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Political Studies Guide This has been a dramatic year in British Politics. In May, distinguished careers ended and exciting new ones began as the Conservatives romped to electoral victory, Labour sagged back into opposition, and the Liberal Democrats virtually disappeared

from the House of Commons. The year ahead promises to be even more eventful with a government freed from coalition, a new look Labour Party, the arrival of the SNP in Westminster. and geopolitical crises deepening in the middle east and Europe.

4 John McDonnell MPMaking waves, making historyRelaunching a social movement

6 James Wharton MPNorthern lights Unpacking the Northern Powerhouse

8 Paddy AshdownSelf interest to save the worldBritain’s role in a world of globalised threats

10 Darren HughesPutting voice back into voting We need a voting system that reflects modern voters

12 Vox PopsHorizon scanning Change in coming in politics. But where?

14 Tommy Sheppard MPIrreverent but never intimidated Reflections on entering parliament as an SNP MP

16 Nigel Farage v Megan DunnShould we stay or should we go? Both sides of the EU membership debate

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CHANGING POLITICS

J ust five months ago, Jeremy Corbyn, Michael Meacher, and a couple of other “left” MPs were sitting in a room dis-

cussing the pressure we were under to put up a candidate for the Labour Party leadership election. After much debate, all eyes turned to Jeremy and we said to him, “It’s your turn”.

To begin with, he didn’t want to do it. He wasn’t keen, but he eventually agreed: “All right, if you believe I can do it,” he said.

That’s the sort of leader I want – some-one with a sense of duty to the people they serve and who will do what needs to be done for the greater good of all.

What the establishment don’t under-stand is that we have a different concept of leadership to anything seen before. We come together as a collective, as a community, as a class, and that’s the way we make decisions. True leaders don’t make decisions in isolation; they follow and listen to the collective call and the community.

We made it to the final day and won by the largest mandate in the history of the Labour Party. I believe this was because there was a hunger and a thirst for a more honest, and a straight talking, way of do-ing “politics”. Ideas – not just told to peo-ple, but discussed with people, together as a collective, have made the difference. “Honest talking, straight politics” ended up being our campaign slogan.

Of course, we’re still working through the Labour Party to ensure we build it up as a force that can win elections. The reality is that an electoral force cannot succeed unless there is support. Support from people, from the movement and from outside the parliamentary process.

Throughout the campaign we dis-

This is going to be one of the most significant periods for politics this country has seen for a century,

writes John McDonnell MP

Making waves; making history

cussed how we needed to transform the Labour Party and the Labour movement into a social movement – to remember the values set out when the Labour Party was first founded. It wasn’t just about winning elections; it was about bringing communities together to empower them to determine their own futures.

We want to see communities discuss-ing and raising their own understanding and awareness of the world they oper-ate in. It is vitally important to develop our party into a movement that can trans-form society for the better – at every level: from local communities to a national platform, and then linked to others across the world in a way that will transform our country and our world for the better. That’s what this whole project is about.

Jeremy’s leadership election cam-paign strategy involved building a momentum that could then launch a social movement, which could respond to the need to transform society at

This movement has the potential to win the

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every level. That’s why we launched the organisation, “Momentum”.

We are presented with a real opportu-nity to engage and mobilise many non-voters. That’s probably why those who oppose us are throwing everything at us. Everything. Negative media is coming at us all the time.

Jeremy’s family – indeed all of our fam-ilies – have been persecuted by certain media. We are standing up against this, solidly, bravely and courageously, and we will not engage in negativity. I don’t believe anything I read in the Daily Mail and the fact that 70 per cent of the UK’s newspaper circulation is owned by three wealthy families is an indication of the scale of the task we have in building a fairer, more plural society in this country.

It is not just the media. Others also are doing all they can to undermine this movement, and will no doubt continue to do so – whatever we say or do.

First, those against us will try and di-vide us; next they will try to destroy us.

But what’s really fascinating this time round is the show of determination people have exhibited.

With social media as an asset, which helps us to generate positivity and hope, something feels very different this time round. This movement, with support, has the potential to win the general elec-tion and lead our country down a better path to the future.

We’ve already shown that from a small number of people sitting in a room together to select a candidate, we can build a movement that can win the leadership election of a major po-litical party. That movement has held meetings all over the country bringing thousands and tens of thousands of peo-ple together – people who want to decide their own futures instead of leaving it up to the establishment.

Over the summer, within days of an-nouncing events and rallies around the country, they were sold out. We found we needed venues with two or three

times the available capacity. Once, Jer-emy had to give a speech from the top of a fire engine parked outside to a crowd of more than 100 supporters who hadn’t got tickets for the event and had showed up anyway.

The thirst and desire for a new way of doing politics is certainly out there and is very tangible. But what I have found to be even more exciting is that people seem to want to transform society more widely, and that these people will not be defeated by media harassment or by politicians de-nouncing what they say.

This project was never going to be easy. Over the coming hours, days, weeks, months and hopefully years, whatever negativity is thrown at us, we are going to display a huge amount of strength and determination.

This is going to be one of the most sig-nificant periods for politics this country has seen for a century. It’s a story we can all be part of. lJohn McDonnell MP is Shadow Chancellor

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NORTHERN POWERHOUSE

For too long UK economic growth has been dominated by London and the South East. It is time for

this to change. The Northern Power-house is our vision for a stronger econ-omy, bringing cities and regions across the North together so they can be a big-ger and better offering than on their own. We will help the North reach its potential as the driver of growth; creat-ing more jobs, encouraging enterprise and innovation, and improving culture, skills and transport for those who live here.

For the last 150 years we have become too centralised, with power with resourc-es constantly taken away from local lead-ers and put into the hands of ministers and officials in Whitehall. As the capital emerged as a global city, the former in-dustrial towns and cities of the North found the transition to a modern econo-my more difficult. There are deep-rooted challenges to overcome; a skills shortage; and a transport infrastructure which un-dermines potential. All too often, our leading universities in cities, such as Man-chester, Liverpool, York and Durham, succeed in attracting the brightest minds from across Britain but lose them upon graduation to the lure of London and the South.

Removing barriers will unleash the truly huge potential the North has to offer. Today, the Northern economy is worth £290bn and is home to more than half a million businesses and many of the world’s finest universities and research institutions. It is home to 15 million people – more than Tokyo, New York or London – and a new job is created every five minutes. The op-portunity is huge. If the North grew at the same rate as is forecast for the rest of the UK, we could add £37bn to our nation’s economy by the end of the next decade.

The North does not currently work as one economy. Connecting the Northern regions is therefore central to the vision of a stronger and more robust economy, which is greater than the sum of its parts. Transport has a key role to play in this. Faster journey times and increased capac-ity will allow more commuting between cities and regions, meaning people have a greater choice of job opportunities and businesses are able to access the skills they need. Businesses can share knowledge and expertise, sparking new ideas and generating more products. Regions will be brought together to create the critical mass needed to compete effectively on the global stage and attract international investment.

Transport for the North has been estab-lished to bring together all Northern local transport authorities and Local Enter-prise Partnerships and, along with gov-ernment, is playing a key role in pushing forward vital transport schemes. These include the electrification of the transpen-nine railway and High Speed Two – the first new railway line north of Birming-ham in 120 years. There are also proposals for a high speed east-west rail line which

Decentralising from London and harnessing the power of the North is central to the vision of a stronger and more robust UK economy, according

to James Wharton MP

Northern lights

could bring benefits across the whole of the North, from Liverpool to Hull, Shef-field to Newcastle.

Real change depends on strong lead-ership. No two places are the same and the people who live, work and do busi-ness in each place are best positioned to know what is needed for their area. De-volving power from Whitehall brings decision-making closer to people. This gives leaders who know their areas best the power to create the right conditions for them to prosper. Devolution deals and the introduction of directly-elected Mayors have already been agreed with Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, the North East and Tees Valley in exchange for local control over transport, skills and business support. It is hoped more places will follow.

Enterprise, innovation, and culture are key features of the Northern Powerhouse vision. Enterprise zones across the North create jobs, encourage investment and boost growth, while investments in tech hubs and hotspots support small busi-nesses and start-ups. Major new invest-ments in science and technology already include the cutting-edge Cognitive Com-puting Centre in Daresbury, while efforts to boost culture and tourism, have seen the Granada TV studios in Manchester transformed into a contemporary theatre and arts venue.

