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The 1884-85 Berlin Conference is one of the best known and most infamous examples of European imperialism and the "Scramble for Africa." How did Latin American states, the world's first region of post-colonial countries, respond? In a new article , PAIS's Tom Long and Cambridge's Carsten-Andreas Schulz examine this question.

Read the full article on Seeing the Berlin Conference from the periphery: Latin American reactions to imperialism elsewhere, 1884–85 | Journal of Global History | Cambridge Core.

Professor Briony Jones is currently a Visiting Fellow at UNRISD on her study leave. She has written this news report on a flagship event co-hosted by The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) with the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy of the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

Read the article on Beyond 2030: The Future of Social Development in a Changing World

Dr Mitya Pearson (University of Warwick) and Dr David Jeffery (University of Liverpool) have published a new report entitled ‘What Do British Politicians think?’.

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On Thursday, January 23rd, the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) hosted a special graduation reception to honour the accomplishments of its graduating students. This event celebrated the achievements of undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students, marking a significant milestone in their academic journeys. Faculty members, alumni, and families came together to acknowledge the hard work, perseverance, and dedication demonstrated by the graduates.

View the full article here.

Lecture title: Foresight for Flourishing: Why we Need to Imagine the Futures that We Want to CreateLink opens in a new window

Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025
Time: 13:00-14:30 (BST)
Where: Online – Please register to attend here. Joining instructions will be emailed later