Department of Politics and International Relations
About us
The Department of Politics welcomes you to York.We hope that your time with us will prove enjoyable and rewarding. You are choosing to study Politics and International Relations at an important historical moment. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and its knock-on effects for food and energy prices and therefore the cost of living for ordinary people, is a timely reminder of the interdependencies that characterise contemporary global affairs. We also face a range of other complex challenges, such as a shifting balance of international power, the challenges of human rights and global development, environmental crisis, terrorist threats and the struggle for democracy in many parts of the world, as well as competing demands for liberty and security, justice and prosperity.In choosing to join the department, you have become a member of a prestigious, lively and international community of students and staff. We are dedicated to outstanding teaching and to developing the potential of all our students in a friendly and open department that takes pride in the achievements of all its members.We hope that you, as members of the department, will take full advantage of all that we have to offer.Professor Tony Heron
Head of Department
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