Our vision for the Northern Power-house covers all aspects of the North – all business, all industries and all ar-eas, from the biggest metropolitan cities to the most rural of villages. This pro-vides a challenging but exciting oppor-tunity; to create a powerful Northern economy that delivers jobs, prosperity and security for the North and the UK as a whole. lJames Wharton is Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse

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GLOBALISATION

History comes in two modes. In one of them, the gimbals on which pow-er is mounted are steady, stable and

unchanged. These are predictable times, times when we can look ahead with con-fidence and know what will happen. They are not necessarily peaceful times but they are at least not bewildering times. Then there is the second mode – the times of change, when power shifts. These are turbulent times, puzzling times and, all too often, bloody times. We are living in the second mode. All is changing, al-though you would not think so to look at our foreign policy or our defence policy, for they are anchored firmly in the past and pay no attention to the new world now emerging.

Power is shifting from those nations and institutions which we are used to see-ing holding it, to those we are not – and it is doing so in two significant ways.

First, we are experiencing a vertical power shift. Power is now migrating out of the institutions of the nation state, onto the global stage. This is because today’s world is interdependent in a way it never has been before. When there is swine flu in Mexico, it is a problem for Aberdeen in the next few hours. When Lehman Broth-ers collapses, the global economy suffers. Fires in the Russian steppes cause food riots in Africa. The irresponsible burning of fossil fuels in the West drowns Bangla-desh. We are deeply interconnected. We used to pretend there were issues which were domestic and others which were for-eign. There is no domestic issue that does

not have a foreign policy quotient to it.On this global stage, the institutions of

democratic accountability are non-exist-ent and the institutions of legality are very weak. The modern powers that are grow-ing have no reference to the frontiers of nation states. They may be things which we like, such as the internet; free trade; global media and global finance but we must acknowledge and be wary of the lack of accountability in each of these areas. Of course, we also see things we do not like, such as Isis, international terrorism and global pandemics. What these phenom-ena have in common is that they each rep-resent a new arena, impossible to control through national law.

Historically, the powerful have been relaxed about the existence of lawless spaces. Indeed, they have often benefited because they can exert their power to define the rules themselves. We as a nation have experience with this. However, sooner or later, unwatched lawless space is occupied by destroyers. With the degrada-tion of the power of national law brought about by globalisation, this is exactly what has happened.

From this history of the nation state in the 20th century, we can see that where power goes, governance must follow. In

As the nature of global power changes, how do we secure our enduring interests, asks Paddy Ashdown

Self interest to save the world?

what looks to me like a deeply turbulent age, our capacity to create greater stabil-ity rather than greater turbulence will depend on our ability to bring governance to the global stage. We need to abandon isolationism and realise it is entirely in the interests of a medium-sized country which needs stability and security, such as the United Kingdom, to strengthen governance around the world.

For stability to be achieved, we will have to act. It will not be sufficient to stand on the sidelines and have a proliferation of further multilateral UN institutions. The world needs the UN as an international forum; as the developer of international law; as the legitimiser of actions – but when it comes to taking difficult action in non-permissive circumstances, my belief is that coalitions of the willing will have greater practical effect.

I know this from my own experience. As High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, charged by the internation-al community with maintaining stability after the conflict in that region, I reported twice a year to the UN Security Council for the conduct of my mandate. But my managing board was the Peace Imple-mentation Council – a body made up of those who had committed troops and re-sources to peace in Bosnia.

Governance on the global stage is most likely to be created through the growth of new, treaty-based, institutions. These will by necessity not be multilateral, as the UN is but they will be more effective. We have seen some already emerging:

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the WTO is one; the International Court of Justice is a second; and the G20, which is not quite a treaty but has quasi-treaty powers, is a third. Kyoto is a fourth.

As a medium-sized nation, it is in our interests to play our part in the creation of these institutions. Yet this idea of a rule-based world order features nowhere in the government’s foreign policies. Brit-ish civil servants and diplomats were the people who created the United Nations; we have the ability to make an immense contribution here. But our response is in-stead to cut the Foreign Office budget.

The second great power shift is, of course, that from west to east. We have come to accept this in terms of the new economic power of the Pacific basin. What we may not realise is that this will transit into political power and military power in due time.

We are moving from 50 years of a mo-nopolar world dominated by the United States to a multipolar world in which the role of our foreign policy and defence will be wholly different. For a model of what comes next, do not look to the last cen-tury as we often so myopically do; look rather at the Europe of the 19th century, which, with its many viable powers, is a

far better model of today’s situation than the bi-polar arrangements of the Cold War. In those times Britain’s role was not fixed; we always played to the bal-ance. This was a period of much more subtle foreign policy. Lord Palmerston, twice prime minister in the 1800s, once said: “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those in-terests it is our duty to follow.” Contrast that with our present policy in which we cleave to the old, simple certainty that we need to do no more than cling to the United States.

Now, if we want to operate in the world, we have to bring in other partners, including the Chinese. Of course, we do not share their values but in many cases we do share their interests. Think of the 3,700 Chinese serving the UN. Think of the problems of the Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa, where the Chinese pro-vide the largest naval unit that is fighting the pirates. Why? Certainly not out of charity. They want to keep the sea lanes open, just as we did in the days of our mercantile power. We must recognise this is in our interest as well, whether we share values or not. These are the kind of

relationships we should begin to develop. In the modern age, the most important

part of what you can do is what you can do with others. The most important thing about our structures, whether nations or any other organisation, are not their verti-cal capacities but are rather the intercon-nectors, the docking points, that help us to build the wider coalitions that create the networks that produce effective outcomes.

We will, of course, rely on the Atlantic alliance and Europe as our primary alli-ances, but we have to build alternatives and new coalitions beyond that. Where we do that is where we will succeed, and where we do not do it is where we will fail.

We must shed some of our recent geo-political instincts. We see a problem in the world and our first response is to bomb it. We believe we live in a kinetic age, but we do not. We live in the new age of diplomacy, in which our capacity to build wider coalitions to achieve the interests of our nation, not necessarily coalitions of values but coalitions of interest, will define success or failure. lPaddy Ashdown is a Liberal Democrat peer and former leader of that party. He served as the international high representative to Bos-nia between 2004 and 2006

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ELECTORAL REFORM

This year’s election result was the most disproportionate in UK politi-cal history. Never before did the re-

sult bear so little relation to votes.Consider a few things: Labour’s vote

went up by 1.5 per cent. Yet their num-ber of seats fell by 26, because of the distortions of Britain’s single-member constituency system of voting, known as First Past the Post (FPTP). UKIP got nearly four million votes and just one MP, while the Greens got over a million votes – and again, just one MP. That is despite the Greens nearly quadrupling their vote on 2010. Are these the results of a fair voting system?

For voters, the last election looked more like a lottery than a genuinely democratic process. Smaller parties were crushed, with the two main parties get-ting 67 per cent of the vote (compared to 98.8 per cent in 1955) but over 86 per cent of the seats in parliament. And while it took an average of just 34,000 votes to elect a Conservative MP, it took 291,000 to get a Liberal Democrat MP. The power of your vote depends entirely on whether or not you are lucky enough to live in a marginal seat. It’s a postcode lottery, and if you are a Tory in Teesside or a Labour-ite in Leamington, well, tough luck.

Before the election, most were predict-ing a hung parliament based on the strong performance of smaller parties compared to the big two. The fact a single-party majority emerged has been used by some to argue that multi-party politics isn’t here to stay after all. They are wrong.

The Conservatives’ 12-seat majority is the smallest a single-party government

has enjoyed since 1974. The fact it was heralded as some kind of grand return of majoritarian politics just shows how much politics has changed recently. And don’t forget that this majority was based on just 37 per cent of the vote and 24 per cent of the electorate. It is hardly a ring-ing endorsement of one-party rule.

People have changed dramatically over the past few decades. No longer do people identify their party through their social class or cultural background. We have become political consumers – we shop around, we are more diverse, we identify with dozens of categories and none. This more individualised Britain should make room for multiple parties to reflect voters’ wishes – but they are being snuffed out by an unfair voting system that creates hundreds of safe seats while casting millions of people’s votes onto the electoral scrapheap.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be like this. After the election, nearly half a mil-lion people signed petitions calling for a fairer voting system, handed in by lead-ers of five parties – the Greens, UKIP, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems.

