Posted: Sat 16th Apr 2016

New Era For International Relations At Cardiff University

news.wales / newyddion.cymru
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Apr 16th, 2016

In a move designed to establish the University’s Department of Politics and International Relations as a leading authority in the field, Cardiff has made a significant investment in new International Relations staff. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

19 academics have joined the School of Law and Politics, making the Department of Politics and International Relations one of the largest in the UK. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The new appointments strengthen an already well regarded and internationally renowned team, bringing a wide range of new expertise to the department. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

This major expansion will expose students to world-leading research-led teaching in areas across the discipline including nuclear politics and cold war history; cyber security; intelligence, terrorism and war crimes; gender and military affairs; feminism and critical global politics; colonialism, imperialism and resistance; the environment and global climate change. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“This is a highly unusual development – certainly at Cardiff and to my knowledge across the UK higher education sector – to see such an investment in Humanities and Social Sciences,” said Professor Dan Wincott, Head of the School of Law and Politics. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“I am delighted to be joined by a contingent of new staff of outstanding quality which will create the opportunity to develop new and stimulating degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels within the School.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The expansion has attracted scholars from around the world. The staff who have joined at all levels, from Chair to Early Career Researcher, are: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

  • Victoria Basham
  • Huw Bennett
  • Matteo Bonotti
  • Andrea Calderaro
  • Madeline Carr
  • Campbell Craig
  • Sara Dezalay
  • Alena Drieschova
  • Branwen Gruffydd Jones
  • Hannes Hansen-Magnusson
  • Anne Harrington
  • Claudia Hillebrand
  • Hannah Hughes
  • Gabriela Kuetting
  • Sergey Radchenko
  • Simone Tholens
  • Brandon Valeriano
  • Elisa Wynne Hughes
  • Marysia Zalewski
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