利 Newsroom, can be found here:

PAIS has moved to 5th in The Guardian University League Table 2016 for Politics, up from 7th in 2015.

The Guardian table is based to a large extent on student satisfaction, employability, entry tariffs and departmental spend on each student. PAIS scored 10 out of 10 on spend per student, with only a few other institutions able to match this in the top ten.

You can view the league tables for Politics here:

The University as a whole has risen to 6th from 9th.

Well done to everyone in PAIS for this very good rise, which again confirms our consistency across every research and teaching league table as a top five department.