International Relations, Politics and History

Impact and engagement | International Relations, Politics and History | Loughborough University

Have you seen the brand new 'impact and engagement' pages on our website? Learn more about our department's impactful research on climate change, Arctic geopolitics, emergency management, LGBTQ+ lives in culture, the politics of pregnancy, and much more.

www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/pol...

07.10.2025 12:23 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

What is gender anyway? – Students as Researchers

Have you looked at our Students as Researchers blog, run by @peteryeandle.bsky.social? Monday's entry comes from the IR student Cerys Organ: 'What is gender anyway?'

This reflects on conversations from Victoria Browne's module Gender and Global Politics.

blog.lboro.ac.uk/irph-student...

03.10.2025 10:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Luiss — Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali

Next week, thanks to a very generous invitation from Gianfranco Pellegrino, I will be delivering a keynote paper at Luiss, Rome, at a conference on 'Liberal Politics and Nature'. Registration is open. If you're in or near Rome, you should consider coming along!

www.luiss.it/evento/2025/...

02.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Not your typical research seminar...

Earlier this week, Orit Shimoni (@oritshimoni.bsky.social) and Dan Bern discussed the potential for music and art to foster cross-cultural solidarity with the Pacifism and Nonviolence Research Group, complete with live performances.

02.10.2025 12:49 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Friday saw us welcome over 250 new undergraduate students across our seven programmes. Welcome to Team IRPH!

Pictured: one of the induction talks delivered by Guy Aitchison, and some of the winners of our 'IRPH Bingo', which was more fun than it sounds – honestly!

29.09.2025 09:17 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

📢JPN 3:2 now out. SI on #Economics of Politics & Nonviolence guest edited by Christopher Coyne. Includes articles on practical #pacifism, #nonviolent action, polycentric #peace, female property rights, & 1849 Paris Peace Congress. brill.com/view/journal...

24.09.2025 14:14 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Take a look at the latest from Dr Giulia Piccolino!

How do political rulers in post-conflict states manage the threat posed by the former leaders of non-state armed groups?

22.09.2025 16:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Getting ready to welcome our visitors to Day 2 of @lborouniversity.bsky.social @irph.bsky.social September Open Days.

20.09.2025 06:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings Find a course at one of the top universities in the country

It's another successful year for IRPH in the Guardian University Guide. Loughborough lands sixth for International Relations, ninth for Politics, and eleventh for History.

16.09.2025 18:30 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Why do we assume some people are like us, politically speaking? Why do we assume some people aren't?

To find out, take a look at the latest paper from Dr Anthony Kevins (@avkevins.bsky.social), Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies in IRPH.

11.09.2025 14:32 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

We are extremely proud to share that Dr Joe Davidson, Vice-Chancellor's Independent Research Fellow here in IRPH, has won the @biapt.bsky.social Early Career Prize for his groundbreaking research and his contributions to the discipline of political theory.

Great job, Joe; well deserved!

10.09.2025 15:42 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0