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Applications are invited for an indefinite Assistant Professorship in Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick. The position is open with respect to specialism within political theory, but preference will be given to candidates who are able and willing to teach modules addressing historical political thought.

For more information, and to apply, please see: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5062452&ownertype=fair&jcode=1727017&vt_template=1457&adminview=1

Dr Ben Richardson gave evidence to the International Trade Committee in the latest session of its inquiry on Trade and the Commonwealth: Developing Countries. The session was focused on the sugar trade, with Dr Richardson appearing alongside industry representatives from AB Sugar and Tate & Lyle Sugars.

In an article for openDemocracy, PAIS PhD researcher Ragnar Weilandt argues that Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa might bring socio-economic improvements, but is unlikely to usher in a new era of democracy.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Anderson has been appointed as a joint Professor in Politics and Economics and he will be the new Director of PPE at Warwick. His research focuses on the micro-foundations of markets and democracy and examines how economic and political structures shape citizens’ judgments and behaviours. He has written on the popularity of governments and the legitimacy of political institutions, the link between welfare states, income inequality, and citizen behaviour, and the political behaviour of immigrants. Most recently, Chris was Professor of Government and Labor Relations at Cornell University; currently, he is also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics. Thanks to all PAIS colleagues who attended Chris’ job talk in January and to Simon Caney for representing PAIS on the appointment panel chaired by the Provost.

We are also delighted to confirm that Dr Jessica Di Salvatore will be joining PAIS as an indefinite Assistant Professor in Political Science and Peace Studies. Jessica earned her PhD from the University of Amsterdam and was conducting research at the University of Oxford as British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow before joining Warwick. She mostly researches on conflict dynamics and peace missions, with a particular focus on UN peacekeeping in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her current project aims at investigating whether UN missions are suitable for re-building states after civil wars. In particular, she is interested in the impact of external interventions on economic development, governments' legitimacy and socio-political engagement of citizens. She is thrilled to be joining PAIS and looks forward to meeting colleagues in person soon! Thanks to all those who attended Jessica’s job talk in March and to Vincenzo Bove and Arzu Kibris for representing PAIS on the appointment panel chaired by Matt Nudds.

We look forward to welcoming both Chris and Jessica to PAIS at the beginning of May.

Ben Clift's new book on the IMF, - The IMF and the Politics of Austerity in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis, published by Oxford University Press, explores how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) used its resources and reputation to shape economic policy in response to the biggest financial crash since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The book is featured in a new SPERI blog by Tony Payne - http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/2018/04/23/understanding-the-imf-better/

The book presents the first analysis of the role played by the IMF in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, and identifies some of the strategies used by the IMF to influence thinking about what is, and what is not, ‘sound’ economic policy.