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Politics and international relations, Politics and international relations

Democracy in Action: Potential for change

Ashley Sa, who took the module as part of her International Relations and Language Studies degree, talks about her experience.

Ashley Sa

20 October 2023

In this blog, I'll discuss my personal experience and why I opted to pursue postgraduate studies in an area that interests me, at the University of Essex, from the discovery of my genuine love during my undergraduate years to the supportive atmosphere and practical benefits afforded by the institution.

Zuzanna Tobiasz

27 June 2023

A painful picture for the Tories forecasting the general election from the local results

Professor Paul Whiteley

12 May 2023

With speaker Kristian Gleditsch

Professor Kristian Gleditsch, Professor Jules Pretty

13 June 2022

With speaker Shane Martin

Professor Jules Pretty, Professor Shane Martin

11 June 2022

Taking Riace – and Domenico Lucano's sentence - seriously

Professor Anna Sergi

15 October 2021

Spotlight On...a peace and conflict officer

Dr Andrew Yaw Tchie discusses his career as a peace and conflict researcher, focussing on sub-Saharan Africa.

Alumni team

30 September 2021

Six reasons why the Tories lost the Chesham and Amersham byelection

Professor Paul Whiteley

22 June 2021

How Do the Scots Achieve Independence

Professor Paul Whiteley, Professor Harold D Clarke

16 June 2021

Scots less likely to identify as European Survey reveals

Professor Paul Whiteley, Professor Harold D Clarke

17 May 2021

1-10 of 20 results

1-10 of 20 results

Politics and international relations, Politics and international relations

Democracy in Action: Potential for change

Why I decided to Study Postgraduate

A painful picture for the Tories forecasting the general election from the local results

Episode 8 - Chopping Wood: Country Conflict and Cooperation - Brighter Futures

Episode 6 - So Far So Good: Parliaments and Policy Engagement - Brighter Futures

Taking Riace – and Domenico Lucano's sentence - seriously

Spotlight On...a peace and conflict officer

Six reasons why the Tories lost the Chesham and Amersham byelection

How Do the Scots Achieve Independence

Scots less likely to identify as European Survey reveals