Scotland already uses proportional systems – where seats more clearly match votes – for its local and Holyrood elec-tions. The Additional Member System for the Scottish Parliament “tops up” the disproportionality of FPTP with a pro-portional regional list. And since 2007, the Single Transferable Vote (which is the Electoral Reform Society’s preferred system) is used for local councils in Scot-land – with fantastic results for the health of local democracy. STV is also used for elections in Ireland and Northern Ireland and is being looked at in Wales.

STV is pretty simple – you have multi-ple representatives in your area, and you rank them in order of preference. If your first preference doesn’t have enough support for one of the seats, your second choice is counted instead. What it means in practice is that small parties can be fairly represented, and everyone’s vote counts. It is not much to ask in a 21st cen-tury democracy.

One way or another, the long-term trend of multi-party politics is going to blow First Past the Post apart – argu-ably it is doing so already. The dust may have settled since polling day, but if 2020 turns out to be a repeat of the democratic disaster that was 7 May, the demands for reform are going to become deafening. lDarren Hughes is deputy chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society

We need to put power back into our vote by creating a system that reflects multi-party politics argues Darren Hughes

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VOX POPS

Doom and gloomCan existing political parties survive into the future or is the 20th-century model of big political parties coming to an end?

Will the next five to ten years of British politics be characterised by mounting mis-ery and despair? Are we in fact all doomed?

In May the Conservatives won a sur-prise parliamentary majority, their first since 1992. But while this majority was unexpected, it was by no means enor-mous. Ahead of polling day, the Conserv-atives were keen to avoid relying on half a dozen UKIP MPs holding the balance of power. However, some might argue that this is precisely what has occurred, it just so happens that the UKIP MPs were elect-ed wearing Conservative rosettes.

With a referendum on the UK’s mem-bership of the EU ahead, will the Con-servatives be doomed to internal divisions more damaging than the early 1990s?

Labour risk divisions of their own. Cor-byn’s leadership bid was supported by only a small minority of his fellow MPs, with notable figures refusing to serve in his shadow cabinet faster than it took for the cheers of his supporters to die down.

Senior Labour insiders say they won’t make the mistakes of the past and break away. In doing so they could commit their party to years of backbiting and infighting that will make Brown vs Blair look like brotherly love.

The challenges faced by the Liberal Democrats are clear to anyone who can

count. With only eight MPs the party chose to elect a new leader who has been accused of being “illiberal” by previously saying abortion is wrong and abstaining at a third reading of the gay marriage bill, they are potentially doomed to perpetual electoral obscurity.

Perhaps the surge of support for the Scottish Nationalist Party can bring an end to the doom, but with 56 seats, be-yond the dreams of almost all, can they be sure that each of their newly-elected members are of sufficient calibre? Are there problems around the corner for the inexperienced and ineffective among their ranks?

Does SNP business spokesperson Mi-chelle Thomson’s resignation due to “ir-regularities” in her property deals mark the start of their impending doom?

Having said all this, I may be wrong. Everything might be all right after all.Joe Twyman is head of political and social research at YouGov

Much vexation over representationUpcoming local elections using proportional voting systems put pressure on an outmoded means of deciding general elections.

At the 2015 general election, the Green Party won more than one million votes. If we had a proportional electoral sys-tem, like those in the rest of Europe, there would be 24 Green MPs in parliament. In-stead, Caroline Lucas remains on her own.

Leading figures in public life give their predictions for the significant political changes you need to watch out for

Horizon scanning

May 7 was a historic night for the Green Party; we won four times more votes than ever before, and party membership more than trebled. We retained 123 deposits, compared with the six we saved in 2010, and won second place in four constituen-cies, which includes Bristol West where we had a historic upswing of 23 per cent.

But that outcome doesn’t show in the Commons. We’re not the only party to suffer, for this was the least proportion-al election result in British history. The First Past the Post system – which always leaves many feeling their vote doesn’t count in “safe seats” where MPs have a job for life almost no matter how bad their performance – is now clearly past its use-by-date in the age of multiparty politics.

No wonder that since election day the campaign to replace our antique system – the last significant reform in Westminster was women getting the vote in 1918 – has gathered in strength and determination.

Next year we will have a chance to see the alternative in action. There are elec-tions in London, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, all under a fairer pro-portional system. The Green Parties of these regions are looking to grow their representation in all of them.

A similar system is what we want for the next general election – although given the fragility of the current gov-ernment’s majority, and its detachment from the views of the electorate on issues ranging from tax credits to energy policy to railways, we really can’t wait until 2020 for that.

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society groups and campaign for a ref-erendum to allow the public to choose a simple, fair, proportional (PR) elec-toral system. The public haven’t had that choice before. The Alternative Vote (AV) referendum of 2011 was for a marginally better system than what we have now, but not a proportional one.

PR would make voters lives simple and easy – they could vote for what they want, and get it. That is just the rejuvena-tion our democracy so desperately needs.Natalie Bennett is leader of the Green Party

The Brexit is a Brexistential crisisCould a vote to leave the EU be the death knell of the Union?

Prediction is a dark art, a terrain onto which political scientists should venture only rarely, if at all. But the temptation of prediction is irresistible. After all, what is the point of analysis if it cannot offer us some warnings as to credible future sce-narios we need to strive to avoid?

The following remarks should be set in this context. They constitute less a pre-diction than a warning, and one I hope we heed.

The brutal reality is that Cameron’s Conservative administration may, quite simply, prove to be the last of both Britain in Europe and Britain as a united entity. We are on the verge of a “Brex-

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David Cameron has so far failed to get much from his attempted EU renego-tiation – certainly not enough to appease southern England or Tory backbenchers. Supposing he does not win any mate-rial concessions he might either, as he has already hinted, throw in the towel and campaign full-on for an “out” vote or, while still timidly campaigning for the status quo, quietly concede that the terms of EU membership are not really worth fighting for. Either way, a failed renego-tiation decisively recasts the balance of a Brexit vote already on a knife edge.

With both Labour and the Conserva-tives internally divided on the issue, UKIP, widely perceived as the only gen-uinely anti-Westminster party and the “authentic” voice of middle England, will be seen to be leading the fight against the “tyranny of Brussels”.

Although this is a worst-case scenario, it has an intuitive logic.

It is not difficult to envisage their sharp-er, clearer rhetoric inspiring a small but ul-timately decisive turn to exit. Though the outcome would remain, in all likelihood, too close to call, a vote for Brexit is now worryingly credible.

Exit, of course, would not be the end of it. For, as we all know, leaving the EU would be simply unacceptable to Scot-land. A second (and ultimately success-ful) Scottish independence referendum

would undoubtedly follow. Pandora’s box is now opened… Brexit… Break-up… Brexistential crisis… An accident for us to sleep walk into or the will of the people? And if so, the people of which nation?Professor Colin Hay is co-director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI)

A vision of beautyThe shape of government needs to radically change so that when decisions are made they are better for everyone.

On the day gender parity within parlia-ment is achieved, our daughters and sons will flourish in a democracy that makes better decisions for everyone.

We hope that parliament is already, or if not soon will be, breaking down the barri-ers that have kept women out of political life. Life in Westminster needs to include flexible working and electronic voting. It needs to be an efficient, modern work-place in order to tempt talented women into politics.

The government needs to move to-wards liberating the economy and the corporate world from the white, male minority that has run both so unimagi-natively for so long, and boost Britain’s growth by accessing the talents of brilliant women who have so far been struggling to gain access to so many of the top jobs.

When parity is achieved, parliament will be able to fully consider women’s experiences and needs when legislation about crime, policing and justice is being written. Women will no longer have to walk in fear on Britain’s streets as a result.

We also envisage that parliament, in fully welcoming the other half of the population, also maintains the same attitudes towards people from differ-ent socioeconomic and racial back-grounds, and more from the LGBT community. Only then will the seat of our democracy finally look like the rest of our country.

If we achieve all this, the Women’s Equality Party will have made a differ-ence by giving the millions of Brits who are fed up of living with gender inequal-ity the chance to vote for a party that did something about it. lSophie Walker is leader of the Women’s Equality Party

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ENTERING PARLIAMENT

Iremember the first time I entered central lobby. I was a student in 1980 and I was meeting the then

Labour MP for Dundee West, Ernie Ross. Gesticulating at the ornate arch-es and vaulted ceilings of this mag-nificent gothic foyer he opined that the architecture was truly remarkable in that it had been harnessed by the ruling class to intimidate the common people and make them know their place. Ernie went on to become a foot soldier for New Labour which I dare say must have taken the edge off his sedi-tious tendencies, but I always remem-ber the comment.

