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On the evening of Monday 2nd October, Butterworth Hall opened its door to a packed audience for the fifth annual Warwick Question Time.

The event, organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS), provides a platform for students to engage with politicians, policy makers and academics on major issues and questions that concern the world. This year's topic focused on 'Globalisation and Anti-globalisation' and attracted over 1,200 students and guests, who took their seats to watch this year's panel, which included journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, Head of Oxfam's Advocacy Katy Chakrabortty, Historian and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams, CLASS Director Faiza Shaheen and former MP Chris White.

The panel was also joined by Associate Professor of Economics Dr Dennis Novy, and chairing the event for the first time was Associate Professor Trevor McCrisken (PAIS).

The European Union is experiencing considerable turbulence, both in the domestic politics of its member states and in its international environment. A key characteristic of this turbulence are the close linkages between what is seen as ‘domestic’, ‘European’ and ‘international’, with many tensions and disputes rooted in at least two of these domains. This round table event is designed to explore these linkages and their political consequences with a focus on one area of concern: the impact of national electoral change on the broader European order.

In an integrated and interdependent Europe, it is no longer possible to see national elections as purely national events: they are subject to forces and pressures of a transnational and broader international nature as well as those generated at local, regional and national levels. Recently, there has been considerable attention to the impact of ‘transnational nationalism’ and of populist movements in key European elections. During 2017, there has been a cluster of important elections within the EU, particularly those in the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom and Germany, which have been replete with potential implications at the European level.

In this round table, we focus on the ways in which key national elections have reflected, reinforced or resisted processes of transnational populism, and on the implications of the results for the broader European order. Speakers will present a range of views focusing on the recent elections in the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom and Germany, and will evaluate their implications in comparative and transnational perspective.

The event is scheduled to take place from 6-8pm in MS0.04, Zeeman Building, on Thursday 19th October, followed by a reception.

Speakers:

Dr. Renske Doorenspleet, University of Warwick

Professor Helen Drake, Loughborough University

Dr. Andreas Murr, University of Warwick

Professor William Paterson, Aston University

Chair:

Professor Michael Smith, PAIS

For speaker biographies, and to register your attendance, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/europe-in-question-round-table-the-changing-electoral-landscape-of-europe-tickets-33208758290

We are delighted to announce that the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is ranked 3^rd out of 81 UK Politics departments in the The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018; a position we have now held for three years in a row. This influential national league table reflects latest data on student satisfaction (NSS), research excellence, and a range of other indicators.

We are particularly proud to see that PAIS is ranked 1^st for student experience and 2^nd for teaching quality among the elite Russell Group of UK Politics departments.

The University of Warwick is ranked 9th overall — a full University press release can be found here.

Our latest position in The Times/The Sunday Times follows on recent successes in other national league tables – notably 3rd place in The Guardian University Guide 2018 and 4th in The Complete University Guide 2018 — cementing our position as one of the very best Politics departments in the UK.

We thank all staff and students who have contributed to this impressive and sustained achievement. With a number of exciting and ambitious plans for the 2017/18 academic year and beyond, we look forward to building on these successes in the months and years ahead.

A series of academic and public engagement activities will take place in association with the concluding work of the ERC Starting Grant Project “Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty” 26-29 September, 2017.

On 26 September, 2017, a workshop is organized on the theme “Migrants’ and Diaspora Responses to the Rise of Right-wing Populism” with 16 participants from different parts of Europe and USA at Warwick University in London. The workshop will discuss how migrants and diasporas mobilize either against or in support of populist movements in an era of increasing anti-immigrant sentiments and attempts to redefine national belonging.

The full program could be found here.

On 26 September, 2017 at 6 pm. the ERC project team is presenting research findings during a public event at the conflict journalism Frontline Club in London, on the Soft Power of Diasporas. Prominent journalists from the Financial Times and the BBC will join the ERC “Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty” team in a lively discussion.

More information about this public event is available here.

On 28-29 September, 2017 the final conference “Beyond the Territorial State: Diaspora Mobilizations and Contested Sovereignty in the European Neighborhood” will take place in the Radcliffe Conference Centre at Warwick University, with embedded panels of a second workshop on “Diasporas and Challenges to the Statehood in the Middle East and North Africa.” The conference will gather more than 30 presenters and discussants from different parts of Europe, the USA, and Canada.

The presentation of the ERC project's findings and contributions to theory, methodology and empirical data gathering will take place on 28 September, 2017 at 9:00 - 11:00 in Radcliffe. Please join us!

A full program of this academic conference is available here.

A report on the publications, academic and public engagement activities conducted by the ERC “Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty” team (2012-2017) is available here.