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Comment: Georgia - how this pivotal swing state flipped back to the Republicans

Researcher Katie Pruszynski writes for The Conversation

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Reflections from the Stateless Rohingya refugees in Malaysia

In the latest Open Access article of Dr Patrícia Nabuco Martuscelli, written with co-authors Dr Bayes Ahmed and Professor Peter Sammonds, she explores the resettlement preferences of refugees relocated from an asylum country to a third country.
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SPERI Presents… New Thinking: What is Political Economy? podcast series

What exactly is political economy and how does it help us understand capitalism, history, our everyday lives? SPERI's new monthly podcast showcases cutting-edge political economy research that helps us to understand the world around us.
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Research supports Caribbean leaders’ call for a ‘Marshall plan’ in the wake of Hurricane Beryl

Small island states are often the hardest hit by climate-related disasters yet face daunting levels of economic debt. New research has bolstered the calls of politicians and academics for greater support from the UK government.
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'Speed and scale' of AI's growth sounds alarm bells for news broadcasters

Professor of Digital Politics, Prof Kate Dommett, is featured as she discusses the use of AI in election campaigns.

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Boris Johnson: freed from the constraints of office, the former prime minister could be even more dangerous

What's next for Boris Johnson? Professor Matthew Flinders discusses what we could expect to see in the next chapter of Boris' career now that he has left conventional political office.

| The Conversation
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Living in Sheffield: Writing our Journeys

Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli will be hosting a workshop for Sheffield's 'Migration Matters' festival. Inviting the people of Sheffield to reflect on, and write about, the journeys that brought them to this city.

| Migration Matters Festival
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'A True Credit to the Department' - Student Citizenship Award

The Department of Politics and International Relations congratulate Kaydian Payne, the winner of the Student Citizenship Award for significant and sustained contributions to departmental life.
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Do Kurds have a place in Turkish politics?

In this recent interview with the Middle East Eye, Dr Zeynep Kaya speaks about the ‘Kurdish question’, the upcoming Turkish elections and how war, terrorism and economics have changed the way Kurds see themselves.

| Middle East Eye