You may have noticed that there’s a little bit of an election happening in the U.S.A this week. Will Trump be re-elected? Is it going to go to the Supreme Court? Is the Republican Party moving away from democracy? We’ve got some great analysis from students and academics at City. We are going to kick […]
Weekly Update – East West Relations, Training Opportunities, US Elections, and more!
Hi Everyone, We’ve got a whole bunch of things to engage with this week. Media: The City Politics Podcast – Episode 4: East West Relations The City Politics Podcast · Episode 4 – East-West relations On August 17th, 1917 American journalist John Reed set sail from New York City bound for Russia. His book Ten Days […]
Student Spotlight: Is America Unique, Special, Different, from Other Societies? by Pablo Gutierrez de Lario
Welcome to our inaugural Student Spotlight. We’d like to thank Pablo Gutierrez de Lario for this piece from IP3020: American Foreign Policy. Netflix recently released a new series called Emily in Paris. The story is simple: An American woman moves to Paris for a job opportunity. There, she struggles to succeed in the workplace […]
Weekly Update: Black History Month, Erasmus+, Talks, and More!
It’s Week 4, but the news keeps on coming. This week there are some great events and opportunities coming up. Opportunity: Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange The Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange project proposes different models of Virtual Exchange activities with different formats, duration, time investment, thematic scope and number of participants. These opportunities are all free! Social Circles: Participants discuss […]
Weekly Update – Opportunities, Book Launches, Webinars, and More!
Hi All, It’s that time again. Here is a digest of the events, opportunities, and articles that are upcoming. Event: Michael Young, Social Science and the British Left: A Conversation Thursday October 15, 17:30 Join The Young Foundation CEO Helen Goulden and author Dr. Lise Butler for the launch of her new book, Michael Young, Social […]
Weekly Update – Mentorship Opportunities, Black History Month, Book Launches, and More!
Hi Everyone, We hope that week 2 is treating you well. Here is the digest of events and opportunities coming up in the near future Opportunity: CityBuddy Programme First year students are encouraged to join the CityBuddy programme which can connect you with a second or third year student, who will mentor you during your […]
Alumni Interview – Tomás Sabat Stöfsel: City, Success, and Advice for New Students
Graduated in 2013 in international Politics from City, after which did an MPhil at the University of Cambridge. Current role: COO/Founder of Grakn Labs (On the founding team) Grakn is database software that enables developers to be more productive and build applications in industries such as drug discovery, cyber threat intelligence, fraud […]
Weekly Update – Jobs, Opportunities, Webinars, and More!
Hi All, I hope the first week of classes is treating you well. We’ve got some really great opportunities for our students this week. Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford Postgraduate and third year students might be interested in looking at the Researcher jobs that have opened at the FHI. We have opened research […]
Weekly Update – Happy Welcome Week!
Hi everyone! Welcome to all the students who are joining the Department of International Politics and welcome back to our returning second and third year students! We have some great events coming up this week and excellent contributions to political analysis from members of the Department. Balfour Project Peace Advocacy Fellowship, 2020-1 The Balfour Project […]
Weekly Update
This is our first weekly update, where you can get information on forthcoming events and resources from the Department of International Politics. Second International Photo Contest Winner – Michael Tregembo! Sincere Congratulations to Michael Tregembo as co-winner of the first International Politics Photo Contest! His photo is the featured image of this weeks blog post! […]