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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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"Nepal has to leverage its geopolitical position to benefit"

Professor Simon Rushton has been interviewed by the Himalayan Times to find out more about his research, which looks at how Nepal's federal constitution is affecting health service and what that means for health system reforms.

| The Himalayan Times e-paper
Festival of Debate

Academics from the Department of Politics and International Relations among lineup for the Festival of Debate

Prof Kate Dommett, Dr Junyan Zhu and Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli will be taking part in the Festival of Debate, speaking about their research into the impact of technology on public debate and the empowerment of migrant women living in Sheffield.
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The Beastly Business Project releases new short films

On World Wildlife Day 2023 The Beastly Business Project releases a collection of short films addressing 4 key themes of their incredible research.
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Lessons from History

A new pilot project jointly led by Professor Matthew Flinders at the University of Sheffield and Professor Philip Murphy at the Institute of Historical Research explores how contemporary policymakers can learn from history. 
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Warrender Lecture 2022/23

After two years off, we are very pleased to announce the return of the Annual Warrender Lecture to the Department. The lecture will be held on Wednesday 15 March, 4:30pm - 6:00pm, in Diamond Lecture Theatre 2, with this year's guest lecturer Lea Ypi!