Protecting Civilians
It feels wrong to watch the news about Syria and the Central African Republic night after night without seeing any effective international action being taken to stop the killing, displacement and rape....
View Article‘We were just using different words to mean the same thing’: Exploring the...
This is a research project that aspires to measure and understand the affective norms of political discourse. We already know that political parties propose policies to persuade the electorate. In...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Standards in Public Life
In the United Kingdom, thanks to the powerful influence of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, we tend to see public ethics primarily in positive terms: as standards to be upheld not as criminal...
View ArticleGendered Violence in Conflict (video discussion)
Dr Elizabeth Frazer is head of the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. Katharine Millar is a DPhil (PhD) candidate in International Relations at Somerville...
View ArticleInterview with Margaret MacMillan: The War That Ended Peace
Margaret Macmillan, Professor of International History at the University of Oxford and Warden of St Anthony's College, discusses her new book 'The War That Ended Peace' with DPhil student Katharine...
View ArticlePolitics In Spires Schools
The divide between subjects taught in the school classroom and university-level research is often exaggerated. Someone between 16-18 would be familiar with many themes addressed by Oxford’s Department...
View ArticleThe Prospect of Scottish Independence
In September 2014 there will be a referendum in Scotland about whether to leave the United Kingdom, and if Scotland votes yes that will signal the end of a 300 year union. How has it come to this, what...
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