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Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)

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POLIS includes seven Centres and Institutes which embody the intellectual diversity of the Department through their academic programmes and inspirational research across a broad range of subjects.


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POLIS students are taught by members of a dynamic community of academics and researchers offering world class teaching and analysis of the world's most complex and pressing issues.















  

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New Book: Dr James Wood explores the 'Polycentric Innovation State' in the US

18 December 2025

The Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Dr James Wood , Associate Teaching Professor in Political Economy, titled States of Innovation: Driving the American Economy in the 21st Century (Bristol University Press). In 'States of Innovation', Dr Wood...