Grant success for GIC member Roddy Brett!1 July 2021Economic and Social Research Council, Research Grant.
£924,064
Getting on with it: understanding the Micro-Dynamics of Post-Accord Intergroup Social Relations in Colombia, Lebanon and Northern Ireland.
PI: Dr. Roddy Brett
Co-I: Professor Roger Mac Ginty
Jonathan Floyd shares key lessons from prize-winning teaching 29 June 2021Since winning this year’s Jennie Lee Prize from the Political Studies Association (PSA), a major career award given in recognition of his ‘outstanding contribution to the teaching of politics in higher education’, SPAIS Senior Lecturer Jonathan Floyd has been busy sharing the key features of his pedagogy with a range of audiences. In just the last seven days, he has delivered a presentation to the University Education Committee, given a lecture to the SPAIS PhD community, as part of the regular ‘how to’ series he runs, and run a webinar for the PSA, with attendees taking part from around the world.
Professor Yongjin Zhang gave oral evidence at the House of Lords inquiry17 May 2021Professor Yongjin Zhang was invited to appear before the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee on 21 April to give oral evidence to the Committee’s inquiry on the UK’s Security and Trade Relationship with China.
Inspirational student: 'Dyslexia made me who I am today'3 March 2021An inspirational student who didn't learn to read until he was 13 years old has left the University of Bristol with a First and a slew of international awards.
Jonathan Floyd discusses John Rawls' A Theory of Justice on BBC Radio 322 January 2021Why is John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice so often the first book on reading lists in contemporary political theory/philosophy? The simple answer is that so many later books begin their arguments by responding to Rawls. Yet that only raises a new puzzle – what is it about Rawls’ work that means everybody else needs to engage with it?
