Department of International Politics

About
Study
Research
Staff
Graduate opportunities

About

In a time of rapid social and political change we help students develop the knowledge and research skills to engage with the key challenges and issues that are shaping policy formation and public debate.

Our students receive a top-class education that is consistently informed by cutting-edge research and delivered by internationally recognised leaders in their fields. As a result, we achieve consistently high results for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey.

Through the study of global political systems we enable students to draw connections between economic, political and social processes driving major change on an international scale.

We seek to bring understanding to the history and politics behind real-life issues such as financial crises, security, migration and climate change.

At postgraduate level students can focus their studies on areas of specific interest, including diplomacy, foreign policy and human rights.

From summer 2022, the Department forms part of City’s new School of Policy & Global Affairs .

This will provide new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with the Department of Economics, and build on our existing work with the Department of Sociology and Criminology.

Study

The department offers a range of courses at undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research degree level.

See which course is right for you:

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Research degrees

PhD / MPhil Politics

Research

The Department has developed internationally-renowned research strengths in international relations, foreign policy and diplomacy, international political justice, and international political economy.

In the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, which measures the quality and impact of research in universities across the UK, 85% of our research was rated as being of 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationally excellent) quality. This ranks us as one of the leading Departments in the UK for the quality of our research.

We have established three thriving research centres and think-tanks:

This helps to create a dynamic and vibrant environment for academics, research students, partners and collaborators who work with us, and we offer excellent facilities for visiting scholars and researchers.

Our academics are frequently called upon to provide expertise and comment on areas including:

Political economy and global finance
Foreign policy and diplomacy
Global ethics and international human rights
The politics of the US, the Middle East and Europe
Security Studies
Religion in contemporary politics
Forced population displacement
International development
Global civil society and social movements.

We actively engage in various international research networks which enhance both academic understanding and international policy-making.

Professor Inderjeet Parmar is co-ordinator of the AHRC Research Network on the Presidency of Barack Obama and Chair of the British International Studies Association
Professor Ronen Palan and Professor Anastasia Nesvetailova are members of the Global Shadow Banking Group
Professor Amnon Aran is the academic editor of the Routledge Foreign Policy Analysis series and a member of European Association of Israel Studies’ Executive Committee.
Dr Sara Silvestri has been co-convening the Religion, Security and IR working group of the British International Studies Association since 2008. She is also founding member and Treasurer of the Religion & IR section of the International Studies Association.

Staff

Professor Amnon Aran is Head and Dr Stefano Pagliari is Deputy Head of the Department of International Politics.

Academic staff

Dr David Blunt, Senior Lecturer
Dr Lise Butler, Senior Lecturer
Dr Thomas Davies, Senior Lecturer in International Politics
Sahil Dutta, Lecturer in International Politics/Intl. Political Economy
Dr Dina Fainberg, Senior Lecturer
Dr Leonie Fleischmann, Senior Lecturer
Dr Georgios Giannakopoulos, Lecturer in Modern History (Education)
Dr Charlotte Godziewski, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) Int Pol
Dr Diya Gupta, Lecturer in Public History
Dr Sandy Hager, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy
Dr Juvaria Jafri, Lecturer in International Political Economy
Professor Andrew Jones, Honorary Visiting Professor
Dr Mustafa Kutlay, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
Dr Neil Loughlin, Lectureship in Comparative Politics
Dr Christopher McDowell, Assistant Vice President (International)
Dr Jeppe Mulich, Lecturer in Modern History
Professor Anastasia Nesvetailova, Director, City Political Economy Research Centre (CITYPERC) and BSc IPE
Dr Kseniya Oksamytna, Deputy Head of Department; Lecturer in International Politics (Foreign Policy/Security)
Professor Ronen Palan, Professor of International Politics
Professor Inderjeet Parmar, Professor of International Politics
Dr Joel Rabinovich, Lecturer in International Political Economy
Dr Madura Rasaratnam, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
Dr Cecilia Rikap, Lectureship in International Political Economy Science and Technology
Dr Or Rosenboim, Senior Lectureship in Modern History
Dr Amin Samman, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy
Professor Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Stefano Sgambati, Lecturer in International Politics
Atul Shah, Visiting Lecturer
Dr Sara Silvestri, Senior Lecturer in International Politics
Dr Koen Slootmaeckers, Associate Dean Student Experience
Dr Sasikumar Sundaram, Lecturer in International Politics (Foreign Policy/Security)
Dr Geoffrey Swenson, Senior Lecturer in International Politics (Security)
Dr Konstantin Vossing, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
Professor Peter Willetts, Emeritus Professor of Global Politics

Visiting lecturers

Dr Umut Adizonmez
Dr Toby Bromige
Dr George Giannakopoulos
Dr Peter Grant
Professor Photis Lysandrou
Dr Ellie Munro
Dr Omid Nouri
Dr Brunello Rosa
Dr Jacob Smith
Dr Daniel Strieff
Dr Sahra Taylor.

Honorary visiting Research Fellows

Dr Atul Bhardwaj
Dr Pat Finlow
Dr Juvaria Jafri
Dr Mark Ledwidge
Professor Photis Lysandrou
Dr Poonam Madar
Dr Bamo Nouri
Dr Hannah Petersen
Dr Rich ard Phillips
Dr Brunello Rosa
Dr Urvashi Sarkar
Professor Michael Sauter
Professor Steve Schifferes
Professor Atul Shah.

Honorary visiting Professors

Professor Steven Burman

Professor Peter Willetts

Professor Andrew Jones.

Graduate opportunities

We are proud of our graduates and the wide range of successful career paths they follow. The skills of International Politics graduates are of direct relevance to a wide range of professions including the civil service, NGOs, journalism, international organisations, and teaching and research.

Graduates from the Department of International Politics have started jobs in organisations such as:

Amnesty International, Associate Researcher/Account Executive
British Safety Council, Lettings Negotiator
British Red Cross, Communication Officer
Civitas, Market Researcher
Emap, Journalist
Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, Programme Manager
New Zealand Red Cross, Research Officer
Japan Foreign Policy Institute, Volunteer for Refugee Services
The European, Reporter.

The City, University of London Alumni Network offers free and lifelong membership to all former students and staff of the University. We currently have over 135,000 members worldwide and we grow every year. For more information and to find representatives in your home country, visit the Alumni network.

About