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📢 Funding Opportunity: PhD in East Asian Politics at Newcastle Full UK home tuition fees + £21,805 annual stipend (3.5 years) + Fieldwork & research funding Open to home & international applicants 📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026 🔗 Apply: ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…

New publication from our colleagues Dr Maria Papageorgiou and Prof Valentina Feklyunina in the @EJIntSec! It develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024. 👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis.20…

(Twitterless) Marina Duque's book is out! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 advances a network theory of status to show it depends on patterns of state relations rather than on states' individual features. Pre-order a copy: amzn.to/3U99Jpi

How is social media reshaping democracy? Our colleague Dr Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at @NclPolitics, features in @nytimes, discussing how social media influenced Trump’s election wins—and what this means for democracy 👇 nytimes.com/2025/10/14/opi…

With five years remaining to achieve the @UN Sustainable Development Goals, experts from @UniofNewcastle have contributed to a new report assessing how UK business sectors are performing on sustainability and where more action is needed. @NclPolitics bit.ly/47oHeet

It’s the final day of our joint workshops with ISA in Newcastle! We hope everyone has got something positive from their experience 🥰 #BISAISA2025 @NclPolitics @JulietDryden @chasing_dragons @mattspikedavies

Currently our panel are discussing whether the rush to AI be slowed down and considered more deliberately? How can IR contribute to moving the discussions from technological to democratic terms? #BISAISA2025 @chasing_dragons @JulietDryden @NclPolitics @AudieKlotz @Moriel_Ram

Welcome! Our ISA/BISA workshops have begun in Newcastle with a roundtable on transforming the international #BISAISA2025 @JulietDryden @chasing_dragons @NclPolitics @altweet_pet

Congratulations to Dr Jemima Repo (@NclPolitics) who has been recognised for her contribution to political theory 👏@PolThought Full story here >> bit.ly/4oxTxLB

Wondering how to improve electoral processes? Listen to the front-line poll workers helping to run elections, argue @TobySJames (@uniofeastanglia) and Alistair Clark (@NclPolitics) in their new @policy_politics article policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/09/24/the…

Did you know? @northernstage officially opened on campus on this day in 2006 following a £9 million refurbishment and name change 🎭 Today, the theatre is led by @NclPolitics grad Michael Slavin, who took the helm as CEO at the start of summer 👏 bit.ly/4jQn6oz

Writing for @ConversationUK, @NclPolitics lecturer @DSkleparis and colleagues suggest understanding "the empathy gap" is key to calming the anger of anti-immigrant protestors. Full article here >> bit.ly/4mN39B4

Writing for @ConversationUK, Dr @chloe_jossduka (@NclPolitics Research Associate) urges Britain to own up to its colonial violence and provide closure to affected communities. Full article here >> bit.ly/414pr9b

🚨 Job alert! We’re hiring a Lecturer (T&S) in International Public Policy & Diplomacy to join our team for a year. 📍 1-year fixed-term 🌍 Open to applicants regardless of visa/immigration status 🗓️ Deadline: 20 August 2025 Come work with us! 👉 jobs.ac.uk/job/DOF105/lec…

Research led by @NclPolitics's Maarja Lühiste reveals female politicians receive more identity-based attacks on social media than others in the profession. Read the full article article here >> bit.ly/3GOr97K @CambridgeUP

Congratulations to @NclPolitics's Dr Katharine Wright who has been chosen for a Fullbright All Disciplines Scholar Award. Dr Wright will head to @Harvard in January for a Fellowship with the Kennedy School's Women and Public Policy Program > bit.ly/46nhxLn

We'd like to warmly welcome all of the students graduating from @NCL_Geography @NclPolitics and @NCLSociology this morning to our global alumni community - you did it! 🎓 Your journey with @uniofnewcastle is just beginning 👉 bit.ly/44NHx18 #WeAreNCL #NCLgrad

Congratulations to @NclPolitics alumnus, Michael Slavin, who has just been appointed as new Chief Executive of @northernstage! Read the full story from @NCLalumni >> bit.ly/4kNf2GC

Last week, @NclPolitics academic, Dr Katharine Wright, led a discussion on the importance of the UN 'Women, Peace and Security agenda', ahead of the NATO Summit. Find out more about the event held at The Hague and Dr Wright's involvement >> bit.ly/45NSGQB

🚨 Fully funded PhD Studentship in East Asian Politics @NclPolitics 📅 Deadline: 23 June 🔍 Interested in Security and/or Migration? Feel free to get in touch. 🔗jobs.ac.uk/job/DNF275/phd…