Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)

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Welcome to POLIS

Cambridge has a long and distinctive tradition in the study of politics and international relations with particular emphasis, going back over a century, on historical, legal, economic and philosophical approaches to the study of political thought and national and international politics.

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MPhil in Public Policy

The new Master's in Public Policy (MPP) is a one-year practice oriented programme that was launched in the Department in October 2013.

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Politics in Spires

Politics in Spires is a collaborative effort between the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford and the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge.

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Prof Stephen Walt

The Hinsley Lecture

Professor Stephen Walt of Harvard University visited POLIS on the 13th November 2013 .

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Latest news

The Centre of Governance & Human Rights is excited to launch its new website.

Apr 10, 2014

The Cambridge Review of International Affairs is pleased to introduce its new management and new projects for 2014.

Apr 08, 2014

Seminar in POLIS by the German Finance Minister, Dr Wolfgang Schäuble

Mar 31, 2014

Dr Robert Weatherley has recently published a book entitled "Making China Strong: The Role of Nationalism in Chinese Thinking on Democracy and Human Rights"

Mar 18, 2014

Duncan Kelly reviews Shlomo Avineri's new biography of Theodor Herzl

Mar 17, 2014

The Art Of Attraction – Report for the British Academy by Professor Christopher Hill

Mar 14, 2014

R.A. Butler Politics Prize

Mar 10, 2014

Prof David Runciman reviews The Snowden Files by Luke Harding for The Guardian

Feb 17, 2014

'Matteo Renzi: the limits of doing' by Dr Chris Bickerton and Dr Carlo Accetti Invernizzi

Feb 17, 2014

Alumni of the M.Phil in International Relations from 2005-6, and others working in the area of European foreign and security policy, will be shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Clara Marina O’Donnell.

Feb 14, 2014

Seminars and Events

Tue 29 Apr 17:00: Comparative study on europeanisation of party politics.

Mon 05 May 13:00: CGHR Research Group: Human rights education and training programmes in Mexico: A cross-case analysis of practitioners’ professional knowledge and practice

Tue 06 May 17:00: Reforming the European Court of Auditors: the challenges of financial accountability in the EU

Thu 08 May 16:00: POLIS Seminar on the First World War

Tue 13 May 17:00: TBC

Fri 16 May 13:00: Internet Communication Technologies Guarding the Truth in 2013-14 Ukraine