International Relations, Politics and History
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We are International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University, part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. We offer seven undergraduate programmes, an MA in International Security, and doctorates.
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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.

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

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What is gender anyway? – Students as Researchers
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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!

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Luiss — Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali
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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.
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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!
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📢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...
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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?
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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.
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country
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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.
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💫Online first:

"How we think about the political stances of others: evidence on projection from Canada, Germany, and the UK"

by @seonghuilee.bsky.social & @avkevins.bsky.social

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Abstract of the article "How we think about the political stances of others: evidence on projection from Canada, Germany, and the UK" by Seonghui Lee and Anthony Kevins. Published online first in West European Politics. Figure 2, displaying perceived ideological distances when a hypotheical individual does and does not share partisanship. Figure 3, displaying perceived ideological distances by the number of shared socio-demographic characteristics. Figure 4, displaying the substantive effect of socio-demographic characteristics on perceived ideological proximity.
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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!