Social & Political Sciences at NTU

The Department hosted a fantastic event: the fourth International Security and Sustainability Lecture, delivered by Professor Claudia Aradau (King's College London). Many thanks, @cearadau.bsky.social, for visiting NTU and for a fascinating and thought-provoking talk.

Please, listen to our very own Dr Poberezhskaya discussing #Russia and #climatechange.

Congratulations to Eva Zemandl who is now serving on the ChallengeEU External Advisory Board following her work to establish the Nottingham City Sustainable Food Partnership and other multisector collaborations to tackle policy challenges in Nottingham.

We had a wonderful PhD seminar the past Wednesday, listening to great presentations by Clara Dunphy, Ben Seymour, Hala Al-Hamawi and seeing projects in all stages of development.

Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously? A crack in the window of a Chinese space capsule is the latest incident involving debris.

Have you considered the growing danger posed by space debris? Discover why it matters in this The Conversation article co-authored by Lesley Masters. theconversation.com/space-debris...
#spacediplomacy

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Happy 2026! Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Matt Henn's article 'Uninterested Youth? Young People's Attitudes towards Party Politics in Britain' is among the 75 most cited articles across the journals of the Political Studies Association. journals.sagepub.com/page/psx/col...

COCAG Position Paper We are pleased to announce our position paper which can be accessed online on Zenodo or in the pdf below. This position paper argues for the development of a coherent body of critical career theory…

Congratulations to Ricky Gee who has recently co-published a Critical Perspectives on Career and Career Guidance (COCAG). cocag.co.uk/2025/11/27/c....

Breaking barriers: advancing ethnic diversity in higher education professional services - HEPI This blog was kindly authored by Dr Louise Oldridge, Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University (with research team Dr Maranda Ridgway, Dr David Dahill, Dr Ricky Gee, Dr Stefanos Nachmias, Dr Loyi...

Congratulations to Ricky Gee for funding awarded for his collaborative project, 'Career Barriers and Enablers for Ethnically Minoritised Senior Professional Services Roles in UK Higher Education' www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/12/05/b...

“You’re saying I don’t belong”: queer, non-mainstream religious and spiritual sex workers navigating stigma Dominant discourses frequently construct sex work and queer identities as fundamentally incompatible with religiosity. Consequently, queer religious and spiritual sex workers occupy an under explor...

Publication Alert! Daisy Matthews has published her article, “You’re saying I don’t belong”: queer, non-mainstream religious and spiritual sex workers navigating stigma in the Journal of Gender Studies. doi.org/10.1080/0958...
#genderstudies

YouTube video by Nottingham Trent University Why do NTU students think you should visit an Open Day? 🙌 #nottinghamtrentuniversity #shorts

SPS staff will be at the Open Day on 6 December to meet you. You are also welcome at the Sociology, Politics & IR taster sessions.
#ntu #openday #politics #internationalrelations #sociology
See why it is worth attending:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDva...

The annual Christmas quiz—bringing together staff and students and hosted by our fabulous Quiz Master, Matthew Mokhefi-Ashton—was once again great fun.

We are looking forward to welcoming Professor Claudia Aradau at NTU in February 2026 to talk about #security, #scandals, #genAI.

AI-Generated Anti-Gender Content: Bots and the Spread of Misogynistic Radicalisation A fully funded PhD studentship opportunity, open for UK applicants.

Please, consider applying to this PhD #scholarship opportunity to research #GenAI, #bots, #antigender content, and #misogynisticradicalisation and work with our colleague, Dr @katkrulisova.bsky.social. Link 👉 www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...

Analysing Net-Zero Discourses in the Context of Democratic Backsliding A fully funded PhD studentship opportunity, open for UK applicants.

Please consider applying to this fully funded PhD opportunity and join our colleague Dr Marianna Poberezhskaya in advancing research on #democraticbacksliding and the #environment. www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...

