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Jude Browne's new book: political responsibility and tech governance

New book alert! "Political Responsibility and Tech Governance"

17 March 2025

Professor Jude Browne's new book " Political Responsibility and Tech Governance: AI, Repro-tech and Structural Injustice " was officially launched at Cambridge University Press Bookshop on Friday 14 March 2025. The book focusses on the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), and the impact of new reproductive...

Climate Activism, Digital Technologies, and Organizational Change by Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Nina Hall

New book alert! "Climate Activism, Digital Technologies, and Organizational Change"

17 December 2024

Professor Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni has co-authored a book which asks, "How do climate advocacy organizations use digital technologies to campaign for climate action?" This book examines how technology influences the formation, scope, and organizational structures of climate organizations, the goals they strive for, and...

Professor Ayşe Zarakol with Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark

Professor Ayşe Zarakol Honoured with Honorary Doctorate from University of Copenhagen

25 November 2024

Professor Ayşe Zarakol was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen on 8 November 2024. The prestigious honour was conferred during the Annual Commemoration ceremony, an event attended by Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark. Professor Zarakol was recognized for her career achievement and significant...

Farhana Afrin Rahman's New Book Examines the Lives of Rohingya Women After Forced Migration

18 November 2024

The Department of Politics and International Studies is excited to announce the publication of After the Exodus: Gender and Belonging in Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugee Camps by Farhana Afrin Rahman . This powerful book delves into the experiences of Rohingya women who fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, seeking refuge...

Key Trends and Issues at the Intersection of Communication and Human Rights

30 September 2024

Dr Ella McPherson Reflects on her Experience as ICA 2024 Theme Co-Chair CGHR Co-Director, Dr Ella McPherson was delighted to serve as Co-Chair of the International Communication Association ’s 74th conference theme, ‘ Communication and Global Human Rights ’. The 5000-member International Communication Association (ICA)...

Dr Ilias Alami Publishes New Book: The Spectre of State Capitalism

30 September 2024

Dr Ilias Alami 's newest book, The Spectre of State Capitalism , has just been published by Oxford University Press. Co-written with Prof. Adam D. Dixon, Dr Alami's new book provides a comprehensive study of the material, discursive, and ideological dimensions of the ongoing reconfiguration of the state's role as promoter...

Author Mary Ononokpono talks about how her work has been inspired by the MPhil in African Studies programme

30 September 2024

Mary Onoŋokpono is a Nigerian-British writer with a POLIS MPhil in African Studies. Her short story 'Firewater', about a child's perspective of the Atlantic slave trade, has been awarded first prize by a competition for emerging African writers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CenQbrAjwK0

Dr Alina Utrata is the 2024 winner of the Lisa Smirl PhD Prize

12 September 2024

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce that Dr Alina Utrata as the 2024 Lisa Smirl PhD Prize winner. Every year, the Department of Politics and International Studies offers a prize of £200 for the best PhD thesis completed in the previous academic year. The Prize is named in memory of...

Winners of the 2024 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition Announced

11 September 2024

Every year The Department of Politics and International Studies holds a competition to find the best photographs taken by our PhD students during their fieldwork. The photographs submitted to the PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition showcase images which represent the diversity and depth with which our students interact...

Dr Marthe Achtnich wins BISA Susan Strange Best Book Prize

11 June 2024

Dr Marthe Achtnich has been awarded the BISA Susan Strange Best Book Prize for her outstanding book Mobility Economies in Europe’s Borderlands: Migrants’ Journeys through Libya and the Mediterranean (Cambridge University Press). The Susan Strange Book Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding book published in any field...

New book alert! "Political Responsibility and Tech Governance"

New book alert! "Climate Activism, Digital Technologies, and Organizational Change"

Professor Ayşe Zarakol Honoured with Honorary Doctorate from University of Copenhagen

Farhana Afrin Rahman's New Book Examines the Lives of Rohingya Women After Forced Migration

Key Trends and Issues at the Intersection of Communication and Human Rights

Dr Ilias Alami Publishes New Book: The Spectre of State Capitalism

Author Mary Ononokpono talks about how her work has been inspired by the MPhil in African Studies programme

Dr Alina Utrata is the 2024 winner of the Lisa Smirl PhD Prize

Winners of the 2024 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition Announced

Dr Marthe Achtnich wins BISA Susan Strange Best Book Prize

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