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

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

Bringing the gold standard into the classroom: teaching replication and reproducibility at Cambridge

Feb 13, 2014

Calling 3rd year undergraduates! The Student Survey

Feb 12, 2014

Dr Robin Bunce, Director of Studies for Politics at Homerton College, publishes 'Darcus Howe a Political Biography'

Feb 09, 2014

Lisa Smirl Prize for Best PhD 2012-13

Feb 05, 2014

Research Seminar: ‘Why the German Empire and the European Union fell or are fallling, and why Anglo-America rose’ by Professor Brendan Simms

Jan 24, 2014

New Research Associate: Dr Kundai Sithole

Jan 07, 2014

Dr Justin Pearce reflects on recent protest, repression and the rule of law in Angola.

Dec 10, 2013

Seminars and Events

Mon 10 Mar 17:00: Statelessness in International Political and Legal Thought, 1921-1935 Comment: Duncan Kelly (Jesus College, Cambridge)

Mon 10 Mar 17:00: Egypt and the Arab Spring

Mon 05 May 13:00: CGHR Research Group

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

Tue 13 May 17:00: TBC

Tue 20 May 17:00: Rethinking the European Union