In the decades that followed I spent a lot of time going in and out of the build-ing as a Labour councillor and party of-ficial. By the turn of the century, the La-bour Party had left me and I focused on building my business, politics relegated to a casual interest. Then came the Scot-tish referendum. It rekindled my pas-sion for a politics of change. I was con-sumed once again by politics and along with 80,000 others I joined the SNP as it consolidated its position as the main

social democratic party in Scotland. Of-fered the opportunity to be a candidate for the party I seized it with both hands. And so, at the age of 56, I headed once again for the Palace of Westminster.

By now, with iconoclasm and ir-reverence my specialist subjects, there was little left to be intimidated by. And of course the scale of the SNP victory meant we arrived with heads held high, given strength with a popu-lar mandate.

There is a phenomenal solidarity among the SNP group and a collective strength drawn from the knowledge that our common endeavour is making his-tory. Most of us had never met each other before the election and many thought – even on polling day – they wouldn’t be elected. But within days friendships were built and we got down to business.

It was hard to start with. You arrive as a new MP without a place to live or a place to work and a job description that you make up as you go along. I guess my experience equipped me well for the challenge. Running a business teaches you how to get things done. I made a

Belief in the nationalist cause prompts an unexpected return to Westminster for Tommy Sheppard MP

Irreverant, but never intimidated

priority of getting an office up and run-ning, recruiting people straight away on temporary contracts and funnel-ling everything through them so that it could be triaged and prioritised, allow-ing me to see the wood for the trees.

The SNP believes the people of Scot-land should govern themselves. I dare say that leads many to suspect our mo-tives. I think some of our opponents may have begun to believe their own propaganda expecting us to turn up in metaphorical kilts and claymores and lay waste to the procedures of the mother of parliaments. I hope, though, that we have shown by our deeds that our intention is otherwise.

We aim to make ourselves redundant. But while Scotland remains in the union we will make sure that its voice is heard loud and clear and we will also argue for progressive change for the UK as whole. That means, even while we are not in-dependent, Scotland’s representatives have an interest in making sure that the UK parliament works. In truth, it is barely fit for purpose and I hope we can play a part in stimulating a debate about

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widespread reform. Proportional rep-resentation needs to be re-visited and the House of Lords abolished. We will, of course, argue for more power and responsibility to be devolved to Scot-land, but this should happen within England too.

And the place and procedures are badly in need of reform. It is time to end the pantomime: to abandon the cos-tumes and customs of the 18th century and embrace those of the 21st. If religion is to feature at all then there should be room for faiths other than the Church of England. The rules of debate are ar-chaic too: why can’t I call a colleague by

name, or applaud if I agree with some-one? And why do I spend hours each week waiting to give my name to a poll-ing clerk when I could just press a but-ton on my iPad?

I sometimes think legislation gets made in spite of the process. The pro-cess of debate is designed to divide proposals along party lines rather than establish common agreement. People can talk for hours and say nothing – at least nothing of relevance to the subject under discussion.

Most of all the legislature is poorly equipped to hold the executive to ac-count. Prime, and other ministers,

questions are a poor substitute for ac-countability. Rather than the Punch and Judy show that is PMQs, a cabinet select committee being able to grill the Prime Minister in depth might shine the light or accountability into the murky reaches of government.

It has been a rollercoaster of a year for many of us, barely pausing for breath as the referendum gave way to selection and then election. But we have made a good start and are well equipped to play a big role in this parliament in the years ahead. lTommy Sheppard is the SNP MP for Edinburgh East

Parliament needs reform, argues the SNP’s Tommy Sheppard

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EUROPE DEBATE

The European continent is a fas-cinating place filled with differ-ent cultures and with an amazing

history. Those of us who want to see a ‘Leave’ vote in the forthcoming Euro-pean Union referendum want out of political union, but we love Europe.

It is the political institutions of the EU that we have a problem with. And why? Because the EU is bad for our economy, bad for our democracy and bad for our security.

Far from wanting to retreat or turn our backs on the world, it is those of us who want to leave the EU who wish to embrace the world. Inside of the EU for instance, the United Kingdom is banned from agreeing its own bilateral trade deals with big emerging world economies such as China, Brazil or In-dia. We are not allowed to represent ourselves on the top table of the World Trade Organisation; the EU does this on our behalf. Our representatives are told to leave the room!

By comparison, tiny Iceland, outside of the EU and free to negotiate its own trade deals, was the first European nation to sign such an agreement with China. That is the kind of forward-thinking, dynamic global future I want for Britain.

By leaving the EU our country can im-prove relations across the world by rep-resenting our own interests and striking our own deals on our own terms, doing what is best for our country.

Other countries that are outside the EU include Norway and Switzerland. No one would argue these countries are not still engaged with the rest of Eu-rope, but they are free to look after their own national interests. Indeed, the peo-ple of those countries overwhelmingly favour remaining outside of a tired, rigid, outdated EU.

The daily EU membership fee is an eye-watering £55m and on the increase. Though we get a slice of that back, the EU then tells us how and where we can spend it. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like a very good deal to me.

Instead, I want our money spent here in this country on our hospitals, schools and infrastructure to make life better here for people in our own country.

The EU is also fundamentally anti-democratic. While the majority of our laws are made in the EU, our own Brit-ish parliament is effectively superseded and does not have the final say. To make matters worse, it is unelected EU Com-missioners who propose EU legisla-tion. Elected Members of the European Parliament are not allowed to do so and thus have very little power indeed.

I believe that democracy is vital. It is what so many over two world wars gave their lives to protect. If we in this coun-try, locked inside the European Union, can no longer get rid of those who make our laws at the ballot box then our de-

A Leave vote in the EU referendum would mean leaving tired political systems and embracing the freedom to control our own laws, spending and trade agreements

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Goodbye Europe, hello world!

mocracy is clearly severely diminished. I want to see our own laws made in our own sovereign parliament so that if we disagree with decisions made, the elec-torate can vote out and get rid of those accountable. We can only do that by leaving the EU and making our own laws here.

Then there is the issue of security. In-side of the EU we simply do not control our borders. We cannot decide who can and can’t come into our country from within the EU.

An Australian-style points-based sys-tem where we can issue work permits to those we need to come and contribute to our economy is what I want to see. But instead we have an irresponsible, open door policy that means that we have no control over the quality nor the quantity of those who come to Britain. I don’t believe that is good for the cohesion of our society nor do I believe it is good for the security of our country.

A ‘leave’ vote in the forthcoming ref-erendum will mean that our country can represent itself on the world stage. It will mean a United Kingdom that makes its own laws in the interests of its own people. And it will mean that we can control our borders and help ensure the prosperity and safety of our citizens.

Far from turning our back on the world, by leaving the EU we can think globally and act in our own national interest. Nigel Farage is leader of UKIP

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The referendum on European Un-ion membership is one of the big-gest decisions our country has

faced in recent times. As a young per-son, it is certainly the greatest question my generation has been asked to answer. We would certainly feel the impact if we were to leave, and would be able to reap the rewards if we stay. At its core, this ref-erendum is about the future. The ques-tion facing us is a simple one: “Should we stay, or should we go?” but it is, with no doubt, the question of a lifetime.

We need to ensure that students and young people have their voices heard at every stage of this campaign. The Na-tional Union of Students, which I lead as national president, has made it clear we believe in making the positive case for Eu-rope. We are not afraid to stake our claim, to rise above the battle of figures and costs. We know Britain will be stronger as part of Europe than on our own. Unlike some of our opponents in this campaign, students do not fear a modern, diverse world. We are internationalists.

For students here in Britain and across the continent, the world is becoming a smaller place. Our lives are increasingly global, and online. Breaking down the barriers between our country, the rest of Europe and the world is our aim, not creating new ones – or in this case, recon-structing unnecessary ones.

We are a generation that instinc-tively wants to work together. We

believe in finding security in partnerships and unity with others. Whether that is tackling climate change, fighting poverty or giving sanctuary to refugees; it is this principle of cooperation on which our union is built and should grow ever stronger.

Opponents of Britian’s membership of the EU say we can negotiate new deals to be like Norway, Iceland or Switzerland. Some of them suggest that we could opt out of Europe entirely and just remain a member of the World Trade Organisa-

tion. But I don’t want us to ape any of those countries, I want us to be Britain; confident about our future as part of a united Europe, with students feeling assured about their opportunities and chances. Those opportunities include the hundreds of thousands of British stu-dents who have directly benefited from the Erasmus programme and the oppor-tunity to work and study in Europe.

