International Relations, Politics and History

Migration, populism, war and peace-building and international history are some of the topics we study to understand our world and how it is challenged by factors such as climate change, urbanisation and technological innovation. Part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

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"I was interested in the field of security, and this course provided me with the teaching and skills that helped me achieve my ambition of working in that field.

I will soon be starting a role within the Tactical Partnerships Team for the National Crime Agency within their National Cyber Crime Unit. My role will involve helping enhance the NCCU's tactical engagement with the private sector to enable external partners to directly contribute the NCCU's objective to disrupt serious and organised crime."

Tasha Allin, MA International Security Dissertation topic: 'The securitisation of Islam in EU Counter-terrorism policy documents after 9/11.'
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From war and terrorism, protest politics, human rights, and contemporary challenges to democracy, to migration, international security, populism, and anarchism, our research covers the breadth of political theory and practice.

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A group of students standing in front of Harlaxton Manor

IRPH students attend symposium on the history and politics of US-UK relations

A delegation of ten final year IRPH students, along with Dr Sam Edwards, attended an academic symposium at Harlaxton College, the UK campus of the University of Evansville. The event formed part of a series to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill and celebrate the genesis of the 鈥榮pecial relationship鈥� between Britain and the United States.

Jeremy Leaman (1947-2024)

It is with great sadness that we write to announce the death of our former colleague Jeremy Leaman, who died of a heart attack on Saturday, 12 October. Our thoughts are first and foremost with his family.
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IRPH Researcher presents at Arctic Circle Assemly

Doctoral Researcher Harry Macnamara presented his research at the 2024 Arctic Circle General Assembly in Iceland. The session was attended by over a hundred people who listened to Harry speaking about 'Living on the edge of the Bastion: dual purpose science in the High North.'

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