Climate change and refugee communities in Jordan: Critical reflections on neoliberal resilience-building Abstract. This article advances resilience theory by examining climate change responses and refugee experiences, and the perspectives of national, internat

Publication Alert: please, check out this article by Marianna Poberezhskaya, Imad El-Anis, and Hala Al-Hamawi about #climatechange #refugees #Jordan tinyurl.com/58mn3m53

Assoc. Prof. Marianna Poberezhskaya co-organised the workshop “Climate Change Obstruction in Authoritarian and Non-Democratic States” at GWU’s Elliott School, supported by Brown’s Climate Social Science Network and GWU’s relevant research institutes.
#climatechange #authoriatrianstates

PhD student Hala Al-Hamawi discusses climate finance plans and its impact on the MIddle East in The Conversation 👉https://shorturl.at/JJ4XL
#climatechage #climatefinance #MiddleEast

Dr. Lesley Masters (NTU) & Dr. Lisa Otto (Uni of Johannesburg) led an international workshop on Building African Agency — exploring non-state actors in global environmental & socio-economic governance. With insights from Dr. Ana Nunes, @katkrulisova.bsky.social & Dr. Marianna Poberezhskaya.

Why Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize — but still has one big chance The US leader has insisted he should have won the prestigious award ‘four or five times’ by now

Read Dr Matthew Mokhefi-Ashton's comments and #Trump and the #NobelPeacePrize here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

SPS staff can’t wait to meet you today on the City Campus! 🎉
Come along to our talks and taster sessions in #Politics, #InternationalRelations, and #Sociology, or simply stop by for a friendly chat.
Find out where to meet us: www.ntu.ac.uk/media/docume...
#openday

Our department staff had a fantastic time connecting with colleagues from the Institute of European Studies and International Relations @comeniusuni.bsky.social during a recent research speed networking event.

On the medicalisation of global politics: a conversation with Roberto Esposito This article explores the intertwining of politics and medicine by analysing how medicine has become politicized, and politics medicalized, as well as the effects of these dynamics on subjectivity,...

Congratulations to Dr. Antonio Cerella (Senior Lecturer, Dept.) on his new open-access article in Cambridge Review of International Affairs, co-authored with Malte Riemann & Roberto Esposito: “On the Medicalisation of Global Politics”
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New Year. New Students. Fresh Look.
Welcome to all our new and returning students! We're excited to have you back and wish you a successful and inspiring 2025–26 academic year.
Don’t forget to stop by the Chaucer Building and check out our refreshed look

Plant theft is often overlooked – that’s why it’s on the rise Why wildlife crime and environmental damage should gain higher priority in terms of public attention, law enforcement and potential sanctions.

Please, consider reading Dr Jenni Cauvain's insights about the recent plant theft in the Nottingham Arboretum theconversation.com/plant-theft-...

The Subject of AI - The Philosophical Salon In his studies on patients with aphasia, Lev Vygotsky observed that, despite their differences, they all shared a common difficulty: a deficit in abstraction. When asked to verbalize sentences like .....

A thought-provoking piece from Dr Antonio Cerella on the use of AI in education. www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-subject-.

In this blog, our colleague Sagarika Dutt examines the recent attack on tourists in #Kashmir and explores its broader implications 👉 www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

The mistakes Keir Starmer made over disability cuts – and how he can avoid future embarrassment The weakened prime minister urgently needs to get out and talk to his MPs before any more embarrassing arguments blow up.

@tomcaygill.bsky.social discusses #Starmer 's mistakes regarding #disabilitycuts.
theconversation.com/the-mistakes...

This promises to be a very timely event in light of global trends. Do join our colleague @dresztersimon.bsky.social who will be co-hosting this event on 6 May.
@fpa-isa.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social

The Int'l Security & Sustainability research group hosted a chilling discussion on nuclear weapons issues with @lauracon.bsky.social, Lyndon Burford, @andrewfutter.bsky.social, Wyn Rees, and @joansievanwyk.bsky.social. #nuclearweapons #nuclearproliferation #nuclearfallout

Join us in Nottingham for this event on 2 April. Register via the QR code if interested.