They include more than three million British jobs that are linked to trade with our European partners. When we get into work, we expect four weeks of paid holi-day a year, maternity pay and the right not to face discrimination at work, which

The European Union provides opportunities and rights that the young do not want to see taken away. They will fight to retain them writes Megan Dunn

The greatest question for a generation

came from European legislation. These are rights that the students I represent will never take for granted.

We should also not forget that EU funding currently provides an additional 15 per cent on top of the UK government’s own science and research budget, pro-moting the creation of high quality tech and science jobs.

As I lead a campaign across the country to cut the rising costs of study and living that students face, I am reassured that, according to the CBI, being in Europe is worth £3,000 a year for every family.

These facts shouldn’t be flippantly ig-nored. This is evidence of the economic security and cultural solidarity that comes from working together. British ap-prentices, students, graduates and learn-ers which my union supports require us to consider that. When the consequences are so unclear for this generation, leaving Europe represents a leap into the dark. My union wants us to safeguard and im-prove the chances for students; making jobs greener, with greater flexibility in companies that are more sustainable.

This campaign is about the kind of country we want to live in. We will en-sure that students stake their claim on the future in this question of a lifetime; by staying in Europe. lMegan Dunn is a board member of the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign and national president of the National Union of Students

Students do not fear a modern, diverse world. We are internationalists

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University of BristolSchool of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS)11 Priory RoadBristolBS8 1TU0117 331 [email protected]/spaisHead of SchoolProfessor Gregor McLennan

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Our communityPolitics, Languages and In-ternational Studies (PoLIS) is one of the largest depart-ments in the University of Bath. Our students are ambi-tious and highly committed leaders of the future who are preparing for careers in in-ternational politics, business and communication. Many staff are leading scholars and are involved in a range of research activities, including collaborative projects at both national and international levels.

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University of ChichesterHistory and Politics Bishop Otter CampusCollege LaneChichester PO19 6PE0124 379 [email protected]/department-histo-ry-and-politics

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University of Greenwich Department of History, Politics and Social Sciences Old Royal Naval College Park Row London SE10 9LS020 8331 [email protected] gre.ac.uk/about/faculty/ach/study/hpss/programmesHead of department Dr June Balshaw

University of Huddersfield Politics Ramsden Building Queensgate Huddersfield HD1 3DH 01484 472 272 [email protected] hud.ac.uk Course leader Dr Pete Woodcock

University of Hull School of Politics, Philosophy & International Studies Wilberforce Building Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7RX 01482 462 [email protected] hull.ac.uk/fass/politics Head of school Professor Caroline Kennedy

King’s College LondonDepartment of Political EconomyUniversity of London The StrandLondon WC2R 2LS 020 7848 [email protected] kcl.ac.uk

Head of departmentProfessor Jeremy Jennings

Kingston University Department of Politics and International RelationsPenrhyn RoadKingston KT1 2EE 020 8417 9000 [email protected]/depart-ments/politics Head of departmentDr Radu Cinpoes Lancaster University Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion County South Lancaster LA1 4YQ 01524 594 [email protected] lancaster.ac.uk/ppr Head of departmentDr Patrick Bishop

University of Leeds School of Politics and International Studies – POLIS Social Sciences BuildingLeedsLS2 9JT 0113 343 4382 [email protected] polis.leeds.ac.uk Head of school Professor Kevin Theakston

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University) School of Social, Psychological and Communication Sciences Calverley Building Leeds LS1 3HE 0113 812 3113 [email protected]/faculties/faculty-of-health-and-social-sciencesHead of faculty Professor Ieuan Ellis

University of Limerick Department of Politics & Public Administration Limerick Ireland 00 353 61 202 [email protected] ul.ie/ppa Head of departmentProfessor Neil Robinson

University of Liverpool Politics Roxby Building Abercromby Square Liverpool L69 7ZR 0151 794 2393

University of East Anglia School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication StudiesNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7TJUnited KingdomTel. +44 0603 592149 https://www.uea.ac.uk/political-social-internation-al-studies/postgraduate-taught-degrees

Head of schoolProfessor Lee Marsden

Master’s programmesPoliticsInternational RelationsInternational SecurityBroadcast Journalism: Theory and PracticeMedia, Culture and SocietyMedia and Cultural Politics

Why study with us?Excellent facilities with vast library resources; expert tuition from world class researchers and teachers;

world top 150 institution; study trips to Brussels, Geneva, and Paris to EU, NATO and UN; personal ad-viser; careers advice and em-ployability skills developed; internship opportunities; impressive lecture series with visiting speakers; fu-ture leaders Programme; free language tuition; friendly environment where you are part of a diverse interna-tional community; active politics society; beautiful campus in historic cathedral city; international airport and easy access to London.

CareersOur Master’s programmes are designed to increase your employability and prepare you for undertaking a PhD. Our alumni have gone on to careers in journalism, televi-sion, the security services, policy advisors, working in NGOs, teaching, academia, business, management, public relations, the armed forces, working in the third sector, local government, civil service, and starting their own businesses.



University of Keele School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and EnvironmentStaffordshire ST5 5BG01782 [email protected] of school Professor Brian Doherty Why choose Politics and International Relations at Keele University?

For an excellent learning experience: Learn with the experts in the number one university for student satis-faction.

We are fourth for our stu-

dents having a good personal relationship with teaching staff, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Stu-dent Experience Survey 2015.

For specialism: We are num-ber one in the country for research impact.

We believe in making a difference and have particu-larly in-depth experience in Environment and Sustain-ability, the United States, Russia, Europe, the Middle East, International Security, Development, Gender and Feminism.

For breadth: You can choose electives inside or outside of your subject in all three years of your degree.

You will struggle to find any other university that offers this level of choice.

For study abroad opportunities: We have more than 70 partner universities around the world (Canada, the USA, Europe, Asia, Aus-tralia, and South Africa).

You can study abroad for a year (four year degree) or a semester (three year degree).

For making new friends: We are ranked fifth for our great community atmosphere, according to the THE Student Experience Survey 2015 and eighth for best Students’ Union, in the same survey.

For a campus university: The Daily Telegraph’s Britain’s most beautiful universities guide ranked us sixth and the THE Student Experience Sur-vey 2015 ranked our campus university environment in fifth place.

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONALSTUDIES AT KENT/WHERE THEWORLD MEETS EUROPE

A top 20 research institution, the University of Kent is the UK’s European university. We offer a range of taught and research degrees at ourcampus in Canterbury and specialist postgraduate centre in Brussels.

• Taught and supervised by world-leading academics andexpert practitioners

• Options to combine your study across both Brussels andCanterbury

• Year abroad opportunities and dual awards with partneruniversities in Europe, Asia and the United States

• Excellent career prospects including internshipopportunities in Brussels

School of Politics and International Relations,Canterbury

Advanced analysis of the key political questions of our time,approached comparatively and from a global perspective,informed by contemporary political thought. Scholarship andresearch to develop expertise in conflict, security, human rightsand global political thought.

www.kent.ac.uk/politics

Brussels School of International Studies, Brussels

At the forefront of international affairs exploring interdisciplinaryquestions of law, economics, justice and citizenship; applyinginsight from a wide spectrum of knowledge to specific problemsin the home of the main institutions of the European Union andnumerous international organisations.

www.kent.ac.uk/brussels

University of Kent /The UK’s European universityAthens | Brussels | Canterbury | Medway | Paris | Rome | Tonbridge

[email protected]/politics Head of departmentDr Stuart Wilks-Heeg

Liverpool Hope Department of History and PoliticsHope Park CampusLiverpool L16 9JD 0151 291 [email protected]/politics Head of departmentProfessor Chris Williams

London Metropolitan UniversityPolitics and International Relations School of Social Sciences166-220 Holloway RoadLondon N7 8DB 020 7133 5107 [email protected] londonmet.ac.ukHead of schoolJeff Haynes




University of Kent Brussels School of International StudiesBoulevard Louis Schmidt 2a1040 BruxellesBelgium00 32 2 641 [email protected]/brusselsAcademic directorDr Tom Casier

Courses offered•EU External Relations MA• International Conflict and Security MA• International Development MA• International Political Economy MA• International Relations MA• International Migration MA• Political Strategy and

Communication MA• International Law LLM• Human Rights Law LLM• Two Capitals MA• International Relations PhD• International Conflict Analysis PhD• Comparative Politics, PhD• Law PhD• Political and Social Thought PhD

School strengthsThe University of Kent’s Brussels School of Inter-national Studies (BSIS) is a specialist postgraduate cen-tre, which offers advanced, English language-based de-grees covering the spectrum of international affairs.

