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PAIS to Host Election Preview Event
The Department of Politics and International Studies (University of Warwick) are hosting an expert preview of the upcoming UK general election. Our panel, made up of academics and polling experts, will analyse the election campaign, answer your questions and discuss what to look out for on election night.
Multiple prizes for PAIS in the British International Studies Association Awards
PAIS has secured a number of prizes from the British International Studies Association (BISA). At a ceremony held at the BISA conference in Birmingham on 6th July, the following prizes were awarded:
Early Career Excellence in Teaching International Studies Prize – Dr Akinyemi Oyawale
New Voices in Cultural Relations Prize (awarded by BISA and the British Council for best Masters dissertation in International Studies) – Louise Sherry, MA in International Relations 2022/3
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Prize – Prof. Vicki Squire
L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize– honourable mention to Seb Rumsby former PhD student/postdoctoral fellow in PAIS
PAIS awarded Athena Swan Silver
The Department of Politics and International Studies has achieved the Athena Swan Silver award, a prestigious UK charter mark that recognises the advancement of gender equality in higher education. This is an important acknowledgement of the ongoing dedication and progress of the department in promoting gender equality for staff and students.
Counterterrorism Research Report Launch: 10th July
Professor Heath-Kelly will be joined by speakers from Amnesty, Open Rights Group, Preventwatch and Healing Justice London to launch the new MedAct report: 'Unhealthy Liaisons: NHS Collaboration with the Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service'.
The launch will take place from 18:30 on the 10th July, at Amnesty's offices in Shoreditch. The event will be hybrid and registrations can be made here: https://www.medact.org/event/briefing-launch-unhealthy-liaisonsLink opens in a new window
New Article on Brexit’s Discursive Politics by Ben Clift
A new article co-authored by Ben Clift and former PAIS Professor Ben Rosamond is just published in New Political Economy. Entitled ‘Technocratic reason in hard times: the mobilisation of economic knowledge and the discursive politics of BrexitLink opens in a new window’, it explores why credentialed economic expertise did not enjoy a privileged position within the Brexit debate.