We are delighted to welcome MP Kirsty Blackman Kirsty Blackman who will be talking about her her role as an MP and provide tips and guidance for those aiming for careers in British Politics. All welcome, 19 Feb 10am in the Old Senate Room. abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-ev…

I am happy to organize our department seminar series University of Aberdeen, Politics and IR bringing together diverse issues of contemporary politics and IR. Join us if you are around the campus or check our web page for online attendance options 👇abdn.ac.uk/socsci/discipl…

New research from the Solar Planning Project at the University of Aberdeen shows that public backing and institutional support significantly increase the chances of solar projects getting planning approval in England. Read more in PV Magazine: pv-magazine.com/2025/01/28/pub…

We had Dimitrios Anagnostakis today talking to PIR seminars University of Aberdeen, Politics and IR on how EU-NATO 🇪🇺cooperate to counter hybrid threats. It was packed room with a lively discussion. The paper is coming out soon in Defence Studies!

In a new blog post, PIR's Phd Candidate Grace Johnson discusses securitisation in Sweden after the recent mass shooting. Read more: abdn.ac.uk/socsci/blog/se…

Join PIR scholars for a roundtable to discuss the 2025 German Elections on 25 February! For more info: abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-ev…

This week, PIR welcomed Kirsty Blackman to speak to our students! She shared insights on her journey into Westminster, joined by her adviser Alma Moss-Bokare, who spoke about her path into Parliament. abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-ev…

How do the European Union and NATO cooperate on countering hybrid threats? I am happy to share my latest paper on this topic, published in 'Defence Studies'! Open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… . #NATO #EU #HybridThreats

We had a packed room today for the German elections event! Great presentations addressing the results, rise of far right parties, social democratic decline and migration policies followed up by a lively debate! University of Aberdeen, Politics and IR

Grace Lily Broad, who graduated in PIR at the University of Aberdeen, has published on the LSE blog. The article is based on her dissertation, and titled “The power of the photograph: The Independent’s framing of the ongoing Ukraine conflict” Read it here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2025/…

PIR’s Professor Joanne McEvoy's community engagement is featured in The Irish Times. Read about it here: irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…

We had Professor Vassilis Fouskas today talking to PIR University of Aberdeen, Politics and IR seminars on his recent book on #Cyprus invasion of 1974. The book brings insights from archives yet touches to a contemporary problem in the Eastern Mediterranean.

PIR’s Dr Samantha May supervised a research report on Muslim Charity Funding. She discusses the research in an episode of the community policy forum podcast: youtu.be/EFvd9t1K518?si…

We had Dr Manu Lakunze today talking to the PIR seminar on his book “Nigerian Security: The Tragedy of the Latent Great Powers’ A great book talk inspired a lively debate on statehood, security and global order. University of Aberdeen, Politics and IR

PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie Lynn Bennie will participate in “A Scottish Spring” conference on Scotland’s democratic future. For more information: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-scottish-s…

📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in #democracy & #corruption, and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions. 📅 4 June 2025 🕒 10:00-13:00 📍 Royal Society of Edinburgh Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839

PIR’s Dr Lynn Bennie Lynn Bennie recently spoke at the event “A Scottish Spring: Building a Democracy fit for the 21st century” hosted by the Electoral Reform Society. For more information: abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-ev…

A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by University of Aberdeen, Politics and IR in cooperation with Transparency International UK and Open Gov Partnership in the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Congratulations to Dr Bennett Collins who is participating in collaborative grants from CNRS 🌍 and The British Academy for the project “A Tale of Two Port Cities: Decolonizing Energy and Housing Governance in Aberdeen and Dunkerque.” thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-ce…