The broad selection of taught

and research programmes available, ranging from politics and international re-lations to law, migration and conflict studies, means you can choose a degree that best reflects your interests. Our strong links with Brussels-based organisations greatly enhance the teaching on our programmes and students benefit from many opportu-nities for research, intern-ships and future employ-ment by studying in Europe’s capital.

The School also promotes a culture of flexibility so that students can study on a full-time or part-time basis, completing their programme in an intensive 12 months or over several years. Students are also able to choose sec-ondary areas of specialisation from the range of pro-grammes offered at BSIS.

Course start dates in January and September.

• for an excellent learning experience a community of learning, top-rated for teaching and research.

• for specialisms in political and international relations theory, environmental politics, US politics, European and Eurasian politics, human rights and globalisation, political parties, global security, protest and revolutions.

• for breadth an innovative approach to education to meet employers expectations. Politics and International Relations can be taken on their own, together, or in combination with a vast range of other subjects from the arts, social science or science subjects including Philosophy. Plus don’t forget about our dual honours route in Environmental Studies.

• for study abroad opportunities in Europe, Australia and North America.

• for making new friends SPIRE has a vibrant student model UN society; a University debating society and plenty of social events.

• for a campus university a safe and friendly environment on one of the most beautiful campuses in the UK and is less than one hour from Manchester or Birmingham; two hours from London by train.

SPIRE also offers specialised pathways to a Masters (MA/MRes) in Politics and International Relations, i.e Diplomatic Studies; Global Security, Environmental Politics, European Politics and Culture, International Relations, and Political Parties and Elections. Bursaries may be available.

Our other Masters courses available from SPIRE are MA in Human Rights, Globalisation and Justice; MPhil Philosophy, and our MA in Dialogue Studies (with work placements). Plus ESRC recognised for PhDs.

Inspired graduates, engaged citizens.

www.keele.ac.uk/spire | [email protected] | T + 44 (0) 1782 733745 School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and Environment, Keele University, Staffordshire

School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and Environment

Why choose Politics and International Relations at Keele University?

London School of Economics and Political ScienceHoughton Street London WC2A 2AE 020 7405 7686 [email protected] lse.ac.uk/home Head of government departmentProfessor Chandran Kukathas

London South Bank UniversityPolitics School of Social Sciences 103 Borough Road London SE1 0AA 020 7815 [email protected]/schools/law-and-social-sciencesDean of school Professor Craig Barker

Loughborough University Politics, History and International RelationsHerbert Manzoni BuildingLeicestershire LE11 3TU 01509 222 983



King’s College London StrandLondon WC2R 2LS020 7848 7000 [email protected] kcl.ac.uk/politics

Join the next generation of leaders Experience innovative teaching at one of the world’s top 20 universities (QS World University Rankings 2015/16) and fresh perspec-tives on political ideas and challenges in an unrivalled location just minutes from Whitehall, the political hub of London.

Our wide range of master’s programmes include:• Double Master’s in Asian

& European Affairs (New)• MA European Political Economy (New)• MA International Political Economy• MA Political Economy• MSc Political Economy of Emerging Markets• MA Politics & Contempo-rary History• MA Public Policy• MSc Public Policy & Man-agement

A leading university in the heart of London* King’s is ranked first in the UK for Politics and Interna-tional Studies for the power of its research (REF 2014)

* Based at the heart of Lon-don, we have strong links both with Parliament and government departments such as the Prime Minister’s Office, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, as well as think tanks and other civil society organisations. We provide numerous oppor-

tunities – inside and outside the classroom – for students to interact with people who work in these fields.

* Engagement with the world of policy and prac-tice is fundamental to the research we do in politics and international studies at King’s.

What our students go on to doKing’s politics students have gone on to find employment in a range of professions, in-cluding as management con-sultants, journalists, school teachers, policy officers, pub-lic affairs consultants, threat analysts, and working at the headquarters of political parties, think tanks, govern-ment departments, interna-tional organisations, NGOs, European institutions, and in the private sector.

Find your politics master’s at King’s: www.kcl.ac.uk/politics

Why study politics at Warwick?As a hub of international excellence in teaching and research, Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is positioned to deliver the kind of teaching and supervision that will stretch your understanding while also supporting you along the way. With world-leading experts in a huge range of topics within politics and international studies, this is the place to continue your academic journey with some of the best mentors – and peers - the world has to offer.

warwick.ac.uk/pais/study

Degree programmesPhD ResearchMA Political & Legal TheoryMA Research in PAISMA US Foreign PolicyMA Public PolicyMA International Development MA International Politics & EuropeMA International Politics & East AsiaMA International SecurityMA International Political EconomyMA International Relations

[email protected]/departments/phir Head of departmentDave Berry

University of Manchester Department of Social Sciences Arthur Lewis BuildingOxford Road Manchester M13 9PL 0161 275 4883amanda.grimshaw@manches-ter.ac.uksocialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/politics Head of politicsProfessor Francesca Gains

Middlesex University Department of Law and Politics Hendon CampusLondon NW4 4BT 020 8411 5555 [email protected] http://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-schools/school-of-law/law-and-politicsHead of department Professor Laurent Pech




University of LeicesterPolitics and International RelationsUniversity Road, Leicester LE1 7RH0116 252 2702 [email protected]

Head of department Professor Mark Phythian

General informationOur department has along tradition of academicexcellence in providingexciting and innovativepostgraduate courses.

We seek to make the study of undergraduate,postgraduate and research degrees an intellectuallystimulating and rewarding experience. Our pro-grammes are designed toenhance students’ under-standing of today’s world.

Why choose us?We pride ourselves on havinga friendly and open department with experi-

enced academics committed to excellence in teaching and research; whether study-ing on campus or online via distance learning.

Our programmes bring together a vibrant and thriving scholarly com-munity composed of recent graduates and profession-als from around the globe looking to develop their expertise, many of whom are working in a wide range of roles within intelligence, security, conflict, diplomacy and governance.

What will you gain?Students who join us meetnew people, encounter exciting ideas, have access to award winning student support services, and are challenged to work to their full potential.

We set high academic stand-ards and provide excellent support and guidance to help all students achieve their ambitions.

To find out more visit :www.le.ac.uk/politics

Want to find out more? e: [email protected]: +44 (0)116 252 5164www.le.ac.uk/politics

Why choose us?• Thriving, global academic community• Teaching and research excellence• Flexibility and support

Distance learning programmes:• MA Diplomatic Studies• MA Human Rights & Global Ethics• MA Intelligence & Security• MA International Relations & World Order• MA International Security • MA Politics of Conflict & Violence• MA Politics in the EU

We also offer a range of leading campus-based undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees in the field of Politics and International Relations.

The University of Leicester is one of the UK’sleading providers of distance learning.

Department of Politics and International Relations

The Department of Politics and International Relations prides itself on world-class research and an international reputation for excellence.

We offer a range of Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research courses.

The department has recently expanded, strengthening its expertise in variety of areas including;

• Critical Global Politics• Post-Colonial Studies• Security Studies• Cold War Studies/

Nuclear Politics• Cyber Security• Critical Military• Intelligence Studies• The Environment

For more information please visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/politics

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In order to change the world, you need to understand it.

SOAS researchers and graduates influence government policy and the lives of individuals all over the globe.

From day one our students are encouraged tochallenge conventional views and think globally -and that’s one of the reasons why they developcareers that make a real difference.

Make your own impact on the issues that matterand interpret our changing world.

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University of Lincoln School of Social & Political SciencesBrayford PoolLincoln LN6 7TS01522 [email protected] Head of school Dr Jacqui Briggs About the schoolThe School of Social & Po-litical Sciences aims to combine high-quality teaching and learning with high quality research.

We provide a friendly and supportive environment and a great deal of our work bears the characteristic hallmark of co-operation and interdisci-plinary principles.

This bears fruit with our distinctive curriculum and also in our collaborative research, as we view the two as intricately connected.

We align ourselves closely with the university’s “stu-dent as producer” agenda and there is an active men-toring and placement pro-gramme running alongside our courses. Subject specialismsThe school offers teaching in five broad subject areas: Poli-tics, Social Policy, Interna-tional Relations, Sociology and Criminology.

