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2016 News

Rethinking Civil Society: History, Theory, Critique

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Congratulations to Dr Tim Stanton


Comparative peace building in Asia

Thursday 1 December 2016

Congratulations to Dr Claire Smith


York International Development Network

Monday 28 November 2016

Website launch!


Using sediments and words to unlock the secrets of climate resilience

Thursday 3 November 2016

Congratulations to Jean and Joao


Using the arts to explore creative activism and development alternatives

Thursday 3 November 2016

Successful AHRC research network


We are one of the UK’s top departments in NSS 2016

Tuesday 1 November 2016

Recently published NSS results


Chevening/ University of York Partnership Award

Monday 26 September 2016

New Chevening/University of York Partnership Award for students from China


Wellcome Trust Grant

Monday 19 September 2016

Congratulations to Dr James Rogers


IAA Fellowship Award

Monday 19 September 2016

Congratulations to Dr Louise Haagh-Bolton


Recent York Politics PhD student wins thesis prize

Monday 12 September 2016

A recent Politics PhD student at the University of York has won a prestigious prize for his PhD thesis on the politics of climate change.


Politics Department Prize Winners 2015-16

Monday 27 June 2016

Congratulations to all the prize winners!


British Academy mid-career Fellowship

Monday 13 June 2016

Congratulations to Dr Monica Brito-Vieira


LASA prize

Friday 10 June 2016

Congratulations to Carlos Solar


Congratulations to Dr Ignacio Jurado

Thursday 9 June 2016

ESRC future leaders award


Congratulations to Dr Claire Smith

Thursday 9 June 2016

Development, Inequality and Citizenship in Indonesia


Will there be peace in Nagorno-Karabakh? Two things stand in the way.

Thursday 2 June 2016

An article by Nina Casperson


Congratulations to Professor Martin Smith

Wednesday 1 June 2016

Bernard Crick Prize


IKnowFood: Integrating Knowledge for Food System Resilience

Thursday 26 May 2016

Congratulations to Tony Heron


Congratulations to Dr Peg Murray-Evans

Thursday 26 May 2016

Leverhulme Career Fellowship


Congratulations to Dr Martin O'Neill

Wednesday 25 May 2016

ISRF mid-career fellowship


New John Dunn Essay Prize in Political Theory

Friday 20 May 2016

The Department of Politics is delighted to announce a new annual prize awarded to the best essay in political theory, named in honour of Professor John Dunn.


Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Dr Nick Ritchie invited to speak to the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group


Responding to Nuclear Violence

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow at the University


ESRC Precarious Trajectories project

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Launch of death by rescue report


Staff v Student football

Wednesday 13 April 2016

In a hard-fought Staff vs Student Match, youth triumphed over experience.


Congratulations to Dr Sandra Léon-Alfonso

Thursday 7 April 2016

Commissioned to write for El Pais


Congratulations to Professor Werner Bonefeld

Wednesday 23 March 2016

Recent successful achievements


Annual Staff vs Student Football

Wednesday 23 March 2016

The 2016 Staff vs Student Football Match will take place on Tuesday 12 April 2016


ESRC PhD Scholarship, Rights-based Alternatives in International Development

Monday 15 February 2016

This research will be part of an exciting partnership between CAHR and ActionAid focusing on rights-based development alternatives.


Zika: what Brazil is doing to tackle the virus

Thursday 4 February 2016

An article by Dr João Nunes


Britain and Europe: The political economy of ‘Brexit’

Thursday 28 January 2016

Successful funding from the White Rose University Consortium


Former PhD student wins prestigious award

Friday 8 January 2016

Congratulations to Watcharabon Buddharaksa who has won an NRCT award for best thesis.


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