Research clusters

Our research interests fall into five clusters of interest: 

• Comparative Political Behaviour & Institutions
• International Studies
• Middle Eastern and North African Politics
• Political Theory
• Public Policy

All academic staff in the department are active within at least one of these groups.  Postgraduate students, whether working on their own or within larger projects led by staff members, are also integral members of clusters.

Political Theory and Middle East clusters have journals associated with them and operate their own research seminars.

There is a joint departmental research seminar which hosts visiting speakers and provides a forum for discussion of staff research papers.