At Master’s level we spe-cialise in Globalising Justice,

International Relations, Gender Studies and Social Research.

AlumniNine out of ten of our most recent graduates were in work or further study six months after finishing their course, with two thirds in graduate-level roles. Two of our recent alumni are now Members of Parliament here in the UK, and many others are enjoying careers in the political arena. ResearchResearch is a core element of the school. It contributes to knowledge, responds to problems and enhances teaching.

Our students have the op-portunity to engage in this research, informing their own study and gaining valu-able transferable skills for future employment.

University of Newcastle School of Geography, Politics and Sociology 5th Floor, Claremont Tower Newcastle NE1 7RU 0191 208 3923 [email protected] ncl.ac.uk/gps/politics Head of schoolProfessor William Malone

University of Northampton Politics School of Social SciencePark Campus Boughton Green Road Northampton NN2 7AL0800 358 [email protected] Executive Dean of Social Sciences Chris Moore

University of Northumbria Faculty of Art, Design and Social Sciences Squiers Building




Newcastle NE1 8ST 0191 232 6002 [email protected] northumbria.ac.ukProgramme directors Dr Pam DaviesDr Nick Hayward

University of Nottingham School of Politics and International Relations Law and Social Sciences Building University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD 0115 951 4862 [email protected] nottingham.ac.uk/politics Head of school Mathew Humphrey

The Open University Department of Politics and International Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA 01908 654 435 [email protected] open.ac.uk/courses Head of departmentRaia Prokhovnik

University of Oxford Department of Politics and International Relations Manor Road BuildingManor RoadOxford OX1 3UQ 01865 278 700 politics.ox.ac.uk Head of departmentDr Elizabeth Frazer

Oxford Brookes University Department of Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesGibbs BuildingGipsy Lane Oxford OX3 0BP 01865 483 [email protected] www.social-sciences.brookes.ac.uk/studying/undergradu-ate/politicsHead of departmentChris McDonaugh

University of Plymouth Politics and International Relations School of GovernmentDrake Circus Plymouth PL4 8AA 01752 600 600 [email protected] Director of schoolProfessor Graeme Herd

University of Portsmouth School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies Milldam BuildingBurnaby Road

Portsmouth PO1 3AS 023 9284 [email protected] port.ac.uk/sshlsHead of school Fergus Carr

Queen’s University Belfast School of Politics and International Studies 25 University Square Belfast BT7 1PB 028 9097 [email protected] qub.ac.uk/schools/schoolof-politicsinternationalstudie-sandphilosophy Head of departmentProfessor David Phinnemore

University of Reading Politics and International Relations WhiteknightsReading RG6 6AA 0118 378 [email protected]/spirs Head of department Professor Alan Cromartie

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Manchester Metropolitan University Politics and International RelationsDepartment of History, Politics and PhilosophyGeoffrey Manton Building Rosamund Street WestManchester M15 6LL0161 247 2000 [email protected]/hpp

Head of Department Dr Brian McCook

Department Overview The Department of His-tory, Politics and Philosophy encompasses multi-discipli-nary strengths in both teach-ing and research.

SpecialismsWe specialise in: • Political theory,• Public policy, • European politics, • US politics, • International relations

This wide range of topics allows us to offer a varied

and thriving programme of study alongside a challeng-ing culture of research.

Undergraduate programmesAt undergraduate level we offer degrees in Politics, International Politics and Public Services. You can also study either of our Politics courses as combined honours with subjects such as Philosophy and History. Public Services is available full-time or part-time, with part-time attendance one day per week.

Postgraduate programmesOur MA International Relations and Global Com-munications, allows you to engage with and criti-cally evaluate the interaction between these two distinct areas of study.

Research programmesOur Politics staff supervise M. Phil and PhD research degrees in subject areas including: • The domestic politics and foreign policy of the USA; • Twentieth century British politics; • Political theory; • International Relations theory;• The politics of the Euro-pean Union; • Energy policy; • Public policy (British and comparative); • The politics of football.



Nottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Social SciencesDivision of Politics and International RelationsBurton StreetNottinghamNG1 4BU0115 848 [email protected] www.ntu.ac.uk/politics

Head of school Dr Rose Gann

OverviewThe division provides a vibrant, close-knit academic community in which to base graduate studies, and our staff strive for excellence in both teaching and research.

Resources On NTU’s City site our stu-dents have access to a great range of facilities includ-ing the £13m Boots library, 3,000 student open-access PCs and our virtual learning environment (NOW).

Research specialismsThe division has an enthu-siastic and research-active team of Politics and Interna-tional Relations specialists. Our research areas include:• Citizenship and Politi-

cal Participation,

Ethics, Ecology and Identity,

• Political Violence and Security,

• Middle East and North Africa;

• Pedagogy.

Our courses are research-led and informed by the latest developments. Opportuni-ties are available for postgrad-uate study leading to a PhD.

Undergraduate coursesWe offer three undergradu-ate courses in the areas of politics and international re-lations – two of which offer dual awards with a partner institution in Europe.

Postgraduate coursesWe offer two postgradu-ate courses – both of which offer students a work-based learning option.

Beyond the courseStudents have the oppor-tunity to broaden their expe-rience and gain a range of skills. They can hear directly from experts, join our lively politics society and can have the chance to study abroad with the Erasmus+ foreign exchange scheme.

University of Salford College of Arts and Social Sciences School of Humanities,Languages and Social Sciences SalfordM5 4WT 0161 295 [email protected]/cassAssociate dean of school Janet Lloyd

School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College LondonPolitics and Sociology16 Taviton StreetLondon WC1H 0BW 020 7679 [email protected] /sseesDirector Professor Jan Kubik

University of Sheffield Department of Politics Elmfield Northumberland Road Sheffield S10 2TU 0114 222 1700 [email protected]/politics Head of departmentProfessor Nicola Phillips

Sheffield Hallam University Faculty of Development and Society City CampusHoward StreetSheffield S1 1WB 0114 225 5555 [email protected] www.shu.ac.uk/faculties/ds Dean of facultyProfessor John Leach

University of Southampton Politics and International Relations School of Social Sciences

Richmond, the American International Universityin London Political Science School of Communications, Arts and Social SciencesQueens Road Richmond-upon-Thames TW10 6JP 020 8332 9000 [email protected] Dean of schoolDr Alex Seago

Roehampton University Department of Social Sciences Roehampton Lane London SW15 5PU 020 8392 3000 [email protected] www.roehampton.ac.uk/social-sciences Head of departmentDr Michele Lamb

Highfield CampusSouthampton SO17 1BJ 023 8059 [email protected] southampton.ac.uk/politicsHead of departmentProfessor David Owen

Staffordshire University School of Journalism, Humanities and Social Sciences College Road Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DE 01782 294 415 [email protected] staffs.ac.uk Head of school Dr Alan Russell

University of St AndrewsSchool of International Relations Arts Building The ScoresSt Andrews KY16 9AX

Queen Mary University of London Politics and International RelationsMile End Road LondonE1 4NS020 7882 [email protected]

Head of schoolProfessor Adam Fagan

Courses includeUndergraduate: • International Relations,

Politics with Business Management,

• Politics and Interna-tional Relations

Postgraduate: • International Relations, • InternationalBusiness

and Politics, • International Public

Policy, • Public Policy

Resources As well as the QMUL library, students have access to and full user rights at Senate House Library and other Uni-versity of London libraries.

Other strengthsWe have a strong commit-ment to research, and aim to integrate these interests with our teaching. A friendly, informal ethos is maintained where everyone can pursue their interests in an atmos-phere of mutual tolerance and respect. As part of our commitment to enhancing student employability, we are also building optional internships with MPs into our BA Politics course.

CareersWe are committed to improving student experi-ences, skills, attitudes and opportunities, to give our graduates the best possible opportunity to succeed during a highly competitive job market. Recent gradu-ate destinations include; Amnesty International, the BBC, Bloomberg, British Foreign & Commonwealth Office, CNN, Italian Cham-ber of Commerce for the UK, the Thailand Embassy in the UK, UNESCO, UNO and Yahoo!.

Alumni MPs Esther McVey, Peter Hain and Caroline Spelman; and George Parker, poli-tics editor of the Financial Times.




