Other News
Prof Hughes interviewed for Dispatch Japan
Prof Chris Hughes, Head of Department, was recently interviewed by Peter Ennis for Dispatch Japan in an article entitled 'Abe Doctrine Marks a Radical Shift in Japanese Security Policy.'
Virtual special issue of Political Geography features PAIS academics
A virtual special issue of the prestigious international journal Political Geography has been published on the topic of 'the Politics of Migration' featuring PAIS academics.
Of the selected ten articles written between 1989 and 2015 are two by researchers in the International Relations and Security cluster in PAIS:
- '"Desert trash"': Posthumanism, border struggles, and humanitarian politics', by Vicki Squire
- '"We are not animals!" Humanitarian border security and zoopolitical spaces in EUrope', by Nick Vaughan-Williams
The virtual special issue reflects the internationally-renowned expertise in borders and migration research within the Department.
Available for free until 16 October 2015, the virtual special issue can be accessed here: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/political-geography/news/virtual-special-issue-on-the-politics-of-migration/
Tom Parr Shortlisted for 2015 Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students
Congratulations to Tom Parr, who has been shortlisted for the 2015 Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students.
The Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research students (WATEPGR) gives students and staff the opportunity to recognise and celebrate excellent teaching by postgraduate research students. Research students can carry out a range of teaching activities including facilitating seminars, lecturing, demonstrating, and project supervision.
Tom has recently been appointed as a Teaching Fellow in Political Theory here in PAIS.
PAIS PhD Researcher Has Article on Greece Published by Huffington Post
In an article for the Huffington Post UK, PAIS PhD researcher Ragnar Weilandt argues that the Greek deal is not a coup against the Tsipras government but a logical consequence of the intergovernmental system through which large parts of EU affairs are governed.