International Relations

This research cluster is primarily based within the Department of Social Sciences and focuses upon: 

• Democracy and Active Citizens (philanthropy, civil society, representation, activism, social media/media in the democratic process and campaigning) 
• War, Conflict and Security (terrorism, risk, organised crime, migration, European security, Latin American security, jihadism, Middle East conflicts, UN and collective security, peacekeeping, R2P, international law and security)
• Nation, State and Identity (independence movements, secession, nation building, memory and museums in identity construction); 
• The role of international organisations (policy development, autonomy, authority, leadership, gender)  

Areas of research include: 

• European Union internal security
• The politics and policies of the EU 
• Gender and international political organisations 
• French politics, terrorism and human rights 
• Middle east politics and conflict 
• Chinese and South East Asian foreign and environmental policies
• Gender and Islamophobia  

The Cluster is led by Associate Professor Helena Farrand-Carrapico. It runs a regular, well attended seminar series.