SOAS, University of London Department of Politics and International StudiesThornhaugh StreetRussell Square,London WC1H 0XGTel: +44 (0)20 7637 2388Email: [email protected]/SoasPoliticsTwitter: @soaspoliticsHead of department Professor Lawrence Saez

General informationThe department is one of the most exciting places in the world to learn about global politics with a focus on the politics of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Main strengthsStudents will gain knowl-edge of some of the most important power shifts and conflicts of ideas taking place in the world today, as well

as learning about broader trends in international rela-tions and global politics.

Study abroadStudents combining politics with a language will spend a year of study abroad.

Added benefitsStaff are leaders in their field and committed to student learning. The excellence of staff research was recognised by the high ranking received in the 2014 REF. The depart-ment was ranked fourth in the UK in the 2015 QS World University Rankings.

AlumniGraduates from the depart-ment follow many exciting and varied careers in busi-ness, government, media, journalism, international organisations and NGOs. Students leave SOAS with a knowledge and understand-ing of the complex political and cultural issues of con-temporary global politics.

01334 462 938 [email protected] st-andrews.ac.uk/intrel Head of school Professor Nicholas Rengger

University of Stirling School of History and Politics Pathfoot BuildingStirling FK9 4LA 01786 467 530 [email protected] historyandpolitics.stir.ac.uk Head of division Professor Holger Nehring

University of Strathclyde School of Government and Public Policy McCance Building16 Richmond Street Glasgow Glasgow CityG1 1XQ 0141 548 [email protected]/humanities/schoolofgovernmentandpub-licpolicy Head of school Professor Robert Thomson

Royal Holloway,University of LondonPolitics and InternationalRelationsEgham HillEgham TW20 0EX01784 276 [email protected]/politic-sandIRHead of departmentDr Alister Miskimmon

We are a growing and dy-namic research community of 26 permanent academic staff, including five philoso-phy staff, visiting scholars and more than 30 doctoral research students.

All academic staff are active researchers who will inspire you to succeed. Our expertise ranges from African, Asian, British, European and Middle Eastern politics, through ter-rorism, global crime human rights and foreign policy, to voting behaviour and the impact of the media and new technologies on politics.

You will be taught by leading scholars in the field of Politics and International Relations in the stimulating and chal-lenging, yet friendly and close-knit environment that is a characteristic of Royal Holloway.

Our graduates go on to excel-lent careers in many fields

and we actively enhance em-ployability through our ‘Poli-tics in Action’ undergraduate internship programme. This gives you the opportunity to gain experience of working in political organisations and prepares you for your future career.

Postgraduate teaching is supported by an intensive research skills training pro-gramme, five active research centres and regular seminars with guest academics and policy makers.

Degree programmes include:

• BA International Rela-tions

• BA Politics• BA Politics and Interna-

tional Relations• BA/BSc Politics, Phi-

losophy & Economics (PPE)

• BA European & Interna-tional Studies

• BA Philosophy• Joint honours degrees

with Philosophy, His-tory, Geography or Economics

• MSc Contemporary Political Theory

• MSc Elections, Public Opinion & Parties

• MSc International Rela-tions

• MSc Media, Power and Public Affairs

• MSc Politics• MSc Transnational

Security Studies• MSc Geopolitics and

Security

MA by Research and PhD degrees in Politics & Interna-tional Relations supported by AHRC and ESRC scholar-ships.

University of Sunderland Politics Faculty of Education & Society Priestman Building New Durham Road Sunderland SR1 3PZ 0191 515 [email protected] sunderland.ac.uk/ faculties/es Dean of faculty Professor Gary Holmes

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin Department of Political Science 2-3 College Green Dublin 2 00353 896 1651 [email protected]/political_science Head of departmentProfessor Gail McElroy

University of Ulster School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy Shore Road NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland BT37 0QB0289 036 [email protected] ulster.ac.uk/cpsp/politics Head of schoolProfessor Ruth Fee

University College LondonSchool of Public Policy Department of Political Science The Rubin Building 29 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9QU 020 7679 [email protected] ucl.ac.uk/spp Head of department Professor David Coen

Swansea University Department of Political and Cultural StudiesKeir Hardie BuildingSingleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP 01792 602 [email protected] swansea.ac.uk/artsandhu-manities/pcs Head of department Dr Alan Collins

University of the West of England Politics and International Relations Department of Health and Social Sciences Coldharbour LaneBristol



University of Sussex Department of International Relations sussex.ac.uk/ir01273 878892 [email protected]

Department of Politics sussex.ac.uk/politics 01273 678578 [email protected]

Why study at Sussex?Sussex has a reputation as a centre of lively debate. The university is an institution that encourages pioneering spirit, with faculty whose research has an international reputation.

Our Department of Politics is one of the most vibrant and successful departments in the country, where we are known for our expertise in the study of corruption, global comparative politics and European politics.

Alongside this, our Depart-ment of International Rela-tions (IR) is one of the larg-est specialist IR departments in Europe, and is ranked in the top three dedicated IR departments in the UK (REF 2014).

Sussex offers an ideal loca-tion to undertake a Political Studies course, and was voted third in the UK for the best political scene in the Which? University Student Survey 2014.

Courses at SussexUndergraduate (BA)* American Studies and Politics* Economics and Interna-tional Relations* Economics and Politics* Geography and Interna-tional Relations* History and Politics* International Relations* International Relations and Anthropology* International Relations and Development* International Relations and French* International Relations and Italian* International Relations and Sociology* International Relations and Spanish* International Relations with a Language* Law with International Relations (LLB)* Law with Politics (LLB)* Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)* Politics* Politics and International Relations* Politics and Philosophy* Politics and Sociology

Postgraduate (MA)* Conflict, Security and Development* Corruption and Governance* European Governance and Policy* Geopolitics and Grand Strategy* Global Governance* Global Political Economy* International Politics* International Relations* International Security

University of Warwick Politics and International StudiesSocial Sciences building Coventry, CV4 7AL

Undergraduate enquiries:+44 (0)24765 23302 [email protected]

Postgraduate enquiries:+44 (0)24 761 [email protected]

warwick.ac.uk/pais

Head of departmentProfessor Nick Vaughan-Williams Main strengthsPolitics and International Studies (PAIS) is a diverse, successful and dynamic com-munity situated within one of the UK’s leading universities, with more than 50 academic staff and a growing commu-nity of postdoctoral research fellows producing world-class research across a wide spec-trum of specialisms.

Major research centres in PAIS include: the Centre for the Study of Globalisa-tion and Regionalisation; the Centre for the Study of Democratisation; and the Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs.

PAIS attracts the highest quality students from more than 50 countries onto three core and several joint un-dergraduate programmes, 11 core and six double Master’s programmes, and a wide range of PhD topics.

Students graduate with very good career prospects in diverse fields, including government, law, business, international organisations and the media.

ResourcesThe library is a member of the SCONUL Access Scheme, which allows use of other member research libraries in the UK. It is also home to the Wolfson Research Exchange.

Study abroadPAIS has strong partner-ships for study in the US, Hong Kong, Australia and Europe (through the Eras-mus programme). PAIS also offers six Double Master’s programmes with partners in Australia, USA, Ger-many, Singapore, Spain and Canada.

Added benefitsWarwick has an excellent Student Careers & Skills Service, which hosts pro-grammes and workshops for students.

AlumniInclude the former private secretary to the Deputy PM, James Clarke, and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Vernon Coaker.

BS16 1QY0117 965 6261 [email protected]/hls/hssHead of department Sally Moyle

University of the West of Scotland Politics and Sociology School of Media, Culture and SocietyUWS Paisley CampusPaisley PA1 2BE0141 848 3788 [email protected]/schools/schoolof-

mediacultureandsocietyHead of school Professor Derek Carson

University of Westminster Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities309 Regent Street London W1B 2HW 020 7911 [email protected] http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/humanitiesDean of faculty Professor Roland Dannreuther

University of Winchester Faculty of Humanities and Social Science Hampshire S022 4NRwwww.winchester.ac.uk01962841515Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kristyan Spelman Miller

University of Wolverhampton School of Social, Historical and Political StudiesMillennium City BuildingCity Campus Wulfruna Wolverhampton WV1 1LY

01902 323 518 [email protected] wlv.ac.uk/about-us/ou-schools-and-institutesHead of department Paul Henderson

University of York Department of PoliticsSchool of Politics, Economics and Philosophy University RoadYork YO10 5DD 01904 323 843 [email protected] www.york.ac.uk/pep Director of department Professor Martin Smith


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